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Archive for July, 2008 - סיון / תמוז תשס"ח

striving toward a shared balance in format

By penny • July 31, 2008 - כ"ט תמוז תשס"ח • Category: write

When I was a child I was the secret keeper. Classmates would tell me things and I wouldn’t tell. Don’t ask me today what they said, I have no recollection. Maybe that’s why they told me?
But I don’t recall sharing a lot about me with them.
In College (11 years ago) I developed a [...]



Pomatomus

By penny • July 30, 2008 - כ"ח תמוז תשס"ח • Category: create

Pattern: Pomatomus by Cookie A. from Knitty, Winter 2005
Yarn: Ashabee’s Fiber Oasis 60% Superwash Merino, 30% Bamboo, 10% Nylon in “Rio”. I only used 37 grams.
Needles: 2.0mm 12" addi circs
Cast on: June 21 2008 (the first night of SOS’08)
Kitchenered: July 27 2008
My Raverly project page: here
Modification: short-row heel. I actually knit them top down which [...]



dog days

By penny • July 28, 2008 - כ"ו תמוז תשס"ח • Category: books

Since we’re in the “dog days of summer” and torrential downpours seem to do nothing to squash the humidity, I have just about enough energy to pull a book off the shelf and read for hours on end. This time of year I prefer rereading to new-reading. I am doing both this year. It does [...]



Matot

By penny • July 25, 2008 - כ"ג תמוז תשס"ח • Category: judaism

This week we read Parshah Matot, found in Bamidbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:42.
There’s a lot in here from handling vows to war to land granting.
Some divrei which caught my eye:
Responsible Words
The $499 Dilemma
Miss Manners at the Shabbat Table
Anger Management
שׁבּת שׁלום



summer sunday afternoon

By penny • July 24, 2008 - כ"ב תמוז תשס"ח • Category: travel

(please click to find a larger image if you so desire)
Governor’s Island



I made yarn

By penny • July 23, 2008 - כ"א תמוז תשס"ח • Category: create

It started with some very beautiful superwash roving in Mountain Sunset from Lavender Sheep.
I made singles on Squeaky (who doesn’t squeak much anymore but is purring because I’m playing about 10 minutes almost every day). The first bobbin was much more evenly spun and consistent on all counts. I think this is because I was [...]