guess what i finally did today?

I have two pairs of hand knit socks. I’ve knit a couple other pairs, but these I’ve knit for myself (meaning, my big, huge feet with an unusually high arch).  I haven’t worn them yet because as much work as I put into them, I didn’t want to ruin them, get a hole in [...]

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bakin’ fool

Yesterday my husband got a promotion.  For reasons that I cannot begin to explain, I had the sudden urge to bake and cook after I found out.  For dinner (can’t say that without thinking of Julie’s joke) I made a chicken pot pie.  I’ve never made a chicken pot pie before and I have to [...]

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oops, I forgot…ugly stepchild syndrome?

In October I knitted a scarf for myself.  I purchased three skeins of Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk DK from The Fiber Factory in Mesa, Arizona when I was back in Arizona for my grandfather’s heart surgery.  (He’s doing superbly well by the way, thank you again and again for your prayers and well wishes for [...]

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etsy – now in business

I now have an Etsy store.
Pretty exciting.
In other news, San Diego is cold at night but still warm during the day.  Apparently Washington got hit hard with heavy rains and flood warnings were in effect.  Please, please God let us have calm weather when we drive back home.  Also, I’m going to Disneyland with my [...]

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prayer beads

A new opportunity for me?  I don’t know yet.  But it was fun and therapeutic.
These are prayer beads in the Anglican/Episcoplian tradition.  I used Bronzite for the cross and cruciform beads and Rubies for the days of the week beads.  The spacers and vermeil beads are copper.  They are strung on Soft Flex wire, copper [...]

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