the man with a plan

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oh, it’s been a lovely weekend . . . even though yesterday and today were a bit rainy (light, spring rain, nothing major), this afternoon and evening turned glowingly sunny. the return on the much-needed rain was plentiful—the trees are leafing-out like crazy and the plants look like they grew 6 inches over the last […]

gotta get the loose ends gathered

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would someone please tell me how it got to be april 19th already?? the bad news is that time is going by so fast it makes my head spin. the good news is—ELEVEN DAYS! just 11 days till i take a break to get completely silly for four days with my buddies in san diego […]

lotsa non-knitting pictures

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ooops, is that sun bothering your eyes?? sorry—i just can’t help catching as much of the sun as i can. we had what seems like six months (oh yeah, it was six months . . .) of nothing but gray, and this week is just the opposite—brilliantly sunny, warm, and springy. the foliage plants are […]

whispering pines triangle

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the triangle version is here, bursting onto the scene with big color and making the grass look even greener. a beautifully wearable version of the sweet lace, colorway cranapple. click product page in the michelle whose masterful magic produced this snazzy colorway. and to rachel, who untiringly reads the pattern line by line, adds the […]