Posts Tagged ‘postaday2011’
micro-impressions of my trip to the east coast
This is Strabo, one of Rich and Tamar’s amazing cats, December 2010. My sister, brother-in-law and I cracking up at our stupid groaning sounds we make to each other, like a sort of bizarre tribal call-and-response My nephew showing off the deprivation tank he built in his bedroom Wondering what that comical squeak toy sound…
Read Moregoing into the new year with a little flavor
From the Yoo-hoo website: With all the chugtastic Yoo-hoo to get your hands on, we know you’re a little busy. I plan on using that as an opening greeting in my emails to all colleagues from this moment forward.
Read Moreseen on various walls in my life
At Government Center in Ventura, CA: Are you ready for a pandemic? On a Cadillac in Camarillo, CA: Don’t let the car fool you, my treasure is in Heaven. On the donor’s wall at a coffee chain in Port Hueneme, CA: Dick Hertz On a wall in the State Building in Boston, MA (many years…
Read Morecraftbox: manly embroidered scarf
For Christmas, I made scarves for my brother-in-law Mark and for my friend Rich. I thought that corduroy would be a nice soft-but-manly fabric. That may be true, but it was a bitch to sew. Something about the directionality of the fabric made it really hard to work with. A young man I know works…
Read Morelittle id, hear her roar
On the way back from the east coast, I used the free wifi on the plane (a Christmas present from Virgin and Google) to report: Surrounded by little kids on this flight. Everyone keeping it together fairly well, except for the 1-year-old behind me who is channeling The Beast. Tell it, tiny Satan! This was…
Read Morecraftbox: quilt for annie
Happy new year. I am suffering from a megadose of jetlag, and am moving gingerly. I look forward to reporting on my excellent, and snowy, trip to the east coast as soon as my brainfreeze melts. Now that the holidays are said and done (halleluyay), I can finally show some of the crafts that I…
Read MoreMorning Dew
Yes, friends, it’s a meme. Not only a meme, but one I put together more than a year ago. Hellooo, end of NaBloPoMo! I don’t know if it’s been obvious but a large number of my posts this month were ones that have been living in the “pending” folder for ages. There were over 50…
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