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Ice Yarn Haul #2

I have been very bad. In my quest to get the best yarn at the lowest price for a Christmas present I ended up ordering from Ice Yarns again. I had barely opened the last haul before I was once … Continue reading

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Workshop Randomness

It appears that I haven’t been making a very good list of projects for Jay. He is just kind of roaming around his workshop like he’s lost. He’s worked on a few projects, but nothing substantial. When we went on … Continue reading

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Project Linus Blanket #24

Project Linus Blanket #24 “Blueberry Droppings” Due to very hot and humid weather that kept me holed up inside the house, it only took a little over a week for me to crochet this blanket. What also helped the progress … Continue reading

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Review: Wood Magazine – Sept 2019

Once in a while I like to review a recent issue of Wood Magazine in order to share some projects that I think are interesting. We received the September 2019 issue a few weeks ago and I was impressed. There … Continue reading

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Carolinas Aviation Museum – Part 2

The first part of our visit to the Carolinas Aviation Museum can be found here. So, where were we? Oh yes! I was about to show you the main focal point of the museum. Would you like a few guesses … Continue reading

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Carolinas Aviation Museum – Part 1

Jay and I went down to visit my sister a few weeks ago. While we were there we decided to go to the Carolinas Aviation Museum located right next to the Charlotte airport. It was also located right next to … Continue reading

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Project Linus Blanket #23

Project Linus blanket #23 “Pistachio” Bob’s buddy, Darth Vader, helped me take pictures of this blanket. This was my vacation project. A few weeks ago we drove down to my sister’s and stayed with her for about six days. It’s … Continue reading

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Tickets and A Birdbath

Thursday evening Karen stopped over and was updating us on our church festival’s preparations. She was the coordinator for a couple of the areas, including the Raffle Tickets. This event is the biggest fundraiser that our church puts on every … Continue reading

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Ice Yarn Haul

In March I told Jay that I would not buy any more yarn until my birthday (in June). I’m not sure he thought that I could actually do it. It wasn’t that hard, though. Whenever I would get the urge … Continue reading

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Christmas Wreath in July

If you’ve followed my blog for a while, then you’ve seen the ‘Real Life’ pictures of my Library. Here’s the latest: I thought that maybe we were having a contest to see just how much stuff we could fit into … Continue reading

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