#winter doldrums

[lphaneuf]

Managed 4 dishclothes from 100 g dk weight dish cotton. And finally finished these socks. Have to remember that I don't find this sock pattern pleasant to knit, though the f.o. it's good.

[jinxysmidcentury]

Pretty much

[jhsharman]

seasonal disaffection

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[thegood-byelook]

Costa Rica

Walter Martine

[daytrippingroc]

13 Places to Spend Maple Syrup Weekend | Day Trips Around Rochester

In March, local producers open their sugar bush and sugar shacks to the community to celebrate the innovative process of turning sap into syrup during Maple Syrup Weekend.

[stanshmenge]

Tell Me Why, I Don’t Like (Blue) Mondays

Blue Monday just passed. I survived. Although I’m aware of the concept, it never dawned on me that this past Monday held any significance—other than it was another dreary, back-to-work morning in January for yours truly. Little did I realize this was the day regarded as the most depressing 24-hour period of the year. Pseudo-scientifically, an explanation exists as to why the third Monday of…

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[stanshmenge]

Doldrums

Staring out my office window, I feel underwhelmed, dispirited, thoughts of recent holiday bliss dissolving into mist.  The grey wintry drizzle, encased in a murky fog, is appropriate. My wishes for a Christmas snow have passed, and while a tobogganing run would still be welcomed, I’m no longer keen on shoveling my way through spring.  I find it curious how weather manages to dampen a weakened…

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[hanatelige]

By Degrees

It happened by degrees. (more…)

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