Saturday December 31, 2005
Last year, while working on Hopkins, I posted some advice on colorwork. I think it’s still good advice, but I have an update. Instead of the magnet arrangement, use Mavalus Tape. You can take a little strip and put it […]
Friday December 30, 2005
Many of us make plans, resolutions, or goals at this time of year. This has led to a mathematical conversation chez fibermom. Namely, if your goal for the year is to marry (or to find a suitable candidate for marriage), […]
Thursday December 29, 2005
Natalie did a more knitterly year-in-review, thus: What is your favorite finished object of mine of 2005, and why? And what is your own favorite finished object of 2005, and why? Answer in the comments, then I will visit your […]
Wednesday December 28, 2005
Feebeeglee had a “year in review” game on her site. You put the first sentence of the first entry from each month together. Here’s mine: We enjoyed a little mild celebration of New Year’s Eve, with ginger ale at midnight. […]
Tuesday December 27, 2005
My Christmas presents included this book and, as #2 son put it, “one of those little books they write things down in at the gym.” When I started at the gym, my fitness goal was not to have to take […]
Monday December 26, 2005
It’s not that Christmas is all about food at our house, but that our other pictures have people in them, and you know I don’t put pictures of people up. So here is breakfast. Our traditional Christmas morning breakfast is […]
Sunday December 25, 2005
Merry Christmas! We enjoyed our Christmas Eve enormously. There was a certain amount of baking and cooking and present-making and such, and a great deal of lolling about. The kids headed out with cookies to deliver and a […]
Saturday December 24, 2005
Merry Christmas! Or almost. At sunset, the first day of Christmas will begin. So today’s song has to be “The 12 Days of Christmas.” Here you will find a cool site that clarifies the twelve days, with Christian symbolism for […]
Friday December 23, 2005
I got home exhausted last night. I’m not sure why… it was a busy day at work, but not busier than other recent days have been. Maybe the extra effort of being on my feet all day with a cut […]
Thursday December 22, 2005
We’re singing “He Shall Feed His Flock” from Messiah, “Come to the Cradle ” by Michael Card, and Schubert’s “Ave Maria” on Christmas Eve. Here is some interesting history for Schubert’s piece. The previous link will give you a beautiful […]