Tag: New Year
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The Year that Was
As we say goodbye to the old year*, the little ones and I are stuck home sick. Not an auspicious start to a new year, but here we are. Longtime readers will know in years past I capped off the year with meticulous calculations of yarn and projects completed. This year, I simply didn’t keep […]
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Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Here we are, everyone. We made it into a new decade. Did you all get through 2019 ok? Last year was a hard one for me. I said that about the year before last, but somehow last year got harder. Good things came, but not without a fight. I am so grateful to all the […]
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Year Out, Year In
Greetings, all, from the cusp of the new year. The old year ended with a deliciously gray, rainy day. We had a rare few days of proper winter here in Phoenix, with dirty clouds, a sharp breeze, and threats of freezing overnight. I know all this is nothing novel to a lot of you, but […]
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Getting Started
Welcome to the new year everyone! I am feeling rusty as I try to settle down and begin writing after many weeks away from the blog. The holidays were wonderful fun, but so very busy that it took several weeks to settle down and think about how I want this new year to go. Rather […]
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Let’s Commence to Coordinate our Sights
(Title thanks to the Decemberists) Happy New Year to you all, dear readers! Twenty fifteen was a big year. Querido and I got married. We explored our new home state. We were lucky enough to be able to join two sets of friends in celebrating their weddings, and sent our well-wishes to two others. There […]
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Happy Birthday Yesterday
(Title courtesy of Mark Mulcahy: I know the version off this album) Happy New Year, one and all! My plan for the new year was to indulge myself in a day of rest, relaxation, and knitting. The unwashed laundry and uncleaned bathrooms and wedding planning together managed to exert such gravitational pull, however, that I […]
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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 […]