Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2005 | 1 Comment »
I’ve just returned from the bookstore where I picked up two new books I’ve been dying to get my hands on: A Breath of Snow and Ashes, the sixth installment of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series; and Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee’s newest book. Now I’m all set for an upcoming [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Chicago Stitch n’ Pitch was a rousing success last night. There were knitters galore in the bleachers, and the game was an intense one that had us jumping up and cheering like mad. My throat was actually a bit sore when I got home. The White Sox won in the 10th inning when Joe Crede [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 19, 2005 | No Comments »
My lovely, wonderful husband Mark has saved the day for me! I poured my heart out to him last night over the phone about how upset I was with losing my knitting pattern. He offered to take the book to work with him today, copy and fax it to my hotel.
There were problems, of course. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2005 | No Comments »
I’m having a bit of a bad day. I’m sitting in a hotel in Virginia right now, still mentally kicking myself while trying to forget about my stupid mistake.
See, I’m in Virginia for a conference that came up sort of last minute for me. The opportunity to attend this conference came up just last Monday. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 7, 2005 | 1 Comment »
The coverage of the tragedy in the Gulf states over the past two weeks has kept me pretty riveted to the news programs on TV and radio. I made donations to charities (for both people and pets) helping out in the area, but I also was struck with such horror and sympathy that I suggested [...]
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