Ah Xia

Knitting ribbing is really boring. As an advanced knitter, I can't even make myself do it. I like knitting socks--that was my 2nd project. I made a hat and went right into socks. I didn't make scarves until much later in my knitting career. If you're going to take the time to learn a hobby it may as well be on a project you enjoy!

It's good to have someplace that stays the same. Otherwise you just kind of feel like a wanderer. And the fabric and feeling of an old house that has much history is like a well worn pair of shoes--they fit your feet in all the right places. And frankly, older homes are often more well built than their newer counterparts--they have a logic about them that newer places can't even measure up to.

I was there for 4 days on a "visa-renewal" trip from Taiwan, where I was living at the time. Sorry to clog up your comments with my blathering, but I was excited to hear about HK.

I spent Christmas 2002 in Hong Kong. It was amazing! It is absolutely a place full of nooks and crannies and bizarre juxtapositions. I would love to go back there someday.

Did you once live in Hong Kong? I love that city! I had to get Fire Pig, too. I'm all about lunar new year scents!

I love the heart! That is so sweet!

I am fairly shy too. I always read but often don't know what to say or figure it won't matter to someone if I say something because they don't "know" me. It's a problem I carry into real life too, assuming others won't care about me because they have no reason too. I find I'm often surprised when others are nice to me or notice me, because most of the time, I feel like I'm invisible. I don't really like showboating for attention, either. I'm easily embarressed. Even on the internets. Or maybe especially on the internets. But I do read and care even if I don't throw myself into the fray sometimes.

This video has it all! Coats with huge shoulders, 80s obsession with legs, models, George Michael! Thanks for sharing!

Let's hear it for deconstructed cravats!

Ah, this blog thing is very handy! And since you graciously (and shockingly!) came to read my blog, I find myself here.

I completely emphathize with your goal to de-stash! I have moved so much in the past few years that most of my excess is passed on to other places but I still have 5 huge tubs full of yarn that I probably have no intention of knitting (because I always buy new yarn, it seems) and we have an excess of dinnerware because my husband is obsessed with having the "right" glass for the right drink.