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We Are Not Amused

Since my mother is moving out of her house, we’ve had tons of stuff to pack and get rid of. Last week we had the Multiple Sclerosis Society come out to pick up a bunch of stuff. Of course, it snowed the day they scheduled it. And they tell you they want the stuff outside [...]

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Garden Watch

Since it’s a beautiful day today, and rain and/or snow are likely for the next couple of days, I thought I’d see if the garden was ready for me to plant some peas and spinach in the raised beds.
Look what I found:

There was some Swiss Chard coming up too, but I “spade pruned” those. DH [...]

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Bella Paquita Revealed

Pattern: Bella Paquita by Marnie MacLean
Yarn: Rowan Calmer, 5 skeins
Needles: US 8 / 5 mm
Size: Custom. About 5″ negative ease – see below.
Modifications: Many!
The pattern called for a worsted weight yarn, and I was using a DK-weight yarn, so my gauge was considerably different from the pattern specs. I would have pretty [...]

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Movie Meme Results

You did pretty well – only one movie wasn’t guessed! Fans of “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles” should hang their heads in shame for not knowing this one.
1. A) This is a rat burger? B) He doesn’t know how to use the three seashells! 
“Demolition Man”, guessed by Miriam
2. A) I’ve never seen a man [...]

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Walk With Me Weds… uh, I mean Thursday

Zowie! It was over 60 degrees yesterday, and oh, so nice. It seemed like a good day for a little walk around town. For this walk, I thought I’d focus on building murals. (Darn – I didn’t get over to the Sgt. Pepper mural!)
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There’s the plant store:

And the Violin Making School:

Gallenson’s [...]

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