Posted in general on November 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Winter has been following us closely over the last year or so.
This morning I trudged through the snow to work because riding my bike was too dangerous and the street-cars were packed and only come about every half hour on a normal day. Police cars went up and down the roads with their lights [...]
Posted in general on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve had the last couple of days as holidays before I start my new job on Monday. Sleeping in, going for a walk to look at the leaves and making minestrone soup for lunch is more fun when you know you’re not going to be able to do that on a Thursday for [...]
Posted in general on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Winter, though long and deathly cold in North America, is also kind of exciting. The weather can get so extreme that you have to do things like buy gumboots to walk through snowy slush, and big thick jackets stuffed with down. There is nothing more snugly than bringing out the winter sheets, mmm [...]
Posted in general on November 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I hunted for a long time for some wool to use to make a jersey from a pattern book I got in New Zealand and found this mohair online for only $2 a ball – an unlimited supply but only in Geranium. I swing between planning to dye it a red colour and thinking [...]
Posted in general on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The first flurry of snow arrived this morning but didn’t stick around. It has got much colder but I can still ride my bike, and so every morning I join a declining line of bikers peddling to work. Um it is my favourite part of the day, especially turning onto the main street [...]
