Monthly Archives: November 2010

Woo turkeys

Or just one. Or part of one. Well, anyway, turkey. My parents came to us this holiday, rather than us going to them, mostly because the holiday is short and we like to not fly (no naked parties in public … Continue reading

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Working on it!

I have a long rambly post in the works, but in the meantime it’s the American holiday season, and my whole family is going to be in my house for Thanksgiving. On the upside, I get to use my new … Continue reading

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Handspun is useful!

I realized after rejoicing in my accomplishment of spinning my first skein of yarn that I had actually only spun up 83 yards, which while it sounds like a lot in fact is not a lot. So I put it … Continue reading

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Another milestone

Of sorts. The Diwali celebration at the BAPS mandir was lovely. I didn’t get photos of the fireworks, but I did get one of the mandir, all lit up afterward: (Makes me wish I had more stairs.) A day late, … Continue reading

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Diwali

Since I didn’t really know that I was going to be celebrating Diwali this year, I totally didn’t plan for it, and so there was a brief panicked period of about six hours when I realized that I had (a) … Continue reading

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Real baby!

In real knitwear! My sister-in-law sent me photos of my niece in her knitted duds. Socks: Ack. So cute. I must knit more. And also, sweater of gigantic-hoodedness: Aaaand you don’t really see the sweater because it has an adorable … Continue reading

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