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Wow! How craptacular (and I’m a union gal), this REALLY ticks me off. So just one question…What Happened to the “we’ll give 48 hours notice before any action” thing? This just goes to show that even with the LEC recommending ratification the Membership can still do their own thing. So my Birthday plans for today [...]

I’ve finished something! I cannot tell you how chuffed I am about this! The yarn is my first ever wheel spun yarn and my first attempt at navaho plying and it was knit on 10.5US Denise Needles. This is a simple and straightforward pattern that is great distraction knitting, perfect for working on any place [...]

And to celebrate I have ordered us a bunch of Worms! Chris is going to be so thrilled! I have wanted a vermicomposter for years but our old apartment faced north and we were at the rear so we NEVER got any sunlight till sundown when a sliver of a ray slipped through the buildings [...]

These are the sweater/bonnet and bootie sets my Granma knit when I told her I was pregnant with Abi. Since we weren’t quite sure of her gender (she was totally holding that secret till the end) my Granma being ever so practical knit two sets to cover the bases. I was given the white set [...]

That’s what has happened to my plans for today. Things came to a crashing halt when I woke up this morning to discover that my Sinuses have gone on strike! It’s probably for the best that I don’t own any melon ballers. Ugh is all I have to say! I’m going to now spend today [...]

That right there is the last bump of the Corriedale fleece to be spun up. It’s weighs in at just a smidge over 10 ounces and I might just have it spun up by the end of next week, then the plying fun begins. I still haven’t figured out what to do for the yoke, [...]

Now that there are two Sprogs running/crawling around the house I have accepted the reality of my situation and now make crafting goals that are realistic to achieve. There is enough guilt foisted on Mum’s from dumb assed outside sources that I really don’t think it necessary that I add to it by setting unrealistic [...]

I’ve been working at trying to eat a lot healthier. My first step was resuming a weekly veggie and fruit delivery, this time I went with Wanigan. Once a week the nice delivery guy bring me a local harvest box and every other week I have an all fruit box delivered as well. The Local [...]

Ever have one of those knitting projects that just doesn’t quite work? Mine is the Natalie coat from Big Girl Knits. It’s a great pattern and a fabulous yarn (Rowanspun Aran) but I knit it in a hurry and cut some corners with the intention to be able to wear it to Rhinebeck two years [...]

I like books. They make me happy. I like knitting. It makes sometimes happy, other times angry but mostly it makes me all sorts of Zen so I keep doing it because I like the Zen. I REALLY like it when I find good knitting books. The Zen increases exponentially! The Postman delivered two books [...]