News, news.
First, all family seems to be safe and accounted for and out of Houston. Second, Stevie got a job working as an apprentice carpenter this week. In many ways, it seems like an ideal job … Read more
musings
Probably too “emo” for my cousin.
And not in the “emo” I know. So, Matt, on the off-chance you’re reading this, you should really just close the window and move on. I mean it. Skip this post. Now, some family crap. … Read more
Many of my co-workers seem to be afflicted with a strange disorder.
This disorder prevents them from loading the dishwasher in any reasonable way, allowing for soap and water to actually hit all surfaces of the dishes. It’s strange, because I work with some pretty amazingly smart … Read more
So much to say.
Or maybe not that much. Back in the Bay Area, where they air-condition the outdoors. The return flight was calm and uneventful. I finished a hat and a scarf on this trip, not as a … Read more
Pet peeve.
I just read one of those “humorous anecdotes” about a woman doing her own bikini wax. And I guess it was funny, except that I lost the ability to empathize with the writer early on … Read more
I’m a bit post-happy at the moment.
I have these partially finished posts all going up at once. This is a completely new, fresh post, and it’s a stash update. Oh. My. $DEITY. I have so much freaking yarn. It’s pathetic. I … Read more
It has been a weekend full of FO’s here.
That’s four FO’s in one shot. Woo-hoo! From left to right: Elann “Sock It to Me Esprit Print” socks in black/white/grey; Silk/Wool tea cozy, from pattern in Last Minute Knitted Gifts; garter stitch baby booties … Read more
Late, but cute.
I finally downloaded my pix from Sheep to Shawl. Karrie had some great pictures here, but I have to add just a few more.
ALSO…
Stevie came home late Saturday night. I am so glad to have him back. And all the cool schwag he brought back, too!
Let’s hear what the zaftig girl has to say about that.
I just read yet another review of the new Dove ads. Another one. This one, from Bob Garfield in Advertising Age, was the best of the lot, to be sure. Still, I feel a bit … Read more