Tag: gifts
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Making Christmas.
I usually don’t make anything for myself around the holidays. Last year I was very preoccupied with finishing up the quilt I made for Judge and Crystal: Gorgeous, huh? This time last year, I wasn’t finished with it. This year, I was a wee bit more on my game. I was thinking that I didn’t…
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Saturday.
I had a nice day today. I’m on a work trip to Denver, Colorado and while I had some work to do today, I also had a bit of time to myself. I am terrible at adjusting to a different time zone, but sometimes that isn’t so bad. I woke up early this morning, went…
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Finally fixed.
Way back in the dim, misty recesses of the past I knit a couple of pairs of mitts. These were knit for my sweet little brothers, in the hopes of keeping their hands warm through the winter months. Sources report that these mitts did just that. They were so warm and snuggly that some $%#$…
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Better than flowers.
Friday night was date night. I got home and met Kevin before heading back out for supper. As we were heading out, I noticed a big box had arrived. Kevin asked me to bring it in and open it for him while he put his shoes on. I was curious and a bit confused but opened…
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Catching up.
Visiting home often means catching up on things. Always it’s catching up with loved ones–updates on life, work, family, and news great and small. This year, I’ve also been playing catch up on birthdays. Partly I can’t get my act together to finish things in time to mail them and partly I like to give…
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Judge and Crystal.
My little brother married the woman that nobody can imagine him being without ten years ago. We were all much younger then and a lot has happened since. In some ways, I think we all finished growing up together. Sometimes it seems bizarre that it’s been ten whole years that they’ve been married. At the…
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Scattered.
Over the last week or so, I’ve been dabbling. A little of this, a little of that. Some secrets, some projects that I can shout from the rooftops. I’ve been working on my 13th pair of socks. They’re on the back burner for a few other things at the moment, but I’ve knit one and…
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Our little shishi.
The first maker I ever knew was my mom. When I was a little girl, she made me dresses, sewed up costumes and curtains, made quilts, and cross stitched samplers that I can still picture in my head. Fast forward more years than either of us care to tell and she is still a maker.…
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Birthday.
This year’s birthday has come and gone, but I’m still riding pretty high on the warm and fuzzies that it brought. For the actual day of my birthday, Kevin and I both took the day off from work. I woke up early and had some knitting time with my coffee, my favorite way to start…
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Pineapple!
My friend Holly loves pineapples. Like, she really loves pineapples. So when her birthday was rolling around, I knew exactly what to do. I pulled and cut out some scraps… I arranged them in that ever so cute shape… And then I sewed it up! At this point, I was in love with it. And…
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