Category: Weather
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Jumpsuits and Monsoons
After weeks of teasing, the monsoon season has finally sent rain to the Valley. Things kicked off with a microburst Saturday night. One minute, there was only the muggy afternoon, the next rain was coming down so hard it sounded like hail. Water splattered first the front windows, then the back as the storm winds…
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Knits Well for Others
Hello everyone and welcome to the second half of the year. In case you were wondering, it is still hotter than blue blazes here in Phoenix. The monsoon has brought us humidity and some very striking cumulonimbus clouds to look at, but no actual rain. Our days start early, with a dog walk that must,…
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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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Not as Advertised
Greetings, dear readers, from the end of a long, dark weekend. Here in Kansas we were promised an ice storm of epic proportions that would rage on from Friday night to at least Sunday night. What we got was a cloudy but utterly dry Saturday followed by a Sunday with steady but mild rain. While…
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Similar But Not the Same
Happy Thursday Knitters! Here in Kansas summer and fall are still duking it out in a battle of cool nights, muggy mornings, and afternoon sun, but I’ve begun to wade into my stack of fall magazines and patterns. It’s a bit overwhelming. Fall is the season that most designers live for, and there is so…
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Revenge of the Summer
In retaliation against my overt enthusiasm for fall, this last week has been summery with a vengeance. Highs in the 90’s, humidity that sneaks up on you and knocks you flat, the threat of massive thunderstorms–only rarely made good. My act of rebellion is knitting on an alpaca blend tunic. The force is strong, and…
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The Last of the Summer Knitting
In a college town, time moves the the coming and going of students and faculty. Everyone is back now. The mornings are cool and the parking is gone. I have had a big stack of unopened fall knitting magazines for weeks, but I hadn’t been able to get my head around this whole fall thing.…
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In the Middle
Here we are, knitters, in the middle of the year. This holiday weekend is billed as the epitome of vivacity by cooking and lifestyle magazines, but here in Kansas it has been uniformly dour. Some rain, but mostly just solid, dull clouds and a cool wind. Malthus and I are on the couch, listening to…
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Tornado Knitting
Good evening, all. This night’s knitting began with me losing a 10.5 circular needle in a 100-square-foot room, so prepare yourselves. This may be a rambling post. I haven’t talked too much about the weather this year. Spring has, by and large, been lovely. After a mild winter, spring was surprisingly, deliciously cool. Bunches of…
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Never too Late for a Scarf
Hello All! My camera battery was in need of a good charge, so photos of Knitting in the Heartland goodies will have to wait. Allow me to distract you with this post that was marinating in the drafts… I have this thing with scarves. Somehow, they’re hard for me. First, there’s the difficulty of…
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