Posted in Gardening, Knitting, Vacations and Travel, tagged Arizona, Sedona, Socks on April 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I don’t think there is a finer place to be in the world than sitting on my back porch on a sunny, pleasantly warm spring day. I’m not the only one with this opinion, either. My mother-in-law stopped by yesterday morning for a visit. We sat on the porch sipping tea, nibbling on fresh fruit, [...]
Posted in Vacations and Travel, tagged Arizona on April 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Greetings from Phoenix, Arizona. Mark and I flew in yesterday afternoon and will be spending a few days away from home and the girls (our dogs). For Mark, today is a working day. This trip was precipitated by business for him. Me, I’m just along for the ride right now. Tomorrow we start our mini-vacation [...]
Posted in Books on April 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I heard about Kurt Vonnegut’s death this morning while getting ready for work. Not a good start to the day to hear that one of your favorite authors is gone, smashing your hopes of ever reading an unexpected new novel or short story by him. I guess it sounds sort of greedy, though. By some [...]
Posted in Urban Life, tagged Ramblings on April 10, 2007 | No Comments »
This afternoon, I’m running late for an appointment about a mile away, just north of the river. I catch a cab outside my office building. The cab driver greets me enthusiastically, asking if I’m in a hurry. “Not too much of a hurry,” I say, not wanting to goad him into warp speed. Sometimes cabbies [...]
Posted in Books, Knitting, tagged Mermaid, Socks on April 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday was filled with more knitterly goodness in my hometown of Chicago. Amy Singer was in town at Loopy Yarns, signing copies of her new book No Sheep for You, showing off the designs, and chatting with all the folks in the shop. If by any chance Amy runs across this entry and sees the [...]
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