http://hp.vox.com/library/posts/tags/lorna/page/1/ Food, music and a lot of other stuff too... en Vox Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:07:54 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss lorna http://hp.vox.com/library/post/christmas-hat-scarf.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/christmas-hat-scarf.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://hp.vox.com/library/post/christmas-hat-scarf.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:07:54 -0800 <p>I wanted to get a better picture of this before I shipped it off to my mother-in-law, but I was busy making the pom-pom for the hat right before I needed to get everything wrapped up:</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398ccfb570001" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398ccfb570001.html"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398ccfb570001-500pi" alt="Seeded rib-stitch hat and scarf" title="Seeded rib-stitch hat and scarf" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398ccfb570001.html" title="Seeded rib-stitch hat and scarf">Seeded rib-stitch hat and scarf</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p></p><p>The pattern is one <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/seeded-rib-stitch-scarf.html">I&#39;ve made before</a>, but I decided the hat, for Lorna at least, really needed a pom-pom. I&#39;ve had poor luck in the past with pom-pom making (and have vague memories of pom-pom-related trauma in girl scouts) so I armed myself with the best pom-pom making tool I could find: the <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/accessories_notions_list/25">Susan Bates Pom-Pom Maker</a>, the procedure for which is nicely illustrated <a href="http://knittersreview.com/article_tool.asp?article=/review/product/020328_a.asp">here</a>.</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398cd1bc40003" at:format="medium" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398cd1bc40003.html"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398cd1bc40003-200pi" alt="Pom Pom Maker" title="Pom Pom Maker" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398cd1bc40003.html" title="Pom Pom Maker">Pom Pom Maker</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p></p><p>In the end, the pom-pom turned out OK, but I really needed to give it a haircut to even it out.</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398cd164f0005" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398cd164f0005.html"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398cd164f0005-320pi" alt="Pom pom haircut" title="Pom pom haircut" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398cd164f0005.html" title="Pom pom haircut">Pom pom haircut</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p></p><p>Once I attached the pom-pom to the hat, though, it looked fine. Whew! <br /></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/christmas-hat-scarf.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398cd16db0005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> christmas knitting lorna http://hp.vox.com/library/post/laws-of-computer-inheritance.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/laws-of-computer-inheritance.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://hp.vox.com/library/post/laws-of-computer-inheritance.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:00:02 -0700 <p>-- &gt; Drake&#39;s mom gets Drake&#39;s computer.</p><p>-- &gt; Drake gets my computer.</p><p>-- &gt; I, well...I get a new computer.</p><p>I just pushed the button on a new, Leopard-installed 24-inch iMac.</p><p>This is precipitated mostly by Drake&#39;s mom&#39;s computer, an ancient first-generation iMac, which seems on its last legs. Drake will back visiting his folks in a couple of weeks and can get her all set up on his (former) computer. And I&#39;ve been wanting to switch to an Intel Mac for some time, but decided to wait until Leopard. So the timing was right.<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/laws-of-computer-inheritance.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398b797000002?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> mac drake lorna