Reader: I picked this purple flower for you.

Sunday, December 9, 2007

I picked this purple flower for you.

6 comments:

EmmaL said...: Oh my gosh - I love this!!!!; December 9, 2007 at 12:15 PM
LizLSB said...: Did you take this? I'm very impressed.; December 9, 2007 at 4:08 PM
moplans said...: Amazing shot.
is that flower for real? or touched up?; December 9, 2007 at 9:30 PM
(T) (H) (B) said...: That's a very sweet picture!

Anw, I'm feeling much better. Thank you. =); December 9, 2007 at 11:07 PM
Larry said...: Hi Nina, I can't seem to get your email to connect so I'm just going to leave a brief comment here. You're very welcome to use the red mittens photo. I hope Persephone finally found them. Please note, I'm not the Larry that gave you so much trouble. It's embarrassing that we share a name. And thanks for the kind remarks.; December 9, 2007 at 11:37 PM
Nina said...: LAS, thanks. Me too.

LizB, someone emailed it to me and I saved in on my computer because I thought it was so cute.

Lisa B, I have no idea if it's touched up or not. I just thought it would be a great way to cover up that ugly post about what I did the day before.

HB, happy to hear it. :-)

Larry, so glad you stopped by! We are a bit phobic about people named Larry around here, but now that we all know you are the awesome KnitDad, we won't get you confused with the other Larry. I'll post picture of my own mittens soon, but thanks for your generosity. I found some patterns on your site that I am going to try, and I'll be sure to give your proper attribution when I do. :-).; December 10, 2007 at 9:47 AM

Who are these people?

Bibi - God bless the guy who gets Bee. I can't even think of anything obnoxious to say about her. She can eat pasta without gaining weight, she can run the ridges at Gertrude's Nose with no fear, and she is by miles the best climber of all of us. She's going to Kili with us. Hell, she'll be leading.
Buzz Elder Brother. Cross me at your peril.
Jib computer wizard, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian, stand-up guy I can count on to catch a movie and hold hands in the dark without it having any meaning whatosever. Every woman needs a man like Jib.
Joe - locquacious, flirtatious, 40-something hiking buddy - also, ex-manfriend of Pax.
Larry, WPITW - climber, hiker, badass (not in the good way, either). At a given moment, at least half of us are not speaking to him.
Liam - My nephew, whose favorite words are "noing," "Bobby," "dumptruck," "job-site" and "Daddy." He also says "obstreperous" "pulchritudinous" and "Nina" upon request.
Merry - Australian BFF spends the summers on a yacht, nannying for a celebrity couple with two children. She lives in a brownstone and she has a chauffeur. And we have no idea who she works for.
Newsy has been my friend for about 22,000 hours. Or more. I don't have a calculator. She has about 3423% more professional and personal commitments than I do, and yet she still finds time to think about me. I find this astonishing. If you knew her, you'd be astonished, too.
Pax - climber, hiker, corporate warrior, used to date Joe. Sticks by Larry in spite of his horribleness. None of us understands this.
Skatey- he rides a skateboard. He can dance. He can throw a frisbee and he's not bad at karaoke, either.
Sri - Bengali princess who, aside from kicking my ass at climbing, and aside from being a smokin' hiker, brought down the evil empire of Larry and also once told me that "even girls' are turned on my breasts." Also never turns down "one more round."
Supajewie - Long distance drinking buddy, just about the only person I know who "gets it". And no, she's not Jewish. It's a long story.
Tex - is what happens when you take a normal man, add alcohol, subtract common sense and tact, and then buy him another drink.

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