Looks like I’ll be changing blog clients, as ecto no longer appears to actually save or post the text of my blog posts anymore. *sigh* Anyway, here’s what’s going on: Last weekend, my friend Inga came into town. We had a great time shopping and hanging out. And on Saturday, the night before she left, […]
Etiquette, Weddings, Holidays, and Buying Local
A Tip for Future Brides: If you’re going to have a seating chart/schematic (which you don’t have to do, by the way– most guests at a wedding are grown-ups who can decide for themselves who to sit with), it is perfectly acceptable to have an odd number of guests at a single table. When the […]
RIP: Clapotis
I had insomnia last night and, as I usually do when I have insomnia, I thought about knitting. I’m actually surprised at how seldom I dream about knitting, considering how much I think about it. Anyway, I’ve been knitting a scarf/shawl thing for my mom, but it hasn’t been going well. I’m using laceweight yarn […]
Socking up!
The yarn diet doesn’t start until January 1, you know. Just for the record, in case you’re wondering how hypocritical I’m being. See, Yarn Harlot posted about this lovely yarn just last week. Therefore, I was perfectly justified in buying some Dream in Color Starry from The Dizzy Sheep when I saw it in my […]
I have an impressive yarn pantry
If you took all the yarn in my yarn stash and laid it end to end, it would be something like 30 miles long. Which isn’t that bad, really, but it’s quite a bit of yarn. So I made a resolution. I won’t buy myself any yarn or fiber in 2010. Please, stop laughing. Really. […]