Monthly Archives: August 2008

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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Crafting an amigurumi menagerie

I learn how to make cute amigurumi toys. Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Special Sweater

——————– 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 … Continue reading

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Friday funny – How to properly use the toilet

“Come on! let’s hit that porcelain!” Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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