Category Archives: Polk County politics

Luck Winter Carnival!

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

My favorite part of the Luck Winter Carnival is — surprise! — the Friday night trivia contest at Cafe Wren. My friend Jeff organizes this every year, When he invited me to participate, I declined because I felt like maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life, Winter | 5 Comments

Stuff.

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

More stuff in bullet form: A week or so ago I watched a loon struggle with a fish. It was happening  pretty far away across the lake, and even with binoculars — which sit on my desk year-round for just … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbeth, Cowls, Gardening, knitting, Polk County politics, Summer, Sweaters | 4 Comments

Stuff in bullet form.

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

We are in Zuni, New Mexico, to visit Elder Son and family. If you follow me on Instagram you have seen the photos from the 3-1/2 day drive to get here. A few highlights of my recent life: My car … Continue reading →

Posted in Amanda, Andrew, Current Affairs, knitting, New Mexico, Politics, national, Polk County politics, Shawls, Travel, What's going on | 8 Comments

Voting!

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

Back in early November our governor appointed the state senator from our district to be the new commissioner of agriculture and scheduled a special election on January 16 to elect her replacement. An hour later our local state assemblyman declared … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life | 2 Comments

FO Friday: do I hear…?

Posted on January 6, 2017 by

Pattern: Underlying Structures by Jennifer Kirchenbauer. When I saw this pattern on MadameDafargeKnits, I knew I had to make it. Yarn: Plymouth DK Superwash, color 1131. Needles: US#5. As I said on the Ravelry page, I was fascinated immediately when … Continue reading →

Posted in Cowls, knitting, Polk County politics, Scarves | 3 Comments

Unsure how to go forward.

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

I am a bit torn about the blog today, and probably for a few more days. Do I write about what is in my head and heart and in yours, too? Or do I resume knit blogging as though life … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, national, Polk County politics | 8 Comments

One down, next up.

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Great event last night — A Night to Celebrate Women Candidates! Thanks to all who attended and special thanks to the two brave women, Diane Odeen and Mary Hoeft, who are running against incumbents*. We all have your back, ladies! … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, national, Polk County politics | 1 Comment

What the he11?

Posted on June 15, 2016 by

Mr. B-A E lasted only about a day before he deflated and became a puddle of red, white, and blue on the ground. A week later, as I was prepping for the third day of our garage sale — which … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life, Silliness | 2 Comments

What I did on my (first couple weeks of) summer [vacation*].

Posted on June 12, 2016 by

* Being retired, I do not have a summer vacation per se. Let’s do bullets, m’kay? Helped throw together a Russ Feingold event on the Memorial Day weekend. We got only about a week’s notice from the Feingold campaign, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Libraries, Milady, Polk County politics | 5 Comments

Busybusybusy.

Posted on June 9, 2016 by

I am in charge of a countywide garage sale this weekend to benefit a group I am in. Have been working on it all week. Will be glad when it’s over. Looking forward to counting the proceeds. Catch ya on … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life | 5 Comments