I kind of hate doing the sewing at home because it hurts my back. Well, and because it’s just more fun when there’s a group of like-minded people all messing around with fabric together. And, to be perfectly honest-and my mother can attest to this truth-I’ve never been big on homework. Ever. I think the […]
Archive for January, 2010
January 17, 2010
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Phone
By Caitlin Jane in caitlin's crap, kitty, Old crapI got a new phone the other day. My old, crappy phone was no longer holding a charge so it felt like time to trade up for something half decent. Half decent, she says? Ok, I got an iphone. And guess what! I LOVE IT!!! It takes great pictures on top of everything. And while […]
January 15, 2010
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The whole fambly
By Caitlin Jane in love, Old crapThis is what we looked like…a long time ago. My mom’s had short hair for so long that I can barely remember this look at all. I do remember wondering who she was for a while when she did cut it off. And I still have that kilt, I could go poke it right now […]
January 13, 2010
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Wee Cait
By Caitlin Jane in babiesYes, I already posted this on facebook, so what? The date on the back is May 1974, “Just before Caitlin’s second birthday”, in my mom’s handwriting. I think we had our pictures done regularly at Sears (or…wherever) because we had relatives in England that we didn’t get to see regularly. My sister has a picture […]
January 13, 2010
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Panama
By Caitlin Jane in caitlin's crap, making stuff is goodI keep forgetting to post a picture of these. When we were in Panama, at Yandup Lodge, I bought a bunch of molas from women in the local village. I think all 4 of these cost me less than $40. I haven’t figured out what to do with them yet, but everything works out eventually. […]
January 12, 2010
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I am a quilting b
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodI started a night school course at The Workroom in Parkdale-the quilting sampler course. I’ve done plenty sewing in my life, but I will be first to admit it’s all been pretty slap-dash. Quilting is the polar opposite of slap-dash, you need to be very precise, measuring, cutting, pinning, all those things I’ve never been […]
January 10, 2010
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What’s the difference anyway?
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodSince switching (back) to knitting-from crocheting-I’ve noticed my attitude towards yarn has changed drastically. Because crochet is such a yarn suck, I pretty much used acrylic yarns exclusively. They work great for amigurumi anyway, cheap and bright. Now that old stash lays dormant in my bins, and I buy nicer yarn for knitting. Here’s my […]
January 6, 2010
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Whatever the opposite of gorgeousness is
By Caitlin Jane in kittyShannon and Ari were watching some documentary about animals on the verge (as in, the last one in the world) of exctinction and paused it at this screen shot. Lord. I stared at this for half an hour while he made dinner. Never has the name Turdy been more appropriate. It’s not a caption, it’s […]
January 6, 2010
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Gorgeousness and gorgeosity
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, crochet, GripingI got this yarn in the mail (fishy wishy in a dishy, 105g, 400yds) yesterday from Seejayneknityarns. It is even prettier in real life, lemme tell you. The colours are crazy, now to decide what to do with it-and the other balls of yarn in my ever growing stash. I’m sure I will figure something […]
January 1, 2010
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First post of 2010
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, food, making stuff is goodIt snowed a little here in Toronto today, not much-maybe an inch or so-but it sure was cold. How cold? This hydrant/faucet thingy on Roncesvalles was feeling it: Don’t lick it. We did end up playing at the park too, but not for long. Ari and I worked on several projects, the first a teddy […]