Just so you know…
I haven't totally dropped off the face of the earth! I'm here and doing fine. The last two weeks I've been in self-isolation because I have a cold. I still have a cough, but I'm thinking that's related to other health issues. For now I'm up and being productive! I...
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Weekly Review
Hi everyone! We signed for the house, put down our deposit, and are looking forward to closing mid-April. It’s been a long haul. We've spent time browsing home building stores. I’m into the home renovation mode. I picked up several countertop and paint samples. We’ve...
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Week in Review
Hello! I had a fun week this week. I was able to attend a short workshop with Lucy Richards and a friend of mine. It was hosted by Diann McDonald, an Oxford punch certified instructor. It was a great chance to meet Diann and get to know Lucy's Wooly Mason Dye system....
read moreWhat I’m Up To
I finished my first bed sock and am almost done the second. They are a bit large, but that’s okay. If I knit myself a real pair for walking I’ll go down one size. I finished the first eight appliqué quilt blocks and am onto the next eight. Having a hard time finding...
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Weekly Review
Today we're having an "at home" day. The wind outside is howling and blowing snow around. Police are advising people to stay off the roads. There are a lot of snow drifts developing and accidents. We are taking their advice! ~~~~~ I thought I'd take some time to fill...
read moreJanuary 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...
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