We started with the pine cone – or, more broadly, the cones of coniferous trees. Conifers cover much more of our country than ...

Darning is also teaching me to enjoy a private, personal satisfaction. Concealed within shoes, undetectable (I hope) to feet, these are functional fixes. Each mend contains its own small beauty, but ...

My sister-in-law used to make hand-knitted socks for everybody’s Christmas present. Knitting was a skill she learned from her ...