Kim

Me: Owen in the Jolly Jumper reminds me of a television episode where people are cursed to dance and they can't stop and then they combust. Teenaged babysitter: You mean on Buffy? Me, blinking: Yes. Teenaged babysitter: I've seen the whole series, like, twice. My mom and I just finished watching the second season of Angel. We've...
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Owen laughed, for REAL. I know he's my kid so I'm inclined to think his experience of minor milestones is fucking spectacular, but I'm pretty sure you're going to enjoy this. You may want to revisit it for a day that's really crappy, too. It's pretty much literally made of happy. (From the homepage, click through...
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A few months ago my friend Michal came to a party with the most eye-catching, impressive dessert in the history of not baking. She arrived with two half-litre mason jars with candy skewers sticking out all around. It was a feast of colour and confection! So yesterday, in advance of going to dinner at another...
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What's the first Earth Day you remember? I'll tell you mine. It was 1990; I was in Grade 9. There was a big event at a park in downtown Albany, NY, and I was very excited to go. And I had also just gotten my period for the first time. Obviously, I was mortified and...
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Last November my friend Lisa and I spent a few days volunteering at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in southwest Utah. I'd volunteered at animal shelters before, and I've supported the SPCA for many years, but this place blew my mind. Founded a couple of decades ago by friends – best friends – with a...
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Dear Owen, Your great-grandmother Dorothy died today. We were there, you and me and your dad and your grandparents. You won't remember it, which is good. But you won't remember her either, and I wish you'd be able to. When I had lunch with Grandma – we all called her Grandma – a year and a...
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I finally made Owen some clothing. It was killing me not to have made him clothing. So now I won't keel over! I blogged about the project over at CrochetMe.com, so I'll just nudge you on over there.
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Karrie over at Knit Purl Girl is doing a weeks-long March Madness knitting- and crochet-themed giveaway, and I'm so happy to be participating as a sponsor. My prize: A signed copy of Crochet Me and a signed copy of Crochet Visual Quick Tips – which, in combination, will keep a crafty person busy for...
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I discovered Shwin & Shwin's quick tutorial for an upcycled t-shirt scarf a while back on Pinterest, and I finally tested it out on an old t-shirt this morning. The verdict: ACE. One old t-shirt, a pair of scissors and twenty minutes and I was done. It's soft and comfy, and as an added bonus...
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Imagine, if you would, how loudly I squealed when my stitch-group friend Marie gave me this knitted Dalek last week. DUDE. How awesome is this? And she made it a rattle. I can't wait till Owen properly interacts with toys. You, too, can knit a Dalek if you're so inclined. Marie told me she used the...
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