January 2020
I have plans. Big plans. I sat down and went through some unfinished projects I'd like to finish, and some I'd like to start. It's going to be a busy year! Finished over the holidays were the following: ~ a soy silk/alpaca drop stitch scarf, modified free Ravelry...
read moreBeginnings and Finishings
I started the planning for 2020 by unpacking my Finished Work binders that contain photos, patterns, and instructions of various craft projects I've made over the years. It was a trip down memory lane and filled me with inspiration and anticipation. I've decided this...
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Back at it again!
Hi everyone! I’ve been spinning and knitting away. I managed to finish spinning the red purple and the golden yellow for my current project - the South Korea rug. We’ll see how that hooking project goes. I’ve determined the pattern is too detailed to add my silk fibre...
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We’re Here!
Our stuff has arrived! We are truly and for good moved to the east coast of North America! We had a fairly uneventful trip east, aside from Hubby picking up food poisoning in Northern Ontario. We spent an extra night in Thunder Bay before moving on to Sault Ste....
read moreA Busy Time
The house sold and we’re busy preparing for the move and saying good-bye to our many good friends. We will miss you all. We moved everything back to the house from storage and decided that was enough. We hired a real moving company for the actual move. We were going...
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It SOLD!
Our house sold late Friday evening! We are moving!...end of November...driving across Canada. Are we crazy?! We'll see. Since I last posted I caught some wicked cold and have been fighting it off. Yesterday was the first day in a long time that I've felt half decent....
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Back home again!
A wonderful trip to the Maritimes everyone! We’re back home safe and sound. I did fit in a bit of rug hooking on the trip. My daughter’s nineteen year old kitchen rug needed a new binding. Thanks to the help of online friends on the Wooly Mason Jar Facebook group I...
read moreEnjoying Our Break!
We’ve been travelling the Maritimes the last week, and will be for another while. We’re really enjoying thenice weather, beautiful fall scenery, fresh local produce, and friendly people. We enjoyed a few days in Moncton area. I met up with rug hooker Gwen Dixon at the...
read moreNew Restart Date
Hi everyone! The house did not sell during this summer. We are disappointed, but being realistic. We knew this was a possibility when we listed. The housing market in Regina has been very slow. As a result Hubby and I are looking at taking the house off the market and...
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Baking Spree
Company coming and friends in need of help. So a friend and I spent yesterday afternoon baking. We made: Saskatoon Lemon Bran Muffins, Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, Lemon Tea Loaf, Butter Tarts, Pinwheels, and Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns. Previously I had baked a batch of...
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I’m here!
Just a bit busy with extended family stuff. Still going to the gym three times a week. Lately I’ve been knitting the Drop Stitch Scarf up. I’m over half done. I have several balls of the silk/alpaca left. I’m thinking a hat and fingerless mitts are in order. I’m...
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My Work Basket
Today I decided to go through my work basket beside my comfy chair and see what was there that I could work on. I found a lot more than I bargained for! Some of these unfinished projects date back a decade or more ago!!! I’m going to try and work my way through them....
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