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This Chilly Life
The generally temperate winter temperatures of Maryland have briefly abandoned us. Our usual high is in the 40s this time of year, and we are experiencing a bit of a cold snap, that brought SNOW! This past week I suspect we have gotten more snow than in the past 2 years combined. The kids already…
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Oh. Hi. It’s the End. Of the Year.
While I did not consistently blog like I wanted to, I never stopped creating. Working put a dent into my crafting time, and 2024 is going to bring me a full-time benefited position with the school district. My new post is close enough to walk, which I will be taking advantage of daily. I’m excited…
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YOP: Y13-W7 thru 11
OH. I blinked and its now September. Back to school has turned into our daily routine. This year is looking a bit different, I was offered, and accepted, a long-term substitute secretarial position (until roughly mid-November) in the counseling office at my favorite high school. I love interacting with the students outside of class; and…
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Half a Dozen Dishcloths.
And a coaster. Lovecrafts was running a clearance sale and I picked up some random stuff. Including a “super size” ball of Sugar n’ Cream in Hot Green and a 50g ball of Deramores Studio Cotton DK in Firefly (orange). Colors that are not my jam. But for a couple dollars each, they are perfectly…
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YOP: Y13-W1
Time to start with Year of Projects, Thirteenth year edition. This is my third-ish year participating, and possibly my fourth attempt. A Year of Projects is a loosely Ravelry based collective of bloggers sharing their goals and plans for a year of creating. Its a lovely and supportive group of humans. Lets jump into my…
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The Edwards Blanket
More like a recipe than a pattern. Using the easy to memorize c2c technique and this recipe, you can create this bias stripe blanket in baby, throw, or twin size! The border includes 2 rows of SC and is finished with Crab Stitch. Dimensions (including border):Baby: 36.5” x 43.5”Throw: 50.5” x 61”Twin: 67.5” x 90”…
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Greeting From the Far Side.
Hi. I’m alive. And quite well. I’ve decided today was the day to write a blog. I had some guilt about my hiatus, thereby extending it further. Which is all absurd, because blogging is not compulsory. And the guilt was misplaced. As it happens I’ve been not really doing a lot of social media posting.…
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YOP 2023: 5-7/52
It seems like those first four consecutive weekly posts were a fluke! Last weekend I had a stomach thing, I think food poisoning. So that shot last weekend. But honestly, 2023 has been pretty slow to FINISH stuff. UNTIL TODAY. Today I finished the knitting of this massive scarf, including undoing all 292 cast-off stitches…
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YOP 2023: 4/52
I was going to write this tomorrow, on MONDAY, but here I am on Sunday night clickity clacking away on my keyboard. Its been a weird week that has put me in a weird headspace. Last week was a “short week” here, complete with internet connectivity issues (that resulted in a ISP tech visit and…
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