Archive for November, 2004
Wednesday, November 24th, 2004
Absolution, Remedial Knitting and New Traditions
Thank you so much for the absolution everyone. That dishcloth yarn is so hard on the hands that an 8″ square feels like some bizarre torture test. Instead, I put it aside for a few days while my arm recouperates.
I turned my attention, not to something exciting and new, but to [...]
19 Comments » - Posted in more knitting by amy
Friday, November 19th, 2004
To Gift Knit or not to gift knit?
Are you suddenly aware of the date and how close it is to gift giving time? I pretty much have a policy against giving knit gifts. I don’t really appreciate other people’s crafty crap and guess other people feel the same way about mine. However, I’ve started to think about a few [...]
16 Comments » - Posted in more knitting by amy
Saturday, November 13th, 2004
warm and fuzzy
I can’t imagine a more perfect piece of woolen goodness for a day like today. I’ve been waiting for six months for the skies to open up and deliver the snowy goods. I skipped the my yoga class this morning and spent the time shoveling the driveway and making snow angels with [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in more knitting by amy
Monday, November 8th, 2004
click click click
I’ve started clicking through my favorite blogs lately. Who knew all the bloated leftist propoganda would actually turn me off?
Me, the girl who banged peace drums in front of the White House during the first Gulf war. Me, the girl who actually danced naked in the streets of Madison Wisconsin when George H W conceeded [...]
28 Comments » - Posted in more knitting by amy
Monday, November 1st, 2004
Elizabeth Blackwell
We’re clearly soldiers in petticoats
And dauntless crusaders for woman’s votes
Though we adore men individually
We agree that as a group they’re rather stupid!
Cast off the shackles of yesterday!
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray!
Our daughters’ daughters will adore us
And they’ll sign in grateful chorus
“Well done, Sister Suffragette!”
From Kensington to Billingsgate
One hears the restless cries!
From ev’ry corner [...]
