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Travel to Reykjavik

By On November 30, 2006 · 3 Comments

**EDITED TO ADD** Check out the December edition of the Atlantic Monthly for an entire article on why Reykjavik in winter ROCKS!

Why go to Reykjavik in December?

1. To see The Northern Lights
The Northern Lights (aka Aurora Borealis) are visible only from September through April and can only [...]

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What’s a Wombat?

By On November 16, 2006 · Leave a Comment

Q: What’s a wombat for?

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Fighting Tigers

By On November 16, 2006 · Leave a Comment

It’s a gray day here at the beach–wet & warm; no signs of winter or the impending holidays. I thought I’d share a picture of my babies (Trixie on the left, Texas on the right) boxing this morning. They made me laugh because they’re so serious when they’re play-fighting.


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Knitting Videos

By On November 15, 2006 · Leave a Comment

I like to knit. It’s an easy way for me to be “productive” while vegging out and watching my Netflix or Blockbuster rentals. If I’m knitting, I’m working. The more I work, the better I feel about my otherwise still very college-like life. That said, I’m not a very good knitter. I’ve got the basic [...]

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Chex Mix Redux

Chex Mix Redux

By On November 7, 2006 · 5 Comments

I love homemade Chex Mix. I could eat it year round. For reasons of self-discipline, my boyfriend & I restrict our consumption to the holidays/fall/winter (except for the occasional rainy-day summertime batch) . Since it is now that time of the year, we made our first official batch of Chex Mix this weekend. I thought [...]

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Knitted Flower

Knitted Flowers

By On November 3, 2006 · 3 Comments

I have begun knitting flowers in my spare time. Knitting flowers comes as close to instant gratification as anything in knitting. They are quick & easy & there are NO RULES.

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My New Canon

By On November 3, 2006 · 1 Comment

As some of you know, me & my old canon recently parted ways. We had been together for over a year, and evidently the old canon wanted to see more of the world than I could show him. In a recent trip to NYC, he left me in Soho. There were few tears (mainly b/c [...]

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