Monthly Archives: May 2016

Ten on Tuesday, the Memorial Day weekend edition.

Posted on May 31, 2016 by kmkat

Ten Things I Did This Weekend. Friday night we had a friend over for dinner and a movie — chicken on the grill, rosemary roasted potatoes, tossed salad, and Sisters. Skipped the annual lake association meeting in favor of sleeping … Continue reading →

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Color me colorful.

Posted on May 30, 2016 by kmkat

Wow. Rapunzel mitts. Silly or not silly. Discuss. Knitting or caterpillar. Discuss. Happy, scrappy socks. You’re adorable. Intarsia gone insane. No.Just.No. Alpaca. Knight of kittens.  

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Put that pillow on the fridge!

Posted on May 29, 2016 by kmkat

May 29 is official put a pillow on the fridge day. So, even if your fridge is decidedly unconventional, there is a pillow that will complement it.   Match love-y pillows with abandoned love.   Go all-American.   Do a found-object theme. … Continue reading →

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Do not use this kind of linky thingy*.

Posted on May 28, 2016 by kmkat

As much as I would like to believe that “…higher pay and better benefits have benefited their bottom line,” it is kind of a stretch here. “[W]e probably shouldn’t anthropomorphize light rays.” Spiders teach us stuff. Unicorns poop rainbows; cats, on the … Continue reading →

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I promised you Sir Paul.

Posted on May 27, 2016 by kmkat

What a great night that was. And no, I did not take that video; Smokey found it on YouTube. Remember, we were in the nosebleed seats, second row from the top in the upper tier, and the video was taken … Continue reading →

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Good-bye, old friend.

Posted on May 26, 2016 by kmkat

Lucy has been failing for the past month or so — increasing difficulty in jumping onto the bed; several trips to the vet for recurrent diarrhea; loss of appetite to the point where she wasn’t interested in the canned dog … Continue reading →

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Outing myself.

Posted on May 25, 2016 by kmkat

I recently joined an unusual KAL, one that does not induce us to cast on for something new. Instead, it encourages us to finish WIPs. I think I need this. Maybe. Currently, I have four afghans,   (plus a whack … Continue reading →

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Ten on Tuesday, the dessert edition.

Posted on May 24, 2016 by kmkat

Ten Favorite Desserts. Fruit compote. Mine always had strawberries, cantaloupe, and kiwi, and usually had honeydew, watermelon, blueberries, and sometimes raspberries; tossed with a teaspoon of sugar and a couple tablespoons of Triple Sec. Mmmm… photo credit: Fresh Fruit for … Continue reading →

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Garden pests come in knitted form.

Posted on May 23, 2016 by kmkat

Handknit with love. Weaving. Yarn chicken: the game. Feminist fiber art (probably NSFW). Yarn holder for couch knitting, Mitered squares gone wild. The universe, or at least a spiral nebula, contained in a shawl. I have stared at this for … Continue reading →

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Pit bulls are so vicious.

Posted on May 22, 2016 by kmkat
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