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• Making a Tree Fairy Ornament

  

  Taking part in a fairy ornament holiday exchange, I first went to Pinterest to look at a few fairies. This site from a Japanese blogger had a face that looked... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Happy Birthday

  

  Today is the husband's birthday. Then: Now: Love, love, love! He is 65, officially Medicare eligible. Wow. Pretty old. Who would have thunk it? Love you,... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Oyster Stitch

  

  In her post today for Wovember, Kate Davies showed off her new pattern that is sort of like a swingy, loose coat sweater. Not planning to knit such a garment,... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Where Is That Bridge

  

  over troubled waters?sourceThe shattering revelation of that moment was that true peace, the high and bidding peace that passeth all understanding, is to be... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• It's Wovember!

  

  Since today is my first post in November, it should rightly be a topic to which I have given more than enough thought (ahem), and that is knitting with wool,... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Yarn Along

  

  New to me, joining Yarn Along, and of course, WIP Wednesday.Reading: on Kindle app When We Were Strangers (Schoenewaldt) and Death on A Longship (Taylor) and... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Travertine and Scrabble

  

  This travertine was beside the highway on the way to Durango.Travertine are natural hot springs erupting from the ground, spewing not only water but also... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Not Just Another Scrabble Tournament

  

  ...because this time the tournament is fairly in nearby beautiful Durango, Colorado.In a few hours I'll be on the road to Durango to fling down tiles over the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Show the Pink

  

  We are bombarded this month, rightly so, with October Breast Cancer Awareness.Inspiration Avenue challenges you this month to show your pink art. So much out... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Pleated Ballet Slippers

  

  Between dramatic health issues with a friend, my own eye issues, and computer problems, the knitting has been sparse over the last few days.The good news is tha... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Crocktober: Crock Pot Cashew Chicken and Soup

  

  Now how can you say you don't like crock pot food? If that is your mantra, you may have not tried this recipe:Crock Pot Cashew Chicken:2 lbs boneless ... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Show Your Halloween Stuff!

  

  This week, Inspiration Avenue challenges you to post Halloween photographs, recipes, costumes, altered art: anything Halloweeny. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Fair Isle Slouch Hat Finished

  

  Taking the Hydrangea Fair Isle Slouch Hat: Modifying the colors with these Jamieson wools: And one wool hank dyed with marigolds:This is the finished tam:It... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Dangerous Knitting

  

  Check out this link sent by my husband. Who knew we knitters could be such a hazardous group to the safety and welfare of the general public? Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Faces

  

  Inspiration Avenue challenges you this week with a theme of "faces". Look here to read about the challenge and join in. above photograhs by Edwin S. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Embroidery and Silk Ribbon Embroidery

  

  Back in the day, embroidery was used as a past time by ladies with leisure. It was a beautiful way to gussy up clothing or even, shall we say, a tea... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Pumpkin Faces & Pumpkin Cake

  

  It is time to Get Pumpkin! Bing has a few faces displayed, but a more fun look is my goal. It is to gild the lily on my fall front door wreath that we used... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Making Different Colors Work in an Established Knitting Pattern

  

  Gosh, do the H and I love being retired. Besides the usual ADL (activities of daily living, in the vernacular of my past working life), we get to do so many... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Another Shawl Completed

  

   The Seriously Simple Shawl (version 2) is finished! Ta da!Specifics: 31" deep, 70" wideYarn: Jamieson Smith 2 ply Shetland Wool purchased in Lerwick,... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Great Great Grandparents

  

  Texas, the central area, is where I have been the past few days visiting family. My bother discovered the graves of our maternal great great grandparents, the... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS