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The One Where I Climb A Mountain
Over the past five months I’ve been going to yoga class regularly, plus become intimately acquainted with the elliptical machine at the YMCA and hiked around the area state parks. In the process, I’ve dropped about 40 pounds. I still … Continue reading
A Walk In The Woods
I’ve moved a lot over the years, but the one constant has been finding a good place to walk in the woods. When I lived in Memphis it was Shelby Farms; in Hallowell, it was Vaughan Woods. Even though I’ve … Continue reading
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation
I spent this past week taking some time off from work. I hesitate to call it vacation, even though it technically was vacation time. It just didn’t feel like a vacation. Mostly, it felt like one long vet appointment. On … Continue reading
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The One Where Someone Tells My Mother I’ve Become A Hare Krishna
Well. That was a long and unintended absence from blogging. I don’t really even know where the past three months have gone – it’s all been a blur. I mean, it’s July, for pete’s sake. So. Let’s just dive … Continue reading
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**Crickets Chirping**
Everything I’m making right now is a gift for someone and is not bloggable for awhile (is that even a word?). Also trying to motivate myself to start packing for a big move in May, while increasingly becoming obsessed with … Continue reading
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The Happy List
There’s no knitting (don’t ask…sleeves are harder than you’d think), and as we bid winter adieu with the crankiness-inducing daylight savings time here in the northeast, here’s a list of what is making me happy right now. I know, I … Continue reading
Caledonia
I can, *ahem*, be a tad obsessive about things. In the months leading up to our Ireland trip last spring I was eating Anne Enright novels for breakfast and had The Frames constantly looping on my iPod. I also spent several train trips … Continue reading
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Elvis Is Everywhere
Remember that Mojo Nixon song? So I finally finished a quilt. It’s a small wall hanging-ish sort of quilt, I suppose, maybe big enough for a baby quilt (but I’m not giving this one away, so wall quilt it … Continue reading
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Diversions
1. Malabrigo sock yarn. 2. The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. 3. Quilt from guild’s charity pile, quilted and bound. (I didn’t sew the top.) 4. Not pictured: finding a new apartment for May.
