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back from Paris

Posted on May 29, 2007 by dichroic

Our last guests leave tomorrow, and I *promise* that I will finally work on writeups of the Brugge, London and Paris trips, with pictures. The most notable thing about the Paris trip was wa seemed like a quite inordinate amount … Continue reading →

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prices paid

Posted on May 24, 2007 by dichroic

I have redeemed myself, exercise-wise: in the past week, I’ve rowed 30 km or a little more (on the erg, in an eight and in a quad) plus I’ve cycled about 35 km. I ought to start riding to and … Continue reading →

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blanket update

Posted on May 23, 2007 by dichroic

First, an update pic of the blanket. I spent this morning’s commute weaving in some of those many loose ends. Pretty quick, considering I only started it last Thursday. For reference, you can just see the edges of one of … Continue reading →

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distances achieved

Posted on May 22, 2007 by dichroic

The blanket continues to grow apace; the first and second rows are done and I’m halfway through the third. I don’t think this blanket will be square after all; it’s longer than I expected, so if I make it as … Continue reading →

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update fragments

Posted on May 21, 2007 by dichroic

Mom’s gone, She-Hulk and her friend are here. We hadn’t met the friend before, but she seems to be very laid-back, low-maintenance and easy to get along with. They were jet-lagged, so we had a quiet day yesterday, though we … Continue reading →

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mitering

Posted on May 19, 2007 by dichroic

The baby blanket is going very fast – with what you see here pls a couple of squares I haven’t joined on yet, I’m more than a tenth done. Of the patterns I posted below, I decided to do IV. … Continue reading →

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2 visits down, one to go

Posted on May 19, 2007 by dichroic

We got Mom off to the aiport this morning, so today is a day to rest (or not. Erg, actually) and do laundry in preparation for picking our next guests up early tomorrow morning. Thankfully it turns out that their … Continue reading →

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We interrupt this blog…

Posted on May 16, 2007 by dichroic

… to provide a valuable serivce. Click on this link to be taken to a long list of US companies (banking, auto, telecom, lots of others) with phone numbers and instructions on how to get to an actual human there. … Continue reading →

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on to the next thing

Posted on May 16, 2007 by dichroic

I expect to finish the current pair of socks tonight, so I will be starting the baby blanket as my travel project on our trip to Amsterdam tonight. (I’m hoping picking up mitered squares won’t be too fiddly to do … Continue reading →

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travel with Mom

Posted on May 15, 2007 by dichroic

Well, no one killed anyone on the London trip. We saw the Changing of the Guards (actually, just the outside parades – there was too big a crowd to see whatever happened inside the gates), the Queen’s Gallery, the Royal … Continue reading →

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