Astronaut Love Triangle was brilliant and superb and I love them more each time I see them. They’ve added a couple more pieces to their repertoire (I especially liked the Roller Derby Girls) and they’ve modified at least one piece to reflect changes in the composition of the band (the
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knitnut.net: Nasty old lady kills swap box
Yesterday I watched a nasty old lady beat my swap box to death with her cane. Rosie and I were out for an afternoon walk in the Enchanted Forest. As we rounded the curve in the path, I saw the tree upon which the swap box lives. And there was
Continue readingknitnut.net: I won 62 socks!
I won the grand prize in the MoxyMaüs draw! 62 socks! Every pair of socks in their collection! I’m celebrating my good fortune by having a little contest of my own. MoxyMaüs is a local sock company. The socks are designed here in Ottawa, but made in Turkey, which, apparently, is
Continue readingknitnut.net: Cockroaches, cemeteries and space punk
I tried to be philosophical when I got home from my walk yesterday morning and discovered the Internet was down. “I’ll work on my sewing project,” I thought. But first I needed to find out the average waist size of a three year old, as that was the next step
Continue readingknitnut.net: Justice vs. Verdict
I’ve been following the sex assault trial of Steve Desjourdy, the Ottawa police officer who cut off the t-shirt and bra of a young woman while she was pinned to the cell block floor by several other officers. This case made headlines a few years ago, and I blogged about
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #10: The wildly inappropriate thing I said to Mr. MacIntyre
Tom Sawyer asked: “What was the wildly inappropriate thing you said to Mr. MacIntyre?” This was in reference to the Ask Me Anything post about the moon, in which I mentioned that Mr. MacIntyre didn’t like me right from the start, because of the wildly inappropriate thing I said on
Continue readingknitnut.net: Connie’s quilt, at last
Connie’s quilt About a year and a half ago I blogged about wanting to learn how to quilt. So Connie, who lives in Maine and whom I’ve never met, sent me her sewing machine! Just like that! Just because she’s such a generous and kind person. I promised Connie I’d
Continue readingknitnut.net: Our first swap box
GC and Rosie and I installed a swap box in the Enchanted Forest in honour of Elmaks. Turns out none of us are especially handy with a drill. Rosie played the opposable thumb card (again), but GC and I didn’t really have an excuse. On the plus side, you learn
Continue readingknitnut.net: Remembering Elmaks
It was on this day, a year ago, that Ottawa’s favourite street artist hiked into the forest, lay down under a tree, and died. His parents recently sent me a photograph of his headstone, along with an explanation of the symbols, and kindly gave me permission to share it here.
Continue readingknitnut.net: I was wrong
I’m outraged that Rona Ambrose, Minister of State for the Status of Women in Canada, voted to re-open the abortion debate. The legal right to choose if and when to have children is absolutely fundamental to women’s rights, and I find it appalling that there’s an anti-feminist in charge at
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #9: What do you like about Ottawa?
Cara asks “What do you like most about Ottawa?” I’ve lived my whole adult life, as well as portions of my childhood, in Ottawa. The resulting sense of familiarity is intimately tied into everything I like about Ottawa, as well as everything I don’t like. I like that whenever I
Continue readingknitnut.net: I did a bunch of things
I’m taking a brief break from the Ask Me Anything series to tell you that at 7:50 this morning, my favourite son will turn 30 years old. (He’d still be my favourite even if I had more than one, but I probably wouldn’t say it out loud.) It doesn’t seem
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #8: Why Zoom? Why Birds?
MiKa Art asks: “Why is your blog name “zoom”? What does it mean to you? When and how did you find out you loved living with birds?” As I recall, I was creating an online account somewhere, and I tried the name Sooze but it was taken. I kept adding
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #7: Are you a reader?
I’m answering Leeann’s question out of sequence, because I need more time to think about Auntiemichal’s question. Leeann asks: “You often post about writing, but I don’t recall ever seeing a post about reading? Are you an avid reader? If so, what types of books do you typically read? What
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything: #6 – The moon
Future Landfill asked “Did you go outside and look up at the moon when Neil Armstrong went for a walk there in ’69?” I wish I could say that yes, I did go out and look at the moon, but the truth is I don’t remember actually doing that. What
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #5: Other hobbies
Celtchick asks, “What with the quilting bug hitting, and then pottery, my question is: Have you considered other fiber-related hobbies?” I have considered ALL hobbies! Seriously. There’s nothing I like better than being seized by the passion of a new hobby. As a kid, I used to hang out in
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #4: Romance, Part II
This is the second part of my response to Patti about romance. Part I is here. My love life wasn’t always a bed of roses. Most of what I know about romantic relationships, I learned the hard way, by making lots of mistakes. (I think you can learn a lot
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #3: Romance, Part I
Patti asks: “I would like to read your thoughts about romantic relationships. What has life taught you about them? What makes for a good relationship or a bad one for you? should a good one still take work, sometimes hard work?” Such a timely question, Patti, because today is GC’s
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #2: Marigold’s Quandary
This question was sent by email from someone who prefers to remain anonymous, so we’ll call her Marigold. Marigold recently won an overnight stay for two at a local hotel, breakfast included, valued at $160. Marigold’s sole source of income is ODSP, which is Ontario’s social assistance plan for people
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #1: Where’s the knitting, Knitnut?
Yesterday, in response to Ask Me Anything, Thatdarncat asked “Where’s the knitting, Knitnut?” Excellent question! Seven years ago I decided to blog, and since I was really into knitting at the time, I started a knitting blog. I soon realized I didn’t have a whole lot to say about knitting. Some
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