Category Archives: Books & AudioBooks

Packing up

The day before I go anywhere it seems like everything falls apart. At work there are meetings, crabby people, and emergency deadlines. I suddenly remember a number of items that really do have to be completed prior to going out … Continue reading

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Grasshopped

Knitting Totally and completely amazing. The only sock on needles is the sockapalooza. The grasshoppers are complete. Not knit by the pattern completely (one sock is a sampler of various 2tog/yo combinations, with the second a bit closer to the … Continue reading

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Training, not meeting

Moving right along, you don’t want to hear about my morning of meeting (that is right – 3+ hours long) anymore than I want to think about it. Nor do you want to know that I then had to hitch … Continue reading

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Friday – 11 May 2007

[No clue – the post along with the comments just vanished. I think it may be to do with my editing methods. In any case, this is an approximate repost]. It was a long week and I was ready for … Continue reading

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Closure

Military The Friedberg Clinic cased their colors today. It seems like such a simple statement. But it is reflective of far more. It permanently closes the history of a unit that was activated during WWII. That served in multiple locations … Continue reading

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A little behind

Ok, quite a bit behind. DH fought the program to a standstill and won. Our 2005 tax filing is in the mail. Yes, you read right, 2005. The IRS owes us a nice refund. As a result, they are normally … Continue reading

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Ate my Sunday post

Can you imagine how stupid I felt today when I emailed to someone that they could see a particular sock, if they just checked my entry from Sunday, the one with the train pictures? “there is no entry with train … Continue reading

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Should have stayed home

I really detest the first day back at work after vacation or being on the road. My email box is full and there are all these deadlines that cropped up while I was gone. Being gone apparently is not an … Continue reading

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En Route

Travel It was a lovely train ride yesterday. Heidelberg to Stuttgart, Stuttgart to Zurich. The train was not full, the seats were comfortable, and I was able to listen to books while knitting socks.  I have the first three J. … Continue reading

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Gee, that is concentrated

Dyeing A number of years ago, perhaps before I went to Kuwait, our MWR crew had a case lot sale on expired products. Among other things, I scored a case of red, green, and blue food coloring. I could still … Continue reading

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Blocked on two fronts

Knitting Progress! I finished up the armholes early this afternoon, then dunked the sweater before patting it out to block it. The original pattern had called for one row of purls around the armhole, then bind off in knit. I … Continue reading

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Not a cat

Knitting It took about 15 minutes to untangle the three balls of yarn attached to the top of my Chinese Red Vest (from Folk Vests). Having a tendency to like all the pieces to be the same length, I knit … Continue reading

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FO x 3 Baby Sweaters

After attending meetings all morning, followed by the “wonderful” experience of getting my DA Photo updated I was more than willing to stop at the mailroom on the way home. Of the packages, one was for me – some really … Continue reading

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Making Progress

Spinning I have made progress – the Fire Colorway looks like this on the skeiner and in close up: Knitting The last three baby sweaters are close to finished. The half circle just needs to be sewn the rest of … Continue reading

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Sweet and Mellow

The dear man brought me chocolate. A 400gm Cailler bar of extra fine dark chocolate. And since it might contain wheat (it says so on the label) it will have to be consumed prior to the start of Passover. Oh, … Continue reading

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Maximus vs. WordPress

Knitting I am still trying to find my copy of Folk Vests. The red vest is partly started as I mentioned in a previous post. Being more than happy to double count a project, I am planning on it being … Continue reading

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Niagara Fell!

Knitting As I was working my way down the leg of this sock, I took a good look at it. And at the needles in my hands. Oops. There was obviously something wrong with the way it looked. I had … Continue reading

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Piled up and bagged

Books and Reading When I looked at the pile of books on my window sill in the bedroom and even more on the floor next to my chair in the living room, I realized that I have become significantly in … Continue reading

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Swapping Out

Home When we bought this house in 2001, there were some items of furniture that had been left from the previous owner. Along with the color scheme, shag carpet, and horrible wallpaper, these obviously dated from the low price end … Continue reading

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Nice Ice

It was snowing this morning when I awoke. There was slush and ice on the roads and the driving conditions were listed as amber for my community. As I stood there looking out the window, I started to wonder why … Continue reading

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