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kmkat

the Great North Woods of Wisconsin

I am a semi-retired CPA, occasional librarian, and elected public official.

Interests: My family -- Smokey (husband), Andrew (#1 Son), Matthew (#2 Son), Alex (#2 Son's fiance, aka Best Girlfriend/Fiance Ever, aka BGFE), Lucy The Wonder Dog, Hannibal The Fluffball of Doom (cat), and En Esch The Dim (cat). Also reading, surfing the innerwebz, volunteering, food, and (occasionally) politics.

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After surgery there are certain things that are the recuperating patient's friend. A kind and generous caregiver, one who can keep the meds straight and the water bottle full and the phone answered. Satin sheets and pjs. Oh, how I... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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When I come home.

Dateline: Monday, June 3. Yay for pre-scheduled posts! You may remember I have whined about the mess that is my home office. Knowing that I would be using a walker after the surgery prompted me to take care of part... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Tool identification.

Smokey has tools like we all have yarn; in other words, a lot. They tend to get scattered all over the house and the garage(s) and the pole barn and wherever he happens to be working. When it comes time... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Ten on Tuesday, the ice cream edition.

Ice cream is (one of) my downfall(s). I have bought an ice cream cone for myself when the temp was -25˚F. In the past year I have attempted to pursuade myself -- with some success -- that a small dish... Continue reading

Posted Jun 4, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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It's Sunday. Where is summer?

Progress :: Energy.* Wife :: partner. Denim :: jeans. Wow :: -zers. Jacket :: potato.** Studio :: draft. Boyfriend :: teenager. Tablet :: broken.*** Hidden :: secret. Closer :: baseball. * A stock my inlaws used to own. I still... Continue reading

Posted Jun 2, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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I found this on photpin.com but now I cannot find the attribution. Sorry... Minnesota The Twin Cities is are Teh Awesome. The Illuminati -- you will never guess who they really are! Here's that bad advice you were hoping for.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 1, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Posted May 30, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Ten on Tuesday, the long weekend edition.

Ten Things I Did Over The Weekend. Knit. Duh. Finished Life After Life by Kate Atkinson and started The Memory of Breathing by Perry Klass. (Knit.) Read and re-read and studied and analyzed the Snicket Socks pattern until I finally... Continue reading

Posted May 28, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Muttering on Monday.

Rental :: apartment. Collapse :: bridge. Seismic :: occurence. Barricade :: in the streets. Dip :: skinny. Teamed :: teaching? Jeans :: blue. Why not? :: because I said so. Honing :: sharp. Dough :: knead. * * * *... Continue reading

Posted May 27, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Even the best knitters -- of which I am not one -- make mistakes.

I have been wanting to make some patterned socks for rather a long time, but most of my sock yarn is not suited to that. For the past couple years I have tried to remember that when buying sock yarn,... Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Memorial links (which now open a new windows).

photo credit: evansville via photopin cc Ferret party time! I am amused by the idea that one might need to do some self-tests to tell whether one is awake or asleep. State birds redone. $80 to avoid using a book... Continue reading

Posted May 25, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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I finished a hat and scarf set for myself. Color is off in this photo, but I couldn't fix it without making my desk look even more overgrown with moss than it already is. (see next two photos) Pattern: Sideways... Continue reading

Posted May 24, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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June 4 is The Day.

photo credit: Michael D. Dunn via photopin cc Got a call yesterday morning from the surgeon's office. Hip replacement is tentatively on for Tuesday, June 4. Nurse still had to clear it with the actual surgeon. I had called last... Continue reading

Posted May 22, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Socks, bullet-proof.

Photo taken with iPad, hence, the poor quality. I finished these Sunday night whilst watching Wallander*. Better photos in daylight. Yarn: Country Classics Yarn for Sox Pattern: my usual, Wendy's Generic Toe-Up Socks, here worked over 48 st. Feet are... Continue reading

Posted May 21, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Arrow :: shirts. Hum :: ho. Cornerstone :: of democracy. Flight :: of the bumblebee. Music :: box. Determine :: -ist. Analysis :: financial Better day :: tomorrow. Audio :: video. Meditation :: sleep. * * * * * I... Continue reading

Posted May 19, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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If links were cats, I'd have a million of 'em.

photo credit: Furryscaly via photopin cc Make yourself some corner bookmarks. Open letter to white male comedians. Sharks. (via unrealfred on tumblr) What? He need a tow. Mr. Rogers. Anybody looking for a job? How to get hired. Pregnancy test... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Worst mother EVAH.

Yesterday was Younger Son's birthday... and we totally forgot. We had been talking on and off about what to do for his 24th b'day so we didn't completely forget, but we missed the day. Oops. I called him to apologize... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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It pays to pay attention at all times.

See these two spice containers. Notice how similar they are -- size, shape, color. Guess which one I put on my oatmeal this morning. Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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When all else fails, whine.

I have a shameful admission. I may be a bit of a computer geek, but I am a lazy computer geek. One who would rather whine and beg for help than figure it out myself. (Cookie, are you giggling yet?)... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Muttering through Mother's Day.

537 :: is more than 400 Horizon :: line. Episode :: seizure. Character :: -driven. Crossed :: town bus. Shipping :: charges. Jump :: Whoopee Goldberg. Bowling :: Lebowski. Grumpy :: Old Men. Them :: Us. I celebrated my own... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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photo credit: Eva the Weaver via photopin cc If you wonder at that photo, I have no idea what it is or why it appeared when I searched for "link" on photopin.com. Just another of life's little mysteries, I guess.... Continue reading

Posted May 11, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Mutterings, knitting, cars, computers. And stuff.

Interests :: varied. Bloom :: Harold. Ceiling :: sky. Tears :: roses. Jerk :: chicken. Weight :: free. Friends :: many. Camera :: lens. Chicken :: jerk. Hose :: garden. * * * * * Other items OTN. A couple... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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Waiting for Godot.

That phantom hip replacement? Postponed again. This is the fifth postponement. Let me just say... ARGHHHH! Had the pre-op physical last Monday. Doc found a heart murmur, ordered an echocardiogram to check it out. I had been told about 40... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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photo credit: Kris Krug via photopin cc I don't quilt, nor do I want to start, but this is amazing. Spring peepers. (This has temporarily replaced the fan in our bedroom providing white noise.)(Link opens in a new window so... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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But first, mutterings. Industry :: complex. Jerry :: rigged. Detour :: around. Mug :: Jenny the Potter. Steer :: -ing wheel. Link :: fun! Harmony :: guides. Epic :: saga. Suspect :: Tse-- however that is spelled. Translate :: Russian.... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at kmkat and her kneedles

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