This is the very first sweater that I ever knitted. I finished it on Friday afternoon. The pattern is called “Bombshell,” from Big Girl Knits and is very shapely. It’s a little awkward at the neckline, but for my first sweater, it’s pretty good. Actually, I think it’s pretty good for any sweater on a […]
March 2008: Book Reviews
#14: Mount Vernon Love Story: A Novel of George and Martha Washington, by Mary Higgins Clark I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I thought I would. First, the story is told in flashbacks– one chapter or scene in the “present” as John Adams is inaugurated as president, followed by a chapter set in […]
Ads: Coming Back to Steph’s Blog?
I received lots of very good and useful feedback to my previous question (about leaving LiveJournal and the impact it would have on you all), and I very much your opinions. I haven’t decided on if I will leave LJ or not– probably not, and especially not if I do the following. I would especially […]
Poor Alladin!
We switched Alladin to a commercial raw cat food diet just about a month ago, for weight loss (it worked– he’s lost a pound). Since Friday, he had been having litter box trouble– going often, and eventually, not getting much out. By the time I got him to a vet yesterday, his urethra was completely […]
Fun and Games
I’ve been playing a couple of games lately, some new, some old, and wanted to share a couple with you all: Zombie Fluxx by Looney Labs is a variant on my favorite card game, Fluxx. It adds Zombies to the game, making it harder to win (in most cases, you cannot win with zombies). If […]