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“Susan Bates doesn’t deserve to be in a Lexie Barnes.” (Emily meant a Lexie Barnes needle case). Emily is blissfully between Grad School and her new job and she agreed, thank goodness, to let me hire her to organize my studio, pre-move. She has declared, among other things, that “You don’t need any more circular needles!” Emily is . . . → Read More: Overheard… On Saturday, we attended the Hamilton College commencement ceremony because it was the last commencement where my dad would be College Marshall–the person who leads the ceremony and directs everyone. (Here he is calling the ceremony to order.) He retires this year.
Here he is after the ceremony. Do you think he looks happy to . . . → Read More: Crocheting in spite of me…
This weekend, my mom took the kids over to the fountain in our the little village green, one of the many picturesque parts of Clinton, NY, the town where I grew up. After she let them throw in a few pennies, she asked what their wishes were, and Jay said, “I wished…I had my penny back.” . . . → Read More: Wishful Thinking …is a tattoo parlor. Yesterday, Emily and I were taking a break from de-cluttering and went shopping for buttons. She dared me to get a tattoo, so…
GOTCHA!!!! It’s really a “tattoo sleeve.” I’m not sure when (or why) I got this in the first place, but it’s one of the things . . . → Read More: Downstairs from the fabric store… I finished this a week or so ago, but then as it was single ply and as I’m a novice, it was a bit over-spun, so I washed it and blocked it and dried it on the swift to straighten it a bit. The yarn is a mix (not a blend) of merino top and merino-silk . . . → Read More: Latest Handspun Things are just a wee bit crazy around here these last few days. James had his last day of work, and now he’s home, feeling great about his time off, and getting ready for the move. We have so much to do, we’re using project management software to keep track of it all. Craziness. This week . . . → Read More: Race to the end of the month… At Robyn‘s request, I’ve written a blow-by-blow of my day, yesterday (Wednesday). 0555: “Mama–can I go downstairs?” Jay is patting me on the head, trying to wake me up. I poke James in the arm. His alarm clock will be going off in five minutes, so he gets up and takes Jay down to have breakfast. I’m . . . → Read More: Drafting Sanity: A (long) day in the life… I think that our house is kicking us out. Our phone has been intermittently going on the fritz, every time it rains, as a matter of fact. And last week our furnace broke. Someone came to fix it, but a few days later, it broke again. Oh, and all the rain we’ve been having flooded the . . . → Read More: Time to move? Kim Werker has a great post about the comeback of big glasses à la the 1980s. Kim, I have to say I agree, and in honor of your courage in posting your glasses photos, here are mine:
Hmm… Kim and I had almost identical glasses and bangs. We went to high school only . . . → Read More: Kim dresses down the hipsters If you had fun at the Homespun Yarn Party (or you didn’t make it), you should c’mon out to the Takoma Gazebo (in old town) for the Old Town Knitting and Craft Fair. Here are the official details: Event: Old Takoma Knitting and Craft Fair |
@mrhulse Yup, I'm "down south" in Wisconsin, then we're off to Kansas for my cousin's wedding. :-)
2 days ago from Echofon Whew. Finally just caught up on #trueblood @lweinhold I agree it's hard to watch Sam be mean, but I like that his character is gaining depth
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