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Or in our case Bunny Abi is out at this very moment with Chris on her first ever Halloween. *Update* Chris and Abi visited about 20 houses and she has quite a haul! We had less than 20 kids at our house so we had a tonne on candy left over… Chris said that it [...]

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair opens in 4 days!!!!!! Who’s coming with me? I have the 12th off work so I can attend the fleece auction this year and I have some money left over form Rhinebeck that I saved to buy a fleece this year. I’m in the market for something in a natural [...]

As of a little over an hour ago I cast off the last stitch of Natalie from Big Girl Knits. It’s having a bit of a swim right now in preparation for some blocking which should help the collar to lie flat and fix a slight pulling sensation arround my heiner and shoulders. My plan [...]

Finally I shall reveal the Rhinebeck Haul… 2 Batts from Grafton Fibers 2 skeins of Earth Song from Briar Rose Fibers in a nice muted purpley-green-gold hand dyed colourway. One skein was cast on as a Moebius shrug on the ride home. 4oz of Horned Dorset roving from Spirit Trail Fiberworks 4oz of Merino/Mohair roving [...]

Part way between our hotel and the Fairgrounds was the CIA, each time we drove by Denny and I would stop and stare out the window at the hulking beauty of the campus. On Sunday we asked Ms. Rachel if she could swing us by the campus for a bit of a look arround… This [...]

When I last left off our band of fiber drunk travelers were… well… fiber drunk! The fairgrounds aren’t huge (I think The Royal is a larger space) but there is just SO MUCH to see, touch and smell that you need a bit of a lie down after a while. Saturday was very busy and [...]

Now that I have slept in my own bed, with my own pillow and my regular snuggle buddy and had a shower to wash the travel stink off me I shall now regale you with tales of my travel. I was picked up at about 10:30 in Friday and we headed off towards the Kingston [...]

great trip…more info to come…very tired and glad to be back…have 170 comments about my “parts” and cheap viagara to moderate…will repeat same time next year.

Bag is packed, knitting projects chosen, food of negligable nutritional content and a few pieces with actual nutirtional content obtained, passport with nasty photo that makes me look like I have measles and US currency has been secured…We can leave any time now!!! Can you tell I’m really looking forward to this trip? I didn’t [...]

Ohhh so excited!!! And a little freaked out, this will be my first trip sans counter productive sidde kick or partner in crime. I’m filled with a mixed sense of FREEDOM!!!!!and Holy Crap I really hope Chris remembers to give Abi atleast one piece of fruit while I’m gone! There was also a brief moment [...]