Entries from August 2007

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Clearly, it’s the redheads in our family who do yoga

Yeah, I’m a yogini.  Not so long ago, I was even a teacher of yoga.  It’s likely I will be again one day.  Exhibit A:

I’m also sortakinda redheaded.  Exhibit B:
(Photo Credit - Brian Adams)

MacIntosh (a.k.a. Fuzzy Dogface, Tosh, Mac, Shtinky, etc.) is also a redhead and something of a yogi.  Exhibit C:

Well, now it [...]

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Breaking a Fast

Two years ago was the last time we saw a movie in a movie theatre. We saw Serenity, the movie based on Joss Whedon’s short-lived television series, Firefly.
In the intervening two years, we just haven’t felt the need to see a movie in a movie theatre. The big-screen experience just wasn’t that compelling, [...]

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

They Grow Up So Fast.

Milo’s fan club gets cranky if I don’t give regular updates…

He is getting big so fast. He’s still an awfully cute kitten, though. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a kitten with bronze eyes before.

And he is ever so fierce. Especially when mylar is concerned.

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Please Don’t Trip Over the Boxes and Packing Tape

This may be confusing to those of you just joining our program - I’ve been blogging since 2003, but just switched to this subdomain. The information below is for those who are making the switch from the “old” WoT to the “new” WoT in August of 2007.

Monday, August 6th, 2007

About the Writer (or Typer)

Jill Smith. Knitter, yogini, writer, wife, recovering attorney, very amateur photographer, geek. Compulsively literary, reluctantly corporate.
Aspiring knitwear designer. Here’s the pattern for the “Baby Fern Scarf” in HTML (no photos) and a PDF file (photos).
100 Things

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Some progress, some things exactly as they were

Progress - A “Pea Pod Baby Set” for Maria’s baby, with blue ladybugs marching up the button placket. First, as modeled by Mona (Lisa):

Second, a more “serious” wide shot:

Third, channeling my inner brooklyntweed on the buttons and lace placket:

(Yarn: Dale Baby Ull, 2.5 skeins, color: 9436. Size 3 addi turbo needles. Blue ladybug buttons bought [...]

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Oh. Yes.

In October 2002, John and I went up to Mt. Desert Island for a long weekend. It was during the height of the DC Sniper scare, and we were thinking about getting married up there.
It was a glorious weekend, and a difficult one (anyone who has a smooth experience in planning a wedding is… well, [...]

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

We get letters.

It appears that Milo is the latest Internet celebrity. At least, among my readers. Which admittedly makes him a pretty small-time Internet celebrity.
But I’ve gotten some requests. So… I present to you… Milo.

“Oh NO! MY HEAD IS A SNEAKER!”

“I ride the sneaker. It does not ride me.”

Milo actually blends with [...]

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