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{ Monthly Archives } November 2011

Zigzaggy Cowl

Here I am modeling my first knitting project of the season.  It’s my own pattern.  Do you want to make it?  Here’s how, roughly: CO 88 stitches (I used alpaca yarn and #6 needles) Using black, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1 (seed stitch) for the first and last 5 stitches of every row. Follow the [...]

Another Year, Another Photo App to Experiment With at the Model Train Show

We’ve been to The Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club show three years in a row.  It’s only open to the public on weekends in November and may just be our son’s favorite place on Earth.  At this point, it feels a little grueling – I know the whole place like the back of my hand [...]

First Friday Fan Art

People have been making and sending us Wildwood-inspired art and I just posted a heap of it over on the Wildwood blog.  For what it’s worth, I find this kind of thing pretty moving.  As far as I’m concerned, it’s one of the highest compliments you can pay a book.  Keep ‘em coming.  You’re brightening [...]

будьмо!

The New York Times asked me to do an illustration for this Op-Ed piece by Ukrainian surrealist Andrey Kurkov and I was all, “You had me at Ukrainian surrealist.”