From the monthly archives: August 2009

McCall 5874 and other craftiness

By On August 24, 2009 · 5 Comments

I finished McCalls 5874 about a month ago to wear to my niece’s wedding (which I didn’t get to go to…kitchen debacle).  Since I don’t “get out” much I wasn’t sure when I would get to wear it.  Last night it was finally able to come out of the closet when [...]

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Tote and Birthday Pie

By On August 16, 2009 · 4 Comments

Tomorrow is my father’s 60th birthday and we are heading over to his house later today to celebrate.  My dad is a big pie fan (although he rarely indulges…very healthy eater), so I have been in the kitchen this morning baking away.  I chose Apple Cherry Filling with [...]

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Firestarter

By On August 12, 2009 · 6 Comments

I wish I could say this pattern lit a fire in me, but instead I strongly suspect it as the cause of my knitting funk.  Started way back on April 7, this was to be a “travel” pair of socks.  In the beginning, they didn’t see [...]

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Win a Handbag

By On August 7, 2009 · 1 Comment

This isn’t exactly a contest,  but you can win a gorgeous custom handbag…go check it out!

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No Bag For You

By On August 6, 2009 · 2 Comments

I planned to write today’s blog post from the airport since I usually get there plenty early.  I had to meet with the contractor this morning one last time before I left thoughh so I didn’t really have any extra time (fortunately, I had enough time to get my usual airport burrito…leaving [...]

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Keeping Busy, Part 2

By On August 5, 2009 · 1 Comment

Yesterday I shared that searching for bargains on craigslist has been keeping me busy while out of town…but that’s not all.  Fabric shopping, a mini quilt class and sewing (now that I have a machine here) have all been part of the mix.

The fabric shopping is amazing here.  There is a really nice “super” [...]

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Wanted: Loving Home

By On August 4, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’ve often joked with my online knitting friends about who gets the stash in the event of my unfortunate demise.  I’ve also worried about poor Jim having to deal with all that stash if I’m gone…the fights, the pushing and shoving amongst greedy yarnistas.  Forget any jewelry…where are the Addi Turbos, the Viking sewing machine, [...]

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Oh boy

By On August 3, 2009 · 5 Comments

Ok, so I’m a little late with this…I actually wrote it on the plane (July 23rd!) but haven’t had a chance to post it until now.

What at day. It began at 2:45 a.m. with a call from our alarm company in Phoenix (to refresh your memory, we have a house there). The alarm has [...]

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