Hi everyone, Mod R here, hope you’re all safe and warm. Ilona and Gordon are experiencing power cuts at the moment, but they asked me to let you know they are ok and attached a gloriously snowy photo of their yard. It’s 12 degrees where they are (or for us Europeans -11C). Brrrrrrrrr.If you have
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Water Purifier and the Howling
About a month ago, I pulled some dishes out of our dishwasher and noticed a film on the glasses and silverware. Our dishwasher is a Jet-Dry hog, so that’s unusual. I assumed it was a dishwasher hiccup, cleaned it, refilled Jet-Dry reservoir, although it was mostly full, and carried on. Then Kid 1’s boyfriend pointed
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Nothing Changed
I was looking for something and came across this post from 2009. Literally nothing has changed. I am slightly shocked. 2009 Okay. I am going to open the document, use my supreme mental powers, and the book will write itself. Me – knitting. The book – writing itself. We’re all clear on everything, right? Everybody
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Down
I am down today. I need to get off the computer and start cleaning the house, because it’s Friday, but I can’t seem to get going. My favorite tea didn’t work. Gordon wants me to add more yarn to the Christmas list. I looked for some and in the great big sea of yarn, I
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Four Cups of Coffee
My hands have been steadily getting worse. I have finger pain, knuckle pain, pain in the center of the palm, pain in the thumb joint. The hands hurt. I’ve tried creams and over the counter painkiller, and making sad eyes at Gordon, so he would rub my hands, which he does, but none of it
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Last Eight Days
Day 1 Me, calling Kid 1 back to the house from the office: Hey, could you please tell your dad that I can’t turn the heat on in the office? Is there some switch I should flip somewhere? He isn’t answering his cell. Kid: Okay. 5 minutes later Gordon: What’s going on? Me, handing the
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Flaws
Why was Kid 1 wearing shorts in cold weather? She wore shorts because she was in the kitchen drinking coffee, comfy and warm, and I dragged her to the back yard to model the shawl for me for about a minute. 🙂 Is there anything you can’t do?? Seriously!? Ilona, you are this uber tea
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No, We Are Not Moving to Maryland
Are you moving to Maryland? No. We have received a number of emails – please stop abusing the technical issue report form – about why and when we are moving to Maryland and whether our books will be now set in Baltimore. Sorry, this is one of those cases where I was really asking for
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Living in Maryland
First, brief update on Ryder: yes on print and yes on audio. We will provide links to you when they are available. Second, at this particular time, we do not provide signed books. I have a question for you: what is it like to live in Maryland? Also, why is it that with all that
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The Siege of the Evil Bobcats
Kid 1, running down the stairs last night. Me: What’s going on? Kid 1: I ordered food and the driver can’t get out of the car because he’s surrounded by bobcats! :dashes out the front door:: Me: Did she just say bobcats? Gordon gets up and heads to the door. I present to you the
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Sunday at Home
In the middle of EMERALD BLAZE release, Gordon told me, “I booked a vacation.” I just sort of turned around and looked at him. COVID is going on, we are on a crushing deadline, we’d have to board seven animals… He said, “It’s a house on Santa Rosa beach. It has its own private access
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Long Week, Factories, and Kids
A terribly busy week. We wrote Ryder on Monday and Tuesday, and then on Wednesday, after a discussion with Avon, a decision was made to write Arabella’s very short story bribe. By the way, thank you to all of the OB-GYN who responded. We got our two experts, but we deeply appreciate your help. We
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