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    More than a vacation

    I had a lot of anxiety about this trip. I’ve never been to Chicago. I’ve never really been to a big city like this. Let alone the fact that I was going to be on my own for a large part of it while the husband is in a conference.…

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    Spring-ish

    Spring has come and gone, it seems. We had lovely spring-like temps and rain and then suddenly the furnace was turned on around here and we’ve been hitting 85+ degrees. And, of course, our air conditioner broke. Trying to suffer through the heat with a baby is not fun at…

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    Watercolors (handmade wardrobe #2)

    Please forgive the office bathroom selfie. I’m afraid I’ll never get a photo of it, otherwise. Another Sorbetto. This one was cut without the pleat but angled out to the hips to keep some width there. It’s a bit baggy still but comfortable and the voile fabric is light weight…

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    The Marco Hat

    Done and ends woven in! I think I might have enough to make another one of these only in a different arrangement of colors. Grey as the main color, I think. 92.8 yards out of my stash with this – not a lot, but it’s progress. I don’t believe this…

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    Ugly watermelon socks

    Well that’s at least something out of the stash and WIP pile. These socks are ugly. The yarn looked so pretty in the skein, but it knit up something awful. I don’t know why I buy and knit with variegated yarns like this – I know I’m never totally thrilled with them.…

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    Settling in unsettled

    I’m giving up hope on life settling down anytime soon. There’s just too much going on and I’m trying desperately to hold it all together (and feeling like I’m failing). The husband took his interim job full time, which means we have to figure out what we’re doing as far…