New Web Address for Grits and Purls

We here at Grits and Purls have become a little more savvy with our web site URL. The new Grits and Purls site now exists at http://gritsandpurls.wordpress.com That site has all of our existing content and it is where you will find new and exciting things to read from Grits and Purls writers.

My Writer’s Toolbox

Last month I attended a really great workshop led by Amy Lou Jenkins at UW-Madison’s Write by the Lake Retreat. One of the things we talked about was our “writer’s toolbox”, and Amy had us spend sometime writing down some of the things a person might find in our toolboxes. Mine, as did most of [...]

The Knitting Life

In October of last year, I sat down with two pointy sticks, a ball of yarn and experienced the terms knit and purl for the first time in my life. By Christmas I had managed to knit two hats for Christmas gifts, and now I’m hooked. Our house now contains a respectable knitting stash that [...]

Independence Day

As I sat in Schilberg Park watching the fireworks display on this fourth of July, I was wondering what it meant. Why do we create these displays of light and noise every year at the celebration of U.S. Independence Day? This year, when we planned our holiday, the weather was a major consideration. The prediction [...]

Ode to an Acura Integra

In some ways it felt like we were losing a member of the family. We even had a photo shoot. I handed my husband the cashier’s check, and he headed off to the dealer. It would be the last time I would ever see that sporty Acura backing out of the garage. I waved goodbye, [...]