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Oh Tringles
December came out of nowhere for me this year, and when it finally got here I was all in a grump because I couldn’t get the holiday spirit going. Then I went with Monita and one of her friends to a Sufjan Stevens Christmas singalong. Imagine the most over-the-top kitschy decorations, then add a piano…
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A Sweater for Melba
The weather here has been ridiculous lately: a brisk 50-odd degrees first thing in the morning that warms to a high of 80 in the afternoons. And not just for a few minutes at four p.m., either. So although I’m broiling in my wool skirts and long sleeves at lunchtime, poor Melba has been shivering…
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(Insert Cleverly-Written Post Here)
That knitting thing? It totally worked. Maybe not so well as it might have, because that big, long, glorious neverending swoop of spare time that Thanksgiving looks like on Wednesday went down the drain in a massive slurp of visiting, errands, and much-put-off chores. I liked the visiting part, but it involved ever-oh-so-much driving, and…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers. This is my first major holiday in my new place, and I think I’ve spent about 15 minutes there–the rest of the day has been spent out and about. For all of the changes, I’m thankful for just about all the same things I was last year: my family, my Querido,…
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A New Tactic
Knitting time has fallen by the wayside these past many weeks, and my peace of mind was definitely the worse for it. So I’m trying a rawther novel approach: instead of writing about knitting, I am actually going to knit. It’s so crazy, it might work. I am also making kale chips. Kale is inexpensive…
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Best Seat in the House
This is Melba’s new favorite spot. How or why she decided to climb up there, I have no idea, but she was very sad when I took her down.
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Walk
Yesterday state and schools celebrated Veteran’s Day. It was a beautiful day, warm in the sun and cool in the shade. I celebrated by using the light rail and walking to get all my errands in. I was surprised to discover that when it’s not 100 + degrees outside, my neighborhood is decently walkable. Definition…
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Brand New Colony
Go vote. Please. If nobody gets elected, random pre-recorded voices will keep calling me, and political signs will continue to make it impossible to see around busy street corners, and NPR will keep covering swing states instead of interesting random things that have absolutely nothing to do with my everyday life but make me so…
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Mixing Themes
I love Halloween. Dressing up, scary stories, and candy. It’s a great holiday. This year, I was determined to celebrate it with my very own party. At the very least, I needed an excuse to follow the advice of just about everyone who has met Melba and dress her up in an eyepatch. The picture…
Anti-Quotidian 