28 March 2011
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In faith in action, motherhood, T-Rex
Last week T-Rex asked me to knit him a kitty. Because he LOVES kitties. And he only has one (stuffed). And Little Miss has two. And that’s not fair. It just so happened that I had a knitting book from the library and it had a (fairly) easy pattern for a kitty. Naturally. I showed [...]
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faith, kids, kitties, knitting, patience, prayer
24 January 2011
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In beat the blahs, cheap & fun, craftiness, sewing, winter
Learn something new Two winters ago, after years of trying, I finally learned how to knit. The problem with my first attempts was timing – I was in college or I was pregnant. But January 2009 proved to be the winning attempt. Winter is the perfect time to learn a new skill. The rush of [...]
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beat the blues, computer programming, crocheting, knitting, photography, seasonal affective disorder, sewing, winter, winter activities, writing
05 January 2011
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In faith in action, running
Last night, The Narrator was watching a video interview that Forbes did with Warren Buffet and Jay-Z. Odd combo, right? I caught bits and pieces of it while I was working in the kitchen, and their stories were fascinating. Did you know that Warren Buffet was denied entrance to Harvard? And did you know that [...]
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crafting, detroit free press marathon, dreams, faith, finishing, jay-z, knitting, marathon, running, sewing, warren buffet
23 February 2008
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In sewing
Brain. Over. Load. Can’t. Think. Straight. The whole coveting thing? Yeah. Didn’t work. I’ll just leave it at that. I can’t even begin to tell you how funny I thought it was that the 6th World Congress on the Aging Male was held at the same time as the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo. The [...]
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aging male, american sewing guild, crocheting, knitting, original sewing & quilting expo, sewing