Knot Knecessarily Known Knitting

World Wide Knit in Public Day was last Saturday for most of the world. Some of us will be celebrating this Saturday, because TNNA trade show was last weekend. Most of us think of knitting in public as people sitting around and knitting in a public area. But "knitting" can also refer to the knitted object, rather than just the task. And in the Cumberland Mall food court (across the street from Cobb Galleria Centre, where STITCHES South was held) is just such an example. At least, I think it is knitted. There are translucent dividers in the food court seating area. When you view them edge on (as at right) they appear to be beaded and loosely knitted fabric (wire?), encased in a thick layer of clear acrylic. Or they might be single crochet. I'm not sure, and the textured surface and openness of the work makes it tricky to discern. Does this mean we could knit a shower door or a stained-glass window? The scary thing is, I don't need this idea. I have some liqui...

My home is now quite empty. Sophia passed away last night. Her health had gone downhill, but had accelerated since last fall. A regular veterinary check up this spring revealed that her kidney disease, which had been stable for many years, was not so anymore. So at least I knew that our time was more limited than I imagined. Although the processing on this picture at top didn't turn out quite right, this is my favorite picture of her. She was a small cat, but she had a lot of attitude. She was very elegant and composed in the body, but her tail would always give away her emotions. We joked that she should never play poker, as the tail would be a tell. She loved to slink around silently or to sleep in the shadows. She kept her grey coat -- a low-observables coating -- immaculate. She could be the F-22 stealth cat when she wanted to be. She had been a stray in Ann Arbor. A roommate with two cats had moved out and I wanted another cat so Copernicus wouldn't be bored...