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Archive for December, 2007

Upon Reflection

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on December 31, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Back in January of 2007, I posted my New Year’s Resolutions. With the exception of the yoga, I think I did fairly well. I wrote, a lot–174 blog posts and a 50,000 word novel. And I knitted–a lot. Based on the success of last years resolutions, I present you with NYR08. 1. More reading/better writing. [...]

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A Year of Knitting

Posted in Knitting on December 30, 2007 | 6 Comments »

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Insert Pithy Blog Post Title Here

Posted in Knitting on December 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »

It’s Caturday and rainy here–a perfect day for knitting. I will probably work on a furry scarf to go with a furry hat (it’s done, but needs elastic or something) Ezra’s socks in the Killer Bees colorway from the Yarn Pirate and maybe even the first learning sock from Cat Bordhi’s new book (now that [...]

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Thank you ATC

Posted in links on December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »

NPR’s All Things Considered featured today a much needed and happy diversion from the horrible and sad news of the moment.

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Pray for Peace

Posted in life, tagged , on December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I really wanted to do a post today, but the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has kept me glued to the crap news coverage on CNN and MSNBC. There’s plenty I want to say about it, but I feel completely at a loss for words. Therefore, I direct you to my Totally Awesome Sister’s blog where [...]

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A Very Knitterly Christmas

Posted in holiday cheer on December 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Hope you got everything you wanted for Christmas!

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Two Things

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »

1. My friend Jen won a contest. Yay! Check out the 12 Knits of Christmas! 2. The Yarn Harlot was mentioned today in the New York Times as the coiner of the word Kinnear (v).

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A Teaching Moment

Posted in cute kids on December 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Isaac: Hey mommy! Cable rhymes with…  uh… Duck! Mommy: Um, no.

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Midwinter Greetings

Posted in holiday cheer on December 22, 2007 | 4 Comments »

The Winter Solstice was marked this morning, December 22, at 1:08 am EST, as the sun reached its lowest point in the sky for the year. Human beings have observed this moment for thousands of years and cultures the world over universally celebrate something having to do with the return of the sun in some [...]

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That Was Fast

Posted in crochet on December 19, 2007 | 5 Comments »

It’s now a big black star-shaped blob of an albatross around my neck. It must be a new record.

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