What can I say? It's been 2.5 weeks since I last posted anything. What kind of far-fetched excuse reason can I come up with this time?
How about this one? it's because we're moving!
A Distinct Lack of Blogging
Apr 13
Monday Night Knitters?
Mar 25
I got an email from the Garden Home class scheduler today that says we just need a couple more knitters to fill the Monday night class — else it will have to be canceled. 
A decision will have to be made soon! So if you were thinking about it, or are on the bubble, or just haven't gotten around to registering yet — well, we need to know your intentions, at least (and if you intend to join the Wednesday morning class, we'd like to know about that too, actually).
Fighting A Losing Battle?
Mar 22
The interwebs is a fascinating and amazing time-waster, especially on cleaning day…
Don't ask how I got there, but today I found myself reading this psychology paper from UIUC. It had a description of an interesting set of psychological experiments wherein college students were "primed" with certain social concepts, such as politeness or rudeness, and their subsequent actions were analyzed to see if the priming had any effect.
Fun with M***c Balls
Mar 21
OK, so you know I don't like to use the "m" word when it comes to knitting, because KNITTING is not actually MAGIC.
But a few weeks ago, in my "what-I-want-to-knit-this-year" list, I mentioned a yarn-usage technique that is often known as the "magic ball". Because this isn't actually a knitting technique so much as it is a clever way to use yarn, I decided I can more-or-less live with the "m" word in this case.
We've spent the past two weekends putting new laminate flooring down in the kitchen and family room. The house has been in complete disarray. The animals are freaked out, and if we want to watch TV, we have to go in the guest bedroom.
The Spring Term at Garden Home Rec Center starts in just under three weeks — our first Wednesday class is March 31st — and we already have seven knitters signed up!
Continue reading "I’m NOT Going to Remind Anyone to Sign Up This Spring"
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