countess shell on June 30th, 2006

No more shoes. Especially if they are pink and/or flip flops. I’ve spent the last twenty minutes looking for my water shoes - I found a pair of shorts I bought at the end of last summer that are way more flattering than the shorts I packed and then unpacked for the cuter [...]

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countess shell on June 30th, 2006

Finished! One Dream Swatch!

It’s knit from one skein Noro Silk Garden with US 10 needles and ended up being 42” long and about 4” wide.

A close up of the stitches. I think this pattern would make a lovely scarf or shawl.

I think I’ll actually wear it as a headband folded in half – [...]

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countess shell on June 27th, 2006

The other day I ordered “Yoga In Bed” on DVD as a way for David and I to stretch and become flexible, as our desk jobs just don’t do that. Lovely, lovely way to start and end the day. I felt like a human being before 10:00 this morning and that never happens.
Then [...]

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countess shell on June 26th, 2006

When I loaded the car – yes sometimes I’m helpful and I do stuff around the house – for our trip to Big Sur it was 99 degrees. And we have heavy stuff. And a lot of it. Crikey. But then! Then! Then there was fog. Lovely, glorious [...]

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countess shell on June 23rd, 2006

Because I know you’re dying to know how warm it was yesterday. A whole day without me telling you we’re living in some sort of hellfire place.
I had an eye doctor’s appointment yesterday. We’ll skip the fact that my prescription has gotten stronger in the last eight months. We’ll [...]

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countess shell on June 21st, 2006

It’s hot enough outside – although it’s only going to get hotter – I don’t want to listen to how bad it is in Iraq. I’m tired of people killing each other. Seriously. What I really need to do is stop listening to the evening news as we’re over ten minutes [...]

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countess shell on June 20th, 2006

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countess shell on June 20th, 2006

I have a deep and abiding love for trail mix. The salty cashews and peanuts mixed in with the soft sweet raisins. And every other bite or so you are rewarded for your “healthy” eating choice with a lovely chocolate-y m&m. Bliss. I do hope David likes the almonds though. [...]

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countess shell on June 19th, 2006

If hockey wasn’t dead to me I’d be up in arms about Carolina – barring any further miracles pulled out of Edmonton’s ass – being less than thirty game minutes away from hoisting The Cup. Alas, hockey is dead to me so I don’t even know that Carolina is less than thirty minutes away [...]

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countess shell on June 14th, 2006

David Lee Roth is looking good with the updated hair cut. How do I know this? He was on my television this morning singing Van Halen. This made me happy. Until I realized I was watching The View. And he was singing Van Halen tunes in Bluegrass. Bluegrass on [...]

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