Category Archives: knitting

signal boost, FO

First, actual important stuff: Jaime Lee Moyer is desperately searching for her niece Danielle Lee Moyer; she is not stalking, but needs a one-time contact to deal with urgent family issues. You can find more information including contact info at … Continue reading

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despite a lack of sleep

For no particular reason, I got no sleep at all the night before last. Maybe jet lag kicked in late, because I’d slept fine the previous two nights. If it had to happen, it was the right night for it; … Continue reading

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FO: Thera

Phew! Finally done Thera. Actually I finished knitting it last weekend, but it’s take me until now to finish weaving in approximately 3,278 yarn ends (well, at least 30). Since it’s only in one color and I only used 7-8 … Continue reading

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made things

I did something today that I haven’t done for a long time: I made things with beads. A while ago I lost one of my favorite silver-and-red earrings, and since I wear red a lot I needed a replacement. (I … Continue reading

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the usual round-up

Been a while since I updated, but my wrist is hurting (RSI) so ti’s a bad time to do lots of typing and there isn’t much giong on. Ted’s been sick with a bug he picked up on the way … Continue reading

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back home again (hey, it’s good to be)

Well, I think I mostly managed to avoid jet lag in coming back home – I’ve slept pretty well all the way through the first two nights. Last night we went to bed a little early (by 9, normal is … Continue reading

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We’re back!

Actually, we’ve been back since Thursday; fortunately for us we had the rest of Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday off before returning to work tomorrow. I’ve already blogged about the cruise, with photos, in two parts; Part I discusses all … Continue reading

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upcoming: more good than not, plus a small Olympics rant

Good things: only two weeks to work before we go on holiday next. This is not only our monthly pay week but because of the way the Dutch system works, I get nearly an extra month’s pay (one month, almost, … Continue reading

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Introducing Elijah. As you can see, he found a few friends around the house: His friends are rom our trip to Thailand a few years ago. Judging from the size of his ears, Elijah is also an Asian elephant, so … Continue reading

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pics, because it did happen

Seen the other day while we were on our way out to dinner: You’ve seen these before, left in the street to measure the speed of passing cars. But unless you live int he Netherlands, I’ll wager you’ve never seen … Continue reading

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