Mini yarn balls

Dude, do not throw these away!

Keep them in a basin.

You'll find a use for them eventually.

Back in the city

The weirdness begins immediately.

Beavs were here

This amazing beaver pond was really close to our chalet in Lake Luzerne. The entire thing was frozen, so you could walk up to the dam and the lodge (the beavs didn't come out tho).

There is nothing I love more than walking in the woods peering closely at everything! (I am an idefatigable peerer).

Gregory

He is a good wilderness guide.

(Note reflective vest.)

Here he is indicating the frozen surface of a beaver pond.

Thank you Gregory!

Holiday baking

Apple pie!

Made by me! (Recipe from How to Cook Everything, which Greg got for Christmas.)

Eaten with whipped cream, natch.

Holidays

At a chalet in the Adirondacks there is lots of time for handicrafts (even if your sisters want to play Parcheesi 24/7).

I finally finished this blanket for my sister Mona:

It has been through lots of iterations. You may recall that at one time it looked like this (yes, a lot of unraveling was involved).

Yep, it came out well in the end!

Dear blog friends

I am off to sojourn in the woods en famille.

Ye shall hear of my exploits upon my return!

Have a good one!

Montreal cat

Nonplussed.

By all this darn snow!

Cold pawsers is what he'll get.

My niece

Loves her brother.

I went to Montreal for Hanukah and hung out with my family.

Bummer

Missed it.

Last night at bedtime

Greg brought in the garlic to show me while I was taking a bath.

Blogspirations

A Swedish quilt.

And "boro" cloth, made in Japan by the poor mainly from scraps of indigo-dyed cloth.

One day I will make a quilt.

The best part of waking up

Nope, not Folgers in your cup (gross)--a kitty on the pilla next to you!

She got up and started head butting me and purring . . . AWWW. Her name is Zucca and she is a rare female orange cat, with amber eyes! My sister is babysitting her.

For reals?

"Bobert"?

"Close enough!"

It's hard to make a pair of something when you don't use a pattern.

Luckily this is not the kind of thing that keeps me up at night.

Ronnybrook half-n-half

It's the best thing ever.

Put it in your cocoa every night (also: have cocoa every night).

Mystery

Why is the basil in the bathroom? And how did it get there?

Neither Greg nor I know...

Not responsible

Hand lettered.

On the first freezing cold night of the year

Eat spicy miso ramen!

It's winter today!

There are my mittens in the basket!

You can see the dry spot where the trash bags were and then how the trash collector dragged the bag to the curb.

Scrabble

I am kind of obsessed with it. I get REALLY frustrated when I have bad letters!!

Manhattan Avenue

If we had an outdoor space I would've taken these. A little scraping and coat of (red?) lacquer and they'd be perfect!

Greg even agrees.

More art like this, please

The subjectivity of the twenty-first-century cat is a topic sorely in need of exploration.

"This picture is awesome."

—Greg

Found

Just what I need (for my geranium)!

Chinatown

This picture captures a number of things I love about New York.

Mattress

Do they make them like this anymore?

Pork belly

Now in my belly.

Found

SO.



MANY.

BOOKS!

Wait til you see what I got.

What is it

About seeing your mom's handwriting that is always so comforting?



It's just so mom-ish.

On the sidewalk

Alien fetus.

An old friend

Recently emerged from hiding (reverse hibernation?).

Haribo Teeth

I'm just saying--these things are awesome.

I like

This blog.

Crocheting and cat pictures!

Purr.