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Mistress of the Bobbins
http://silverstah.blogspot.com
Personal blog of the Mistress of the Bobbins - a southern pirate gal with a love of historical costuming!
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This Christmas, think small!
As the holidays draw nearer, I know many folks are doing some serious shopping for their friends and loved ones. I know the economy has been tough on us all - so this is what *I* am pledging to do this holiday season, and encourage you to incorporate...
Happy Thanksgiving, y\'all!
You know, I find it really repulsive that there are retail stores open tomorrow.As President, on October 3, 1789, George Washington made the following proclamation and created the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the Un...
Bodhi, in his \'Capital H\' pose.
Bodhi, in his 'Capital H' pose.Originally uploaded by silverstahOur little corgi likes to lay completely flat on his belly and looks like a little capital H. The fact that his little legs don't even reach his ears is just utterly adorable. :)(Also, I...
*squee* New drum carder!!!
HEE! I got my new drum carder today - and even after getting home at 10:30pm, I just had to tear it open and try it out. Let me tell you, the Fancy kitty cards like a DREAM. There’s definitely going to be a learning curve (I think I’m turning it...
Wild Hare Fiber
Last spring, I bought this lovely 5.0 oz sample of natural colored, undyed Coopworth roving from wildharefiber: I spun them all in order, from dark to light, and then wound into a center pull ball and plied it back on itself. In the end, it came o...
Sunday, scone-y Sunday!
Nom nom nom, as the cool kids say!I work outside the home 40 hours/week, plus go to school in the evening - so a LOT of my food is purchased. Unfortunately, that has been detrimental to both my waistline AND my budget. So my goal this week is to eat...
