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Here are a few pics that I planned to share way back in January when I was a blogging delinquent. Happy Little K in her K sweater.

other knits with initials here and here

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cloche

A page from Country Home, June 2008. The bell shaped cloches are made by a friend of the gardener and the others are handmade by the gardener.

Paris rooftop garden, pictured in Terraces & roof gardens of Paris by Alexandra d’Arnoux.

My handmade plant markers (painted shims) inspired by the painted floor of Lili’s Patisserie.

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crochet and things that I learned to like

Crochet is one of those things that I didn’t like until recently. It wasn’t that act of crocheting that wasn’t pleasing because I like the methodical simplicity of basic crochet. It was the lackluster look of the craft that seemed keep me away. Before I offend anyone, I should say that I don’t think [...]

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Benadryl and knitting

One of those goes well with cats (for me) and the other doesn’t. I’ll let you guess which one. We are house sitting this week and affectionate doesn’t describe the house cat. Needy, as in I need to sleep with my paws tucked under your chin and my whiskers tickling your face, better describes her. [...]

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Patio Project

I have been dreaming of a small patio garden and finally got around to doing something about it. Because of the layout of our front and back patios (really the back one is more of a balcony and the front it a porch?) and the location of the buildings around us, the best sun is [...]

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