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Archive for January, 2008

knitting content!

yeah, baby, a little fiber for your viewing pleasure. this is not a knitting blog, but it is a me blog, and i knit, so there you go. for some real good knit blogs, see my sidebar under yarn.
some finished and almost-finished works:
my so-called scarf, made for my mother-in-law. i owe her a [...]

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the everyday

soule mama has inspired me to look a little closer at the everyday:
a belly and a boat:

a tea party:

ringlets:

i’ve been taking more pictures, discovered the macro on my camera and been a little more focused in those mundane moments (minutes, hours, days!) when it’s so easy to just go on autopilot or to check out. [...]

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sore loser

don’t you get all pissed when you donate money and then don’t win the raffle prize? i do. not too terribly generous of me, but damn i really wanted cookies from deb at smitten kitchen, mwah.
http://www.chezpim.com/blogs/2008/01/menu-for-hope-1.html

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my poor boy…

is getting short shrift here in cyber space so far. i feel bad. so i’m writing a pity post.his kindergarten class went to the metropolitan museum of art yesterday and his homework was to draw something he’d seen & then write what it was. he drew his picture, and then wrote this:
“THIS IS A HALLODE [...]

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oooh, i had me a nice little waldorfy mama moment yesterday. first, i diverted a request for tv from miss thing when she woke up from her nap. i suggested we play with her new dollhouse and so we did. score 1 por moi. then, she wanted water for the little [...]

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2 do 4 me, 2008

knit more
cook more
play more
wean miss thing!
travel more with kids: vermont, louisville, chicago especially, to visit far away friends and family
send miss thing to preschool in september
learn to sew
write
do more yoga
make sure this blog doesn’t get too serious and ethereal and dorky sounding

what are your goals for you?

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delicious

i have the place to myself and i’m knitting on the couch and the cat is snuggled in next to me and i can smell something. something just slightly over-sweet, and soft, and really familiar. i’m getting a little drunk on the scent and and i realize it’s the body scent of my two-year-old. she’s [...]

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