MondayLunchCrew

Breaking News Update (March 1, 2007) Based on Theresa’s comments, I went to look on NY Times and found that blurb that reported Fauchon will reopen post a relocation. I’m thrilled. Excellent news! [via] It was my favorite place to get a hot chocolate in the city when I lived there. And when I had [...]

Taking the step to upgrade to WordPress version 2.11 Ella with security upgrade tomorrow night. I’ve been putting off upgrading to Ella, but now that there’s a security upgrade, it’s time. I suspect that the work will take less time than the 2 hours I’m allotting. But years of web work in corporate america has [...]

I’ve knitted many pairs of socks last year. Only the monkey socks were for me. And I’ve been wearing them as often I could since making them. I have to say, I love them. They are very comfortable to wear and look very nice. This has given me lots of inspiration to make another pair [...]

When I was young, living in Halifax, I would religiously go to and borrow books from the bookmobile every week. I simply loved the bookmobile. The librarian was nice. The location was close, and the books were just what I wanted to read. And it’s got the added advantage of essentially being a recommendation list [...]

I first heard about the fact that Skacel was thinking about putting out the Addi Turbo lace circulars on Grumperina’s blog back on July 27, of last year. I had the chance to meet Karin in person over the Nashville weekend and she told me the needles will be out in a couple of months! [...]

Sam, beloved companion pet of the Yan family for the last 16 years, passed away on Friday February 16th. She was a Yorkshire Terrier with mostly silver hair instead of the breed standard black and tan. In many ways she was not breed standard, but to us, she was perfectly lovely.

I wish you and yours a very Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year.

For the last two years, I’ve had the honour of being asked to Nashville in early February for a weekend to attend the Nashville Needlework Market. I fly in for the weekend and help out my friends with their exhibitions and get to have an early look at what’s coming to the stores.

The 2006 Nobel Peace prize was given to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank. Interview with Muhammad Yunus. Donate money to the Grameen Foundation. They highlighted the work they do with microfinance (faq). It was mine, and I’m sure many other people’s, first exposure to Microfinancing. I found the idea incredibly interesting and to me, [...]

I had forgotten how much I loved Yoshinoya. [via] Didn’t manage to eat at one during our trip to Japan since there were so many other foods to eat and we didn’t manage any fast foods. But I have fond memories of the Upper East Side branch in New York: (which from look at their [...]