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
knitting
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
655, baby!
Yeah-huh. That’s right. My katamari was 655 meters. That’s a ginormous katamari. I got a thunder god to go with my Jumboman. It’s the little things. The big work project that’s been taking up most … Read more
Not much to say, except…
WTF is wrong with ISPs that they think that indiscriminately blocking SMTP is a GOOD idea? I can handle an outside mail server, dumbasses…. I’m making a French Market Bag from Knitty. Damn. It is … 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.
Sheep to Shawl, anyone?
Woo-hoo, it was hot. Not always fun, though I think our spirits kept up pretty well. Check out the pix here. My favorite is Ingrid posing like it’s chilly when it was absolutely sweltering, and … Read more
What I learned from Clarion West.
Unlike the authors of a few blogs I’ve been following, or the dear husband, I of course did not attend CW. However, it has still been an educational experience for me, and now that it … Read more
I’m not going to break into a chorus of “I Am Woman”.
Y’all are safe from that. I do want to emphasize a few interesting links from the past week. First, Programmers: girls play video games. That’s right, you dumbass nerdatrons who think that women who don’t … Read more
So. Tired…
Off to bed soon, but just a quick note before I go. I don’t understand why it was hotter in The City today than it was here at the house. It just doesn’t make sense … Read more