Gardenias for memory

Our wedding anniversary is only a few weeks away, and I wanted to celebrate it via the olfactory. That doesn’t sound very romantic does it? Let me explain. We decided to semi-abscond and have our wedding in Hawaii on the Big Island. I wasn’t too concerned about formalities or pomp, but I did want to [...]

Someone STOLE our gas!

Or at least they tried to! Someone popped open our gas tank last night and tried to steal our gas. Joke was… we only had about 1/8 a tank…! I guess they tried down the street as well because they couldn’t get much from ours. IDJIIIOTS! For security purposes we’re thinking of installing a web [...]

Escaping the Heat

As I write this, the day after our beach trip, storm clouds are forming above us.  So my pleas for relief have been heard. There’s something completely unnatural about living in a hot climate. But I suppose someone who grew up in the Arizona desert might beg to differ. The overly moisturized environment of the [...]

Crafting an amigurumi menagerie

I learn how to make cute amigurumi toys.

Getting back into my Delorean

At knit night last week, I really tried give an adequate description of the lileks.com site. I have sort of an odyssey back through fashion and time when ever I look at the lileks website. It’s true that much of the stuff here comes from way before my time, but I still enjoy the trip. [...]

Special Sweater

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So my husband… has been so wonderful working on our kitchen. I’ve discovered that he’s been quite a whiz at the DIY. The other day, my anxiety went up when he was working on the electrical, not because I don’t have faith in him, but because even when you take precautions… WORKING ON THAT [...]

Friday funny – How to properly use the toilet

“Come on! let’s hit that porcelain!”

Executive decision – streamline the project list for Christmas

I’ve decided that I’m going to put a stop to any Christmas and birthday knitting that hasn’t been started or planned in detail yet. I took one good look at the Excel spreadsheet I set up and realized that I was really putting myself in for a hectic few months ahead.  Did I really want [...]