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a midlife chuckle

Posted in blogging,, daily living,, games, on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

lick on these to embiggen.

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hide and seek

Posted in daily living,, house projects on October 8, 2008 | 7 Comments »

This picture was taken standing in the foyer looking into the bedroom hallway of the house.
What I want to show you is the piece hanging there above the bookcase. I don’t even know what to call it. Maybe wooden scary thing?
I bought it years ago at a local art show – the [...]

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whaddya think this means?

Posted in daily living, on June 2, 2008 | 7 Comments »

The other day, Vicki and I were talking about gardening and I mentioned that years ago I planted a rhubarb. It is something of an heirloom plant – my grandmother always had rhubarb in her yard and would make pies, ice cream topping sauce and some kind of tart/sweet side dish (on the order of [...]

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Posted in daily living,, dogs,, family, on May 30, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Just when a girl sort of gets her blogging mojo back, the powers that be eat her post.  sigh.
so here is the shortened version:
knitting:

I am working on socks
the yarn is lovely and the pattern is very nice
I can’t stand knitting them but I won’t rip them out because
the yarn is lovely and the pattern is [...]

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Elisa Tote

Posted in daily living,, family,, knitting, on May 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »

pattern: Elisa Tote
yarn: Katia Linen
Today is shaping up to be busy busy. First off, Cara & Meli are possibly coming out to visit!! And I know she’s on the breast etc. but I feel like I should go grocery shopping. I mean, Cara has to eat, right?
Secondly, I definitely have [...]

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so here’s the problem ….

Posted in daily living,, dogs,, family, on April 23, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I’ve really got nothing to say. I have knitting to share, but none that I am ready to take a picture of. For some reason, progress pictures are not calling to me and neither of my projects are completely finished. So what does that leave?
A pictureless post? That only works if [...]

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Posted in blogging,, daily living,, film, on March 14, 2008 | 10 Comments »

It’s been a busy week around here! I have been putting in extra hours at the shop, visiting brand new babies and knitting of course! Sadly, I have no pictures of the knitting. I do however have a picture that I find particularly thrilling.

what?
isn’t that just a dishcloth?
While it may seen [...]

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Posted in blogging,, daily living, on February 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »

does flag etiquette require that I bring in the flag during a snowstorm? Immediately after I took this picture a bit of wind came along and all of that snow dropped off.
Winter on Long Island has been a dull affair this year. There has been no significant snow fall until now. [...]

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45<50

Posted in daily living,, family, on January 25, 2008 | 14 Comments »

I thought I would share with you a small funny – do you remember this policeman pig mug from my Pig a Day series? Well, he sits next to my knitting chair and holds all kinds of crafty things, Chibis, stitch markers, crochet hooks, scissors etc.
Do you see what D#2 did to him? [...]

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Posted in daily living,, family, on January 24, 2008 | 38 Comments »

Check out the present from FA in PA! This is the back of a Piggly Wiggly t-shirt that FA hunted down for me when she was visiting FC in SC. It certainly makes me wish we had a Piggly Wiggly close by!
Yes, today is my b-day. I am 45 years old. [...]

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