Posts Tagged ‘life

Pants 3: Anna 0

In: life

12 Apr 2010

So let me preface this by saying that I have been unemployed since September, and as such Laundry Duties are usually mine. The scene this morning, around 8am: SSH: “I have no pants.” Me: “No pants? But I did laundry last Tuesday.” SSH: “All my pants are in the hamper.” <points to empty closet rack, [...]

Go Fly a Kite

In: life

27 Mar 2010

It’s funny the little things that remind you of other things. Right now my neighbor and his three kids are in our cul-de-sac, running around with an octopus kite. The sound of giggling and flip-flops is wafting in through my front windows, making me smile. And making me remember going to the beach as a [...]

Critters

In: cat|life

27 Oct 2009

(Inspired by a twitter conversation with Temerity Jane, Awlbiste, and Naithin) I make no secret of my love of animals. Dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, even fish and reptiles (and amphibians!) are worthy of admiration from me. Yes, I’m the weirdo that feeds the garden toads, chases the cats away from the geckos that get in [...]

2 down, a lifetime to go

In: life

27 Jan 2009

Two years ago today, I woke up in a hotel room in downtown Houston, opened the blinds up of my 18th floor room, and felt my heart sag just a little.  It was, in fact, pouring rain. The kind of pouring that it does in Houston in January, where it’s foggy and windy, not really [...]


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Hi! I'm Anna.
I ramble, have too many hobbies, and post anything that strikes my fancy. On any given day, I might be knitting, sewing, working on my house, presenting a recipe or discussing something deeper. Though maybe food can be pretty deep too.
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  • Anna: @Lili - good grief no. But you might iron things like cloth napkins (since they look kind of rumply [...]
  • Lilivati: I have never in my life ironed a sheet. >_> Are you supposed to...? *shifty look* [...]
  • Jen_Ann_W: Hallo Anna! I haven't taken time to comment here before, but figured I'd throw my two cents in on t [...]
  • Steve - Kestrel's Aerie: Count me as another in 100 percent agreement. The environment is not as fragile as my grandmother's [...]
  • Seri: Totally agree on the environmentalism thing. Nice to know I'm not the only one. [...]

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