2010 January | under dutch skies

Stockholm, Part I

This past weekend I was in Stockholm. Man was it cold!
I had to go to a meeting for work on Monday so I decided to go for the weekend and see something of the city. My bum knee (which I will get around to writing about at some point) kept me from walking as much [...]

Wool Frenzy

I’m loving making these little fingerless mitts. Talk about instant gratification! They are knitting up incredibly fast. The pattern is Merletto Mitts. I’ve made them shorter than the pattern calls for and on 1 size smaller needles. I have small hands and arms so they fit perfectly this way.
The yarn is Supreme Merino/Possum. Actually it’s [...]

The First FO for 2010

It’s DONE! YIPPEE! I’m FREEEEEEE!
I start this scarf in September 2008. DB picked out the yarn in New Zealand in 2007. I knit half of it and ripped it all out. But last week, finally finally, I finished it.
I’m very happy with the results. It’s fingering weight yarn and this second try is knit with [...]

Where Have I Been?

I’ve been working like a fiend, that’s where I’ve been!
Since going back to work 4 Jan, I’ve been working very long hours, coming home late, eating a bite and then falling into bed. It’s the year end and we close the books and create all the reports. I think it’s over now and I can [...]

Nothing Like Snow

This is what our street looked like last night when I finally got home. All that traffic isn’t normal, but everything was backed up with the snow. Tonight when I got home it wasn’t much different. This is far more snow that we are used to having here in NL. This is not normal!
The trains [...]

Dinner and a Movie

Tonight we went to see Avatar at the IMAX theater in 3D and I only have this to say:
GO SEE THIS MOVIE, IN 3D, DO NOT DELAY, DO NOT WAIT FOR THE DVD, GO SEE IT NOW.
This is the best movie I’ve seen in, oh, I don’t know how long. It’s beautiful. It holds you [...]

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