Weekly Review – In Person Hooking!
Today I hooked in-person for the first time in 18 months! It was a great time, and nice to see everyone who came. I worked on “The Weave”. I’m almost finished the hooking. I’m trying to decide how to finish it. I think, in the end, it will be my standard fold...
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The Weave
It is with sadness that I write this post. Judy Carter, a well known rug hooker and teacher, is no longer with us. I have Judy’s book “Hooking Animals”, and was looking forward to taking a class from her one day. I regret not having made a decision to take that...
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Weekly Review
I finished reading “Making a Life” by Deanne Fitzpatrick this week. It was an excellent quick read. I am also reading “Mary Oliver - New and Selected Poem” volume one. I don’t normally read poetry. I picked this book up because I was told she wrote nature poems. ...
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“The Weave” and Other Works
Good morning everyone! So you may be wondering which project I’ve decided to work on next. I looked at my project mind map and updated it. I want to move onto some Nova Scotia themed mats, but I have three small poetry mats left from my children’s poetry to complete....
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Weekly Review – “Making a Life”
Yay! I had some time to prepare a couple of hooked pieces for the wall. I created and attached labels and hanging sleeves to “Time” and “Autumn”. They are ready to hang! I started reading ”Making a Life” by Deanne Fitzpatrick the other day. It is a great little...
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Weird Weekend
Hi everyone! A late post today. No rug hooking related work done on the weekend. Instead I chose to be outside and managed to get heat exhaustion two days in a row. Today was my second covid vaccine shot. Except for my morning and evening walks I stayed...
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Weekly Review – What’s Next?!
This week was productive. “Gyeongju “ is finished and up on the wall! “Time” is also finished. I have to put hanging sleeves on it and “Autumn”. My serger is back from having maintenance done on it, so I’m good to go! I’m checking my Someday/Maybe list and crossing...
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Road Trip and Ramblings…
Good morning everyone! I had an delightful weekend this past weekend. The border between Nova Scotia and the other Atlantic provinces opened last Wednesday. One of my sisters lost no time coming our way to visit with friends and family - us included. So Friday we...
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Wild Wonder 2021 & Beyond
Wild Wonder 2021 is over for the year. Kudos to the organizers, volunteers and tech people who kept the ball rolling. It was a huge success from my viewpoint as a student. Wild Wonder was actually a 7 day conference, but I only attended the last 5 days. I didn’t...
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More Day Tripping!
It’s that time of year again! We were out and about for Father’s Day. Hubby and I drove to the Noel Shore along the Minas Basin of Nova Scotia. It was a beautiful warm day. We stopped at the Walton Lighthouse and walked up to the Lookout. [gallery...
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Day Trip Time!
Yesterday we were on the road most of the day. In the morning we dealt with gardening supplies, plants and coordinating someone to come look at the property. In the afternoon we had fun. We decided to drive the South Shore as far as Queensland Beach yesterday. We...
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Better Late Than Never!
I missed writing a blog post for yesterday! Sorry to leave my readers hanging for a day or so. My blog writing was delayed. More details below. In the rug hooking arena, “Dancing Tree” found a new home! I sincerely hope it gives joy and puts a smile on the face of...
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