What’s a body to do when a serious dessert craving kicks in and the house is utterly without sweets (without resorting to eating jam with a spoon, that is)? As much as I love cookies and frozen yogurt, we don’t …
Month: December 2004
If you can…
Give here and, if you care to, read here. Metta,Cari
Warm socks for beloved feet
The first socks of the Sock Binge came off the needles just in time for the holiday weekend. That’s Lorna’s Laces in Blackwatch. He’s been showing them off to everyone. I hope your holiday has been as warm and cozy …
Yarn Hair 6.0
I’ve named this particular colorway Impossible to Photograph. It’s brighter and lighter than any photo I took shows. There are a few gold curls shot through it too, which really makes the pink pop. One curl in the front is …
I would really love winter if it weren’t so very cold
Yesterday was…what? Thirteen degrees? Today’s like twenty-three. Canadians, please stop laughing. Cold is a relative thing. And I’m cold. I’m supposed to be editing someone else’s novel today. I’m also supposed to be working on my novel. But it’s cold …
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The happiest feet in all the land
Look what just came through the mail slot: An adorable dog calendar and a mysterious silver package: I wonder what could possibly be inside… Why…it’s the greatest socks in all the land!!! Don’t believe me? Have a look: The wonderful, …
awfully quiet, aren’t I?
I’m still here and all is well. Busy with good things. Today is a writing day, then I’ve got a date with my guy tonight. Tomorrow morning is a writing morning, then I get to spend all afternoon watching movies …
proudly creeping people out for thirty-one years and counting
Yeah, so…had the last meeting with my revisions tutor today. What the hell is a revisions tutor, you ask? Well, it’s just a fancy name the Brooklyn College MFA fiction program has given to a professor who is assigned to …
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What’s that coming up the stairs?!
Don’t be afraid, gentle knitters. That’s just the Ghost of Holiday Gift Socks, come to gather up the finished swap socks. He’ll make sure the socks arrive safely on the feet of the lucky recipient. The only drawback? He considers …
My coffee won’t kick in. Send help.
The sky’s all gray and flat today and somone seems to have drained all the caffeine from my coffee. I’ve got an impressive pile of work to do, but all I want to do is drink more coffee (maybe if …