musings
Another perfectly timed nudge. This one from @thatkevinsmith via @wilw
But nobody else can believe in you if you don’t believe in what you’re doing. I’ve willed almost all the stuff I’ve done into existence, and if I can do that, anybody can do that. … Read more
One down… and GORGEOUS.
So one more to go! Haven’t started on the left one yet…
And… done.
Book was a quick read – it’s not very long, and I’m pretty lazy today. I zipped right through it, occasionally pausing to read lines aloud to The Boy as he nodded and kept on … Read more
I don’t usually read knitting books.
I’ve never read a Yarn Harlot book (though I just bought a few for my Kindle, so I’ll get to them eventually). This time, though, I took some advice from Scalzi and started reading Sweater … Read more
A setback.
In preparation for Stitches West – I’m pretty sure I’m going next weekend – I decided to inventory all my needles. This took longer than it should, because I’m pretty disorganized when it comes to … Read more
Have you ever seen something so perfect…
… that you just had to make it? I hate swatching. Hate it. But for this lovely, it is a necessity. I’m going to make these: Out of this amazing yarn from Karrie: I know! … Read more
Funny how little my start-the-workday routine has changed.
For the past three jobs, I’ve had basically the same start-the-workday routine. Drop lunch in the fridge Make coffee, typically for the office Blast music – typically something that I enjoy but no one else … Read more
It’s been a bad year for our tortoises.
After living with us for as long as we’ve been married – that’s since 1996, for those of you who are counting – Natasha the tortoise died in July last year. This was a nasty, … Read more
Holy crap, thirteen years!
That’s how long we’ve been married. This also marks the end of our seventh year in the Bay Area. It’s easy to say, “Wow, so much has happened.” I find it’s more interesting to think … Read more
Relaxing puttering Sunday.
Blanket and cat on my lap – doing a bit of housekeeping on the blog. Deadliest Catch reruns on the TV is nice background noise.