Posted in from my front door, knitting, out of doors, tagged bats, brooks farms riata, cabled headband, clapotis, FO, knitting, malabrigo, sassymetrical, scarf, sunset, whoa on July 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
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Whoa. I stood outside, mug of locally brewed honey wheat beer in hand, staring at all of this for at least an hour on Tuesday night. We’re getting quite a bit of rain this monsoon season, and watching the storm clouds build is starting to rival knitting as my favorite Base Camp activity.
In the land [...]
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Apologies for my silence over here — some sickness meant that I hit the road last week to spend a few days with one of our expeditions while their leader rested/recovered.
Don’t feel bad for me; it was a wonderful escape. My camera has begun acting up a bit — it doesn’t always turn on when [...]
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Someone quite dear gave me this set of needles on Saturday, as we sat by a fire under the red rocks. I have no idea how old they are or what exactly they are made of, but I will certainly use them and love them well. They are a gift from Gracie, a small, soft-spoken [...]
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Posted in from my front door, knitting, out of doors, tagged araucania nature wool, Brown Sheep cotton fleece, fad classic, FO, gathered cardi, malabrigo, nashua creative focus, queensland kathmandu dk, storm, summer, sunset, wendy bernard on July 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Check out my sweet button! One of our interns at Base Camp surprised me with this after one of our weekly food-buying trips. The colors are a bit weird in this shot (in town, enjoying a bed, a ceiling fan and a leisurely morning, and the shades are still drawn) but let me assure you [...]
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