Category: life stuff
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Like a snail.
I’ve set my intention for my year of making: to take things slow, not rush through projects, take on some bigger, harder projects that I’ve wanted to try, and generally take my time. Reflecting back on the first half of 2025, while life has been anything but, my making has definitely been slow. I’m trying…
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Joy, or, do I want to make it?
Today, and this year, I am focusing on joy. Part of this is letting go. Part of this is embracing myself each day. I want to start this year from a place of positive, joyful intention. Does this mean socks? garments? quilts? underwater basketweaving? I suppose we’ll just see day by day. Use stash, purchase…
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Sweet summer time.
I have sat down to write this post so many times and just keep getting distracted. This last month has been a bit of a whirlwind with travel all over and not so much making. I’ve got a surprising number WIPs going but I don’t think there are any finished objects to be found here.…
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Welcome.
Last week, in the deep dark of a long summer night, a precious human joined our family and we call him Oak. He brought with him my entry into aunt-hood and I can’t really put into words the joy that is in my heart. I was fortunate enough to be able to take some time…
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Eye of the tiger, anyone?
Well friends, it finally happened. I got COVID. I’m staying tucked away in the house, nice and isolated, which isn’t the worst thing since we’re smack dab in the middle of this east coast heat wave. 99 degrees F outside? No thank you. Thankfully, I’m vaxed and boosted so even though I feel poorly, it’s…
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Wrapping up, one more time.
Happy New Year’s Eve! I hope you are all ringing in the next trip around the sun in a way that makes you smile. We had a joyous (and intensely packed) trip home to see family and then my brothers and their wives (and our dog nephews) came home with us. I’ve had my siblings…
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Out of time and floor space.
Well, we are really in the throes of moving now! Pretty much everything is packed or close to packed except for the kitchen and bedrooms. We’re officially two weeks away from moving but we want to finish packing early so we have time to paint and do other fun stuff at the new place. With…
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Househunting socks and many other updates.
Ok, I’m just going to come out and say it – we found a house! We closed this week and move in early August. I finished these socks right after we found out our offer was accepted and I’ve been holding on to them for good luck ever since. I’m so pleased with that contrast…
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Big news.
April has been a bit of doozy. Right around a month ago, we found out that we have to move. This was a pretty big shock to all of us and had us kind of reeling for a few days. Now we’ve been in house hunting limbo for weeks and it feels endless. I’ve been…
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Comfort food.
I’m not going to dwell on world events today, suffice it to say that 2020 is not how any of us expected. I’m a cheerful introvert at the best of times, but I’ve been feeling quite withdrawn from everything over the last few months. I stopped writing here, I stopped posting on social media, and…
Knit 1, Make 2 