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Romper Comments
One of the biggest perks of knitting a romper are the comments I get on it. The conversations will go one of two ways: 1. Standard Romper Conversation “What are you making?” “A romper.” “Oh! For a baby?” “No, for me.” “Oh.” 2. Light Rail Romper Conversation. “Excuse me, ma’am, do you mind me…
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Found Dog
Querido and I found this little guy wandering onto 7th Avenue yesterday. We stopped, herded him out of harm’s way (with help from an undercover cop) and got him into the car (with help from a jogger with some string in his pocket). No collar, no chip (as we later learned). Trying to find a…
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Bushwick Blues
http://youtu.be/ADifNNwa1P8 I have been rawther obsessed with this song of late.
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Vintage Baby Hat
Finished object on a Friday! Check out the project details on Ravelry, if you’re so inclined!
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Flagstaff Fiber Festival
Weird–two weeks ago, I was here: Yesterday, I was here: Querido, good soul that he is, took me up north to the Flagstaff Fiber Festival. We got to see Churro sheep being sheared with old-fashioned (and wickedly sharp) shears, And a sheepdog demonstration! I came home with a skein of mineral-dyed Churro and a bag…
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Like the Pictures
Did anyone decipher that fuzzy little logo on the wingtip in Tuesday’s post? Yes, that’s the Aer Lingus logo. Librarians are tricky–they plan conferences with rawther dry titles like Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries…and then tell you that that conference will be in Ireland. I had a paper that needed publishing, and the conference…
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Happy Birthday to Me
Today I a one whole year older, and to celebrate, I am spending the day doing my favorite things with my favorite people. Of all the un-ordinary days of the year, birthdays are the least ordinary, and as much as I love my profession, staring at a computer is just not how I celebrate being…
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Stateside
Fear not, dear readers, I have neither forgotten nor abandoned you. Mousie, Querido, and I were away for a week. I am going to attempt a reentry into normal life, blogging included, but it’s going to be slow going for a few days. Here’s a picture to get us started:
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