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.
Today was a lovely, relaxing day.
You’d think that, what with no job to go to, every day would be lovely and relaxing but in fact you’d be wrong. Many days are just plain interminable — a not-exactly-interesting mix of boredom … Read more
Didn’t take me long to start another sock project.
This time, it’s the Cloning Anemone Rib socks from BMFA’s RSC last year. I think I’ve learned my lesson this time, since instead of using US0’s I’m using US1.5’s as the pattern suggests. I’m also … Read more
Will I never learn?
This is the second pair of socks in a row I’ve made that turned out too tight. Though my usual toe-up formula – size 0 needles, 64 stitches, shortrow heels – has worked time and … Read more
Wipeout.
As in, I am wiped out. I need to schedule more recharge time between calls.
Today is my last day as a Linden.
If you’re one of those people who’s been following me via FB or Twitter or $deity forbid an RSS feed of this poor little blog because of my Linden-ness, here’s your heads-up to unsub. There … Read more
Updating Turbo Tax.
It’s as much fun as you’d think, unless you thought it would be great fun. In that case, you’d be mistaken. I’m home alone for the first time in several days, and I have to … Read more
Thank you.
We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers. Thank you, Obama. This means more than I ever would have expected it to.
The house is finally coming together, I think.
We have a hard deadline because The Boy’s mom is coming to visit in a few weeks, and of course we want everything to be “just so” for her trip. I’ve had a pretty good … Read more