Final knit retreat selfie! Count the competing geek fandoms.

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Rubine tights from @welovecolors, Oxfords, and polka dots. #winter #colouredtights

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@ailsad and the Yorkshire puds that ate Abernethy.

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A grown woman dressed as Pikachu. I am possibly the only person in the room JEALOUS.

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Introducing the Maitland knitters to the wonders of Green Bean Casserole. #ravingsuccesss

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Having a beer in the fabulous Cessnock Hotel. Thus it begins.

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What a sight on a cold and rainy night…

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Photographic proof that there are knitters with more embarrassing onesies than me!

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Morning in Abernethy. Homemade jam (courtesy of Snook), black coffee, and sentient xylophone onesie.

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I bought myself a pair on non-drugstore sunnies for the first time in my adult life. (Party like a rock star, kick a little ass…)

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Finally watched first episode of Silicon Valley. Wow. Don’t think I laughed once. How could a Mike Judge ripoff of Microserfs be so boring?

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Just your average Sunday in Chippo, dismembering multiple computers.

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Happy Father’s Day, Dad! (The fact that I had just turned 13 explains the facial expression, I think.)

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I’m not gonna lie – the return of Shireen Basha today is the only thing making Monday morning bearable!

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Fantastic to visit the old Sitback crew and catch up with Aine Hart, Nathan Feick, Fernando Renteria, Paul Puse, Paul Kim, Elly McIlwraith, Daniel Simington, Kiel Van Daal, and of course the man of the hour Adrian Britton!

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Just said bye to the cutest baby there ever was. (Sorry, rest of humanity. It’s objectively true.)

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Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. Damn it’s cold here. But the Snook made me a coffee and Dr. Amy is purring around my legs, so all is right with the world… except for needing to shower and go to work!

Best part of the flight: the Aussie guy next to me was filling out his arrival card and asked me earnestly “if Vegas was part of Central America.” Bless. Glad I could tell him to tick NO and save a lot of hassle with quarantine. 🙂

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They’re building a truck stop that looks like a castle. I think it’s awesome.

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We buried my granddad yesterday, and tonight commemorated the anniversary of my step-brother’s death. I’m glad I’m here for it, but I also really wish I was home.

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Me and my Dad at breakfast this morning.

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Amy, Dad, Cindy, and Cali… (@howdyamy @hydrates)

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That special moment when Grandpa gave Cali her first “Wet Willy.” (@hydrates @howdyamy)

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Mom cleaned out her photo albums, and look what I found! Germany, summer of 94, with Christina Nagel… (I LOVED that hat.)

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Another photo from Germany, summer of ’94, this time with Leeanne Forbes Foster in Düsseldorf! (Still wearing that hat…)

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Another favourite from the cheap seats at Wrigley.

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Boat ride with Grandma and Grandpa Harter today.

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Grandma is cleaning out her cupboards. Haven’t seen some of this stuff in a long time…

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People are passing photos at the funeral. Here’s 13yo me cutting a rug at their wedding reception.

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Elsa and Anna. (I have to be Anna “because my hair is red.”)

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Not often all three of us are in the same place!

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