Replacement parts
The box of yarn that went astray during the move had more than just the Rowan Wool Cotton intended for Kyoto and a couple of skeins of Kureyon in it. It also had both of my little bags of knitting …
Month: December 2003
I’m here! I swear I’m still here!
Hey folks. Sorry about the spotty posting of late. The dialup connection I’m wrestling with while I wait for the dsl to be installed boots me off every three minutes or so. No exaggeration. I had to sign on three …
Lessons in homeownership
When I owned my co-op, I thought of myself as a homeowner. I guess, technically, I was. But it was NOTHING like houseownership. I’m learning a whole lot about the differences between the two in this first week in the …
I’m Back….sort of
Well, we’re moved and all is more or less well. I’m writing this from a really shaky dialup connection that boots me off every five minutes or so. If all goes well, the dsl should be installed in a couple …
Good moving thoughts, please!
The movers come tomorrow to finish the packing and then take away the stuff that’s going into storage. Then it’s two days in our empty apartment, followed by a night at my mom’s in Jersey while the new house is …
An uncle’s love
You know those uncles who just LIVE to torture you? My mom and my brother came over yesterday to help with the move (by taking big piles of stuff away to my mom’s in Jersey–thanks again!). Sadie loves her uncle …
A latecomer to the contest
As you probably know by now, the winter Knitty is online. I immediately fell in love with Kyoto and decided I would have to make it as soon as possible. It’s officially on the take-with-me knitting list (as soon as …
Advanced relocation skills for yarn whores
Okay…so we’re getting down to the wire. The movers come on Friday morning to cart away everything that’s going into storage. I have to decide what knitting stays with me and what gets put away for (hopefully no more than) …
Snow dogs
There are dogs out there who love to play in the snow. I know that. I’ve seen them romping around in the park when there’s a foot of snow on the ground, not even a little doggie jacket to keep …
Subsistence knitting
We’re set to move in less than two weeks now. We have to have work done on the place that’s easier done with no furniture in the way, but we need to move in right away, so for the first …