Fiberish Things

I started knitting a new pair of Jaywalkers.  They are actually birthday socks.  So if you read this blog, and I know you do, and you’re birthday is coming up well….you might want to turn around for a few seconds. You’ll notice the not so helpful hands of Anna Grace.  She had to get in […]

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All the Pretty Colors

We’ve been adding lots of new items to the yarn shop. We’ve recently updated…. Sea Coast HandpaintedZen Yarn Garden (including a new sock yarn by Roxanne)Oceanwind Knits (we also added some of their sock patterns)White Oak Studio TV YarnChewy SpaghettiYarntini… which sold out in an instant.  More is coming in November. And today…. we updated […]

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How About a List????

OK… the brain waves aren’t up to par today so…. my only hope of giving you a coherent post is to return to our handy dandy list format.  So….what’s been happening at Casa de Cheapo? 1. I got a cold, gave Anna Grace the cold and actually bragged that for having a cold I didn’t […]

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Alpacas and Ocean Waves

Did you know that today is National Alpaca Farm Day?  No… I’m not kidding.  Here’s more info.   Well, I couldn’t let an event like that pass by.  I did a little research and realized that Florida has alpaca farms too.  One, Green Ginger Alpacas, was up in Eustis which isn’t that far away.  (We got […]

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Duck Terrorist and Other Occupations

Anna Grace has been keeping busy by chasing the ducks and turning her mother’s hair gray.    Our life at Casa de Cheapo continues to be interesting at best.  Let’s review recent evidence that we can’t stay here delightful events…. Anna Grace Decides to Terrorize Ducks Last week we walked around the little duck pond […]

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Yes and No

Thank you all for your wonderful words of wisdom and encouragement.  After I typed that post Dana and I talked about the whole thing for quite some time.  I just rambled on and on and then it hit me.  I knew exactly what the problem was. The problem wasn’t that I was tired of being […]

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Pondering Retirement

I am/was a pediatric nurse practitioner.  And in many ways I loved it.  In some ways, I didn’t.  I wanted to continue working when I lived in Washington but the schedule never worked out, etc.  However, now I’m back in Florida and I could feasibly work one full day a week. My previous employer has […]

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Back in the Saddle

We’re getting settled in,  just a bit, slowly but surely.  The blog has been neglected and I keep saying I’m going to post, I’m going to just get started.  So….here goes nothin’.  To make this a bit easier…. how ’bout a little list? What have we been up to? 1. Moved into a very, very, […]

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