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Just in time for Thanksgiving. (Only a little over a month away!) Z25 kit Gertie Gobble by Bent Creek.

French macarons by La Bamboche Patisserie Toronto It’s taken a while, but I have finally found macarons in Toronto that is made right. The best textures and flavors. Really really happy with the patisserie I got as well. In fact, his sweets are the firsts since Paris or New York that I believe the technique [...]

Pattern: Truest Triangle Table Runner from Amy Butler Softwares Date Started: Monday, July 20, 2009 Date Finished: Sunday, July 26, 2009 Fabrics City Girl Holiday by Kitty Yoshida and other misc Xmas fabrics. Most purchased at Quilters Palette. Modifications: None Will I make it again? Yes! It was a fun pattern. Also is the first [...]

What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » Open Source Documentation I’m 100% behind this. My main problem/complaint about Drupal is that there are not enough readable easy to use documentation compared to other systems.

Pattern: This and That’s Ashley’s Around Town Bag Date Started: Monday, July 20, 2009 Date Finished: Sunday, July 26th, 2009 Modifications: Again, I modified the straps in terms of placement and design. Will I make it again? This is already the second one I’ve made. So, maybe! I really like how the different fabrics gives [...]

Pattern: Cherry Blossom Shawl by Kristin Spurkland from Interweave Knits, Spring 2002 Yarn: Elegant Yarns Daphne (Sadly, not happy with this yarn at all. Colours are pretty, but the feel was just not great while I knit it. The end product was nice however.) Needles: US 5 circulars Date Started: June 12, 2009 Date Finished: [...]

Nothing like trying to buck the curse after being together for 15 years. It’s like cheating. It’s been finished knitting for months. G thought I would never finish it. He was so pleased when he saw me sewing it up. Pattern: Tom by Jane Ellison from Queensland Collection Book 9 (Fantastic sweaters and good looking [...]

Ghostwriters Paid by Wyeth Aided Its Drugs – NYTimes.com As far as scandals go, I’d say in academic publishing… this is up there. The cynic in me thinks this is a logical next step after paying for drug studies. Why not pay for the articles too? “pharmaceutical companies routinely hired medical writing companies to assist [...]

Just a quick note to celebrate my last exam for the year. Last class of the summer was tonight. Really liked the Record Management course. Really hated the marking. oh well, when your style is hated by the TA, you’re screwed. Never mind. My summer officially starts now. It’s 4 weeks before classes start up [...]