Posted in Knitting, tagged Estonia, Estonian, Knitting, nalbinding on January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It started out as another bitterly cold day. Perfect for some guilt-free indoor leisure time.
Wanna guess what this is?
Here’s a hint: it’s the beginning of a needle-arts project. Another hint: no knitting needles are involved. Final hint: this fabric-making technique pre-dates knitting by at least several hundred years.
It’s my start to learning the ancient art of [...]
Posted in Whining, tagged weather, Winter on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Winter: I’m putting you on notice. I’ve had it with this annoying and dangerous cold. I hate waking up and hearing how low the temperature is going to be today. I’m tired of dressing in so many layers and *still* feeling chilled and miserable. The dismal, low-light days are really getting me down.
Go away. We’ve [...]
Posted in Finished Objects on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yes, I’m playing with blogging software again! This will be my third attempt to try to find my best fit in blogging software.
I started out with Blogger, but found that I had to do LOTS of editing of my posts when I included photos. Too much work for me!
Next, I moved to Vox, but I’m [...]
Posted in Chickens, tagged Chickens on January 11, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m now officially known as “The Chicken Lady.” The Chicago Sun-Times has an article about how I and others have been approaching the proposed chicken ban in Chicago.
The videographer got some great footage of my girls on a REALLY cold day just after the New Year, too. (Launch the video clip under Related Stories.)
I guess [...]
Posted in Chickens, tagged Chickens on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been reading ThomasK’s blog, Urban Chickens, for many months now. I got my chickens only a couple months after him, and since mine were pullets (”teen girl chickens” 
when I got them, our hens are about the same age. Now that ThomasK’s California hens are fully mature, he’s been helping to keep me up [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged Knitting on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m not exactly in the knitting blahs, but I am having trouble focusing considering all the projects swirling through my head. Here’s a sampling:
Socks for Mark; socks for me. I typically only work on socks while commuting, with the exception of the tricky bits (turning the heel, setting up the gusset, or starting the toe), [...]
Posted in Urban Life, tagged green living on January 8, 2008 | No Comments »
I guess the next new thing in CSAs (community supported agriculture) is in fibers. Worldchanging.com has the full story, such as it is at this point.
I’m sure it will be some time before the idea makes it’s way to Illinois. Or maybe not…we’ll see.
Posted in Whining, tagged weather on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Let’s review. Last week, temps were appallingly low. I recall one morning being 8F when I got up to let the chickens out at dawn, and that’s not with any wind chill factored in. The next day, the morning temp was 5F without the windchill. BRRRR!
Yesterday, we reached a high of 63F. Today, it was [...]
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