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51 Pick Up
Posted on | June 11, 2008 | No Comments
It’s my birthday, and never a more anti-climactic birthday have I experienced. My daughter is in the middle of final exams and my husband is out of town on business until tonight. What surprises me is how little I mind. 50 was a big deal. 51 is not. I consciously enjoyed my final hours of [...]
What’s In a Name?
Posted on | June 9, 2008 | No Comments
By now the new blog name has been up for a couple of days. There was nothing wrong with Floribunda except that it didn’t represent all the subjects this blog now covers. And this is the first of what will be many exciting changes to this space over the next several months. At first, this [...]
What’s up, Tiger Lily?
Posted on | June 8, 2008 | No Comments
Yes, I’ve been watching the spikey stems grow taller and spindlier by the day, but nonetheless was gobsmacked to come outside one morning last week and find that suddenly, during a moment when my back was turned, the lilies bloomed. These are the early ones; the freckled oriental lilies will open later in the summer. [...]
Moo To You, Too
Posted on | June 5, 2008 | No Comments
Major excitement around here: I received a phone call from Eunny Jang (Yes, the Eunny Jang, editor of Interweave Knits.). I sent in a design proposal for the Winter 2008 issue and Eunny called to let me know she loves my idea and wants to publish it in the magazine! I can’t say more about [...]
June Bugs
Posted on | June 3, 2008 | No Comments
In addition to the ladybugs, the box elder beetles, and the assorted other winged and shelled insects alighting in the garden these days, I’ve got the knitting bug, and I’ve got it bad. Finished the little Koigu parachute scarf over the weekend, and although the dye ran significantly in its blocking bath, the grainy Dijon [...]