Sick dogs and comfort knitting
Our long weekend was spent shuttling Diego to and from the vet. (Which meant car services, and one driver–whose dispatcher had been told we had a dog with us–who saw the tiny dog and refused to take us and thus …
Month: May 2005
Tired of hanging around, waiting for that Lizard Sock pattern?
A while back I posted a photo of a silly little sock Id made that was inspired by the many pet reptiles of my youth. I was pleasantly surprised that some of you wanted the pattern. I promised to write …
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The life-affirming stuff
Dogs asleep in a sun spot on the first really warm Saturday of the year: A growing baby blanket for a beloved nephew: A husband who’ll rock out to “Psychotic Reaction” while wearing gaboinga gaboingas on his head and then …
It’s spring, the sun is out, there are babies everywhere…
…and yet. A bit down today, a bit scattered. Transitions are hard, even when transitioning from one good thing to another. I’m on the verge of maybe getting everything I’ve ever wanted artistically, or maybe failing miserably, or most likely …
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Nephew! Nephew! Tiny tiny nephew!
The baby is gorgeous. I hopped on a train and traveled out to see him the day he was born. You’ll have to take my word for it that he’s gorgeous, because my brother is very understandably hesitant to have …
Just call me Aunt Cari
It’s official. My brother’s wife gave birth at 4:30 this morning to a healthy baby boy. Everyone is doing well. More details and pictures when I have them. My baby brother is a father. Bizarre. He’s going to be an …
No, I didn’t go to Maryland
…but as Cassie said, if you live in New York you get to meet everybody anyway. You’re already going to know everything I’m about to say from Cassie’s blog. She blogs in the middle of the night and scoops everybody. …
Introducing Olivia Eden
(last name withheld to protect the impossibly cute) Here she is, the little girl I knit the placket-neck pullover for. My friend Rebecca made the baby. She and her husband do nice work, no?
Rock stars in Midtown
I ran into Craig Finn of The Hold Steady in Midtown today, and I realized after chatting with him and going on my way that it was the first time I’d seen him in daylight. It’s good to know he …