Monthly Archives: January 2012

Reflection

Posted on January 31, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Today my mother would have turned 61. She’s been gone for a little over eight years now, which is, it turns out, long enough that while I marked the day on my calendar, patted her urn as I walked past, … Continue reading →

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Follow along, if you dare

Posted on January 29, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Cast on 363 stitches with a crocheted cast on, using gorgeous tosh merino light yarn in a heart-stoppingly beautiful color like Nebula. Count the stitches. Re-count them while helpful husband tickles feet and offers alternative numbers. Count again, remove extra stitch … Continue reading →

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Pink socks

Posted on January 28, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Almost to the heels on these socks, which will disrupt the fun striping that’s going on. They look sort of like bunny ears!

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Head, shoulders, knees, and toes

Posted on January 27, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Head: I finished a cute little sparkly scarf to keep someone’s neck warm: Shoulders: I finally realized the hindrances I’ve had in learning to play the guitar are that I have short arms but large hands (not quite man hands, … Continue reading →

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Tosh, b’gosh (and others)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Ok, so enough with the heavy religious debates for now – back to yarny stuff. I mentioned the other day that I got some new yarn, and while I haven’t had a chance to photograph it myself, the internet is … Continue reading →

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Backlash

Posted on January 24, 2012 by wonkydonkey

You can’t express an opinion and not expect to hear from dissenters – and that’s fine. I have no problem with differing opinions and enjoy a lively debate. What I can’t stand, though, is hypocrisy. And I’m getting an earful … Continue reading →

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Beeswax

Posted on January 23, 2012 by wonkydonkey

As in, “mind your own beeswax”, which pretty well sums up how I feel about folks that are opposed to gay marriage. *putting on my rant pants, which is prompted by this article in the Seattle Times and the resulting barrage … Continue reading →

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‘Net-less

Posted on January 22, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Comcast / Xfinity has been out of service in our area for a few days now and the recorded message says to expect 40+ more hours of outage. I’ve got a hinky connection at the moment with a mobile broadband device, … Continue reading →

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On ice

Posted on January 20, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Just a quick post today, because our power is out at home and the internet has been sketchy all week, so my online time is limited to breaks at work and I really want to get home now… It’s been … Continue reading →

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Sixteen hours

Posted on January 18, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Yesterday afternoon at 2:30 pm: And this morning at 8:30 am:

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