Author Archives: dichroic

A necklace I made today – the colors in these photos are pretty accurate: And the sweater I’m working on, Knitty’s Mr Greenjeans in Fibranatura Shepherd’s Own:

The Ice Hotel and Stockholm photos are up here, if you haven’t seen them already. I mentioned the other day that I’d been asked to lead a new project – turns out that’s not quite right. We’re reorganizing my department … Continue reading →

I’m finally back to work, after four days out with bronchitis (Wednesday to Monday). I don’t know when I’ve taken so many days off sick. (I was much more ill in the summer of 2006, but most of the worst … Continue reading →

We got back Sunday. When everybody thinks you are insane to leave a warm climate go to the Arctic for a vacation in winter and you come back with a cold, it just substantiates their beliefs and can be a … Continue reading →

All meetings done and I’m just hanging out until the boy is ready to leave work. Tomorrow we have the day off (if your definition of ‘off’ includes a 25 km erg piece) and tomorrow night we leave for the … Continue reading →

I didn’t sleep well last night, partly because Ted was up late working. (I really need to get better at that; it’s not fair to expect him to match my schedule. I understand that some married couples keep totally different … Continue reading →

Someone called me “redoubtable” today. I think he meant it as a compliment; I like it, anyway. I feel more like a dizzy broad, though, literally. Not sure if it has anything to do with too much erging, fighting off … Continue reading →