No, I haven't been gallivanting about Wales lately. I have, sadly, never been to Wales. One day, one day...I've also never travelled from Manchester to Leeds Return, or from&n&hell…Read More
Yep, years, plural. It seems I've been away even longer than I'd thought.Unsurprisingly, lots of things have changed chez Piggy since I last posted. Including Chez Piggy itself! I moved hous… Read More
Easing back into the blog...what better way than a nice meme, eh? I found this one through Melanie at Mad Passions. Here goes...A. Age: 39...for a few days more. Gulp.B. Bed Size: Double. Ju… Read More
And hey, it's a hat! This is a Dean Street Hat for my niece Sarah, in Malabrigo Worsted. The colourway is called Shocking Pink. I disagree with the name -- it's far too bland to be 'shockin… Read More
Perhaps 'Hurtling towards the Holidays' would be a better title, in Piggy's case. I don't enjoy being the bearer of bad news, but in the interest of lighting a fire under my posterior (and… Read More
Just a drive-by post today, I'm afraid; its been a long and mostly craptastic day, and this night owl is struggling to stay awake at the ridiculously early hour of 9 pm. But it's notNaBloPoM… Read More
Carried home with me from Whole Paycheque every week, methinks... The coconut yogurt -- excuse me, the 'cultured coconut milk' -- gets a thumbs-up. Not as nommy as yogurt, yogurt, but much… Read More
Something wonderful happened today.On my way home from my shift at the shelter, I made my standard visit to Whole Paycheque. And, as I've done pretty much weekly for months and months and mo… Read More
I almost forgot I was blogging again! (Surprise, surprise, surprise.) Time is ticking down on November 2nd, so a few minutes ago I opened Flickr to dig up a few recent pictures into a quick… Read More
Make that babies.Fortunately for Piggy, it doesn't really matter that I don't have any exciting accomplishments to write about, three of my knitting pals have each done something remarkable… Read More
I am planning to post every day this month, as I've attempted to do each November since starting this blog. But unlike the previous three Novembers, I will not be participating in National B… Read More
I have never wanted children. Seriously, never. When I was about...I dunno, 10? 12? I told my dad that I might want to get married one day, but I didn't want to have babies. His response?"We… Read More
...12 days is better than a month or so, right?So, what's new chez Piggy? Not a lot, really. I'm looking for work (again!), yet despite having an abundance of free time, I have been singular… Read More
Tonight is Game Seven. In less than an hour, I'll be enroute to Surrey's Central City Plaza, to watch the game with beentsy, KelleBelle and a few thousand of my bestest buds. It's where I wa… Read More
Remember that tree cozy? The one I showed you back in January? And then in February?It's still there. A little faded, perhaps, but still there.The cozy has completely blended into the scener… Read More
Pinching this from two of my favourite bloggers, Sara at Lazy Knits and Purls and Sarah The Student Knitter. I'm now a joiner three. :-)A. Age: Thirtysomething. I won’t be able to say… Read More
And the icing on the cake: a shot at some Wollmeise, plenty of other yummy yarns, or a pair of socks knit just for you!In less than three weeks -- on June 18, to be precise -- a bunch of cra… Read More
Well, sock, anyway. (Hi – how’s by you? It’s been a while, eh? Rather longer than usual. Apologies.)This morning I completed My First Sock – Attempt the Umpteenth. It… Read More
Or, to be truly accurate, Iced, Iced, Iced Baby!And no, I’m not talking about a certain rapper-turned-contractor. I’m talking about my first sweater-in-progress, Carol Feller's… Read More
In the comments for yesterday’s post, Rae asks, “...what exactly is your nieces’ tickle trunk?”Sometimes I forget that Canadian popular culture is generally not so pe… Read More