Category: True Confessions

Exploring Relationships, Love, and Life

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My Finished Selene Wrap: A Beautiful Gift Knitting Update

My finished Selene Wrap is a cozy knitting update with a lovely handmade gift reveal, finished project photos, and inspiration for your next wrap.

How to Make Spaghetti Arrabbiata at Home

Make spicy, authentic spaghetti arrabbiata at home with simple ingredients, easy steps, and bold Italian flavor for a quick, delicious meal.

Knit, Purl, and Prose: My Fearless Yard Sale Countdown

Knit, purl, and prowl the pre-sale thrill and then the very real humbling reality.

Loops and Love: My Mother’s Christmas Gift Scarf

A heartfelt story of memory, craft, and connection, “Loops and Love” celebrates a mother’s Christmas gift scarf and the love stitched into every stitch.

One of the Best Things I Ever Ate: Easy Fettuccine with Cherry Tomato Butter Sauce

A luscious, easy fettuccine with cherry tomato butter sauce—simple, comforting, and bursting with fresh flavor for a weeknight pasta win

Knit, Purl, and Prose: What I’m Learning Lately

Classes I’ve signed up for and taken.

Loops and Love: Lillium Top Almost Finished

Explore the loops and love of my Lilium top as it nears completion, blending intricate design, craftsmanship, and stylish charm.

Tried and True: My Sauerkraut Breakthrough

Discover how one home cook’s first spectacular sauerkraut batch led to a tangy, crunchy breakthrough, plus tips for fermentation success and flavor.

Knit, Purl, and Prose: Life Updates

A heartfelt update on grief, loss, and health scares, sharing a difficult goodbye, ongoing tests, and hope for healing through 2026.

Loops and Love: What’s up in my Happy Yarn World

Four finished knits and a crochet update: a scarf set, scrubby gifts, a hat, and a shawl—plus my current WIPs and monogamous knitting plans.