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 Electronics seem to be my new addiction thing.   I recently acquired an iPod touch.  Justification can be declared on many levels, but perhaps my favorite thing is being able to listen to audio books anywhere, anytime (yes, the iPad works too, but it's so clunky).  I'm not sure if the audio book thing is due to the nostalgia of reading to my children, or if I've regressed to the point where

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It looks like spring is here now. I know I've said it before, but this time I'm not kidding. We missed that big storm a week ago but it did snow on Friday. We're not going to talk about that though. I made a square from Sue's SABLE yarn for the project The Girls are working on at Hubbs Center.  Installation is on Monday, May 13th. In honor of spring, I got a bird bath for the balcony.

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There was concern that we would wake up to 6-9 inches of new snow this morning. I am happy to report that did not happen. The poor souls who live south and east of here were apparently hit pretty hard. Up to 13 inches. Speaking of souls and weather, things are getting green here at Cemetery Way. The Gypsy and I did a little investigating last Sunday, when it was 80 degrees (today it

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It was a great Yarnover weekend.  Rose the Gypsy was here, and she brought terrific gifts, as always...an owl coffee cup cozy (purple, even if the picture doesn't show it): and delicious luxury yarn - oh so soft - in blueberry: I only fell off the wagon momentarily.  We visited this alpaca farm last October, and because I was homeless then, I didn't purchase anything.  As you know,

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This is from last Thursday night/Friday morning. We are expecting more tonight. A friend mentioned that she's expecting to hear of an Annie Proulx-style weather related homicide soon. I couldn't agree more; just hope you aren't reading about me in the papers. My only consolation is that I don't have to shovel. This is the latest addition to my home decorating color therapy (found it on

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Knitty City was the only yarn shop I visited. The purchases shown include a hank of yarn sold by a kitty rescue group (never seen it before). I hope to blend at least one of the hanks into another Color Affection shawl. Colors are pretty close - reddish, purple and charcoal. And of course, there are books. One from the Sketchbook Project at the Brooklyn Art Library and two from The

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Central Park from snow in Minneapolis to 80 degrees; I had to take a walk Guggenheim Museum the building is irresistible Kandinsky (one of my favorites) Gutai (interesting if not my thing) Whitney From Calder to O'Keefe (ok but nothing new) Jay DeFeo (meh) Blues for Smoke (a so-so exhibit) overall this was a disappointment they dismantled Calder's Circus, which is unforgivable Morgan

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Narrative and yarn shots later.

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I just want to say, I'll be leaving town tomorrow and I couldn't be more excited After last year, I promised myself I would take a trip this year that did not involve a child or work Tomorrow that is happening Although I did not choose my destination for the weather, it looks like there will be a 50 degree temperature change for me tomorrow Very hard to pack for that As far as what's

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Embracing Vulnerability with Brene Brown TED Talk found on Post Secret Then, I was talking with an Instructor at work about it and turns out she uses this one in class all the time.

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So, there were a lot of photos discovered in the move. I even found slides from the 1960s. I decided it was time to invest in a scanner. Here are a couple I processed yesterday. This is the first of what will no doubt be many installments. This one, I thought, looked kind of Easter-y (my brothers and I in 1964): And this was taken the summer of 1967. One of my Aunties took me to

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The snow is finally starting to melt, albeit slowly. Remember that I love snow, but I'm kinda done with it this year.  I do like it when I pass by something like this; it reminds me that snow is fun. Decorating at Cemetery Way continues. Since I'm living here now (Auntie is much better, thank you), I decided to go ahead and get barstools. It's the perfect place to breakfast, and visitors

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I spent the afternoon going through pictures, and then I watched the movie Argo. It was an intense day of memories. My collage of individual photos - most of the frames were found at Saver's this afternoon. Old family photos - not put together yet because I have to get copies made - with a shot of candles from the Cathedral in Mexico City.  A bit hard to tell here, but I think it'll work:

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The Mists of Avalon is almost over - the four part audio book has helped me comfortably tolerate many hours in the car.  It talks a lot about the Beltane Fires, which are pagan spring rites I had never heard of before.  Kinda fun, although the book is much too long.  Can't stop now though; I have to know what happens. I received a novel gift recently. It's the envy of my office. (Apparently the

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I've been home for nearly a week. It's amazing what you can get done when you're at home for two whole days.  I finished my "dress socks" in Starry by Dream in Color. I started a linen stitch scarf with some leftover yarn (started with these three, decided there was too much blue and added a fourth since): And the stealth project is done. It's having a bath so that I can block it

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It's been an unusual weekend. Boy-child showed up Thursday morning which was a nice surprise.  He goes back to school today, which is probably a good thing; I'm really tired. I received an awesome housewarming gift from The Kat; all the more amazing since she hasn't even been over yet (of course, neither has anyone else given that I've hardly been here myself). Some people caught on to

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I spent the night at my own place last night (hooray!) which ended up involving a couple of adventures. Adventure the first:  When I arrived at Cemetery Way last night, there was a huge swath of the 'hood without electricity. That, of course, meant that there was no way to get into the parking garage.  And no elevator. While I'm not always thankful for being on the second floor, last night I

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I'm not big on Valentine's Day, but a couple of things have come up today that were fun, including The Kat's posted pic, a greeting from the same on Ravelry, and a special treat this morning from Auntie, but now I've found a link on Mental Floss that is TOO GOOD TO PASS UP ... take a look at it. In the meantime, this is the most romantic photo I can find of myself, so Happy Valentine's Day!

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One of my long-term goals is to replace some books that were (ahem) lost in the upheaval of 2012. This one was a challenge: a history of Spain for children, which is great for my purposes as it covers only the highlights (that's usually all I'm looking for).  I also like it because it ends before the Republic, Civil War and Franco years, which means that it glorifies King Alfonso XIII before his

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Apropos of nothing...Girl-child recently sent this link, which I think is fantastic on so many levels.  While languishing in the wilds of Bloomington, I am reminded of the artistic traditions of the family. I never thought of myself as artistically inclined, when really it seems it just took me a long time to find my niche. My Great-grandmother painted china. You may recall I went to the

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Auntie is home from the hospital.  Everything went well; no surprises.  Thanks for all the good wishes. So here I am in the SouthWest corner of nowhere, hanging out.  I find it both hilarious and terrifying that I am the "Responsible Adult" for Auntie's return home. I could be doing some work, but I really don't feel like it.  I've been knitting on my stealth project.  I worked on my sock a

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It's been a rough couple of weeks at Auntie's house.  Sleep deprivation has been an issue, plus the discouraging reality that the bounce-back after chemo did not materialize as expected. In the meantime, I have been trying to focus on the positive (in spite of the tragedy at Downton last night). Here are my musings: Poinsettias have always been a staple of Christmastime in my family.  

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My kids laugh at me because I hate drapes. The drapes that came with the condo were awful even to people who like drapes. Really, it wasn't just me. Today, the window coverings from The Little Blind Spot were delivered and installed.  The hideous drapes are gone.  Panel blind for the balcony in teal cement.  Roman shade teal circles for my room, and Roman shade teal cement for Boy-child

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So, I received the most delightful surprise in my mailbox the other day - a wonderful set of kitchen hand-knits: They're lovely and much needed, plus they add color to my very color-less place.   My heartfelt thanks to Rose the Gypsy.  Great timing.  Very thoughtful.  Wonderfully useful. In the meantime, I finished the fishnet stole/scarf.  It's blocking at the moment, on purple

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Here's the first of my 12 from Stash in 2013- a hat for Boy.  I had an extra hank of black washable worsted for just this thing (Boy does not get anything made with fancy yarn any more). This will be done soon...it's a fishnet pattern in a very colorful yarn.  The idea was to have something that would go with everything.  I'm very interested to see how it blocks out.  (Hopefully it will be

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