knitting kitchen

I’ve been having a difficult time with work. I don’t usually write about it here for a number of reasons, and although I’ve got some amusing stories, I live to have no regrets about over-sharing here.  This week, the end result of the office hijinx was that I needed my Friday off from work much […]

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There are times when the Universe sends me small presents. I do my best to notice and appreciate these gifties partly because I know what I turn my attention to, grows.
A week or so ago while at work, an ebay auction for a set of Corelle Butterfly Gold was about to end. The auction was […]

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Last year, it was purses and bags. This year, it seems to be mittens. I am always dragging a sock around with me everywhere I go because socks are small projects and it’s unlikely that I’ll run out of knitting. I am not tired of knitting socks, and I doubt I ever will be, but sometimes it’s […]

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Her name is Francis and she’s totally hot!
 
I’m going to drop that metaphor right there for fear of being spammed to death.  M’s wanted a Francis, Francis since this weekend in 2005 when we saw one in a cooking store near Rhinebeck. We didn’t actually have to sell the children into slavery to buy this, and […]

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My niece is pouting. She is no longer an only child. She is a big sister and she’s not sure it’s such a good thing.

Her younger brother Julian rocked out, apparently, and had to sleep it off. Those babies and their all-night shenanigans…
Do you think he’s wondering how he will keep his new cousin Julia* […]

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