January 2009

when your kid wants almost nothing for Christmas

January 8, 2009

Well, Mr. T did want a few things. He wanted a copy of Wall-E, his favorite-ist movie ever—which he got from his grandparents. And he wanted a science kit.  “I don’t want any toys,” he told me. “I have too many toys and I don’t even play with them all.” It’s true. He doesn’t play [...]

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start as you mean to go on

January 3, 2009

I learned that phrase from cast on, one of my favorite knitting podcasts. It was the title of Brenda’s new year’s episode last year, which was a good one–give it a listen. Brenda explained that the phrase is common in Britain. It’s such a good little set of words to keep in mind if you [...]

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