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Now I Know.
There’s the guy that got away, and then there’s the guy you let go of. Not because you didn’t love him, but as an act of self-preservation. Because you know the crazy-making shit that’s happening isn’t love but something else … Continue reading
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Blue Skies
One day, recently (and, really, one day only!), there was this: And lo, it was foretold: the end of the gray knitting was nigh. Happily, one day last week I happened to get home a little early and had a … Continue reading
Gray Scenes
1. Snow shadows. 2. Ceramic frog in yard. 3. Another (unblocked) Who hat and a baby mitten (there is now a pair), knit out of Cascade 220 sport. They say not to knit gray things in winter, but I definitely … Continue reading
Boycotting Winter
It’s snowing. WHY IS IT SNOWING? I don’t really care that it’s January, it’s Massachusetts, these things happen with alarming regularity. I get it, but no. After a week of unseasonably warm temperatures, I was ready to wave winter goodbye. … Continue reading
New Year, New Knitting
Between the snowstorm yesterday and feeling the twinges of a cold coming on, I took to my bed along with my knitting and Warehouse 13 episodes on Netflix. Such an old-fashioned phrase – “I took to my bed” – but … Continue reading
Last FO of 2013
Well, I had plans for a much grander finish to 2013 but I’ll have to settle for this small quilt. I started sewing this at least 2 years ago – I know that because I can remember sitting at my … Continue reading
Field Trip – Lowell
We woke up this morning with no plan for the day, but then the VEB reminded me that months ago I had mentioned wanting to go to the New England Quilt Museum. And the next thing I knew, we were driving north … Continue reading
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Compose – Year in Review
My word for 2013 was Compose, and the story behind that choice is here. I am sorry to say that the spare room is still a mess, I haven’t written anything except for blog posts, and I go to the gym so … Continue reading
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