Category Archives: General

big blog break

Whoah, I haven’t posted for a long time! I’ve been alternately sick and busy (or busy being sick?). Peter arrived at midnight on Wednesday, Carolyn came Thursday/Thanksgiving late morning, and it’s been all go since then. It was really great … Continue reading

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matryoshka

My mother left for Japan today, which means I will soon head up to Portland to, you know, be with my father. SERENITY NOW. Anyway, he and my brother had a discussion and decided they were in agreement that I … Continue reading

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international desk day

Hey, so today is International Desk Day, which means, I think, that we’re supposed to take photos of our desks and post them. IDD is courtesy of Tania, a very talented illustrator who sells cute bird stuff. I mean, just … Continue reading

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sharpie love

My brother told me I had to post something to see if his computer works (he moved stuff around or something), so here it is. Anyway, who doesn’t love Sharpies? They are definitely on my list of best-ever inventions, and … Continue reading

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happy halloween!!!

We’re getting ready for the kiddies to start knocking on the door! I have to keep touching the bags of candy because, well, I just like to touch the bags. Here is what I got this year: Deedle is ready … Continue reading

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I left my heart

Okay, so I didn’t leave my heart in San Francisco, but I did have a great time. I am now rather exhausted, though (but probably not as exhausted as some of you crazy Rhinebeckers). Since I still have to unpack … Continue reading

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rain

It hasn’t rained here for nearly half a year, so I suppose it’s a good thing it’s raining right now. The bad thing is I’m headed to San Francisco tomorrow, and I don’t care to drive in the rain. It … Continue reading

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free beans

Today was Pioneer Day in our little town. It’s a celebration of community or something. Most of the stores are closed, since the purpose of Pioneer Day is for everyone to come together and celebrate. I got talked into helping … Continue reading

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random thoughts of the day

* The new Rebecca finally arrived! A lot of the patterns look like slight adaptations of patterns that have appeared in previous Rebeccas, but oh well. I totally love the English version, though, because there is some funny English. Did … Continue reading

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wedding bells and bellies

I did not turn on my computer once this weekend! Saturday I attended and helped out at a friend’s daughter’s wedding, so I was only home for a couple of hours (I helped in the morning, the ceremony was in … Continue reading

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