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PortlandiaQuill: January 2008
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RECENT THOUGHTS FROM A PORTLAND EX-PAT IN IDAHO. Thursday, January 17, 2008. Writing family narrative is more difficult than it seems. At first blush, writing family narrative should be easy. It's confessional, it's personal, and it's a topic that's close to your heart. What to tell and what not to tell, how long to keep it and how short to make it all end up cramping things a little. Especially when it's written for a class. But it feels a little like secondary school, you know? On a pessimistic note, i...
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PortlandiaQuill: July 2008
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RECENT THOUGHTS FROM A PORTLAND EX-PAT IN IDAHO. Thursday, July 31, 2008. The weather, among other things. In the Pacific Northwest, the air feels thick. It's thick with moisture and damp air. It's wet and heavy and it smells clean. Like the atmosphere just after a good rain: even though it's dense with moisture it feels healthy. But so far that's been about it. You certainly don't get the surprise and variety I'm used to from Seattle and Portland. In the meantime, I'm trying to focus on the positive: I'...
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Celestial Knits: There Has Been Knitting
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A PDX tricoteuse's knitterly misadventures. Monday, January 7, 2008. There Has Been Knitting. Oh yes. Lots of it. Details to follow, but I've been a right knitting machine lately. Wheee! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Available for blogging, newsletters, feature stories, news articles, profiles, grant writing, and social media content. View my complete profile. Will's Baby Raglan Sweater. Knit the Classics Members. 01/06 - 01/13 (2). 11/04 - 11/11 (1). 09/23 - 09/30 (1). 09/16 - 09/23 (1).
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Celestial Knits: My Destash, Your Gain!
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A PDX tricoteuse's knitterly misadventures. Wednesday, August 22, 2007. My Destash, Your Gain! In need of some Cascade 220 Superwash? And buy nine skeins of it! I'll be sad to see it go - it would h. Ave made a lovely Boatneck Bluebell. But since my knitting queueueueueue has about 10 projects ahead of it, I have to let it go. Plus, it's one less thing to move into our new house. EEEEEEEEEEEE! Did I mention that part? Now, doesn't that sound fancy? But he's still so darn cute. View my complete profile.
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PortlandiaQuill: August 2008
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RECENT THOUGHTS FROM A PORTLAND EX-PAT IN IDAHO. Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Because we've had a couple phone calls. No, we were not anywhere near the fire that ripped through the SE Boise suburbs. On Monday night. It was pretty awful, though. Nine houses were destroyed, and another one was damaged. A very popular linguistics and English professor at Boise State University was killed. In other news, I found out today that I type 77 words per minute! I'm impressed with myself. Goooooo TEAM! Other, other n...
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PortlandiaQuill: September 2008
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RECENT THOUGHTS FROM A PORTLAND EX-PAT IN IDAHO. Monday, September 8, 2008. Hot, but not like burn-down-the-neighborhood hot. So, if you're following things on Twitter, you know that I made some outstanding brownies yesterday. I've been on a roll when it comes to cooking this weekend, in fact. But as good as everything has been, these brownies take the cake. I got the recipe from my new favorite cooking blog, SmittenKitchen. What makes them so good? The slow, subtle chipotle burn. Then, last night, knowi...
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PortlandiaQuill: Little things.
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RECENT THOUGHTS FROM A PORTLAND EX-PAT IN IDAHO. Tuesday, December 8, 2009. We squabbled a little last night over whether it was a good idea for Charlie to ride his bike to work tomorrow (a couple inches of snow on the ground, slick roads, cold temps). I made him promise to ride his bike on the sidewalk if he did (no shoulder or room for cars to manuver around him was my thinking.). He reluctantly agreed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. Bloom: The story of a house.
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Celestial Knits: I Haz Becom Sok Nittur?
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A PDX tricoteuse's knitterly misadventures. Monday, August 6, 2007. I Haz Becom Sok Nittur? Somebody stop me, I'm out of control! For an avowed non-sock knitter, I've been working on a proportionately large number of sock projects (three) compared to non-sock projects (zero, at the moment.). Pattern:Classy Slip-Ups from Knit Socks! NB: This yarn is made right here in Little Beirut! This is gorgeously, seriously sproingy, soft stuff! Pattern: Aran Braid Socks. Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in "Devon".
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Celestial Knits: There Has Been Knitting!
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A PDX tricoteuse's knitterly misadventures. Wednesday, September 19, 2007. There Has Been Knitting! Lots and lots of knitting. In addition to Scott's stripey sweater (now 80% complete), I give you this! Greetings. I am Minimalist Cardi, sure to make your fall wardrobe a DELIGHT! Mitts and a bolero for the sis-in-law to-be. Also a December baby). I think so.) so I better get cracking on this knitting queue. Congratulations on the house! September 19, 2007 at 6:59 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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PortlandiaQuill: Morning.
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RECENT THOUGHTS FROM A PORTLAND EX-PAT IN IDAHO. Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Last night was bell-clear. The cold settles everything out of the air. Its as if the night holds its breath, waiting for morning. Dawn rises a soft pink. Small clouds hang low, puffs of frozen breath snagged in the trees. We wake slowly, the sun itself finding it difficult to rise this crisp, cold morning. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. Spudward (Ariel and Charlie's blog about moving to ID).