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Monica (aka monnibo) is a Vancouver blogger working in publishing. She blogs about life on the West Coast of Canada, including arts & crafts, book reviews, technology and various geeky things.

Eyelet Capelet PDF

So this is related to the post of my FO: Eyelet Capelet. If you remember, I made the pattern myself… so now that I have Dreamweaver on my computer and I just bought Fetch… I put the PDF up at… Continue Reading →

Knit… Virtually and Realistically

FO: Eyelet Capelet FO = Finished Object in knitting lingo… and the Eyelet Capelet is my own design! I was originally knitting the Spiderweb Capelet from Stitch N’ Bitch Nation… but I screwed up drastically (accidently cast on 190 sts… Continue Reading →

I Have Never… for knitters

Green for stuff you’ve done, Blue for stuff you are planning to do, Magenta for stuff you wish you could do one day… or would be interested in trying, Strike-Thru for stuff you’d never want to do… or normal if… Continue Reading →

Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End

Official Opinion: “Better than the second, not as good at the first.” WARNING: SPOILERS ARE IN THIS POST! First off, I was peeved with the ending; however, things that weren’t explained in Dead Man’s Chest were explained in this movie…. Continue Reading →

Smallest Phone Available

Samsung S307 (see right) — I’ve owned it for 3 1/2 years. Evan has been trying to get me to buy a new phone for aaages… but I would always tell him, “It’s not broken!” Even when it went for… Continue Reading →

Cat Time

Rigor Mortis or Super Happy? Princess Henry – Stuff On My Cat Environmentally ‘Unconscious’ Cat – sleeping in my paper recycling box

NOT a Cherry Tree?

Here’s the story – Pacific Rim Magazine‘s cover story is about Dr. David Lam and his Cherry Blossom Vision for Vancouver… well when I told my dad about that a few weeks ago, he was totally excited. He started boasting… Continue Reading →

I’m a handy-woman!

Problems to solve this Easter Weekend: Some kind of organization for shoes under dresser (34cm high) Organization in the panty drawer Storage for yarn under the bed (10cm high) NOT SUCCESSFUL Re-organize closet Stop #1: IKEA in Richmond Yesterday I… Continue Reading →

Father Update

This post is mainly for my sister, Bonnie, who is living in Hamburg, Germany right now. These two photos are bonsai that dad made. The first is “Cypress Grove” and it’s a group planting with rocks and driftwood too. And… Continue Reading →

New Hair!

So I was considering donating my hair to Locks of Love, but the minimum donation they accept is 10 inches. So I thought I might donate just less of the minimum, since I didn’t want to lose 10″, but apparently… Continue Reading →

Spring is busting out all over

Yes, I know the proper lyric is “June is bustin’ out all over. All over the meadow and the hill!” Anyway – here are some photos from my front garden: Sinister looking cat in the background!

Henry killed the snake

I knit Henry a snake by mother’s request. He loves it. As soon as he met it he killed it with his claw and teeth and marched into the kitchen carrying his conquest in his mouth. I believe that he… Continue Reading →

Knit on, Granny!

It may have taken me a long time, but I finally finished it. I’m especially proud of the picot edge on the holly leaves. Sometimes I didn’t know what I was doing; I watched a video of picot edging online… Continue Reading →

Creative Me

I will knit what Grandma Pat taught me. I will knit baubles, dolls and tea cozies. I will learn to quilt. I want to make myself a quilt; I sort of wish I’d gotten Monique to teach me. I want… Continue Reading →

Build-A-Bear Workshop

When I first heard about Build-A-Bear Workshop I thought it sounded creepy; mainly because the first time I saw it, employees and kids were singing and doing hand-clapping in the middle of the store. When I saw Oprah make a… Continue Reading →

SNOW!

“Write constantly, as though your life depended on it.”

She stepped up to the podium ready to impress them all. Rows of students dotted the horizon and directly in front of her sat the professors. She froze. Looking to the professors, she licked her lips then pressed them together… Continue Reading →

100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (English Language)

THE ONE HUNDRED BEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Published July 1998 by The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House. 1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. The Catcher in the Rye… Continue Reading →

I Want to Build Snowmen!

… CW and I are planning to make snowmen this winter when it snows… if it snows in Manchester this winter! Building anatomical SnowPeople is probably not what we’ll be doing, but this was hilarious! CW told me he thought… Continue Reading →

I want to dress up for Halloween!

Cool Idea for a Costume (see link!) Do you think I should do this??

Book Review :: The Tooth Fairy by Graham Joyce

my book is called The Tooth Fairy. and its not your ordinary tooth fairy. its digusting and rotted and sometimes its a guy and sometimes its a girl. and this boy, sam, isn’t supposed to see it, but he does…. Continue Reading →

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