Lunchtime

Posted on July 2, 2008
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Lunchtime, Boston

It’s lunchtime. Suki is very insistently licking my hands and shedding everywhere.

Sometimes, I feel that…

Posted on March 19, 2008
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And it’s only 9:00AM

Posted on March 17, 2008
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This morning I drove down to the post office to mail a package and to pick up my postcards.  When I arrived home I found the cats in the kitchen batting around the tiniest little mouse you’ve ever seen.  Eek.  I am not the best for dealing with these things, but I couldn’t just let them bat it around all day.  It’s under a box top, under a pile of phone books.  Suki has given up but Edie is still going crazy.  I know I shouldn’t leave it for Ezra to deal with, but…

The postcards… I’m just starting to look at them.  The very first one I pulled out is colorful and in nice condition with a bell, holly (I love holly), and lots of gold.  It’s in pretty nice condition, too.  The kicker, though, is that it’s addressed to Spring Creek, PA, and it’s written in some other language that I can’t identify.  This is gonna be fun.

Felines!

Posted on February 23, 2008
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Have I mentioned lately how much I adore my kitties? I think I need to say it again.

SUKI

Suki

Suki

EDIE

Edie

Edie

Their cousin to the south, DEXTER
Dexter

And some much beloved family cats no longer with us… they still have a special place in my life.

JASPER

Jasper
Jasper was the first kitty in my life, and he will always be the Zen master of all kitties.

TRUMAN

Truman
Recently departed; we miss this sweetie.

Somewhere along the way, my family figured out the mysterious and wonderful charms and the calming power of cats. I feel lucky to have had and to continue to have so many connections with these fuzzy, amazing creatures.

Suki is the gourmand

Posted on January 25, 2008
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Apparently she is a fan of eggplant and goat cheese with mint.  I just caught her licking the dregs out of my bowl!

Start as you mean to go on… Christmas

Posted on January 15, 2008
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OK, so my updates are going to have to stretch back into time here. I’ll get up to the present eventually!

This year felt even more busy at Christmas than usual. Between the Bazaar Bizarre, our party, getting ready to go to Berlin and Nice after Christmas, and the usual Christmas festivities, we were in a bit of a tizzy. I’m not complaining, mind you, though I do hope we can spread things out a little more next year somehow.

Our party was super fun. We had SO MUCH food. Our friends really are the best chefs ever, and this year we were even treated to fabulous homemade bread courtesy of John and Sonya, who made it down for their first (hopefully the first of many) Terri and Ezra holiday party. We were also pleased that the Breens could join us, as we hadn’t seen them for a while.


The Breens: Christie, Elizabeth, Jeffrey, and Patricia

We spent Christmas in State College with my parents and Kim, Glenn, and Hope. The Saturday before Christmas we got a sitter for Hope and went to the State Theatre to see It’s a Wonderful Life on the big screen. Ez and I have seen it several times at The Brattle here in Cambridge, but Mom, Dad, Kim, and Glenn had never seen it on the big screen before. I think the screen at The State is actually bigger than the one at the Brattle. Anyway, it was great. Afterwards Ez and I caught up with our friend John Kenyon for a couple of drinks.

During the day on Saturday Kim and I did a big antiquing extravaganza at Big Valley Antiques and Dairyland. For those of you who don’t know, those are big antique co-ops practically across the highway from each other near Lewistown, PA (I think they’re technically in Milroy??). I love our trips over there. We always make delightful discoveries, and I almost always find some additions for my collection of vintage Christmas postcards. Between Big Valley, Dairyland, and Apple Hill Antiques in State College, I ended up with some new goodies again this time. I’ve promised Kim that I’ll do a post about my collection, so stay tuned.

Sunday we went over to Lewistown to see the aunts and uncles and cousins. Hope wore an adorable dress Kim and Glenn bought her on their trip to Italy and was just generally entertaining and cute as always.


Hope with Nana at Aunt Kay’s house

My Aunt Kay and Uncle Larry had been taking care of a sweet kitty and her five baby kittens, and we got to see them. They were SO ADORABLE. How I wished I could have taken one or two of them, but with Suki and Edie it just didn’t seem like the best idea. I seriously considered it, though! They were the sweetest!

Since we celebrated with the families on Sunday, we spent all of Christmas Day at home in State College. I stretched my toes by the fire and had lots of time to gaze at my new Garbo book, eat holiday M&Ms, and play with the point and shoot camera Ez gave me. Hope made out like a bandit, of course. She spent a little time enjoying her new maracas before becoming enraptured by her new Play-Doh set. Ez and I had lots of fun with her and the Play-Doh.

We had to scurry back to Massachusetts the day after Christmas, which felt a bit weird and rushed, but we made the most of it. Then it was two days at home with the cats and packing before cabbing it to the airport for Eurotrip 2007-2008!

My kitties…

Posted on December 12, 2007
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My kitties are furry and delicious and purry… they are wearing their winter coats and they’re just the cuddliest things these days.  Yes, they’re so uber-fantastic that I have to tell you all about it.  Suki is sitting here purring to prove my point.  Earlier I came upon Edie hanging out in the tub.  Gotta keep that winter coat shiny and clean!  I’m crazy about ‘em!

Vacation

Posted on September 20, 2006
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As most of you know, I have been on vacation, hence my recent silence. I must apologize to my many California friends that we didn’t see this time out. I was so busy leading up to the trip, our time in LA was short, and I was basically unplugged (no internet, sometimes no cell service) most of the time–which in many ways I enjoyed immensely. If you are in the LA area, we may get another chance–we plan to return sometime next year for a friend’s wedding. No doubt that will be a busy trip, too, but we have lots of time to plan ahead!

Ezra has written a smattering about our trip on his swell blog, and I have pictures to share. I’m in major catch-up mode with work, but I’ll probably write more trip-thoughts soon.

Suki and Edie seem thrilled to have us back. It’s nice to be loved.

My furry darlings

Posted on August 9, 2006
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My kitties are so beautiful. Suki struck this gasp-inducingly gorgeous pose just a few hours ago. (OK… I am of course completely biased… but she IS gorgeous!)
Suki

Song of the Day

Devo-It’s Not Right 

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On My Needles

Rhapsody in Tweed cabled pullover for Ezra! using Tahki Donegal Tweed in Forest, from Fall 2004 Interweave Knits. I've just picked this one up again, so it's moving up in the queue!

Sweater with Cable Patterns pullover using Araucania Nature Wool Chunky in Mauve, from Rebecca Magazine Number 28

Heather Pullover using Classic Elite Wings in Larkspur, from Rowan’s A Season’s Tale... This needs the knit doctor. I'm going to have to frog back a little bit and redo the shoulder area. Long story.

Hush Pullover using Jo Sharp DK wool in Wine, from Rowan’s Calmer Collection

Recently Finished Projects

In the Groove boatneck pullover using Manos del Uruguay in Black and Cheek (pale pink), from Fall 2006 issue of knitscene. SWEATER IS DONE!

Stash Stealer Scarf for me, using delicious yarn that darling Amy let me raid from her stash. I made up the pattern--a couple of wide ribs rimmed in moss stitch. It's soft and fuzzy and DONE!

Moss Stitch Jacket with Collar for Hope using Classic Elite Wool Bam Boo in Ivy, from Quick Baby Knits by Debbie Bliss. JACKET IS DONE!

Next in line

Brompton cardigan using Noro Cash Iroha in Jewel Green (my name for shade #100)

Eyelet Yoke Pullover using Debbie Bliss Merino Aran

Under consideration

Loads!

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