Category Archives: daily updates

whee!

Look what I have! It’s just ’til tonight, though. The local dealer loans them out for a day as a sort of extended test drive. Currently the cars I’m considering are this one (well, not THIS one as it’s missing … Continue reading

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family – lots of family

Phew. Back to normal. A week ago last Friday we drove down south to Ted’s family reunion. We actually left Thursday night and stayed at the lake house – it’s just about halfway and we hadn’t been there for a … Continue reading

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weekend to dye for (sorry!)

That was a pretty good weekend. I erged a total of 20.5 km (13 Saturday, 7.5 Sunday). On Saturday after erging we headed up to Scappoose, Oregon to Blue Moon Fiber Arts, where they were having their annual barn sale … Continue reading

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FOs!

(FO = Finished Object, in knitterspeak.) Here’s a thing I haven’t posted for a while; I’ve mentioned my knitting, but haven’t posted any pictures or been too specific. So far this year, I have completed the following. I will include … Continue reading

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reunions out the kazoo!

I do think five reunions in one year is a bit much. We had the one from Ted’s college friends in November in New Orleans; the one from my high school in January in Philadelphia; the one from my dad’s … Continue reading

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non-minimal packing

I thought I was doing well because everything fit in my backpack but Rebeccmeister’s packing list for her trip to Seattle now has me thinking that, as usual, I’ve probably overpacked for my four days in Philadelphia. At present, I … Continue reading

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holiday weekend

It was a good holiday weekend; as best as I can remember, I spent most of it either on a boat (rowing shell or kayak) or on the deck looking out at the water. I also got some weightlifting in, … Continue reading

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a clothing rant from a slightly different perspective

What do you know, my marriage (to a person of the opposite sex) actually changed today – mostly, in that I no longer feel vaguely guilty about having taken advantage of a privilege that not all of my friends have. … Continue reading

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summertime blues

This year’s Father’s Day wasn’t as bad as last year’s, when my Dad had died only a month before and also it fell right on his birthday, but still I’m glad it’s over. The next parental challenge will be Mom’s … Continue reading

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booknotes

1) It’s always pleasant when I can find a Jane Austen fanfic I can read without wincing. Sherwood Smith has a few stories (novellas?) out, available at Amazon: The Poignant Sting, a followup to Emma, and Henry and Fanny, an … Continue reading

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