Brrrr bleah!

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Jan 142009
 

*whine* I really hate that weather that requires you dress up so warm that every time you get back inside you have to strip off 4 layers or risk collapsing of heat prostration. *whine* Also what is it with women forgoing hats for umbrellas in sub-zero snowy weather. Is your hairstyle more important than your ears?

Meaty Links . . .

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Jan 122009
 

Here is some stuff I have been reading that I thought folks might like: More Local, Less Plastic – The Local Beet: Chicago – Living plastic free for a week. Close Woven Basket Lattice – The Walker Treasury Project – I think I am going to have to design a scarf just so I can knit this – well, and wear it! Lacunae Mitts and Hat – Knit Spot – I think this is an awesome gender neutral set of Hat and Mitts. Girasole – Brooklyn Tweed – OH So Pretty – I want this on my lap. Three Cups [...]

Precient

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Jan 102009
 

Quote from Terry Pratchet’s Going Postal, copyright 2004 (some people might consider it a spoiler)

Emergency Stash Organization

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Jan 082009
 
Emergency Stash Organization

This holiday season was pretty hectic over at our house, including at least one event where the house was as full as I have seen it for big house concerts, and one where are few people slept over. Those of you who have been to my house, can attest to its petiteness. I *do* have 3 bedrooms, but  I wouldn’t really want to put more than a double bed in two of them. Of course those bedrooms have multiple personality disorders, being asked to function as guest bedrooms, craft storage, music room,  library, adjunct closet, attic extension and an emergency [...]

 

For a chunk of last year I took a break. It was a break from a lot of things – I stopped running the board, I stopped hosting big events, I gafiated (for well more than part of last year), and a bunch of other things got trimmed way back.  I was exhausted and I really wanted to give myself permission to relax and to evaluate all the crazy pies I had my fingers in. So that part is about me. The next bit is about you. I am a little worried, that now that have taken that break I [...]

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