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DH and I went on a short adventure on Saturday to visit Sheboygan, WI. I had 2 primary goals there: visit the Kohler Art Preserve and walk on the beach. We stopped at the Kohler Art Preserve first. I had been wanting to see an exhibit of grottoes and other folk art there for a while, and it did not disappoint. It is a great museum, and we got to see a lot of interesting and moving pieces. Part of the grottoes exhibit was still there, though part had moved on. Our next stop was lunch at a Hmong restaurant, which is a cuisine we had not tried before. It was delicious! Would definitely go back there again. After that, a quick stop at the Last Sheepicorn, a yarn shop I had visited and written about a few years ago. Sadly, they are closing down at the end of this month, though they have hopes of finding a buyer. Then finally, we got to walk on a Lake Michigan beach! Sheboygan has several city parks that include shoreline. We...

It’s been a while since I wrote about my knitting projects, and there is a lot going on. Since the last time I have started another sweater and a pair of socks, but have not finished any of my previous WIPs. Here goes! There’s been some reasonable progress on my Peggy Sue cardigan fronts since last time! About an inch more and they will be done and ready for the next step! I have made a little more progress on my Half Moon tee , but it is sort of the back burner for the moment. I did get a little bit into the colorwork band with the moons, but not all the way through. The new sweater I just started is Yorlin by Kate Davies. The yarn I am using is Knit Picks Palette in the Cherry colorway. KDD is doing a KAL of this sweater, which of course means I am IN! Alissa and Bonny are also doing this sweater KAL, so we have our own little KAL within a KAL. And finally, Full Moon afghan progress! That’s it so far! I do have the yarn f...

I am delighted to report I have been on a few yarn-related mini-adventures over the last week since I posted! Last Saturday, DH and I drove the the sort-of-nearby Wollersheim Winery, Distillery, and Bistro . Wollersheim has a wine that I do like and buy somewhat frequently. The last time I got some, the cashier gushed about her recent visit to the winery and made it sound pretty good. Reader, she was not exaggerating. It’s a pretty winery, with lots of places to drink some wine or spirits, a bistro to snack in, and many opportunities to shop. We started out in the bistro and had some pretty good gyros. Then on to the wine shop! You could pay to taste 5 different wines, which seemed like a pretty good bargain. The lady doing the wine “tour” we were on was very knowledgeable, and was not shy about crossing stuff off on our pick lists and suggesting other wines to try. After I tried one dry red wine (my least favorite category, but I thought I should try at least one)...