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New post on my #knitting blog: small silly projects, coping with cold.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/still-cold-still-silly/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/still-cold-still-silly/
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February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
New post on my #knitting blog: small silly projects, coping with cold.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/still-cold-still-silly/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/still-cold-still-silly/
An exciting milestone: kiddo and I just played through the whole first movement of the Bach Double without needing to stop and regroup at any point!! As soon as we released the last note we both squealed “WE DID IT!!” with huge grins on our faces.
A decade in the making, but we’re finally here!
A decade in the making, but we’re finally here!
February 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
An exciting milestone: kiddo and I just played through the whole first movement of the Bach Double without needing to stop and regroup at any point!! As soon as we released the last note we both squealed “WE DID IT!!” with huge grins on our faces.
A decade in the making, but we’re finally here!
A decade in the making, but we’re finally here!
Outside, it’s like the days where I say “the air is made of water”…very fine dense mist, except that it’s 0 degrees outside (windchill -22F) so it’s FROZEN fine dense mist. The air is made of ice?
It’s really pretty, but I think I’m gonna stay indoors today.
It’s really pretty, but I think I’m gonna stay indoors today.
February 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Outside, it’s like the days where I say “the air is made of water”…very fine dense mist, except that it’s 0 degrees outside (windchill -22F) so it’s FROZEN fine dense mist. The air is made of ice?
It’s really pretty, but I think I’m gonna stay indoors today.
It’s really pretty, but I think I’m gonna stay indoors today.
Left my hair down today; pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve taught with my hair down in a full year! (I’m finally through the most awkward part of the grow-out, so I’m happy to have the option, though I still plan to lean mostly on braids for containment.)
February 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Left my hair down today; pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve taught with my hair down in a full year! (I’m finally through the most awkward part of the grow-out, so I’m happy to have the option, though I still plan to lean mostly on braids for containment.)
Because I am a ridiculous person who needs to keep their hands busy, Sven is getting a Melt the ICE hat of his own.
February 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Because I am a ridiculous person who needs to keep their hands busy, Sven is getting a Melt the ICE hat of his own.
New post on my #knitting blog: two finished projects, books I read in January, and all the ideas that are popping into my very scattered mind recently.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/its-groundhog-day/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/its-groundhog-day/
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February 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
New post on my #knitting blog: two finished projects, books I read in January, and all the ideas that are popping into my very scattered mind recently.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/its-groundhog-day/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/its-groundhog-day/
Don’t mind me, I’m just squealing “Moon!! Hi moon! You’re so beautiful tonight, moon!” as if the moon can hear me and cares what I think…but tonight’s full moon really is beautiful.
Also, I may know HOW to exist in cold weather (thanks, formative decade of life in MN!) but I am So Tired Of […]
Also, I may know HOW to exist in cold weather (thanks, formative decade of life in MN!) but I am So Tired Of […]
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wandering.shop
February 2, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Don’t mind me, I’m just squealing “Moon!! Hi moon! You’re so beautiful tonight, moon!” as if the moon can hear me and cares what I think…but tonight’s full moon really is beautiful.
Also, I may know HOW to exist in cold weather (thanks, formative decade of life in MN!) but I am So Tired Of […]
Also, I may know HOW to exist in cold weather (thanks, formative decade of life in MN!) but I am So Tired Of […]
Turns out that even after shoveling so much of the stuff, a snow squall in the middle of today’s pro-democracy demonstrations can make me squeal “SNOW!”and start clapping and giggling with glee and going on and on about how pretty it is.
But it IS pretty and if you’re bundled up well, which I […]
But it IS pretty and if you’re bundled up well, which I […]
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wandering.shop
February 1, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Turns out that even after shoveling so much of the stuff, a snow squall in the middle of today’s pro-democracy demonstrations can make me squeal “SNOW!”and start clapping and giggling with glee and going on and on about how pretty it is.
But it IS pretty and if you’re bundled up well, which I […]
But it IS pretty and if you’re bundled up well, which I […]
Cold day = snuggly sisters. #catsofmastodon
January 30, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Cold day = snuggly sisters. #catsofmastodon
I don’t know why this piece feels so good to play but it just soothes me, and maybe it can soothe you too? It’s the Adagio by Shteibelt that my piano teacher taught me and I just think it’s so beautiful. And I needed the soothing today.
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I don’t know why this piece feels so good to play but it just soothes me, and maybe it can soothe you too? It’s the Adagio by Shteibelt that my piano teacher taught me and I just think it’s so beautiful. And I needed the soothing today.
New post on my #knitting blog: a wintery winter, my love for Minnesota, and projects in various states of completion.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/winter-sure-is-wintering/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/winter-sure-is-wintering/
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January 26, 2026 at 6:09 PM
New post on my #knitting blog: a wintery winter, my love for Minnesota, and projects in various states of completion.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/winter-sure-is-wintering/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/winter-sure-is-wintering/
Drove (extremely slowly) to campus this morning in full whiteout conditions, then nearly got knocked over by a wind gust walking back to the parking lot this evening. Winter’s really wintering hard this year.
January 22, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Drove (extremely slowly) to campus this morning in full whiteout conditions, then nearly got knocked over by a wind gust walking back to the parking lot this evening. Winter’s really wintering hard this year.
I’ve had the house to myself for a few hours today (something I’ve not had in a VERY long time) and I guess what happens when I’m finally not hyperaware of being perceived is just…randomly weeping for no reason? (Or all the reasons, I guess.)
January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I’ve had the house to myself for a few hours today (something I’ve not had in a VERY long time) and I guess what happens when I’m finally not hyperaware of being perceived is just…randomly weeping for no reason? (Or all the reasons, I guess.)
This little piece came home with a note from her art teacher imploring her to keep taking art classes when she moves up into high school next year, saying that she’s “astoundingly talented”She’s really amazing at blending colors…her stuff just glows somehow, and I don’t know how she does it!
January 21, 2026 at 2:27 AM
This little piece came home with a note from her art teacher imploring her to keep taking art classes when she moves up into high school next year, saying that she’s “astoundingly talented”She’s really amazing at blending colors…her stuff just glows somehow, and I don’t know how she does it!
Belated box of holiday stocking treats from MIL arrived today…with treats just for spouse and kiddo. Sigh.
(I’m not *surprised* to be left out, to be clear. It’s a thing. But it still does sting.)
(I’m not *surprised* to be left out, to be clear. It’s a thing. But it still does sting.)
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Belated box of holiday stocking treats from MIL arrived today…with treats just for spouse and kiddo. Sigh.
(I’m not *surprised* to be left out, to be clear. It’s a thing. But it still does sting.)
(I’m not *surprised* to be left out, to be clear. It’s a thing. But it still does sting.)
During lunch, we saw that it was sunny and decided we’d go on a walk as soon as we finished eating. By the time we suited up and stepped outside, it had become a snow squall and we did our neighborhood loop in near-whiteout conditions. Now that we’re back home? Sunshine!!
Oh, weather. You’re […]
Oh, weather. You’re […]
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wandering.shop
January 19, 2026 at 6:54 PM
During lunch, we saw that it was sunny and decided we’d go on a walk as soon as we finished eating. By the time we suited up and stepped outside, it had become a snow squall and we did our neighborhood loop in near-whiteout conditions. Now that we’re back home? Sunshine!!
Oh, weather. You’re […]
Oh, weather. You’re […]
New post on my #knitting blog: it's my last post before Spring Semester starts!
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/almost-new-semester-almost-new-sweater-also-cats/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/almost-new-semester-almost-new-sweater-also-cats/
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January 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM
New post on my #knitting blog: it's my last post before Spring Semester starts!
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/almost-new-semester-almost-new-sweater-also-cats/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/almost-new-semester-almost-new-sweater-also-cats/
The former-Minnesotan advice I gave to our minister who is headed up to Minneapolis is “wear snowpants, they make you feel invincible!”
I’m sure there’s better and more important advice but it really IS awesome to be both warm AND padded!
I’m sure there’s better and more important advice but it really IS awesome to be both warm AND padded!
January 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The former-Minnesotan advice I gave to our minister who is headed up to Minneapolis is “wear snowpants, they make you feel invincible!”
I’m sure there’s better and more important advice but it really IS awesome to be both warm AND padded!
I’m sure there’s better and more important advice but it really IS awesome to be both warm AND padded!
This kitty loves to burrow in this blanket. Sometimes she does such a good job of it that we almost sit on her. #catsofmastodon
January 18, 2026 at 12:59 AM
This kitty loves to burrow in this blanket. Sometimes she does such a good job of it that we almost sit on her. #catsofmastodon
Car windshield before driving home from campus this evening. I just love the way water droplets sparkle.
January 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Car windshield before driving home from campus this evening. I just love the way water droplets sparkle.
There’s plenty of awful in the world…how about a moment of joy from a newbie pianist? I can play this whole Shteibelt Adagio piece that I started learning a couple weeks ago now and tonight I managed a clean(ish…kiddo’s fawning over cats in the background) recording!!
January 13, 2026 at 1:13 AM
There’s plenty of awful in the world…how about a moment of joy from a newbie pianist? I can play this whole Shteibelt Adagio piece that I started learning a couple weeks ago now and tonight I managed a clean(ish…kiddo’s fawning over cats in the background) recording!!
New post on my #knitting blog: Just processing the past week.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/on-the-12th-day-of-2026/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/on-the-12th-day-of-2026/
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January 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
New post on my #knitting blog: Just processing the past week.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/on-the-12th-day-of-2026/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/on-the-12th-day-of-2026/
keep having this thought (perhaps others have expressed this more eloquently than me) that LLM-generated text is perhaps analogous to "hyper-palatable foods", at least in those contexts where people are said to prefer it (e.g. this article […]
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wandering.shop
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
keep having this thought (perhaps others have expressed this more eloquently than me) that LLM-generated text is perhaps analogous to "hyper-palatable foods", at least in those contexts where people are said to prefer it (e.g. this article […]
A dreary first day back on campus since the end of Fall Semester.
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
A dreary first day back on campus since the end of Fall Semester.
New post on my #knitting blog: a new Lego flower, and various thoughts on the first few days of 2026.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/on-the-5th-day-of-2026/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/on-the-5th-day-of-2026/
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January 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
New post on my #knitting blog: a new Lego flower, and various thoughts on the first few days of 2026.
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/on-the-5th-day-of-2026/
https://whitknits.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/on-the-5th-day-of-2026/