Our Babymoon: Long Weekend in New Orleans

Since our baby is due in May, Kara and I thought it would be fun to take one last trip, a “babymoon”, before we got too close to the big day and our lives change forever.  We wanted to go somewhere a bit warmer than Boston, but we didn’t need to do the beach thing.  [...]

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Flip Flop Boots

I’ve been wanting to share this story from our trip to Oregon and Washington for a while, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. While at the Portland Saturday Market, we saw some interesting fashion: footwear that was a cross between boots and flip-flops. They were so interesting that we sneakily took a picture.

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A Day at the Races

Tom and I were back home in upstate New York to celebrate his father’s 60th birthday this weekend. We took Monday off of work, and as part of the celebrations the whole family spent the afternoon at Saratoga Racetrack. I grew up going to the races, and was really happy to be there for the [...]

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Vacation memories, in knit form

I was really impressed with the wonderful scenery Tom and I saw when we were on vacation in Oregon and Washington. While in Portland, I wanted to buy some yarn that reflected the environment around me so that I could knit a vacation memory. I bought three balls of Aslantrends Bariloche kettled dyed yarn from [...]

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Grilling our dinners

One of the great things about our vacation was that Tom and I got to stay in a rented cabin in Walla Walla. Not only did it have great views, but we were able to cook out every night. We don’t have a grill in our Boston apartment, so we took full advantage of the [...]

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Our vacation in a few frames

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Travel craft kit

Tom and I are still on vacation but I wanted to post about my travel craft kit for the trip. I’m actually quite proud of it, because it’s very different than what I usually bring on vacations. Ever since I started knitting over 6 years ago, I never travel without a project. I’ve lost the [...]

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T and K, gone away!

Tomorrow morning Tom and I are headed for a week’s vacation in Oregon and Washington. We’re going to be spending time in Portland, Hood River and Walla Walla, Washington. Its seems like I’ve been reading a lot about the area on other blogs recently, and it’s been driving me wild with anticipation. Hopefully we’ll come [...]

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Mini-Getaway

This past weekend Tom and I took Friday off of work to head to Newport, RI. Neither of us had ever been there before and we had a great time checking out what Newport had to offer. We walked almost the entire length of the Cliff Walk and toured the Breakers, an old Vanderbilt “summer [...]

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Mystery Mushroom

Mushroom Originally uploaded by knitsandsews This is a beautiful mushroom we found growing in my parents’ yard when Tom and I visited them this weekend. My parents live in a pretty rural area, and when Tom and I went for a short walk I saw at least 10 different types of mushrooms in the woods [...]

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