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    December 2004



    Chocolate Candy - Yum!

    Tuesday, 28 December 2004 11:59 P GMT-08
    Chocolate Candy"A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men." -Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory1) What is your favorite flavor of M&Ms?  Ummm, chocolate?2) Is there a special edition of candy that you w
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    Knit One Read Too

    Monday, 27 December 2004 11:59 P GMT-08
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    Metals and Gemstones

    Sunday, 26 December 2004 12:00 A GMT-08
    Precious Metals and Gemstones"Riches cover a multitude of woes." -Menander1) Which stone is your birthstone? Do you like it?  Aquamarine.  Sometimes...many are so pale and colorless, but the Santa Maria variety have good color.2) Do you p
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    Colors

    Friday, 24 December 2004 12:00 A GMT-08
    Colors (Sunday Brunch)"Where does the violet tint end and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blending enter into the other. So with sanity and insanity." -Herman Melv
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    Random Items

    Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:02 P GMT-08
    Saab StoryDid I mention that I saw the car of my dreams  in Chicago?  Or at least the car of Mr. Ken's dreams, and the one he's decided I need to replace Old Faithful (otherwise known as the 1994 Ford Explorer Sport with 202,760 miles)?  Exactly t
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    It's Monday Again!

    Monday, 20 December 2004 4:26 P GMT-08
    Chicago was fun.  It snowed.  It was cold.   We had a great time.We were in Chicago as a surprise for Mr. Ken's oldest friend, J (they've been friends since 1969!), and the one with whom he originally became obsessed with photography, motorcycle
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    Sunday Brunch - Malling

    Sunday, 19 December 2004 12:00 A GMT-08
    With thanks to Sunday Brunch !George Washington had a vision for this country. Was it three days of uninterrupted shopping?" -Jeff Melvoin, Northern Exposure1) Do you enjoy shopping at the mall?  Not really.   Too noisy, too many people, too
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    just stuff

    Friday, 17 December 2004 12:00 A GMT-08
    Success of a sort...Found the green yarn (Lane Borgesia Folk Mohair) and the brown yak yarn from Copper Moose (eBay), and the 2 colors of Aberdares Mohair (blue and watermelon) as well as a whole box of other lovely stuff!  Turns out in my last maj
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    Let The Stress Begin!

    Thursday, 16 December 2004 8:02 P GMT-08
    Last night, my evening was planned for maximum productivity and enjoyment.  You're already laughing at me, aren't you?  You know what that statement really means, and you know that I didn't get much accomplished and didn't enjoy it much either.The
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    KIP Comments

    Wednesday, 15 December 2004 2:03 P GMT-08
    We have a front room again!   I spent my usual work-out time last night moving boxes and bins to the attic from the front room, and it's now a very large, mostly empty room again.  All this because it's time to put up the Christmas tree, and put w
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    A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste

    Monday, 13 December 2004 12:11 P GMT-08
    What does "Spazzini" say to you?  I thought so.  Same here.  Who'd have guessed it's a new and rather interesting wool and nylon novelty yarn from Plymouth?  Mr. Ken says it sounds like I look when knitting the first few rows on 4 or
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    Furniture, from Sunday Brunch!

    Sunday, 12 December 2004 12:00 A GMT-08
    Furniture (with thanks to Sunday Brunch)"Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house."-Henry Ward Beecher 1) What size is your bed?  Currently it's a queen size, but we're replacing it
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    Leather and Lace

    Thursday, 9 December 2004 3:22 P GMT-08
    LEATHERDo you ever shop at Restoratation Hardware?  They have lovely furniture, some of which I really love.  Over the last couple of weeks I've gotten some junk mail from them that makes me very happy.  They now have a store in the outlet mall ab
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    Supernatural

    Tuesday, 7 December 2004 4:34 P GMT-08
    The concert was fabulous!  I've heard Santana music for as long as I can remember but haven't ever been a fan.  Until now.  Practically no talking, just 2 hours of upbeat music and singing - I was ready to dance in the aisle.  There will absolut
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    Happy Monday!

    Monday, 6 December 2004 11:54 A GMT-08
    Life is good!  Lots of good things to report, including some (minimal) knitting!  First and foremost, FullHouse has now been tutored.  (As the vet says, "he knows everything he needs to know now...")  He came through just fine and slept
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    Sunday Brunch - Flying

    Sunday, 5 December 2004 12:00 A GMT-08
    This entry from Sunday Brunch is so appropriate for the season when many of us will be traveling by airplanes as well as trains and cars.   We'll be traveling more this year than in any year since we've been together, in part because Mr. Ken is fe
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    Just Stuff

    Friday, 3 December 2004 2:14 P GMT-08
    No knitting to report, but the weekend is predicted to be rainy so there's a good chance of knitting and old movies and fires in the fireplace...life is good!We are hosting Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday for ourselves and friends whose dinners were
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    Furball Farm, The End!

    Thursday, 2 December 2004 2:55 P GMT-08
    Final introductions in Furball Farm!Smokey is a tiny little thing, weighing a bit under 8 pounds.  She's Live Wire's littermate, so she's also 4 and a half.  Her fur is dark smoke grey, with white nearer the skin and I think she looks like tarnish
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    Would you like whine with that?

    Wednesday, 1 December 2004 11:33 A GMT-08
    It's been cold here in the Bay Area, at least for us.   There's been frost on my windshield every morning this week, for goodness sakes!   And it was so cold in my office (yes, I'm thankful to have an office in cubicle-land, really I am) that I
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