Long weekend updates…

I haven’t written in a few days, but I have been busy.  I’ve been sewing up a storm (sort of) and we have done work around the yard.  And I said good-bye to my friend TN, who just moved to SC.  She is setting up house now and ready to have baby #2  in a few [...]

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Life is Good

Friday’s happenings:

playing with L4
sewing (with L4 and for her)
perusing books at B & N
haircut (love getting my hair washed and cut, such a luxury!) 
picnic at Highland Park for dinner, the roaming around afterward with my family

 L1 took lots of pictures, hopefully to be posted later.
“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.”
–William Wadsworth

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I scream, You scream. . .

We all scream for ice-cream!  Summer temperatures, summer treats.  L1 made us homemade vanilla ice-cream tonight with chocolate chips.  Oh so tasty!  What did I do today?

Cut out fabric for L3’s shorts — this took an hour!!  geesh.
Design, cut out, and sewed most of a dress for L4, inspired by the Chicken Dress (sans chicken [...]

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Weeds, Grass, & Flower Seeds, Oh My!

The tips of my fingers are sore, and it isn’t from knitting (though that did happen today).  I weeded many of my garden beds today, and weeded my entire patio.  Ugly though it is (made of those 1″ deep cinder block pavers), it is a sore sight when it is covered, literally, in weeds.  Every [...]

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A Day at the Lake

Today KAB was taking some of her lampwork jewelry and wine stoppers to some wineries in the finger lakes that carry her work.  I got to go along and we had a lovely day of it.  I got some wine at Miles (“Cayuga White” and “Ghost”).  I’m not a big drinker, but L1 and I [...]

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Stealth Knitting

The Winter 2006 Knitty had some great kid projects.  I marked several that I wanted to make.  So far I’ve made Sheldon and Piggle.  My boy keeps asking, “Mama, when are you going to make my dragon?”  I’ve had it in my head that I want to have it for him for his kindergarten “graduation” [...]

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Shoez

My newest project = shoes, Robeez style for L4.  I’m also about to make another pair for my friend T’s little girl for her birthday.  I was nervous about sewing with leather, but with the leather needle in my sewing machine, things went just fine.  I’ll be making L4 more in the future, and possibly [...]

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A Space of My Own

After seeing yet another beautiful crafting space online I was inspired to channel some of my energy toward creating a space of my own.  When Lady Kenmore isn’t in use she is stored in the attic, along with all of the spare fabric, thread, pins, scissors, etc.  After convincing L1 of my plan (he’s a good [...]

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Me & My Calculator

Knitting Vintage Socks came in to my local library and I picked it up Saturday.  I picked out a pattern on Saturday evening (Fancy Silk Sock)  and was all ready to get started when I looked at the yarn requirements again.  I have sportweight Lorna’s Laces for my Sock Pal’s socks, and the pattern calls for [...]

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How I Spent My Mother’s Day

I got exactly what I wanted for mother’s day. I spent most of the day out in the food garden, digging, planting, and weeding. The jeans I was wearing, while fine when I am standing or walking, or even sitting, kept falling down when I was bending and doing all of the other [...]

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