Monthly Archives: December 2009

New Thing # 52

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

Date:- 31st December 2009 New Thing:- Try Mikado So it’s 8pm on new year’s eve when I remember that I’ve only done 51 of my 52 New Things. I think for a while about what to do, and since Neil … Continue reading →

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And so 2009 comes to an end….

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

It’s here. New Year’s Eve 2009. And jesus did it take it’s time getting here. It’s been a hell of a year. All kinds of good and bad results from it too. Despite spending four whole months being miserable in … Continue reading →

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Meet Tippi

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

Tippi is my new kitten. She was born on September 28th 2009 along with her brothers Cheese and Crackers. She is named for the tiny white tip on the end of her tail. (The zombie is my mother, with whom … Continue reading →

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New Thing # 51

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

Date:- 23rd December 2009 New Thing:- Travel in First/Business Class So after all the palaver with Delta Airlines, I ended up in a Business class seat for my trip home from America. Which was kinda cool. The chances of me … Continue reading →

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A small detour

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

I had planned today to blog about my 51st new thing, and about getting home from America, and a round up of my trip out there and of 2009, and about my plans for 2010. And I am going to … Continue reading →

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Getting home

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

When I bought my flight to come out to America for this study abroad trip, the return trip was meant to be a flight from Portland to New York on December 20th, and then a flight from New York the … Continue reading →

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My kids

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

Thanks to a wonderful site called Make me babies I know what mine and Neil’s daughter will look like. What do you think about my little new baby Jessalyn? MakeMeBabies.com – What will your baby look like? And here is … Continue reading →

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Things I Have Learned About Maine, part 2

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

16) USM has the second best map library in the United States. Beaton only by Harvard, which is pretty impressive. 17) The only person ever to be executed in the US for slave trading was Nathaniel Gordon, a ship’s captain … Continue reading →

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HSKS 9 – as requested…

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

Here is a picture of the hat and gloves that Waverly made me. She requested a picture because this was her first go at colourwork. I think she did a fantastic job. I’m still too scared to do something this … Continue reading →

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HSKS 9 – a little owl flew in my window…

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Colette Horsburgh

…lugging a huge huge package all the way from Waverly Trimble in Minnesota 🙂 She has knit me the most amazing pair of wristwarmers, complete with a hat that got promptly “appropriated” by my roommate. I got yarn and a … Continue reading →

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