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I also had a middle school teacher named Condon! His wife, also a teacher, kept her own name because of course she did.
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I also had a middle school teacher named Condon! His wife, also a teacher, kept her own name because of course she did.
Woolite is not actually very gentle-Eucalan and Soak are much better choices to keep on hand for sweaters. Your silk/cashmere blend is also a good candidate for dyeing with KoolAde or food colouring, which is a lot easier than fabric dye
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Woolite is not actually very gentle-Eucalan and Soak are much better choices to keep on hand for sweaters. Your silk/cashmere blend is also a good candidate for dyeing with KoolAde or food colouring, which is a lot easier than fabric dye
Thanks, I’ll be singing it all day!
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thanks, I’ll be singing it all day!
Oooh, what shape do you want?
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Oooh, what shape do you want?
Now today they publish a story about AI-generated headlines. Are they trying to duck responsibility for having written that?
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Now today they publish a story about AI-generated headlines. Are they trying to duck responsibility for having written that?
I’m so glad you’re all ok! And I hope you take time to decompress and look after yourself!
October 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I’m so glad you’re all ok! And I hope you take time to decompress and look after yourself!
May I be pedantic and point out that that is *not* a Cowichan sweater? It’s not knit by a member of the Cowichan tribe, and it’s not the same style. I would call that a Mary Maxim sweater. It’s still cool, but it’s not a Cowichan sweater!
September 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
May I be pedantic and point out that that is *not* a Cowichan sweater? It’s not knit by a member of the Cowichan tribe, and it’s not the same style. I would call that a Mary Maxim sweater. It’s still cool, but it’s not a Cowichan sweater!
Because you have two small humans to dress up, and they’re still young enough to allow your input! Signed, Mom of Teens
September 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Because you have two small humans to dress up, and they’re still young enough to allow your input! Signed, Mom of Teens
Bogey and Bacall!
August 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Bogey and Bacall!
Merino wool leggings exist, but you need to check labels cuz some have high synthetic content
July 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Merino wool leggings exist, but you need to check labels cuz some have high synthetic content
Also, The Outsiders
July 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Also, The Outsiders
This feels like a For Heidi Only collection
June 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This feels like a For Heidi Only collection
As a lifelong Victorian, it blew my mind when I learned that logs on Vancouver beaches were placed deliberately, and not left to the whims of tides and storms
May 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
As a lifelong Victorian, it blew my mind when I learned that logs on Vancouver beaches were placed deliberately, and not left to the whims of tides and storms
Have you done the analysis of how many ridings went blue due to vote splitting on the left?
May 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Have you done the analysis of how many ridings went blue due to vote splitting on the left?
This is an inspiring use of a gradient set! I love how each colour gets to shine
April 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is an inspiring use of a gradient set! I love how each colour gets to shine
Provincially and municipally in BC, we have paper ballots that are machine-scanned
April 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Provincially and municipally in BC, we have paper ballots that are machine-scanned
You haven’t passed this skill on to them yet? My big kid can do it too
April 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
You haven’t passed this skill on to them yet? My big kid can do it too
Wow! What’s it going to be?
March 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Wow! What’s it going to be?
Thanks for that new to me version of the April showers rhyme! But violets have been blooming in Victoria since January
March 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Thanks for that new to me version of the April showers rhyme! But violets have been blooming in Victoria since January
Her eyes, his mouth!
March 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Her eyes, his mouth!
I would say all the merino layers but I know that doesn’t work for you!
March 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I would say all the merino layers but I know that doesn’t work for you!
I agree with everyone who suggests getting in touch with Ysolda, but if that doesn’t work, Alice Starmore’s Fair Isle Knitting book includes everything you need to reverse engineer this!
February 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I agree with everyone who suggests getting in touch with Ysolda, but if that doesn’t work, Alice Starmore’s Fair Isle Knitting book includes everything you need to reverse engineer this!
I’m still mad that my parents threw out the collection I had stashed in their basement!
February 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I’m still mad that my parents threw out the collection I had stashed in their basement!
My kids’ solution was always low-effort cards for the kids who didn’t really deserve them, and high effort for kids they liked
February 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My kids’ solution was always low-effort cards for the kids who didn’t really deserve them, and high effort for kids they liked
These look like spring, and I appreciate this burst of joy in an otherwise terrifying feed today. Thank you for creating beautiful things!
January 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
These look like spring, and I appreciate this burst of joy in an otherwise terrifying feed today. Thank you for creating beautiful things!