It’s been what two weeks?! This particular cold sucks, first week is a traditional cold, you start to feel a bit better then WHAM! you get hit with the second act which is a crap assed cough that will cause you to cough till you gag (or worse). When you work with the public coughing [...]
Oct
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Oct
29
Encounters with people in hand knits…
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I have a job that has me working with the public A LOT! Anyone who works with the public will understand that you need to find some bright spots where ever you can lest you get overwhelmed by the grumbley nature of most of the people you meet. My latest coping technique has been when [...]
Oct
27
Royal time!!!
Category: Daily Grind |
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I love Fall, it’s just my most favouritest time of the year followed by SpringĀ (specifically when we used to have sheep on the farm! Spring Lambs in Nappies IN THE HOUSE!!!! must find those photos at some point!). So Much goes on in the Fall, it makes me think of new beginnings and stuff [...]
Oct
27
I’m still sick. I was starting to get better and then I got something else! I never used to get sick like this when I live in the country! I was a one good cold a year gal back then. That is all.
Oct
25
Me + Cables = Bad Idea
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I just frogged the 4ish inches of Wisteria I had knit because of a missing stitch that I just could not figure out where I lost it. This slightly sucks as I was really looking forward to wearing it but I just don’t think I have the mental where with all for complex cables right [...]
Oct
24
And the search continues…
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I have discovered many things since returning to work a little over a month ago and the most problematic has been that my preferred shoulder bags are not quite working out. I simply cannot fit all my kit into either of them, prompting my to carry two bags which makes wrangling two kids (and all [...]
Oct
21
I learned this weekend…
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that felting is super fun and Nuno Felting is even funner! Saturday morning I woke up, stuffed myself with some decent cold and flu drugs and headed out to a Nuno Felting class with Shannon Okey. One scarf down, one to go: Just waiting for my turn to get some water Post felting. The scarf [...]
Oct
18
The Man turns 38 today! The kids are off at the Farm with my parents learning how to tag cows and Chris and I are enjoying a nice 72 hours of kid free time. We are going to be super exciting and go have a MEAL OUT and there might even be some alcohol with [...]
Oct
17
Drifts of Kleenex.
Category: Daily Grind, Knitting |
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I has a cold! Yep, the bug that Chris and the Kids had over the past few weeks has finally colonized me. I’m not thrilled with this but I was due for a cold and I cannot tell you how thankful I am that my job has paid sick days. That I can take the [...]
Oct
15
Reaction to the Election
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I will simply say this: In the words of the Blessed Virgin Mary “Come Again?!” and ARE YOU SHITTING ME?!!!!????? By the way: 58% voter turn out is shameful!
