My dog, Genny (nickname for Genevieve) is very happy now that she has a backyard to run around during the day. She's a German Shepherd mix and is very sweet although people often think she looks menacing. Little do they know that she is probably more scared of them than they are of her.

Well, it was just a matter of time before I joined the rest of the blogging community...

We (my husband, dog, and me) just moved to Indialantic, Florida. Where, apparently, the nearest local yarn store is about 30 miles away. (pout) Not that I should really be complaining considering that I have a number of projects I need to finish before I should even think about buying more yarn. I'm mostly self-taught and have done about 10 projects total in my life. However, I have been very inspired by my friend, Pam (Katydid Knits), to do more and really improve my knitting skills. I'll really miss being able to hang out and ask for her help when I don't understand the instructions or if I just want to knit with someone.

I grew up in NYC and never tended so much as a houseplant until after I left home for college. Now we have this great back yard (and front yard and side yard) that needs to be kept under control. I know enough to realize that the plants need to be weeded and everything needs to be pruned but I don't know the first thing about it--I'm afraid I might kill the plants if I start hacking away with gardening shears. Do they make a gardening for dummies book? Luckily for me, this is the "winter" in Florida so things are not growing as fast and I've got time to figure out what I'm doing...