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Etherknitter
Anesthesia by day, knitting by night.
Interests: Knitting, wine, history, gardening, landscaping, skiing (alpine and XC), travel, culinary arts, medicine, exploration
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I saw your joy a few days ago and realized i was late to the joy party! I am also glad that you are here! This reminds me I need to see what your word is this year. Happy new year!
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Commented Jan 1, 2021 on Word for 2021 at Etherknitter
Word for 2021
Today marks the day I first hit 'enter' to publish my first hopeful, reach out into the dark of the knitters' world blog post. Sixteen years ago. The word of 2020 has been a smashing success. I post this, faithfully, to remind myself of prior goals and commitments. I suppose a marker of suc...
Indeed. It resonated.
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Commented Apr 16, 2020 on COVID-19 III at Etherknitter
COVID-19 III
My information feeds are an interesting mix of professional, knitter, phone forcefeeds and Twitter forcefeeds. (I didn't sign up for the obligatory feeds, but curiosity often compels me to look. Yes, I know I could opt out, but yeah, curiosity.) Common themes appear. -Many complain that they...
😄
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Commented Apr 16, 2020 on COVID-19 III at Etherknitter
COVID-19 III
My information feeds are an interesting mix of professional, knitter, phone forcefeeds and Twitter forcefeeds. (I didn't sign up for the obligatory feeds, but curiosity often compels me to look. Yes, I know I could opt out, but yeah, curiosity.) Common themes appear. -Many complain that they...
Work has been crazy busy, setting up remote systems to enable as much work from home as feasible. Am trying to get stuff done, but that is SO hard, trying to switch from one mode to another. (I guess that is age creeping up, eh?) I am working on a sweater, now just sleeve island for Mr. E. I am working to treasure each moment still on the correct side of the grass. And praying that I don't become a (relatively) young widow.
Commented Apr 4, 2020 on Staying Busy... at The Woolen Rabbit
Staying Busy...
Can you see a sound? Can you hear a light? Can you unite your senses? Can you turn inward? Deng Ming~Dao I'm not going to lie, it's been a hard week here waffling between panic and gratefulness, like so many others trying to find a sense of normalcy in a very changed world. Ken is still worki...
Knitting as i can. Hydrating for sure. Not sad to be alone but not happy w projected duration.
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Commented Apr 2, 2020 on COVID-19 From the trenches I at Etherknitter
COVID-19 From the trenches I
I have been meaning to blog for a bit. Then the virus hit the USA, and it has been all work all the time since then. I am not one of the lucky ones who can cocoon amidst her snowfort of toilet paper, and knit. I spent too many hours at work, and too much time not listening to the panicked ne...
Happy Hanukkah!
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Commented Dec 23, 2019 on Solstice 2019 at Etherknitter
Solstice 2019
The best poem ever, by Susan Cooper. You know it well. And so the Shortest Day came and the year died And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in the winter trees; They hung their homes with evergreen; Th...
Learned my lesson!
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Commented Nov 30, 2019 on Numar unsprezece (Romanian) at Etherknitter
Numar unsprezece (Romanian)
Back for more. Thanksgiving took over. (I hope yours was delicious, warm, and happy.) Three days of shopping, one day of work, two point five days of cooking. Intense cooking. I learned that when guests have too much choice, some of the dishes are passed over. I have been adding cleaner dis...
Barrow. Brown. Nice fabric.
It is what it is.
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Commented Nov 19, 2019 on Nomoro tse robong at Etherknitter
Nomoro tse robong
The Man Sweater has begun. I may boast that I don't engage in much social media, but that obscures the fact that I live in Yarn Fantasyland during a significant portion of my online time. The Man Sweater is a good example. I love the Churchmouse website. They have beautiful, basic, stylish pa...
Deal! I have now learned that challah sucks for this.
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Commented Nov 24, 2018 on PoBoyNoMa T+1.5 2018 at Etherknitter
PoBoyNoMa T+1.5 2018
My growing-up Thanksgiving had turkey as the protein centerpiece. Vegetables, starches, and desserts were the usual suspects in the supporting actor and actress categories. (Yes, I like to mix my metaphors. Why do you ask?) We have done duck. Slow roasted the day before, reheated, and put ou...
I have orchid cacti that blooms crazy. And a nightblooming cereus, who only gets it right by blooming at night. But at different times of the year. Are they abused children that I dont know how to take care of correctly? I dont know.
Commented Nov 20, 2018 on NaBlahPloMo #17 2018 at Etherknitter
NaBlahPloMo #17 2018
This small crane appeared in the house. I knew she was coming. She is early. I can never remember who is the Thanksgiving cactus, who is the Christmas cactus, and who claims to be the Easter cactus. Doesn't matter. The answer becomes easily obvious. These are the kinds of plants you can nev...
Thanx! Maybe Ill do some more?
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Commented Nov 2, 2017 on Don't Get Your Hopes Up at Etherknitter
Don't Get Your Hopes Up
So yeah. November the One. Inevitably not every day but maybe more often. Deal? I have taken no pictures of fall, so seasonality will not open the month. Rhinebeck noted my distinctive absence, therefore no seasonal knitterly pictures will surface here from that. I was sad to not join in the c...
Nope. Just a really complex threading
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Commented Nov 30, 2016 on NaBloPoMo 28 2016 at Etherknitter
NaBloPoMo 28 2016
Today's weaving was easy compared to yesterday's triathlon. I woke up today feeling beaten over half my body. We in medicine call it the distracting injury: you don't know how badly you hurt elsewhere because one part takes all your attention from the other hurts. (That elsewhere should never b...
You DID. On the way to Rhinebeck.
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Commented Dec 10, 2014 on Ten on Tuesday: 10 random songs on the iPod shuffle setting at Etherknitter
Ten on Tuesday: 10 random songs on the iPod shuffle setting
Yeesh. I knew this would happen. I haven't updated from iTunes (either ripped nor downloaded) in a Very Long Time. So what you get is exercise music. Book. Classical music. Be warned. 1. K-klass, Don't Stop: Exercise music from Shape M@agazine 2. Adele, Set Fire to the Rain 3. Bach, Co...
Many cereus do have scent. I was disappointed to find out mine didnt. Harrumpf. But it was such a beautiful girl, I forgave it.
Am hovering around the espinner. Not yet. Probably need to sell a wheel first. Does seem handy for workshops and travel, more than the little Pocket Wheel. Which has really low ratios. Which makes it a difficult workshop wheel.
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Commented Sep 13, 2013 on Ten on Tensday: Ten things you miss about home when you go away at Etherknitter
Ten on Tensday: Ten things you miss about home when you go away
1. Tea and coffee. Most places have miserable excuses for both beverages. The worst? Tea and coffee at altitude. The water never reaches 212 degrees. The higher you go, the worse it gets. 2. My wine stash. There is no restaurant that is more cost effective, or with a selection so uniquel...
Or brioche! Knock yourself out.
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Commented Feb 6, 2013 on Eleanor cowl at Etherknitter
Eleanor cowl
I have knit Eleanor in about 2.5 weeks. I experienced all the phases in short order: anticipation, cast on joy, the thrill of the first many rows, the settling into routine. Then, wow, this is more rows than I thought, then the BOREDOM, and the antsyness of WHEN WILL THIS BE DONE, then the l...
We did it as a fifth grade play. I was the princess rhyme. A local musician played piano. Composed songs with lyrics about the story that I still hear in my mind.
Three cheers for Milo and a hip hooray our Rhyme and Reason are back to stay!
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Commented Jun 11, 2010 on Seven on Twednesday at Etherknitter
Seven on Twednesday
A drive-by post. I tried to think of ten, but no. 1. Black Beauty. I loved horses. 2. Frog, The Horse That Knew No Master. The horse always had fire in his eye. He bucked everyone off and attacked them with his hooves until the handsome lieutenant loved him. Boy, talk about transference...
Happy blogiversary! It's always an evolution, and you are still here, which is a goodly part of the point. I owe you a debt of gratitude for some bone.
Commented Apr 18, 2010 on Six Whole Years! at just maryse
Six Whole Years!
ha! check it out! my blog is six years old! it started small with two tiny posts on april 16, 2004. just a couple of lines of text. nothing really but a tiny shoot of myself out there in the jungle that was the blogging world back then. (heh. i'm such a dork.) a year later, much to my sur...
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Mar 15, 2010
Okay okay Im a knitting slacker. Better that than a double amputee. It was COLD. And windy.
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Commented Feb 8, 2010 on Socks with altitude at Etherknitter
Socks with altitude
"Weather coming in." Doesn't seem to matter what kind, except that snow accumulation is implicitly understood. Sun is weather, too, but no one says "weather coming in" when the forecast is for clear skies and a sunny day. Weather changes FAST in the mountains. Clouds blow past, more blow in. ...
Superb picture. Greys.
Commented Nov 30, 2008 on Photo Meme at just maryse
Photo Meme
sandy tagged me and since i can always use material for a post, i'm going to play along. * Go to your Sixth Picture Folder then pick your Sixth Picture. * Pray that you remember the details. * Tag 5 others. when sandy first tagged me, my initial reaction was "holy crap sandy! do you know how m...
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