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Canadian ex-pat, "retired" biochemist, now settled in Silicon Valley. Watch her avoid housework by over-booking her kids, and taking on too many knitting projects! The thrills! The spills! The microwaved suppers!

Thursday, March 30, 2006

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The Pooh Variant 3/30/2006 The inlaws arrived around 9 last night. The kids were ecstatic when there came the knock at the...
Saturday, March 25, 2006

ANT-agonism

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ANT-agonism. 3/25/2006 Face it. You all want my life. You all want my hobby. But most of all... You all want my PETS! T...

Doukhobors Mock Me

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Doukhobors Mock Me 3/25/2006 I was out at Mollie Stones the other day, trolling for things to make for supper. Imagine my ...
Friday, March 24, 2006

Kick start!

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Kick Start. Now with 50% more cookie editing 3/24/2006 I've been in a dry spell. I come here a million times, open a ...
Monday, March 20, 2006

26/52 ABC *E*

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26/52 ABC *F* 3/20/2006 Where have I been? Knitting! F is for.... FINISHED Behold, the bunnyhug. I wish the pocket showed...
Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Typhoid Skippy

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Typhoid Skippy 3/14/2006 There are 5 kids running around inside my house right now. And Ken is working from home. Of cours...
Friday, March 10, 2006

March in California?

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March in California 3/10/2006 What month is this? Where do I live again? Yes, those are MY pansies. And yes, that is SNOW ...
Monday, March 06, 2006

26/52 ABC *E*

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26/52 ABC *E* 3/6/2006 Remembering the origins of this series: (taken from a now-favoritized entry in aya 's diary) ...

Off he goes!

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Off he goes 3/6/2006 Skip is off to Outdoor Ed with his classmates this morning. After a weekend of fever, he seems to hav...
Saturday, March 04, 2006

Tour's back on

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Tour's back on 3/4/2006 So I screwed up my courage yesterday, and I marched down to the Chorus Office, and I tried to ...
Thursday, March 02, 2006

Tour Talk and Nicknames

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I got the Boys Chorus newsletter in the email last Friday. It comes twice a month. Gives us updates on what's going on wi...
Sunday, February 26, 2006

26/52 ABC's *D*

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D is for.... DONE! Look at Blankie, all grown up and finished, watching the final moments of the Sweden/Finland men's Gold M...
Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Don't cry for me, Blanket-ina

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I have that song from Evita roiling around in my brain. You see, the other night, Blankie and I sat down to get a few more stripes done, a...

C is for Curling

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I'm watching curling this afternoon, while I clean up in a random way, and wait for... . . . . (drum roll please). . . . . The Ant Kill...
Thursday, February 16, 2006

Showdown at the Olympic Village

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Showdown at the Olympic Village 2/16/2006 It would appear that the Cleaning Fairies and Cooking Fairies at the local Olymp...
Monday, February 13, 2006

Blankie's Crush

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Blankie's Crush 2/13/2006 Blankie and I watched more Olympics last night. Now that Blankie's getting a bit older,...
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Sunday, February 12, 2006

Blankie watches more Olympics

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Blankie watches more Olympics 2/11/2006 First, may I just say that there should be a law against eating an entire pound of...
Saturday, February 11, 2006

Olympic Blankie Watches the Opening Ceremonies

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Olympic Blankie watches the Opening Ceremonies 2/11/2006 OK, could someone explain to me why I'm tearing up like a pre...
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Friday, February 10, 2006

I'm a Crafthlete

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I'm a crafthlete 2/10/2006 I think that the Olympic Flame has already been lit in Torino. What with the time-zone thi...
Thursday, February 09, 2006

Comedy of Errors

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Comedy of Errors 2/9/2006 Good grief. How hard can it be to hang a set of curtains? Apparently harder than I imagined. Of...
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Kemma
Silicon Valley, United States
I'm a Canadian ex-pat, living in Silicon Valley. Gentle is my daughter's (late) hamster. Gentleknits is my 'brand' on my handknit goods. "Kemma Parker" is a pseudonym.
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