Monthly Archives: February 2009

wish on a star vintage doily and other February things

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Kathy

Guess I should get this done while it is still February.     This started in 2005 [details] when I ran out of salmon pink variegated thread (from my mom’s stash) and set the doily aside. I then did an … Continue reading →

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a modest proposal

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Kathy

Consumers and credit seem to be a major issue right now. Perhaps it is time to admit that legal changes made in the early 1980s were a BAD MISTAKE and see what we can do to rectify things. If you … Continue reading →

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the Boston effect

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Kathy

I was on LiveJournal before MySpace and Facebook and enjoyed it. They had an active knitting community plus people I knew from PerlMonks were there. I remember reading that at one time a very high percentage of the Boston metro … Continue reading →

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digital TV woes

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Kathy

Well dear reader, it is starting to look like we have been had. I used the government web site to obtain a card for a $40 credit towards getting an analog to digital converter box for my TV last August. … Continue reading →

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