Handspun February

This is the Turkish drop spindle that I have not used…yet. I checked out books from the library, months ago, and read about spinning and thought, “Mmmm, I could do that.” I even got some local fiber at Coastal Yarns in Cannon Beach, they are a really friendly store. I think it’s alpaca from Amelia [...]

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work in progress

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check back soon for the new look to the blog.

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Hip-Hip-Harold

Harold the hippo was born earlier this Spring but was blind. He was sitting on the sewing table without eyes and I would see him put every thing in his mouth; needles, thread, buttons. It was beginning to become a problem so I preformed a simple surgery and now he can see. He seems very [...]

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Kitsch

The garden is thriving. I think the accordion music helps. A few summer ago we drove by a home on the way to Mt. St. Helen’s that was absolutely crowded with gnomes and related garden kitsch. Lars (lovingly?) predicted that our garden would someday look like that. If you’re reading this Lars, it’s started. [...]

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to many things

A little mushroom growing by the herbs.

I am painfully aware that I like blog about starting more projects than I post about finished. That’s because currently I have an unfinished sweater, sweater vest, two different pairs of mittens and cowl that I am knitting, a small bag that I am crocheting, shelves almost done being [...]

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