fleegle and i are good: a long reflection

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i had a little uproar in the comments the other day when a reader wrote in to say that my traveling vine swatch for the next “little nothings” scarf looked a lot like laura’s blog; she’s working on a new stole using the same stitch i am, and she’s completely chuffed that we’re both doing […]

scarfy block-y goodness

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pears swimming upstream to mate. i love this shot—it fairly vibrates with life. let’s take a closer look at that lorraine hit the nail on the head the other day when she commented that it looks like tiffany blue. it looks expensive, alright. what else for a little nothing? and this—well this is rich the […]

ready to burst

Posted on 25 CommentsPosted in food and garden, projects

i wish i had a time-lapse setup for the camera. (uh—on second thought—not really. i have plenty to keep me amused—i have you.) anyhow, the daffodils started out the day looking like this, and by sundown, they were popping open. it was too dark by then to take a good photo . . . drat. […]

why alhambra?

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it was a really smart idea to concentrate on WIPs yesterday and not think about a new design for a bit. in fact, i think i’ll keep that agenda going for today too; it’s a refreshing break and good for my brain. even though it was gorgeous outside yesterday, and i did spend some time […]