Well, first some code on most of my site got eaten by the… I don’t know, maybe the incompatibility monster. And then my webhost went down for a day, and took my e-mail with it. I know it’s not just … Continue reading
I can’t find the yarn I’m looking for. It’s the Zara that was on sale at elann four or so years ago. The yarn that people bought, and then discovered smelled funny? Like kimchi? That yarn. I bought it in … Continue reading
(I had been procrastinating regarding work. Nothing surprising.) So, the simple, custom anti-spam plugin failed and I was getting tons of spam comments. I’ve just installed reCAPTCHA, which I used to hate when I first encountered it (on the USPTO … Continue reading
So, I was doing a search for an old e-mail address of mine, because… uh, I have no idea why I decided to do that. I think I must have seen something in passing that made me think of it. … Continue reading
You have to feel sorry (or not) for a yarn distributor these days. Every claim you may put on a yarn label or website will be scrutinized. … like this one! Maybe the missing 5% is a fudge factor. (Don’t … Continue reading
Dear Madam/Sir, Have a nice day! We are one of the leading manufacturer and exporter in China specially providing natural fibre handknitting yarns containing pure cashmere,cashmere/silk blended yarn,sock yarn,super merino,angora,baby camel,organic cotton ,wool yarn and bamboo,soy, corn fibre yarns etc, … Continue reading
I will admit it. I read Perry Mason mysteries (uh… in between reading other stuff). I find this back cover (which is all that remains of the book because somebody was playing with it) particularly amusing.
Leigh Witchel did some investigating for his article in the most recent knit.1, looking for the first knitting blog. And what happened? Nobody owned up to having posted a knitting journal entry before me (March 19, 2001). Me! Surely that’s … Continue reading
Another gem pulled in by Google: spinsters welcome needle exchange programme The Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, Pat Carey, has said the Government will have to look at introducing needle exchange programmes across the country… … Continue reading
Since I don’t actually get a paper copy of The Globe & Mail, I have to rely on Google Alerts to tell me that Jo-Ann’s stock (the company doesn’t even have outlets in Canada) is a dog this week: Yesterday’s … Continue reading