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Free Train Ride, and I’m not even a Hobo!
The wool arts tour is always a lot of fun, this year my friend Mary Alice brought along her husband Jonas this. He was a very good sport, but it wasn’t until we were at one stop that he really… Read More ›
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Friday Fun Flick! Failed Pirate Invasion of NYC!
My friend Mark Roberts took this photograph from his place of work in NY city! I think the pirates need to rethink their pillage plans! Thanks for letting me share Mark! Related articles Five Most Notorious Pirates (mangosalute.com) {nyc} free… Read More ›
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Halloween Wisconsin Style
My family lived in Manitowoc Wisconsin for many years, and found it was a wonderfully child friendly town. There were children’s classes put on by the town all summer, offered at incredibly low fees. The thought was the local college… Read More ›
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Wool Arts Tour “porn” photographs
I had to share a few last Wool Arts tour photographs. I really wanted to share my favorite buttons, my first stop every tour. As winter creeps in, it’s good to see a stock of yarn ready for knitting over… Read More ›
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Friends get you to try new things!
Bret is a friend I first met online at the JREF forum, and then in real life at TAM2. He’s from Texas and terrific, like most Texans. He’s a lover of cats, and has traveled and lived around the world… Read More ›
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Too many leaves! We want to leaf them behind.
My husband and I have loved living in the country, but we really would like to move to town. Now that we are older, it’s too difficult for us to keep up with snow removal, and in the Fall, leaf… Read More ›
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Moxie Boxie
My cat Moxie is more than a member of the family, she is, the boss of the family. Recently my daughter brought over some boxes from her apartment for me to recycle. She left them in the living room. Moxie… Read More ›
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Angora Rabbit Spinning, Wool Arts Tour, part 2
This year my friend Natalie and I enjoyed seeing two different angora rabbit spinners during the Wool Arts Tour in New Hampshire. Last year I featured video from one demonstrator, and I am glad to have more video and photographs… Read More ›
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Wool Arts Tour, Angora Bunnies!! (part one)
The wool arts tour (or as we call it “wool weekend”) was great fun this year. Last year I posted video and photographs of an angora bunny being “spun”. This year we met yet more spinning bunnies, more than happy… Read More ›