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 … Continue reading Remember
Category: Natter
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 … Continue reading Fall is Coming
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 … Continue reading County Fair
Buttons
Today, I don't have any grandiose plans to change the world, not magnificent FOs to show off. I just have buttons. Do you keep a button box? Growing up, my sisters and I would play with the buttons in our mother's button box, and I raided it for closures for the wonky little pouches I … Continue reading Buttons
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 … Continue reading In Which I Don’t Actually Save the Planet
Death Pollen
While the rest of the country gets snowed on, Phoenix is being blanketed in drifts of big yellow pollen from the mesquite trees. Sure, it looks pretty, but everyone is terribly allergic to it. I am terribly allergic to it: today my head feels like it's going to explode, my throat is scratchy, and my … Continue reading Death Pollen
Here Comes the Future
(title thanks to the Handsome Furs) The apartment is clean, and I think I am ready for the new year. 2013 was ram-packed full of *stuff* Four library conferences. Three sweaters (you'll see the other two in a teensy bit). One ginormous blanket. My first Coachella. KITTENS More time with Melba, the best puppy in … Continue reading Here Comes the Future
