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I’m a bit of a social butterfly. I like being around people, I LOVE talking to people and being out and about. For the past six months or so my social interactions have been limited to a handful of encounters with a handful of people outside of my family and three or four other friends. [...]

I have just ransacked the stash only two discover that my yarns have been earmarked for projects! I have yarn for 10 sweaters, 16 pairs of socks, 4 scarves, 5 shawls, 4 pairs of mittens/gauntlets and enough scraps/leftovers for numerous hats, sweaters and booties for newborns! I think I just need to become a knitting [...]

It’s that time of the year when my Lizard Brain kicks in and some left over bit of DNA from way back in the tribal days stirs up some old Springtime ritual of airing out the house and getting rid of the excess. This year my goals are to clear out the Garage of all [...]

A week or so ago the list of films showing at the Hot Docs festival was released. I am determined to take in a few of the films this year! I’ve always been either working and unable to get the time off or completely missed it and didn’t realize it till a week later. I’m [...]

AKA: The Lost then Found Post I’m almost done spinning the Corriedale from the 2006 Royal, there is just over one bump to go…If I ignore any knitting I might have the spinning and plying done by the end of March. Once the spinning is done I’ll be making a 2 ply for my final [...]

Had a nice blog post that done got eaten! Not sure if it was the computer eating it or a certain preschooler with a predilection to “type you a letter” got to it while I was on the phone. The gist of the post was: almost done spinning the corrie, going to make it into [...]

This morning I FINALLY got to take Rosie out for a ride around the block. I would have gone further but as I said the wind chill was already starting to freeze my fingers and my lower back was getting a bit cold as well. I see some more bike related knits in the near [...]

I blew my fiber trip fund…on this little baby! I LOVE it! Will blog more about and from it later because I’ve got to get my heiner in gear to go see my friendly Dental Hygenist for the next round of Operation Fix Mel’s Crap Assed Teeth and the I’m headed over to LettuceKnit for [...]

I have a finished knitted object to share with ya’ll. Organic Guernsey knit with Rowan All Seasons Cotton in the 18 MONTH SIZE!!!!! Liam is not quite 6 months old! I’m really hoping he slows down with the growing soon! I originally got the yarn to knit Trellis and now have enough yarn left over [...]

The Knitter’s Frolic is on my ACTUAL birth date this year and I’m not going to be there. Nope, instead I’m going to be off at a CanBike course learning how to maneuver these here city streets on Rosie, having only ever ridden in rural settings I felt that there are probably more than a [...]