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~:: Catchin’ up ::~
Okay, first of all I have a link for you. A link to a person who is so witty and so creative and so full of astonishing energy, that next to her I feel like—like an old person who’s missed … Continue reading
Posted in Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, The kids
Tagged camels, knitted horses, knitting, Murphy, Pixar, pupster
25 Comments
*::Yule Shindig 2010::*
Every year, we have the same party. (see this and this and this and maybe this if you want some history – or repetition) It’s pretty much the only party we have anymore. And it’s a mean son-of-a-gun. We started it … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Rachel, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Christmas, ornaments, party
22 Comments
~:: Tis the Season ::~
The horse arena is sopping. Sopping, soaked, swampy. And there’s more rain coming. We woke to snow. But the rain washed it away. This on top of other snow and subsequent rain. Even the high stalls are now turning to … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow
Tagged bad backs, Christmas, G, knitting, ornaments, party, rain, snow
14 Comments
~: The heart of it :~
I’m in Santa Fe. Wait. Was that a twit? Am I twittering? #1. I’m getting off the plane in Santa Fe. #2. I’m walking down the concourse, looking for the baggage claim. (Later, I would find that TSA had SEARCHED … Continue reading
Posted in Gin, Images, Knit Stuff, Pics of Made Things, The g-kids, The kids, Visits
Tagged Gin, knitting, light, Max, pumpkin hat, Sandy, Santa Fe
30 Comments
~;;~ Part Four: the other thing I made ~;;~
It finally occurred to me that knitting yard into shapes could yield something perhaps more functional than horses. (Is there really anything more functional than horses?) I hate making clothes. Sewing them always left me unsatisfied (does it fit? Kind … Continue reading
Posted in Images, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The g-kids
Tagged baby, hat, knitting, on Flickr">, pumpkin
28 Comments
~;;~ Part Three: one thing I have made ~;;~
You do realize that my decorative marks up there are little bats, right? And I will tell you that we woke up to snow on the roof this morning. Ack. And sigh. But a white roof justifies an extra hour … Continue reading
Posted in Family, holidays, Just talk, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged kilts, snow, wreaths
17 Comments
:: All Hallow’s Eve ::
I’m in the way of writing about Halloween today. I know I’ve written about it a little before, but today is such a gloriously gloomy sort of day, I’m just feelin’ it. I love holidays. I love the ones that … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Explanations, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Autumn, bats, cats, Halloween, kids, light, pumpkins, quilts, skeletons
34 Comments
~o:> Winding down
There are just times when (you: finally sitting on the couch after many days, house now quiet) your eyelids just keep drifting down, all by themselves. And there are also times you jump up to dance around the house, rejoicing … Continue reading
Posted in friends, Fun Stuff, Horses, Images of our herd in specific, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, Visits
Tagged Autumn, bats, Emma, Horses, knitting, Lindy, Visits
26 Comments
~o:> Ah, to be clever and crafty!
I guess it’s because of the photobooks that my days disappear so quickly. My Cammon dropped by the other morning to borrow G’s iPod. I noticed the green truck at our curb, sandwiched into a line of string players’ vehicles … Continue reading
~o:> A Tale of Two Tails
Departing from long tradition, I have finished a horse. Not just in the fact that I have given him hair, but I have also finished his hooves. Or what would have been his hooves if he had any. I have … Continue reading
Posted in friends, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Rachel
Tagged dachshund, knit horse, knitting, Linda, Rachel, South Africa
15 Comments