It’s been a strange week (in a strange summer) here.  I must confess that I’ve got a serious case of the crankies.  So let’s talk about something else!
(new apron for the bakery, baby vest, child’s Waffle hat)
I often get asked “How do you find the time to do so many things?” (or a similar question).  ...
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Love her summer cooking outfit – panties with an apron.
With a broken camera (oh that fateful final “click!”), family visiting, and no internet at home, the time is ripe for a blog summer break!  Only for a week or so, and then we’ll be back.  In the meantime, pop over to www.localgrain.org to see a ...
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Some things I forgot to show you . . .
I’ve been all about trying to finish up WIP, instead of starting new ones.  I finished this shirt in March for Ella (requested by her – she chose the fabric, too).

In April, I finished Ben’s Warmest Winter Hat, made with some luscious local yarn he got ...
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A little of this . . .

And stitches cast on for my first sweater for myself (the Shalom cardigan).Ben’s World’s Warmest Hat is halfway done (he tried mine on and had to have one of his own), and Ella’s Provence sweater got finished before all the snow melted – hooray!  One note: this pattern was ...
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Do you see how tantalizingly close this sweater is?  Must. finish.
Even though truly warm weather is a ways off, and I’ll probably still be wearing the occasional sweater in May, my little polar bear was already walking around in short sleeves yesterday.
And also, some new words.  Definitely in progress, but here we go.
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March
by ...
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Hope you’re enjoying the weekend, folks.  Here, I’m trying to get over a serious case of the crankies (seems to be making the rounds at our house – hmmm.)
We are . . .
sending out some love to family and friends (and you too – Happy Valentine’s Day!)

Loving this book, which arrived from the library just ...
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First, I just want to say welcome to all the readers who came over from my interview swap with Heather of Shivaya Naturals.  I’m so glad you stopped by!  Usually I do a Gratitude Friday post, but since we had the fun interviews yesterday, let’s go for Gratitude Saturday.  Shall we?

Grateful for Solstice Bulbs still ...
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Today, we are so lucky to have a few moments to share with the incredible Heather, of Shivaya Naturals.  Heather and I did an interview swap this week – you’ll find her interview with me at her blog, Shivaya Naturals.

Heather and her family (a husband and two young sons Jacob and Elwood) live in Colorado, ...
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(using the apartment’s towel rack to wind some Mountain Mohair)
First, can I just say that it is so good to be home?  We went to Montreal for two reasons, really.  One is that without physically removing ourselves from home and work, we have a really hard time not working.  Second, when we do travel, we ...
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The drive to Montreal:
Last year – lots of screaming, by everyone.
This year – no screaming (phew!). Ben driving, beat-boxing and jiggling his entire body to try and stay awake. Me in the back seat, hunched over to nurse Ella in her car seat until she blessedly falls asleep. She wakes up just ...
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