Remember that fleece that I was supposed to be carding? The one I hated carding? Well, I finished that project. Yep, totally finished. If by “finish” you realize I mean “donated the entire uncarded mess to the Pennies for Bella sale”. You have your way of finishing things and I have mine.
Continue reading →Thursday edition (she says sheepishly). Work in Progress: Five in a Row We’re having a pretty good time with our Five in a Row afternoon projects. This week we’re working on Harold and the Purple Crayon. I loved this book when I was a kid so I am having a lot of fun seeing Anna […]
Continue reading →Well, Thanksgiving has passed ( I suppose that means we can call that project complete?) and now we’re heading toward Christmas. It would probably be best if I simply confess that I have about as much Christmas spirit as I did last year. In other words, bah humbug. Let’s get started…. Work in Progress: Thanksgiving […]
Continue reading →Yep, it’s Friday so I’m a wee bit late. Can we all live with that? I think I can. Work In Progress: Auburn Camp Shirt We’re up the arm holes, people. Auburn Camp Shirt: Back I made an executive decision. I was being all “OCD” about rotating three balls of yarn. That was a real […]
Continue reading →Our week is going well. We’re kinda gettin’ the knack of this “Dana out of town” thing. Each time gets a bit easier (and I’m sure the God of the universe will make me regret that statement tomorrow). Lets talk about Works in Progress….some yarn related, some not. Work in Progress: The Ugly Pink House […]
Continue reading →Have you any wool? Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Three bags full One for my master, one for my dame And one for the little boy girl who lives down the lane.
Continue reading →Once upon a time a girl went to a spring fair in Puyallup, Washington. And when the girl was at the fair she saw something that she had to have. The girl was addicted to all things fiber and saw these beautiful fleeces up for sale and decided that she must have one. But there […]
Continue reading →Two finished items (sorta!). First, I finished up spinning the Merino/Bamboo roving. This is a roving from Yarn Love and it was a test of my spinning skills as the bamboo needs a bit more skill than I currently possess. Roving started out looking like this…. And finished like this. I haven’t knit […]
Continue reading →So…what’s been happening around here? How about a list? 1. Those that know me well, please don’t faint. There has been some bread baking. I’m still perfecting the baking of the bread to get it to the just-right spot of incorporating laziness and lack of cooking skills while still being successful. Two loaves of wheat […]
Continue reading →Anna Grace was asking what exactly was on our agenda for the day. I started trying to sell the idea of going to the “park with no swings” (’cause y’all know how much I hate pushing swings). Anna Grace wasn’t thrilled but I spun a tale about all the kids she could meet, how fun […]
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