Another stickyhot Sunday
Have I mentioned that I don’t especially care for hot weather? Yes, I think I have. I’ve mentioned it over and over again for several years, in fact. So let’s take that as a given and move on, shall we? …
Not wanting more than you need, or the perils of getting caught up in house porn
The one that got away Were moving to Portland because (besides the fact that we love Portland and want to live there), given our specific set of circumstances (the value of our house here vs. the cost of houses there; …
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Summer reading update
I finished After Dark the other night, reading in bed (me and my trusty headlamp) long after Billy and the baby had fallen asleep. Its Murakami, so Id approached the book wanting to love it. Expecting to love it. I …
The Cloud won me over
I went ahead and ordered more Shine in the Cloud colorway for the cardi. I’d originally imagined the sweater in gray, but then when I had enough Cream on hand already, well… But the thought of red hair + gray …
Bad (lazy) blog photography, courtesy of another sleepless night
I can continue to lie awake, watching Thumper and Billy and Diego sleep (Oscar is awake and attacking my fingers as I type, the beast). Or I can distract myself with a quick knit-related post. Having trouble turning the mind …
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Insomnia leads to Googling my own name
which leads to the discovery that “Go” was named as a Million Writers Award Notable Story of 2006. And then the discovery that it didn’t make the top ten stories of 2006. Not terribly disappointing, since I hadn’t even known …
The stroller conversion
Unexpected nice things about my back forcing me to switch from sling to stroller: 1. We can walk and walk and walk and walk for miles and I don’t get too tired/feel like my shoulder will fall off. 2. Thumper …