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Online Things This past week I dyed 3 different colors of wool. Now all I have to do is fold, bundle and list it on Etsy. Sounds easy, right? 🙂 Some weeks I feel like I get a ton of things done. Other weeks, not so much. There are just SO MANY things going on Read More >>
I think there is a difference between being in a food rut and being content to eat basically the same thing day in and day out, don’t you? Steel cut oats prepared in the rice cooker, yogurt with berries, what more do I need to start my day? Last year it was toast or oatmeal, Read More >>
I was going through my travel photos and realized I didn’t finish a single project I brought to London. I guess that’s a sign of 2 things: I was so busy being on vacation that I didn’t have time to hook. I slept on the plane. I don’t think that has ever happened before. 😉 Read More >>
Online Things I was finally able to check another goal of my list recently, and that was creating my fourth new pattern of the year; Sailor’s Delight. I LOVE hooking these large rugs, and I especially love hooking whale rugs. Something about them just makes me smile. The pattern is now listed in my Etsy Read More >>
I thought I’d share a few pictures of the garden today. Even with fall right around the corner there’s no sign of it in the vegetable or flower garden. It’s hard to believe that even with all the warm weather we’ve been having, everything is still looking great! Our tower of beans is doing much Read More >>
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