Well, that was kinda spur of the moment. Dana hadn’t seen Ft. Stevens like we had and I wanted to drive a little bit of the Oregon coast. But we chose the wrong portion of the 101 to drive on. Couldn’t see the coast. We drove from Portland over to Seaside and then headed up […]
Continue reading →As we travelled along the Oregon side of the river we saw some beautiful waterfalls. Horsetail Falls: The waterfall ends in this shallow little pool. All sorts of folks were gathered around having a picnic, kids were playing, etc. Guess what AG decided to do? Yep. The kid decided to throw rocks. (Look at that […]
Continue reading →Saturday we finished up with the Washington side of the gorge. As you can see we’ve entered the desert type atmostphere. More Gorge Views: This photo was taken in the general direction of Mt. Hood but the mountain wasn’t out much while we were visiting. Mt. Hood normally looks down on the Columbia River. Stonehenge […]
Continue reading →We had a great time exploring the Columbia River Gorge. We took a side trip to see Mt. Adams and eventually detoured all the way to the Pacific Ocean. I’ll be putting up a few photo heavy posts…. you’ve been warned. So, let’s get started. Friday I took Anna Grace to therapy and then we […]
Continue reading →Not posting this because of the donation thing, it is just a moving video about kids with apraxia. Click here to watch. I had to scroll down and use one of the links at the bottom. CASANA (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America) has been a huge help to us especially during the […]
Continue reading →I got a big ol’ slab of stockinette to show you. Try to keep your excitement under control. This is the front of Monica. I’m using some Cascade Sierra that I had in the stash and I bought a pink skein to be used for the ruffle. The pattern calls for a garter stitch edge […]
Continue reading →I’d sign up to be one of these knitters.
Continue reading →When you name a business something cutesy or using a play on words you have to accept the inevitable. You are going to get… um…. odd …google hits. For example, since we use the name "shear" in our name we’re getting some unusual hits. I’m sure that these folks are not pleased to learn they’ve […]
Continue reading →My mojo appears to have slinked in the back door sometime yesterday. I have been knitting like the wind and havin’ a ball. I started making this for Anna Grace. I also bought some bright colored cotton to make her a ruffled skirt. In addition to the AG projects, I started a little log cabin […]
Continue reading →Knitting? What Knitting? OK, there has been some knitting. I have been working on a Baby Surprise thing that I thought I’d do for Dulaan. I’m stuck. So, I shoved it back in the bag and I feel quite certain that if I wait a few days and then read the instructions again I will […]
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