Archive for 2011 March

The more things change…

The more they stay the same. Exactly a year ago today, it was rainy, we were thinking about Eamonn’s upcoming birthday, the boys had just gotten hair cuts, and we were reaching the end of Spring Break. Today, it is rainy, I am thinking ahead to Eamonn’s birthday, the boys got hair cuts a few [...]

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Sassymetrical, but not really

I finally got back to a project I’d started back in October or so: my second Sassymetrical.  Sort of.  I made my first, much in the spirit of the original pattern (i.e. same general shape) but with some modifications to deal with the different gauge of my yarn and the different curves of my body.  [...]

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Project: Simplify, week three

I don’t know about you, but I have a tendency to concentrate my cleaning efforts on the most public places of the house – the living room, the kitchen, any of the places that I can’t really hide, if somebody drops by.  When I have the time and inclination to clean, I always start with [...]

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Spring Wrap Skirt

Happy Spring! The end of last week was a beautiful preview of things to come around here – seventy degrees, breezy, and lovely.  It’s the kind of weather that inspires a girl to finally make good on her promise to crank out a new skirt.  It’s the kind of weather that makes one want to [...]

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Project: Simplify week two

This week our mission was paper clutter.  Oh, man, do I have my fair share of that!  There’s the kitchen table, which attracts mail and school papers.  There’s my desk, which has been host to a growing pile of who-knows-what for something like three years.  There’s a corner of my kitchen that I have set [...]

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