Lise at BasketWorks

11/16/2021

Hitting the first point in the season when I am feeling overwhelmed.

Shakespeare in Love - Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) tells Mr. Fennyman (Tom Wilkinson), "Strangely enough, it all turns out well." Fennyman asks, "How?" an...

10/20/2021

Delightfully busy.

10/15/2021

So I did a thing.

Now taking name suggestions.

09/02/2021

Heads up my local friends!

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is currently working on the resurfacing of Waukegan Road between Lake Cook Road in Deerfield and Ammer Road in Glenview. IDOT has started work on the sidewalks and is working on ADA repairs.

Following the completion of the sidewalks, IDOT will begin work on asphalt surface removal and replacement. The project is expected to be complete in early November. For more information, please contact IDOT's Project Manager, Imad Shahatit, at 847-846-2025 or [email protected].

For updates and more information on current and future construction projects in the Village of Northbrook, visit the Village's "Construction Projects" website page: https://www.northbrook.il.us/190/Construction-Projects

08/28/2021

Michele Mickey Herbin - You shared this with me 3 years ago... still true today.

Same goes for yarn. Never hoarding if it is yarn....

08/26/2021

OK - word is that today is national Dog Day. So show me your pups. Here is our Tsp, complete with glow-in-the-dark possessed puppy eyes....

07/19/2021

Pro Tip: you need to put coffee into the machine if you want coffee and not just hot water.

How's your Monday going?

07/16/2021

Popped up in my memories from 8 years ago - has it really been that long Daniel?

Yeah.... things that are really rational around here seem very weird taken out of context.

8 Years Ago

Daniel Weiss is cleaning the workshop.
"What do you want to do with the chains, the rope and the feather?"

07/14/2021

Dear spam callers,

I will be pleasant, because I know it is your job to call me. and I am reasonably ok with that. After I say 'no thank you', your answer should be 'thank you for taking my call, good-bye' (or similar) or I will hang up on you.

Thank you for your understanding. :-)

07/13/2021

Back when I did REALLY ambitious projects... this was the paper pattern for Alex's tallis, 9 years ago. Batik on silk.

07/10/2021

So this came yesterday.... that makes it official!