Monthly Archives: June 2026

Summarizing June

Posted on 2026-06-30 by Holly

As you can probably guess, it has been a quiet month. I have been on neither a plane nor  ship. I won’t push the issue and claim no travel on rails – since we used BART to get in and … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Part 5

Posted on 2026-06-26 by Holly

There are times when I get part way into a SAL and decide it is not for me. Or times when I struggle through a section and really wonder why I am doing this to myself. Not so with this … Continue reading →

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Roll the dice…

Posted on 2026-06-25 by Holly

or die in this case The pattern is called Natural – and came in kit form from ForbiddenFiberCo.  There patter is 3389 by my count (just scanned in and marked off in Pattern Keeper rather than skinned).  The fabric is … Continue reading →

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Cherries

Posted on 2026-06-23 by Holly

are by far and away my favorite fruit. Which means that I really only indulge for a few weeks every May/June when the orchards in Washington State and British Columbia are in full production. We don’t have our own tree. … Continue reading →

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Short Errands

Posted on 2026-06-20 by Holly

There are days when running errands just doesn’t appeal. Today is one of those. Partly I think it is still being tired from yesterday. Driving to San Raphael is easy; going into Chase Center – not so much.  Home to … Continue reading →

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Place names

Posted on 2026-06-19 by Holly

As I was driving back from San Raphael late this morning I drove past the Bellam Ave exit which was just after the split on 101 for those heading to Sir Francis Drake Blvd.  Now, I think that most of … Continue reading →

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Expansion Teams

Posted on 2026-06-02 by Holly

I am not sure why, but there seems to be something in the brain of those who write various sport columns in papers that think that expansion teams are there simply as fodder for the first few years. That – … Continue reading →

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