Thankful For My Reset Button

It has been one of “those mornings.” I awoke, again, to a sky full of smoke and ash… that’s just getting depressing now; walked in to start the coffee and noticed the refrigerator seems to be leaking, had a run-in with D#2, found a mistake I must have made in my Fair Isle last night, [...]

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Halloween Mistake #2

…. or more appropriately titled “Know Your Target Audience.”
Fall church carnival again… this time I’m feeling completely inventive and unique and go dressed entirely in black, with a cool beret and some black rimmed glasses.
I kind of forgot how young most of our church is…. and spent the entire evening explaining what a beatnik was.Maybe [...]

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Deferring to Common Sense

Our church used to hold a carnival on the night of Halloween, where you could dress up, play old fashioned church carnival games, like the cake walk, etc, and all the various groups within the church would man the game booths. I was always at the “fishing booth” – you remember, where you toss your [...]

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You KNEW This Was Going To Happen

…. and it can’t be good for my newly acquired stashing issues.
I can hear you out there – You can all just stop laughing and saying “I told you so.”
Yep – it’s a spinning wheel… and yes, it’s now sitting in my family room.
No – we did not buy one, yet.
See, I have this daughter [...]

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So Much More Than "Good Enough"

My mom recently bought a loom and has been weaving. Every Monday Night Dinner she shows us what she’s learned, and the cool stuff she’s weaving – little swatches of fabric, very cool.
Last night, at MND, she said “here… check this out,” and plopped this shawl on the kitchen table. It was beautiful!! She kept [...]

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MORE yarn – and "California" girls…

Ok – for someone who doesn’t, really doesn’t stash yarn, I certainly seem to have acquired quite a bit lately.Hmmm, let’s see, some pretty soft gray-green Shine Worsted for my Sizzle, some burgundy KnitPicks Gloss (oooh, merino and silk), and some Knit Picks dyeable yarn for nothing in particular, just because they make lace weight [...]

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Getting Away From It All

This weekend the hubby and I took off, just the two of us, for a weekend away…
Dinner at F. McLintocks – $$$
Sleeping on the sand at Pismo Beach – $10Leisurely walk around Morro Bay on an unusually clear, warm, and gorgeous day – free
A beautiful cabin with fireplace at Cambria Pines Lodge – $$
Shopping at [...]

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This Doesn’t Scare Me One Bit

Here we are… one-third finished with the body of my Fair Isle sweater. From here on out, these patterns repeat twice more, with the colors getting lighter and more subdued as it works its way up.
All this pattern and color – I’m loving every minute of it. I’m sure it’s a bit much for [...]

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Make sure the "Hard Stuff" is the "Fun Stuff"

I CAN be focused and stick to a tough project. I can put my mind, and hands to task.
I’ve learned my part of a four-hand piano duet for church, and was actually able to play in in front of the congregation without my shaking knees bouncing me right off the piano bench – barely.
I knit [...]

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Caught in the Act

It always pays to have the video camera ready when it’s time for Kaity to do the dishes. Check out her sweet skills (although the kitchen is no where in sight…) I tell ya – that kid just makes me happy )
(sorry about the video being sideways, but it’s worth it).And, because it’s always [...]

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