Nikki Bollman, Author and Proofreader
New site design. It wasn’t how I expected to spend my Sunday, but yesterday I revamped my web page. I noticed that something was broken with the header on my page, and attempts to update WordPress and my theme did not fix it. Since I had been wanting to try on a new WordPress theme…
For the first three Wednesdays in November, I taught a knitting class that I had committed to before I’d injured my wrist. I hadn’t canceled, because I’d hoped that my wrist would no longer be in pain. By the night of the first class, my wrist was doing much better for a long time, but…
I’ve been quiet around here lately because I started a full time job. It’s been three weeks, and while I wish I could have kept up with my weekly Sunday blog post, I just wasn’t able to. I might be able to work my way back into it eventually, but when time gets scarce, the…
One-handed knit stitch cowl with squishy soft alpaca yarn On Saturday, we went to Apple Fest in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Even though I can still only knit with one hand, I brought along my new skein of alpaca yarn from last week’s adventure and began a new project. Knitting with only my right hand is slower,…
As you may know, my recent inspiration to get out and about in my hometown of Duluth, and to blog about it, was inspired by nostalgia for my study abroad days. I not only missed getting outdoors and exploring gorgeous natural landscapes, I also missed fiber tourism, which, to me, is tourism focused on discovering the…
Fall is here! Bring out the fingerless mitts! Each year the advent of sweater weather, and fingerless mitts weather, I get so excited to throw on all of my knitted items whenever I go outside, often to very colorful, mismatched result. One of my favorite accessories is the fingerless mitt, armwarmer, wrist warmer, whatever you…
We made our hike count on Saturday, by doubling it up with one of our favorite yearly traditions, Chester Bowl Fall Fest. We always like to hit up the craft fair booths and snag some buttered corn on the cob, apple cider from a local orchard, and eat fair food like cheese curds and corn…
For this series of Duluth adventure posts, I am going to set my goal of posting once a week by Sunday night. This week I’m writing about two hikes, and that’s because I’m so excited about this new idea! Having a blog to write and a deadline will keep me from just saying “I should…