03/03/2009

Delayed gratification.

Back in November I mentioned some travel craziness, and in December I mentioned the two stories I wrote for Knotions.com, about DIY knitting retreats and a knitter's tour of Seattle.

What with the holidays and everyday preoccupations, I pretty much forgot about those stories—working on them feels quite long ago. But they're live now.

Mar 3, 2009 6:31:32 AM | Short attention-span blogging

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