Category: Natter
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The Year that Was
As we say goodbye to the old year*, the little ones and I are stuck home sick. Not an auspicious start to a new year, but here we are. Longtime readers will know in years past I capped off the year with meticulous calculations of yarn and projects completed. This year, I simply didn’t keep…
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Untitled
Hello dear readers, a quick check in. I wanted to stop by and say hello before we return to our usual lighthearted yarny content. How are you all? Doing ok? The past six months have been a doozy, and it’s ok if you’re not. Comment below if you’d like to talk about it ❤️ I…
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Merry Monday
Merry Christmas, if you’re celebrating, Merry Monday everyone else. We haven’t begun festivities yet and are just putting the house to rights. Laundry was washed, a huge bag of tunas were boiled so I didn’t trip over the darned things another day, and now I’m sitting with some coffee and an unfinished Christmas gift. I…
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For the Price of a Skein of Yarn
Thank you all, dear readers, for giving me the space in my last post to whine a little bit. I needed it! After having my moment to fuss, I got to thinking about the things I don’t have to complain about, like a chronic illness. The Yarn Harlot is on her annual ride across…
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Today Feels Hotter
Greetings, dear readers, from the hot hot heat of Phoenix. You probably heard that yesterday we had a record high of 119º F. How hot is that you ask? So hot that little planes were grounded at Sky Harbor. So hot that you can smell the oil melting out of the creosote bushes. So hot…
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Remember
Happy Día de los Muertos everyone! Pictured here is my own little Day of the Dead altar for loved ones with two and four feet. The candle got moved to a location much less likely to be used as a cat launchpad after the photo, but the rest of it will remain for the rest…
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Fall is Coming
Thank you for all your kind words for Melba. I am still terribly sad, but there are many things to keep me busy and distracted. First there is a little bit of blog tidying. I finally took the time to go ad-free and give this little blog its own domain, anti-quotidian.com. The redirect should work…
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County Fair
It’s county fair season here in Kansas. My only experience with fairs is the Arizona state fair, which is more about the rides than agricultural excellence. I’ve been working a lot with agriculture documents at work, and decided that for a properly authentic Kansas experience, the county fair was the thing to do. Even though…
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In Which I Don’t Actually Save the Planet
After eight years, it finally happened: my beloved Black Arrow cardigan got a hole. I made up the pattern off a vintage Shetland argyle cardigan purchased at our next door neighbor’s garage sale nearly 20 years ago and knitted it in Dalegarn Baby Ull. The button bands are too narrow, the back of the neck…
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