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Sunday, August 17, 2014 2:16:52 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Before You Know It…:
Andrea said, "Autumn is around the corner. The leaves here in Connecticut have become a dull, faded green with slips of yellow and orange here and there trying to burst. It’s still too early, but fall is coming. The nights are cool. The Sharon of Roses..." more
Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:56:25 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled The Power of Knitting. The Power of Knitters.:
Andrea said, "On July 21st, someone traveling through Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City lost a sock. A hand knit sock. And one person—a knitter—found it. Now this may seem like a yawn of a story to non-knitters, but knowing the significance of hand knit..." more
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:21:28 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Puddle-Wonderful:
Andrea said, "Our spring here in Connecticut has been mud-luscious lately, not unlike e.e. cummings’ spring in his poem [in Just-]. My response to most things is to knit, and today was no different. With the sun out for the first time in days, I went stash..." more
Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:26:54 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Finally…:
Andrea said, "Spring has finally arrived in these parts. Though, living in New England all my life, I know to keep the shovel by the back door a little while longer. Just saying… Still, it’s nice to see the daffodil tips breaking through the ground,..." more
Thursday, March 13, 2014 7:15:15 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Soon…:
Andrea said, "With wind chills below zero, this is what brings me warmth and reminds me that Spring will be here soon…"
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:00:32 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Brrrr:
Andrea said, "I do this every year. In the summer, when it’s sweltering, I swear I’ll never complain about winter weather again; and in the winter, when it’s so cold I can’t feel my fingers, I swear I’ll never complain about..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:00:32 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled And Time to Spare…:
Andrea said, "I’ve been working on this sweater since I don’t know when. I began it long ago and let it hibernate. Then this year decided I want to wear this, this winter, so pushed on ahead and from the end of November until now worked on this a..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:27 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Pretty Easy Being Green:
Andrea said, "I’ve been watching this little grasshopper for the past few days, though he may have been there a while longer because he camouflages so well. Don’t you love how perfect nature’s color palette is?"
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:27 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Chomping at the Bit:
Andrea said, "Yes, I know it’s still August. But the blistering summer heat is gone, with warm days in its place, and downright cold nights here and there. The early maples are beginning to show orange and yellow among their green leaves. My burning bush is..." more
Monday, January 21, 2013 10:19:55 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Spring in January?:
Andrea said, "We almost always get a January thaw here in Connecticut. But when my irises outside are pushing up in the second week of the new year, we’re beyond thaw status. Still, it feels nice. We had a good 4-6 inches of snow in the end of December that..." more
Monday, January 21, 2013 10:19:54 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Winter in January:
Andrea said, "I knew it was both too good to be true when it hit 50° the day before yesterday, and too good to last, but January is back to doing what January does. Snow. Luckily, winter is tempered by this… It really does make it all better…"
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:43:05 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Interweave Knits:
Andrea said, "It snowed here yesterday, into the evening. How appropriate because Interweave Knits Winter 2012 is out. I’ve loved this knitting magazine for a long time and always look forward to my next issue, though not as eagerly as I do this winter one...." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:43:05 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Winter Sunrise:
Andrea said, "Lately, I’ve been into sunrises. It’s becoming a bit of an obsession, too. If I’m awake around 5am or 5:30 (and I usually am), I bundle up and go out on the deck, which luckily faces east. I check the horizon. And I wait. A quick..." more
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:21:24 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled That Time of Year…:
Andrea said, "What is it about autumn that makes things feel good? Okay, maybe it’s me, but come the cool weather and I want to make pots of soup with big chunks of root vegetables; I want to pull out the heavy knitting—you know, sweaters; and I want to..." more
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 11:08:41 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Too Soon To Think Winter?:
Andrea said, "Yes, it’s still summer. The tomatoes are glorious as are the ears of sugar-sweet corn at the farm stand. Loads of yellow squash, too. But the other day I heard our winter forecast. I had to sit down. I enjoy winter. I enjoy cold weather. I..." more
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 4:25:58 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled To The Farm We Go…:
Andrea said, "It’s been a sad week. I’ve eaten all my tomatoes. They are all gone. This is the only downside to early tomatoes. Both varieties were sweet, but the Sungold cherries were far better. Plucking them right off the sun-drenched plant,..." more
Saturday, July 14, 2012 6:48:35 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled The Joy of Food, Part 2:
Andrea said, "In addition to my grandmother, and Annie, there was a third person who shaped the cook I would become—my father. My father was a kind, gentle, and very sweet man who loved life. (Okay, I’m a bit biased, but it’s still all true. Ask..." more
Saturday, July 7, 2012 8:36:06 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled The Joy of Food:
Andrea said, "I grew up watching women cook. Two women to be specific–my grandmother, and Annie, who lived next door to me. Now I have to preface all this by saying food, cooking, and eating bring me great joy. If you want to please me don’t bring me..." more
Saturday, June 23, 2012 7:39:21 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Happy Summer…:
Andrea said, "They’re coming… Happy Summer… "
Sunday, June 10, 2012 10:06:27 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Ah, June…:
Andrea said, "It’s the perfect kind of warm and sunny day–with a sheer veil of occasional clouds to keep it from being scorching, and no humidity. I have opted to not weed today. Call me silly, but I’m just not in the mood to battle with the..." more
Monday, May 21, 2012 4:23:09 PM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled A Luscious Omelette:
Andrea said, "My marigolds, lobelia, and geraniums are planted, plus I’ve added a few more succulents to the front rock garden; the porch vegetable and herb garden is holding its own; and all the weeding around the house is finally done. Just in time,..." more
Friday, May 11, 2012 8:43:17 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Never Say Never…:
Andrea said, "I know. I know I vowed I would never let my heart be broken again by wily raccoons. But I also know my passion for tomato sandwiches is endless. So despite all potential obstacles and raccoon-made-disasters, I put in two tomato plants. No guts, no..." more
Sunday, April 29, 2012 11:27:20 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled My Humming Tree:
Andrea said, "How can you not love spring? I first heard my trees humming last week when the pink crabapple was overcome with bees. Today it’s been the white crabapple. Though the flowers are no longer at peak, it still attracts all things pollinating...." more
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 11:50:02 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Like Growing a Garden…:
Andrea said, "One thing I consistently see with new students is the notion they have to produce a perfect story for me, first time out—as in whole, from brain to page. No drafts. Just completed manuscript. Except, writing doesn’t work that way. Writing..." more
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 9:02:16 AM
Andrea Vlahakis wrote a blog post titled Gladys Taber:
Andrea said, "Just now a large skein of geese flew over my house, heading south. I should mention they were very loud geese—louder than usual. This clarion call not only got my attention, it reminded me of Gladys Taber and one of my favorite quotes of hers: In..." more