Monthly Archives: November 2005

Canada Love

Just got my pre-sale tickets for Great Big Sea's DC visit in April. I've loved this band for years and have never seen them. I'm soooooooo excited! Yippie!!!!

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Photos!

I uploaded a bunch of photos to my Flickr account. I used up all of my alloted memory for the month, so hopefully I'll be able to get the rest of them up in the next few days once December … Continue reading

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Return

Niels & I returned from our short jaunt across the pond last night. I'm still recovering from jetlag. Knowing how hard it'd hit me, I planned in advance & took an extra day off. I so didn't want to get … Continue reading

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All My Bags Are Packed

Am off to the airport in a short bit.  I'll be back Monday night. I promise to take lots of photos. Say a little prayer to the weather gods and ask them to hold off on the rain & snow … Continue reading

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Seriously, What Was I Thinking?

My (Partial) Christmas To-Do List 1. Finish Mom's Shawl   2. Buy yarn & make Dad's Slippers 3. Buy yarn & make THREE Harry Potter inspired scarves for niece & nephews 4. Baby Blanket that I'm actually getting paid to make. … Continue reading

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Quick Quick Slow Slow

Happy Monday!! Things are going to be very busy the next couple days, so posting will be light. Spent the weekend at Dan & Stacy's. Stacy & I has a lovely time getting our geek on by watching the A&E/BBC … Continue reading

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New Address

Please note new address of figcookies is now: http://figcookies.blogharbor.com Please update accordingly.

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Light

Due to the fact that my blog carrier will be no more & I'm still awaiting approval from the new carrier, posting will be light until things get sorted out. Needless to say, if the new provider does not like … Continue reading

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UGH UGH UGH

I got this email from my blog carrier. Dear MyBlogSite Member,We'd like to thank you for using the MyBlogSite service and hope that you have found it a fun and useful tool. After a careful evaluation of our product portfolio, … Continue reading

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Let The Countdown Begin

I can't believe that in a week and a half I will be on my way to England. It doesn't seem like it should be so soon. I've had too much going on to really realize that it's coming up … Continue reading

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More DC Renaissance

On Saturday, Niels & I went to the National Zoo for a few hours. I've a love hate relationship with zoos. I understand their need, but don't always agree with how they're enacted. But, what really gets me is the … Continue reading

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Perhaps an Exorcism Would Help

I think the lovely yarn that I bought for the shawl I was going to make my Mom for Christmas is possessed by the devil. After five attempts and five failures to get it going, it finally broke me Sunday afternoon. Fatal mistake number … Continue reading

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Shoe Money Tonight

Happy Monday!!! My new shoes came in & I'm VERY excited about them. Got them from Zappos.com, for almost half price, and free shipping!!! Woohoo!!   I was in dire need of shoes, my sneakers are no more as they never … Continue reading

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They Say It's Your Birthday

When I was growing up, my Dad traveled quite a bit with his job. (He was a label salesman. And did we get some cool stuff.) So he wasn't arounds so much. When I was in high school, things at … Continue reading

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DC Renaissance

I've lived in the DC area for 7 1/2 years and theres a zillion things that I've not done, or haven't done since moving here. So, Niels & I came up with a list of the stuff to see. Last … Continue reading

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