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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, May 13, 2010

Zoo. One.

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Yesterday, I wanted to get a little bit more use out of this gigantic long lens that I'd rented from borrowlenses.com, before I had to r...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Mother's Day Walk

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For Mother's Day, Toni and Ken had us down to their place. My Ken made desserts and a salad, and Toni's Ken smoked pork shoulders, ...
Monday, May 10, 2010

Distracted

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OK, I had major plans for getting stuff done around the house this morning. I had the entire quilt laid out on a flannel sheet in the living...
Friday, May 07, 2010

Special Olympics

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Kelly's class has had a great opportunity. They have spent this last year working with the special day class students in our school dur...
Thursday, May 06, 2010

New Zoom

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I think I love this new lens. It's a monster! Way too heavy to lift casually. And I made a blunder, but I think I have to live with it....

Renting a monster

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I have a 2-minute turn-around time at home right now. Got Nate. Dropped Skip off at his tutoring gig. Got detained by a bus parking in the...

A night on the couch

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This cold/flu/pneumonia/whatever is really kicking my butt. Last night, I found myself dozing off before 9pm while watching DVR'd shows ...
Tuesday, May 04, 2010

The beginning of the quilts

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I went in to the school this morning at recess. I hoped that Kelly had been able to spread the word to the classes to come into the library...

The Quilts

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We are coming to the end of elementary school for Kelly and her friends. This is a big transition. And for the most part, they're hand...
Monday, May 03, 2010

826 Valencia

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Today, I was driving a field trip for Nate's class. I went to bed last night so stiff, I thought I wouldn't be able to walk in the ...
Sunday, May 02, 2010

Day 2

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I cannot be getting sick. I cannot be getting sick. I cannot be getting sick. There. Just wanted to get that out of the way. Nate's c...
Saturday, May 01, 2010

New Month resolution

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I have fallen off the face of the earth. My mother even called to see if I was still alive. I hate it when I come on here to write, and the ...
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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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