i spoke too soon.

Apparently I celebrated my return to health a bit prematurely. (Boo!) Halfway through my morning class, it hit me: a splitting headache and the flush of a fever. I tried taking a nap, but my head is keeping me awake, so I’m here, whining to the internet.
Before the sickness reappeared, I snapped a few pictures [...]

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in which cute snoring trumps knitting.

[Lots of Boh pictures today, folks, and minimal knitting. Oops.]

I managed to knit a few more inches to the next buttonhole yesterday, which means it is time to begin the waist shaping. I do think I’m feeling even healthier today, which means I can no longer justify the knitting to reading and writing ratio I’ve [...]

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you gotta keep ‘em separated.

My sense of humor is returning, which makes me hopeful that I’ll be back to my usual (healthy) self today. A few weekends ago, I was having a conversation with my officemate about The Offspring. (He LOVED them, and even seemed a bit nostalgic for the days when they were on the radio all the [...]

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tomatoes, 28thirty, three-ply.

Yesterday started out well. I blogged, put some tomatoes in the oven to roast, put on a handknit sweater, did some reading, and went out to brunch.

While I did all of this, my head became rather congested, and by the time I got home after brunch, I was starting to feel achy. Blah. I decided [...]

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GYC.

Despite the fact that I haven’t actively listened to any Michael Jackson since the summer, every time I go to abbreviate the garter yoke cardigan as GYC (you know, when I label photos and such), I hear the chorus of PYT in my head.

I’m just over halfway through the raglan increases now, and I’m hoping [...]

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sampling/yoking.

Boh laid like this, stretched out on the bed, for a few hours yesterday, totally contented after some much needed time spent frolicking amidst the falling leaves. After I crossed the last item off of my long around-the-house to do list (I’m not ashamed to admit that it was “take a shower”), I got out [...]

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transitions.

I couldn’t help taking more pictures of this, as I just love the way the transitions between the colors occur.

I only knit about 5 rows yesterday, and late at night, at that, but it was enough to see the golden yellows and browns return, which made me quite happy.

Also, my kitchen scale arrived! I’m hoping [...]

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garter = good.

There’s a lot going on this week, and at this point in the semester, I’m trying to do a lot of planning in order to feel a bit more in control of my life. When that stuff gets slightly overwhelming, I’ve found that garter stitch can help: it offers soothing repetitive motion, the comfort of [...]

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autumnal equinox.

Fall is arriving softly today, accompanied by a gentle rain. The sound of rain on aging leaves is calming. This kind of quiet — full of motion and whispers, rather than silence — is what I need this morning.

The autumnal equinox is also significant for a knitterly reason: today marks the start of the garter [...]

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“now i find myself on the mountainside…”

“…where the rivers change direction across the great divide.” Other Voices, Other Rooms (Nanci Griffith) was on the stereo throughout a fun Saturday night at the home of friends, which prompted me to digitally dig out some Nanci to accompany me through my Sunday.

Though it warmed up to the low 70s yesterday, the morning heralded [...]

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