Most knitters strive for a balance within our works-in-progress (“WIPs”). This may reflect degree of difficulty or ease of transport, an important gift deadline… things like that. A large blanket which exceeds its project bag’s capacity, for example, has to stay at home. A pair of socks or a scarf, in particular those whose stitch [...]

READER WARNING: If you don’t care about baseball, skip this post, one of my periodic updates on our son’s progress through the Los Angeles Angels organization. I may have imagined such a night, but I couldn’t have scripted it any better than it happened. It’s true that you just can’t make this stuff up. We [...]

Finally, baseball begins tomorrow for the Angels, and I’ll be there rain or shine. After a delightful winter spent doing repair projects and painting with hubby at a property we have listed for sale, I’ve mostly worn the same paint-encrusted duds five days a week. I look forward to scrubbing the primer off my hands and [...]

“Train leaving on track 5 for Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga.” That’s the audio clip which introduces radio and internet coverage of Quakes games at the Epicenter. According to my mom, that sound file is from Jack Benny’s original radio show. In fact, the Quakes ball park is located on Rochester Avenue. (Undoubtedly this means nothing [...]

Baseball at its best: the minor leagues. The third week of April has us watching the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the California League. The heart of the game is this great crowd of little leaguers, knitters & crocheters at an impromptu stitch-n-pitch and, best of all, watching our very own third baseman signing autographs for [...]

Spring was the air, I was cleaning out the old yarn stash in preparation for a friend’s upcoming “Destashing Party,” and inspiration struck. Granddaughter was coming over after school, and I didn’t feel like working in the office, so grabbed 5 skeins of yarn that I LOVE but whose color has never been right for [...]

After referring to self as “Cleanup Knitter” in my last post, it felt as though I should work a little harder to earn that title. So, after finishing today’s client work, here’s what I did. Or, I should say, speaking of “felt:” Used the sleeve of a lamb’s wool thrift shop sweater that I felted [...]

A week ago today, our youngest was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels. It’s not the first time our family has been affected by the MLB Amateur Draft, but we could tell this was probably going to be the one time that it really mattered. Most visitors to Loosely Speaking probably don’t care, but I’m [...]