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    Ugh. Just… ugh.

    I’m ashamed to say that I spent $10 to get the Kindle version of the first 50 shades book a week ago. I got suckered in. Friends were reading it, and I felt left out as they talked about it. Holy fuck. What the hell was I thinking? It’s…. bad. So…

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    Vernal Equinox

    It’s been a while since I sat down to knit on something I wanted to. The baby sweaters I needed to knit are done, and now I feel like I can breathe a little easier knowing I no longer have a deadline. The nice break in weather isn’t half bad…

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    The 5k

    Ya’ll, I did it! I ran my first ever 5k! And it was awesome and amazing and miserable and hot all at the same time. We woke up early and had to leave the house by 7am to meet up with my running buddies at the race site at 8am.…

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    Disappointments

    Yesterday I spent time laboring hard in the garden. Weeds were growing and I needed to get in there before they completely got out of hand. Which then reminded me of how hard it is to tell weed sprouts sometimes from actual veggie sprouts. It’s not so bad with the…

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    Dreams

    As Fiona Apple sings: “I don’t go to sleep to dream.” I don’t dream. Or if I do, I certainly don’t know it. Nights that I’m conscious of my dream(s) I don’t sleep well, and the dreams are never something nice/happy. I’m a natural skeptic. I want to believe in…

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    On a whim

    Monday I decided, on a whim, to dye some fiber. I had egg coloring kits on hand, and I had fiber fluff, and I had a Monday at home to clean and dye fiber in between work projects. Ahhh the joys of being your own boss at least part of…