Autumn mornings — oatmeal and knitting. Between start of semester, ChiCon, eldercare, and catching a bad cold, I haven’t had time or energy for knitting in a while, especially something that takes as much concentration as this pattern. Nice to come back to it. Breathing in that crisp fall air…
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Okay, Mary Anne, so I’ve heard your trick of taking a dress that’s too long for you and cutting off six inches to get enough fabric to make a matching mask, but not everyone is 5′ tall — what about taller folks who don’t want their dresses any shorter than they already are?” “No problem!
Kevin made lasagne and salad, I picked up a red velvet cake at Jewel, because I really wasn’t feeling up to cooking. I admit, I sort of regretted that decision, because the cake wasn’t NEARLY as good as it could’ve been — just boring neutral cake with a boring vanilla frosting. Red velvet cake should
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Another favorite from yesterday’s presents — a fidget, which is satisfyingly heavy and makes a nice soft clicking sound. (too loud to use in a meeting). I don’t really use fidgets — my hands are generally busy with other things. But if I did, I’d like this one; it was fun to play with it
Kavi made me and Anand breakfast; I woke up early to record a podcast, but am planning to lounge on the couch for most of the weekend, continuing to recover from this [cough] cold. Snuggle with kids, watch TV, maybe nap. Sounds like a plan.
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Anand is turning 13 tomorrow and Kev and I have both been behind the ball on the whole birthday thing this year. Suggestions very welcome for presents — Anand won’t mind if they arrive a little late. Things Anand is into: video games (PC, iPad, Nintendo), fantasy fiction (he’s currently reading Earthsea, and has enjoyed
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Several people commented on my dress yesterday, so I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about it. I fell in love with the pattern when I saw it on ModCloth, but it was almost entirely sold out — the only sizes left were about 10 sizes too big for me. I bought one
Well, Kavi and I definitely have head colds now (we tested, not COVID), so that explains the sudden exhaustion of Friday, I suspect. We’re all sinus-y and sniffling and grateful for DayQuil and NyQuil. It’s been quite a while since I had one of these colds, but absence has not made the heart grow fonder.
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