New Year Knits . . .

While we’re unrolling our plans for the year, as I began to do here (travel) and here (running), and while other bloggers are talking about online shopping (Les Soldes!, flannel pyjamas) or about what new…

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It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas, no?

EDITED TO ADD: This post was written BEFORE we learned that our ferry was cancelled due to “Adverse Weather Conditions” — i.e. high winds AND BEFORE I looked out the window to see snow coming down…

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Visibly Blue. . . Stocking?

 My stylist and I have decided/agreed to let my curls embrace their natural state, enhanced by some length and height — and some good ol’ 80s “BIG-ness.” The final effect, I suspect, is more hint-of-bluestocking…

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Visibly Hand-knit: Here’s My Sweater Dress!

I finally finished seaming up those long sides of my dress and might even find a few days cool enough to wear it before spring renders its pounds of wool (only exaggerating a little) just…

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Break-ing Stripes

 We’re at the start of Reading Break now, and just in time! Besides running a Half Marathon last weekend, I’ve had a number of smaller commitments that have added up to fatigue (went to bed…

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