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We bury bears that die on our land in the garden.It’s not everyday that a bear falls from a tree and lays injured, panting on the pine needles. We sat looking from the kitchen window, hoping that the … read more

What does passion look like in the yarn world. First there is the collection of yarn. This week our collection at The Twisted Purl expanded. Merino Yak, Alpaca Fingering, Cashmere, Merino silk, and Wo … read more

I hated these kind of slippers when I was a little girl. They were made with a yarn called Phentex, 100% polyester. The yarn was so hard and impervious that it would chafe the bottom of my feet. So he … read more

There’s a rat living in the compost. The magpies are catching mice and leaving them half eaten on the front steps. Juvenile robins swoosh around the yard chasing each other, in between checking their … read more

Grilled CheeseJune 2016, The Yorkshire Dales, it’s raining and I wipe the window of the tour bus so that the view is visible. Green, stone walls and cloudy grey is the view. That day we began in the … read more