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Creature Comforts Knit Up

It has given me fits!But IT is finished. IT being the Creature Comforts Cardigan that over 600 Ravelry knitters have also completed. Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
July In Scotland

Last September I started looking into fiber related tours to the UK. Fiber as in wool for knitting, not fiber as in lentils or grains for digestive purposes. Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Paint Party Friday

This photograph has been passed among my brothers and me after our parents died. Strange how it resurfaced from the family archives only after they had passed. Read more
Posted on 17 May 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Guy Rescues Hummingbird

sourceThis is a baby hummingbird I rescued after it was attacked. The song is "Better Together" by Jack Johnson.UPDATE!!! when she thought she was ready to leav... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Poppies for MK

All good things vanish less than in a day,Peace, plenty, pleasure, suddenly decay. Go not yet away, bright soul of the sad year,The earth is hell when thou... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Silk Painting for June 2013 Hospice Silent Auction

Frog A Jumpin'Specifications:acid dye on silk fabric with gutta resists in colorsoriginal size:10.5" x13.5" matted and framed under glass; 19" x 23.5"... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Tote Bags - Easy!

Thanks to Abbi, I came across her tutorial on how to make a simple double sided tote bag. How serendipitous that just yesterday I purchased two fat quarters of... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Musicians of Bremen & Knitting

Do you recall the Grimm Brothers' fairytale of "The Musicians of Bremen"? Need a refresher on the story? Go here to read yourself a little bedtime story if you... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Napkins to Match Anything

Tiring of my used and chipped dinnerware, I replaced it with Fiestaware in a turquoise/bright blue. Newly painted dining room and kitchen walls are in a light... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
A Knitted Sweater for Baby

There is a niece in the family who is ALL THINGS BRONCO. Not only is she a Bronco fan, but she is also in her third trimester of pregnancy with a BOY. Read more
Posted on 12 April 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Let's All Share One Tutorial

It is so much fun to learn something new. And it is just as rewarding to teach others what YOU have learned. Most of my crafting, decorating, cooking and... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
What is Happening Today

1. Corneal abrasion two weeks ago on Libby Sweetpea's right eye with emergency call visit. Not healed yesterday, so 2nd vet visit. Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Maundy Thursday

is the day commemorating the Last Supper with Jesus and his disciples.The word "Maundy" refers to he ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors,... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Last Week in Lent

Stanley Spencer, (English painter, 1891 – 1959) Driven by the Spirit"And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. Read more
Posted on 25 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Easter Terrarium

Do you want to get your hands into dirt, but your evening temperatures are still too cool to allow seedlings to germinate? That was my thought. Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Chicken Curry from the Hairy Bikers

BBC2 runs "Mums Know Best" and features the Hairy Bikers on many episodes. Sadly, in the US, we are unable to access that programming. But you can keep up with... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
My Father: Charles W. McCarroll, Jr.

Charles Wilson McCarroll, Jr. (1919-2013), my father, died yesterday at the age of 93.As a late stage Alzheimer's patient, he was sometimes aware of his... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Alan Dart: Toy Designs

There must be thousands of knitted toy patterns available. But the one designer of toy patterns who really stands out is Alan Dart. So I took a leap and... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
Camera Returned: Pictures from Scrabble Tourney

Phew! My camera was returned today via USPS and all is well. I had left it in Las Vegas, but kindly tournament director Mark mailed it back to me, along with al... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS
A Pause in Lent

The Catholic Knight says... use of pictures and statues (iconography) in churches has always been used as a way of telling a story visually. Read more
Posted on 24 February 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS