by Suzann Thompson | Mar 15, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post
In my last post, I theorized about the blue glow around passing vehicles, and the blue light reflecting from a nearby lake, during a sandstorm. My explanation was elegant. It made perfect sense. But I was wrong. My Uncle Christian, who worked for many years as a...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 1, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post
The skies were brown last Saturday. High winds filled the air with sand and dust, blotting out everything beyond a quarter of a mile. Charles went out for the Saturday newspaper, and came back telling of white caps on the normally calm Lake Proctor. The afternoon...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 22, 2007 | Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My friend Joan turned eighty last week. Her daughters threw a surprise birthday party for her, and people came from far and wide to Toronto to celebrate. It was a wonderful weekend of talking, talking, talking and quite a bit of eating, too. Toronto has an almost...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 23, 2007 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This hat is just beautiful. The gauge is 18 stitches per inch. The workmanship looks flawless, and includes pretty details, like the tassels and this tiny knitted ripple. I was much impressed at the subtle colors of this hat. Could they be naturally dyed? Nope. Take a...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 13, 2007 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
A gorgeous, deep, glowing, burgundy microfiber chenille was in my yarn collection for about 15 years before the perfect project came along. The yarn would be gorgeous in the pink and black poncho I was making. Even though the last project I made with chenille grew...
