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- November 14th, 2008
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How to Get Free Pictures
Guests for Dinner Just a Bunch of Clips I just found out about a great website where you can obtain about any type of photograph you might want. This site is especially useful for bloggers looking f…
- November 12th, 2008
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Paperback Swap Exchange Club - Pay Postage Only
There are more than 2.5 million books available at the PaperBack Swap internet club. All you must do is list ten books which you are willing to send to someone else, and your account is established. T…
- November 10th, 2008
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November is National Hospice Month; Veterans' Day Appreciation
All of us must face grief in our lives. Coping with grief is a topic which I have been researching lately because it has hit so close to home in these past months.Grief comes in many forms, not only i…
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Pulled Pork Barbeque with Liquid Smoke (the whole bottle)
Wow! Did we have a taste treat yesterday courtesy of a recipe I heard about in a podcast last week from The Splendid Table. It was Bar-B-Que Pork made with an entire bottle of Liquid Smoke. In all my…
- November 8th, 2008
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Autumn Photo
Our sweet sister Pam sent me three lovely metallic acorns yesterday in honor of fall. What a thoughtful thing for her to do. Thanks, Pam! I will use them in several ways over the next years and always…
- November 7th, 2008
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Vintage Patterns & Prayer Shawls Made From Quilts
One of my favorite weekly emails is from Debbie Colgrove, a sewing whiz with a company which someday might rival Martha Stewart, if given the right opportunities.Here is what Colgrove said today:I hav…
- November 5th, 2008
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The Color Red - Mood Affectation, Use of Red in Art
Red is a color I am attracted to. It is in my home, wardrobe, knitting projects, artwork and even favorite foods. I love the mixing of red with other colors, especially blues and oranges, to make a di…
- November 3rd, 2008
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Easy Lace Scarf; Independent Wool Dyers
The easy lace scarf pictured here was knitted using only four stitches: the knit stitch, the purl stitch, the yarn over stitch, and by knitting two stitches together.Here is the pattern for the lacy s…
- November 1st, 2008
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Halloween Night Dress Up
Halloween Night: Waiting for Visitors at the DoorWe only had a few trick-or-treaters last nite. It could not have been due to the shrinking dollar....The weather was nice in Colorado, so maybe it was…
- October 31st, 2008
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Attitude of Gratitude; Request for Cards for Julie
Several months ago, in this post, I wrote about my daughter Julie, who was born with spina bifida. On August 25, 2008, she was admitted to the Carolinas Medical Center for a urinary diversion procedur…
- October 30th, 2008
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Quick Halloween Costumes for Dogs
Want a fast, easy way to dress up that pup of yours? How about a simple scarf cut from a 1/4 yd. of Halloween or (insert appropriate holiday time here) seasonal fabric? Cut a triangle on the diagonal…
- October 28th, 2008
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Sage and Turkey Carving
From a blog on my reading list, I came across an item of interest: Sage Can Kill:Yes, it has been proven, sage can kill... GERMS. Experts recently discovered that the herb can eliminate 65 types of co…
- October 27th, 2008
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Citron Tea - Hot or Cold
When I first found out about Citron Tea and shared a cup with a friend, I was amazed that I had never come across it before. It is delicious hot, and chock full of vitamin C.I love this stuff! I now h…
- October 24th, 2008
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Knitting an Easy Lace Scarf
Today is "Show and Tell Friday" over at Kelli's Place: Check out her website and see what others are talking about at Kelli's House.This is a new knitting project started this week. It will be a 62" l…
- October 23rd, 2008
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Hand Dyed Yarn and Canadian Knit Shops
My friend Darlene was kind enough to ferry me to several yarn stores in Calgary last week. We visited Knit One Chat Too where their motto is:Stop by Knit One Chat Too to enjoy conversation, coffee or…
- October 22nd, 2008
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Scrabble Tournament Pictures and Chinatown
Here are a few pictures from the Western Canadian Championship Scrabble Tournament in Calgary last weekend:On the left is player Gloriosa Agdeppa (California) and on the right is Eric Tran from the Ca…
- October 21st, 2008
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Integrity in the Game of Life and the Board Game Scrabble
Over 110 participants from throughout Canada and the US met in Calgary for the Western Canadian Scrabble Championship held from October 15-19, 2008. It was a marvelous time of competition and camarade…
- October 13th, 2008
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Blog on Hold - @ Scrabble Tournament in Calgary, CA
Beginning today, I will be away from the computer for a week while participating in a Scrabble Tournament in Calgary, CA. Upon my return, please look for an update and information about the National…
- October 12th, 2008
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In Memoriam to Terry Fine and Flo Gallagher
Yesterday, a tragedy happened in our community, and to my friend Linda. (see Daily Sentinel)In times of grief, Corrie Ten Boom, survivor of the Holocost, quoted this poem:Life is But a WeavingMy life…
- October 10th, 2008
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Olive Oil and Oleocanthol: Helpful Link for Inflammation
Olive oil contains oleocanthol; this compound helps in damage and/or inflammation to cells (arthritis, cancer, lupus, any inflammatory disease) . Properties of this ingredient have been linked to thos…
- October 9th, 2008
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Orientation at Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado
The last three days of my life were spent in twenty-six hours of volunteer orientation for Hospice. They were intense hours investigating hospice, from the origin of the concept right down to the bra…
- October 8th, 2008
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From StoreFront: Cool picture showing see-through, clear clogs. Now this is for the person who has gone to all that work knitting socks and wants to show them off! The clogs can be purchased at the si…
- October 7th, 2008
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Halloween Luminaries and Black Mice
You, too, can make a Mouse Motel just like Martha Stewart's. Her zine gives good directions at Good Things. When I saw this photo in the latest issure of Martha Stewart, it delighted me to the point o…
- October 6th, 2008
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Spade Foot Toads - Wee!
We have tiny toads in our backyard. A Google search came up with this picture from Yahoo showing this tree frog sitting on the finger of a German zookeeper: This site saysTree frogs are very interesti…
- October 3rd, 2008
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OxyClean: Go Green and Make it Yourself
Searching for an alternative to remove stains (aside from commercial products), I looked into the ingredients contained in Oxyclean, one of man's best friends for removing stains stains. According to…
- October 2nd, 2008
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Does This Surprise Me?
You Belong in 1957You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!What Year Do You Belong In?
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Free Backgrounds for Blogs: "Cutest Blog on the Block"
Wow! I got a facelift for my blog and it was FREE, PAINLESS, and actually quite a fun experience.This site, called The Cutest Blog On The Block, has so much variety and choices that it will be hard to…
- October 1st, 2008
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How To Grow Garlic: Sow in Fall for Next Summer's Harvest
This household LOVES garlic. We cook with it daily. And we are always buying garlic from the supermarket. So why not grow this herb ourselves so we will have it fresh and available in the garden next…
- September 29th, 2008
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Peach Cobbler: Rolled Dumplings the Best!
Ripe, lucious peaches are EVERYwhere in western Colorado this time of year. Sweet, juicy fruit picked straight from the tree of a friend was used to make our latest peach cobbler.Freshly grated nutmeg…
- September 28th, 2008
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Peach Cobbler: Rolled Dumplings the Best!
Ripe, lucious peaches are EVERYwhere in western Colorado this time of year. Sweet, juicy fruit picked straight from the tree of a friend was used to make our latest peach cobbler. Freshly grated nutme…
- September 26th, 2008
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How to Make a Fabric Broach (Christmas Flower)
Molly at Mollychicken gave an easy, fun tutorial on making fabric broaches. That tutorial is complete and easy to read, with great pictures. It gave me an idea for making a broach that I could wear wi…
- September 25th, 2008
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Knitted Knockers
October is almost here. Did you remember that October is "Breast Cancer Awareness Month"? That means: GET YOUR annual MAMMOGRAM, Ladies!I previously wrote about making knitted knockers in this post Bo…
- September 24th, 2008
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For Everything There is A Time and a Season
For everything, there is a time and a season. Ecclesiastes, Chapter Three:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a tim…
- September 18th, 2008
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How to Make Air Fresheners Yourself: Go Green
Home-and-Garden saysFew people realize how easy it is to make your own air fresheners and how much safer these alternatives are compared to the store-bought versions that are full of chemicals. There…
- September 17th, 2008
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Beading on Fabric
If you like to work with beads, eventually you may want to try sewing beads onto fabric.Several years ago, I made a lined jacket and wanted to embellish the lapel with beads. I tried various methods,…
- September 16th, 2008
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Notes on Palin's UpDo Hairstyle
I've been curious about Sarah Palin's hair style. Did you notice that soon after the GOP VP selection, and when was starting receiving national media coverage, her bangs got a new slash cut? I did! Na…
- September 15th, 2008
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Dogs and a Bewildered Toad; Cosmos
A little video from me to you, with music by Iris Dementthis is how we spent our weekend (on the lookout for snakes and toads)...Relating to nature, above is a picture of one of our cosmos plants t…
- September 12th, 2008
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Sewing T Shirt Purses
From 10 Easy Steps to a T Shirt Purse, you can read about how to make a purse from a T shirt. However, it seemed pretty complicated to me, so I kept searching the internet for an easier way to make th…
- September 11th, 2008
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Repairing a Beaded Watch Band
Wouldn't you know that the watch band I made here at beading-watch-bands a few months ago broke? Luckily, most of the beads were recovered from off the floor. (I hit my wrist against a heavy suitcase,…
- September 10th, 2008
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Dogs as Helpers; Animals in Heaven
On Monday, therapy dog Libby Sweetpea, Cathy, her two therapy dogs and I visited the Grand Junction Regional Center operated by Colorado's Dept. of Human Services.We two adults and our three pets visi…
- September 9th, 2008
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Disastrous Experience with Faceted Rib Knit Technique
It is all better now. After close to three weeks of sporadically knitting a pair of socks from an easy pattern found in The Little Box of Socks, I finally get the pattern { (love this box of patterns)…
- September 8th, 2008
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How to Make Altered Beaded Broach Jewelry
In Friday's blog post, Carol's Pin Swap was mentioned. Over the weekend, I made two altered art broaches for this exchange. One piece was made from a silver heart broach, and one from a polymer based…
- September 5th, 2008
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Blogger Follow Feature
Blogger is rolling out some great new features. Not available to everyone yet, mine just came available last week. "Follow" is a new feature, you'll see it on my left sidebar. If you're a regular re…
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Beaded Pins and Broach Contest
The Sassy Art Goddess is having her fourth annual beaded face pin contest. Click on her link and see the darling entrants from the 2007 exchange. All you need to do is send in one "faced object" of an…
- September 4th, 2008
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A Note from Denver International Airport
Julie is in stable condition.This marks the last leg of the United Airline return jaunt from North Carolina.I'm sitting at United's Gate B92 using the DIA "free" wi-fi for connectivity. Other than a…
- September 1st, 2008
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Reflections from the Bedside
Update on daughter Julie: lab reports are good, appliances are working, except for her shunt which diverts CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) for her hydrocephalous.Chair side observations IMHO:1) Nurses are o…
- August 27th, 2008
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Urinary Diversion Surgery @ Carolinas Medical Center
Previously, in this NPR Story Corps post, I wrote about our daughter, Juliet, who was born with the birth defect of spina bifida and hydrocephalus. I am writing today about her ongoing surgical experi…
- August 26th, 2008
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Colonial Foods and Carrot Puffs as Appetizer
Our daughter gave my husband a cookbook several years ago with recipes dating back to the 1700's. It was fascinating to read about how much work was involved in simply keeping calories available for l…
- August 25th, 2008
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Boob Prosthetic Inserts for Mastectomy in Knitted Cotton
For five years, I have not worn any "lingerie" in the form of a bra, other than a camisole. This may be TMI (too much information), but a bilateral mastectomy, radiation treatments and reconstructive…
- August 22nd, 2008
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Etsy Blog Carnival: Brothers Then and Now
This month's Blog Carnival on Etsy, All Things Handmade requires that all Etsy bloggers submit an article on one of two subjects. The subject I chose to blog on was a childhood memory.Many of my memor…
