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Monthly Archives: April 2009

My new favourite store

Well, it’s not that new; it’s been my favourite store since we moved into this house.  Behold:

That’s Gourmet Warehouse, and it’s two blocks from my house.  Dangerous, I know.  They have all kinds of amazing stuff here… cookware, bakeware, glassware, knifeware and any other kind of -ware you can imagine plus some pretty cool gourmet [...]

Finished: Tulip Toes, plus improvements

I spent the last couple weeks working on these adorable things for a friend of mine, who’s having a baby in May.

Pattern:  Tulip Toes, by Cathy Campaigne for Knitty.
Yarn:  Louet Gems Pearl leftovers
It’s a really quick knit, notwithstanding the “last couple weeks” bit - I mostly did it one or two rows at a time [...]

Local Cyclist Flatting Daily; Is Sick Of It

VANCOUVER - Elaine Christian has seen her share of flat tires since she started commuting by bicycle to her office downtown three years ago.
“One afternoon I had four flat tires, just on the way home from work. That’s less than four kilometres!” the avid cyclist said Wednesday.
But in the past two weeks Christian, 26, [...]