Archives » May, 2008

Tour of Tuscany – Siena

Another “bonus” tour we took in Italy was a trip to Siena and San Giminano, both hilltop towns. This was one of the best tours we had on the trip. Traveling to Siena and San Giminano by bus allowed us to see the gorgeous landscape that is what always came to mind when I thought [...]

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Eye Candy Friday

Finally! Some iris blooming in my yard that isn’t dark purple! (Not that I don’t like the dark purple ones, but a little variety is nice.) I attempted to arrange an iris swap at my office a couple of years ago. I needed to thin mine out, and thought it would be nice to trade [...]

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Tour of Tuscany – Florence

Warning – Photos of nude statues ahead.

We spent only one day in Florence, so we didn’t get to see as much as we would have liked. Originally we thought we might return on one of the free days at the end of the trip, but it wasn’t to be. We didn’t have time to visit [...]

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Get Your Mouse Out and Vote!

As some of you know, I love Drops patterns. I’ve only knitted a few, but I have tons on my to-do list. Since I’m on their newsletter list, I just got an email about voting for the new fall patterns.
Go here to see the new patterns and vote. Even if you don’t want to vote, [...]

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The Death of Barney

Don’t worry, no actual dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this post.
When my husband moved into this house 10 years ago, one of the kitchen cabinets was lined with Barney day-of-the-week placemats, which had been attached to the shelves with double-sided tape. Actually, it wasn’t such a bad idea, since they were washable and [...]

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