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Resolved
I love New Year’s resolutions–reading the many creative and ambitious lists out there as well as making my own. This year it’s a short list, because although I have all of spring semester to myself, grad work begins summer 1 and after that, time to think (let alone do) will be in short supply. 1.…
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This is the New Year
Gotta love Death Cab. (Advance apology: all these photos are terribly lit. The fixture on my overhead died.) To start the new year afresh, we packed away our Christmas decorations, y las hermanitas y yo cleared the deadwood off our bookshelves: Alack, we are still double-stacking. I managed to fit my entire college education into…
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Betwixt and Between
Happy Holidays to all–Christmas blew past me, but we’ve still got New Year’s to help us get down off the holiday buzz. Thanks to everyone in blogland for sharing their celebrations! Here’s a quick Christmas recap:I made~Monkey (a pair of Monkeys?) for Hermanita~Hedera for Mum~Gretel for Monita (as chronicled last post) Plus a lace sachet…
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Reason Prevails–Eventually
This year, Monita’s gift was the troublesome one. First, I had a heck of a time figuring out what to give her. Finally, I settled on a hat, and because I developed an obsession with Ysolda Teague’s designs over the course of this semester, I settled on her Gretel hat. So, no biggy, I stopped…
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Pomp and Circumstance
Yesterday, I graduated (yes, I am still alive). It was quite the Event, with everyone bundling out of bed and into their winter best to be at the arena by 7. We left early to beat the horrible traffic and the backup at the road leading into the parking structure, neither of which materialized. There…
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Week 14: Alpaca Fumes
As an avid reader of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, I am well versed in the hazards wool fumes pose to knitters (heaven knows I’ve even gone a little crazy in a yarn shop myself once or twice) I was unprepared, however, to learn that alpaca can have the same effect on dogs. When I washed my alpaca…
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Week 12: Happiness is a Warm Puppy
Sin dudo. This is Stella, and although happiness is undoubtedly a warm puppy, the little angel has caused a minor derailment of basically everything. Case in point: those Christmas socks? On hold for an entire weekend because the poor baby needed something to keep her warm outside. Warm Puppy (or dog) Cape:Just over 1 skein…
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Week 11: First
We have a new President. This was the first national election I was able to participate in, and at the end, we have the first African-American President of the United States. How cool is that? I heard so many complaints about our voting process–“I have to wait how long?” “Why can’t I drop my ballot…
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Week 10: Socktoberfest Spoils
No, it’s not a whole sock. Yes, it is 1 of 2. But it’s rawther trellisy, and has nothing whatsoever to do with Mayas or Hohokam, which I appreciate.
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Week 8: Like Frogged Bamboo
A glorious cold snap and the arrival of Socktoberfest inspired me to finally act upon my simmering sock obsession. These two skeins topped my list: Rio de la Plata Sock Solid in Seaweed and Panda Wool in Strawberry Pink. The Panda Wool got precedence because it’s destined for giftiness, and I began a pair of…
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