Archive for December, 2011

Introducing the Celia Circle Scarf

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December 29, 2011
Introducing the Celia Circle Scarf

I've wanted a chunky circle scarf for a year, and when I finally decided to sit down and make myself one I discovered I don't actually have any chunky yarn in my stash. And I needed to use stash yarn. But I did have 400 yards of a delicious alpaca/wool yarn I bought in Colorado a...
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To Owen, on Your First Birthday

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December 25, 2011
To Owen, on Your First Birthday

Dear Owen, You were born a year ago today. Your father and I didn't know about you then. We were celebrating the holidays in Whistler, vaguely wondering what the new year would bring. You were born at St. Paul's hospital, where you lived for the first week of your life. The nurses adored you. Your birth...
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Farewell, Crochet Me

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December 20, 2011
Farewell, Crochet Me

Today I published my final blog post at CrochetMe.com, nearly eight years after I launched the site. I'm feeling awash in bittersweetness.
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The Books I Loved and Hated in 2011

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December 5, 2011
The Books I Loved and Hated in 2011

This was an unusual reading year for me, what with the arrival of Owen at New Year's and the subsequent months of not sleeping. Mid-January, as I continued to read four pages a day in the novel I started at Christmas, I set myself the goal of reading twelve books this year. At the...
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How I Use Evernote as a Writer and Crafter

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December 5, 2011
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A propos of nothing, I've been feeling an overwhelming love for Evernote. So I thought I'd share a bit about how I use it in case, like I was for the first several months I had an account, you're not quite sure what to do with it. If you're wholly unfamiliar with it, Evernote is a...
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What I Flattred in November

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December 1, 2011
What I Flattred in November

I really like how Sister Diane does a round-up of how she supported the content she values in the month that just ended, and I thought I'd start to do the same. Perhaps you'll find some of these things interesting, too. Mostly, I Flattred things in November. Here's what: Diane's Craftypod blog. Isaac Watson's website, The Ambidextrous Brain. Isaac...
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