Archive for December, 2004

Tuesday, December 28th, 2004

YUCK!

Two years ago, my family contracted the cruise ship flu, while the rest of the Christian world was celebrating with gifts and turkeys and untold merriment, we were worshiping the porcelin god. Christmas day begin this year at 12:01 to the sounds of Alex expelling his evening milk, about the time he stopped throwing [...]

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Sunday, December 19th, 2004

Mittens!

From the sock yarn drawer - a pair of Cherry Tree Hill Sport Weight mittens, knit for Aunt Judy.

And since it is a week before Christmas and I just found out we are hosting both sets of inlaws for the holidays, I thought what a perfect time to go through all the GSRP yarn. [...]

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Sunday, December 12th, 2004

# 102 and other things …

102. In 1991 I co-hosted a dinner party for a woman who went on to become this years Nobel Peace Prize Winner

A quick pic of my beautiful family, in the holiday spirit:


actual knitting content:
I’ve been making progress on my remedial knitting, but now must rip it back five inches and increase the rate [...]

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Monday, December 6th, 2004

Yes, I am a lemming …

101 things about Amy
1. I’ve been thinking about making this list
2. I wasn’t sure if I could do it and actually go public with it.
3. Katy at katyknits.typepad.com talked me into it.
4. I imagine someday, when I’ve actually got my shit together, I will write a
tell all book.
5. Everyone would say, “I didn’t know that, but I’m not surprised.”
6. I spent [...]

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Friday, December 3rd, 2004

Penance

Forgive me knitting goddess, for I have sinned.
It has been ages since I last confessed. But I confess to you know, in my hope to gain your forgiveness for my sins against you.
I’ve committed the sin of pride, in my blueberry shawl. A shawl I have worn almost every day since it came off [...]

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