something wicked this way comes

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it’s that time of year again, when goblins big and small roam the streets haunting us for treats as a payoff for not playing tricks to add to the oddity of the holiday, in our city trick or treat is not on halloween, but on the sunday before (i know, don’t get me started; some […]

i’m so glad the world has wool

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when my dear friend budding apple shawlette knit by her own two hands—isn’t it exquisite?? HA! if you think it looks pretty, you should feel it, mmm i love my new shawlette—i pretty much wearing it nearly natural dye studio angel, an alpaca/cashmere/silk blend in fingering weight. this colorway (sorry, i don’t know the name!) […]

london is my cuppa tea

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i know, i know—i ran off and left you hanging for nearly a week, didn’t i? so sorry; i always think i’m going to have LOADS more time to myself during these big events than i really do. i actually spent about five minutes a day in my room and those were mostly devoted to […]

white whirled

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today, we woke up today to a tree-bending blanket of snow straight from the pages of dr. seuss. we had plenty of fair warning for this storm, so it wasn’t a shock or anything—just a small setback. especially in light of the disaster we watched during the wee hours of this morning in japan. a […]