happy new year!
Billy and I had a great New Year’s Eve. I generally dislike New Year’s, all that pressure everyone seems to feel to make it The Best Night Ever. And you know what? It never is. We skipped the party thing for the second year in a row, and had a lovely time doing it. We went to see Return of the King (him for the second time, me for the first. I was waiting for the crowds to thin a bit.) and then went home. Midnight came as we walked home from the train, and we could see a bit of the fireworks from Prospect Park. We thought about going up on our roof to watch them, but opted instead for hot chocolate around the card table that’s currently serving as our main piece of furniture.
What happens these days when I’ve stared at the computer screen for hours and only have a few sentences to show for it? I take a break and head down to the basement, where I take advantage of owning a real live washing machine that doesn’t take quarters. Remember the layer cake hat from a while back? (It’s in the FO Gallery, if you don’t.) Well, I felted it. Whaddya think?
Oh, and here’s another house shot. It was taken standing in the dining room, looking into the living room. I’m doling the photos out so slowly only because it’s such misery to upload them on this dialup. (I’ve already been booted off four times while trying to write this entry.)
Song for the day: “Tomorrow Tomorrow” by Elliott Smith. Listen to it if ya got it.
Happy New Year, everyone. Lots of love.
Happy New Year, Cari! First, I LOVE the felted layer cake hat! (And its model!) And second, I covet your house and I want to move in.
May 2004 be filled with peace, love, adventure, and creativity for you! All the best to you, Billy, and the dogs. xo
Posted by: alison
Happy New Year, Cari! Your house is completely amazing… I love all that wood.
Posted by: marrije
hey – i think the felting magic worked for you once again – it looks great! and happy new year!
Posted by: carolyn
Happy New Year! Sounds like you did it right. I think I’m going to start avoiding crowds of any kind on NYE from now on.
I will gladly sit around your card table looking at that view any time. And I love the felted layer hat!
Posted by: Em
Oh, I love the hat and I am crazy about your house!!! Nooks and crannies and wonderful woodwork–what a great choice. It looks roomy and cozy all at once! Glad you had a happy new year. We went to the movies too and saw Mystic River. 🙂
Posted by: teresa
Your new home is beautiful~ What a wonderful way to start a new year. And by the way, you are the only other Cari I’ve noticed who spells her name “the right way” like my sister…..Cheers!
Posted by: avril
Hiya doll! So much goodness, all in one house – Billy, the puppies, yarn, that KILLER hat, and you! Fab start to an awesome year, no? Besos!
Posted by: Rachael
My sister and I were invited to a couple of parties; we ended up being wild and crazy and knitting all night. A quiet NYE is best for me as well.
Beautiful house and hat! I sense that they will both serve you well through the new year.
Posted by: Bethany
If only there were some way for a photo to show just how massive those two rooms are! I guess a good clue is how tiny the bike in the living room looks. I’m still sick with envy : )
Posted by: Andrea
LOVELY Room! Reminds me of my house in Brooklyn….
Posted by: Kristine
Happy New Year, Cari! First, I LOVE the felted layer cake hat! (And its model!) And second, I covet your house and I want to move in.
May 2004 be filled with peace, love, adventure, and creativity for you! All the best to you, Billy, and the dogs. xo
Posted by: alison
Happy New Year, Cari! Your house is completely amazing… I love all that wood.
Posted by: marrije
hey – i think the felting magic worked for you once again – it looks great! and happy new year!
Posted by: carolyn
Happy New Year! Sounds like you did it right. I think I’m going to start avoiding crowds of any kind on NYE from now on.
I will gladly sit around your card table looking at that view any time. And I love the felted layer hat!
Posted by: Em
Oh, I love the hat and I am crazy about your house!!! Nooks and crannies and wonderful woodwork–what a great choice. It looks roomy and cozy all at once! Glad you had a happy new year. We went to the movies too and saw Mystic River. 🙂
Posted by: teresa
Your new home is beautiful~ What a wonderful way to start a new year. And by the way, you are the only other Cari I’ve noticed who spells her name “the right way” like my sister…..Cheers!
Posted by: avril
Hiya doll! So much goodness, all in one house – Billy, the puppies, yarn, that KILLER hat, and you! Fab start to an awesome year, no? Besos!
Posted by: Rachael
My sister and I were invited to a couple of parties; we ended up being wild and crazy and knitting all night. A quiet NYE is best for me as well.
Beautiful house and hat! I sense that they will both serve you well through the new year.
Posted by: Bethany
If only there were some way for a photo to show just how massive those two rooms are! I guess a good clue is how tiny the bike in the living room looks. I’m still sick with envy : )
Posted by: Andrea
LOVELY Room! Reminds me of my house in Brooklyn….
Posted by: Kristine