Author Archives: Susacadia

About Susacadia

I am a writer, fiber artist, and occasional raconteur. I've been around the block a time or two, but stuck to any career I ever had for at least 10 years. They have all morphed logically from one to another. But under it all I have eternally been a teacher and a learner.

Perspective

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Susacadia

I used to sit in Friends Meeting meditating on perspective. My inspiration came from observing the brick wall outside an upper window. Intellectually I was aware that the lines of mortar were parallel, as were the muntins (my first new … Continue reading →

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What I carry

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Susacadia

I attended a writing workshop at the Jesup Memorial Library a few weeks ago. The prompt we were given – borrowed, I’m going to suspect, from Tim O’Brien – was “What do you carry?” Reactions of other writers were similar … Continue reading →

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Re-entry, or “How I came home to a place I’d never been.”

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Susacadia

Ursula Le Guin wrote in The Dispossessed, “You can go home again, the General Temporal Theory asserts, so long as you understand that home is a place where you have never been.” I first read that book when I had … Continue reading →

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The Language of Knitting

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Susacadia

As with many communities geared toward the discussion of a broad topic, there are threads in the knitting world that rise from time to time. Sometimes this is a seasonal manifestation – Christmas or Hanukkah gifts; wool, cotton, or linen … Continue reading →

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String too short; saved anyway

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Susacadia

Our personal year begins the week before Thanksgiving. This one is going to be a year of shedding. Kitchen drawers are cleaned out. Including the “junk drawer” (8 bazillion thrice used twist ties, press and seal saran wrap, bread bag … Continue reading →

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Self-Definition

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Susacadia

Welcome to my world. This post will change over time, as I add my thoughts and ideas. Mostly this blog will be about yarn and fiber – the wooly fabric making kind, not the kind you eat. From time to … Continue reading →

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Idea for a Brick & Mortar yarn shop

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Susacadia

I posted this in response to a question on Knitter’s Review. A user was asking for advice for a friend on starting up a local yarn shop. I’ve had this idea kicking around for a LONG time. I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Graduation Shawls

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Susacadia

The first graduation shawl I knit was for a niece. It was made from some lovely mottled purple worsted weight wool I had gotten from The Dye Pot. It was a modified hap style shawl, using a garter triangle knit … Continue reading →

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My Years

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Susacadia

To begin with, I am a teacher in public schools.  As such my year starts in September and ends in August.  This cleverly mimics a normal week, where the workday starts with Monday and ends with Saturday and Sunday – … Continue reading →

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