Hello! I’m Kristen—welcome to my blog!

I’ve been married for 52 years to the best guy I know, and I’m the mother of two and grandmother of two. I love to knit, craft, garden, and entertain, and this blog is home to all the things I enjoy most.

While this is mostly a knitting blog, because I also love to cook and entertain, it’s hard to separate my cooking from my garden. My husband and I keep a large, year-round flower and vegetable garden at our Northern California home, and we’ve been gardening organically for over 30 years. I come from a long line of California gardeners: my mother grew the most beautiful roses; my uncle was a cotton and table-grape grower in the San Joaquin Valley; my grandfather was the largest independent tomato grower in Ventura County; and my nana and papa ran an egg ranch in the San Fernando Valley.

Today, my husband and I try to grow most of our own produce, with our greatest love being heirloom tomatoes.