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I took a long, hard look at that little robot vest, and though it doesnt match up to the perfect robot head vest that lives in my head, Im not inclined to tinker with it further or knit it again. …
Month: March 2007
Dr. Robot Head or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Intarsia
But the intarsia, she doesnt love me. I had the best of intentions for this little sweater vest. The sweater that lived in my head looked so damn cute on Thumper and all of you were going to want to …
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The sweet sound of someone else cleaning my house
Ah…and the lemony scent of Pledge wafting up the stairs as well… We’re trying to have the house ready to go on the market April 7th, and there is still much much work to be done. Yesterday I had a …
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What I found on the camera today
I’m not sure which one of them took this photo (though I do suspect it was the one with better command of his opposable thumbs). Doesn’t it look like they’re whipping around some kind of vortex? Apparently when I leave …
Thumper, Fit Model
From the looks of things around here, it would be reasonable to assume that I haven’t been doing any knitting at all. Not true! I have been knitting. I just haven’t been telling you about it. Terrible, I know. I …
Thumper’s guided tour of the ducks of Brooklyn
Hello, dear people. Thumper Dogsstealyarn, Esq. here. I heard a rumor that a certain nomadic knitter was in town today, but alas my mother decided that it would be too much excitement for me. Too much excitement! As if such …
The Portuguese widow moves house
In describing his decorating sense vs his husband’s, MC once told me, “He’s a Zen monk and I’m a Portuguese widow.” Meaning that, like me, Michael has a tendency to collect things and like layers and what other people might …
9 months
Nine months in: Nine months out: Happy nine months, my sweet baby boy!
Quality control
I had a weird dream Friday night. (I know, I know…no one actually wants to hear about anyone else’s dreams. No, this one won’t be different. It’s not interesting enough to share, really, but I’m sharing anyway, because I’m going …
Yeah…um…not food poisoning
Ah, the joys of a stomach virus. Remember when I said I was feeling better? That didn’t last long. And that is all I’ll say about that. My symptoms are now gone, apart from generally feeling like I’ve been through …