the sweater

My Mom has always knit. Not always knitting, though. Seems like there were periods where she didn’t knit at all. Before I was born, she knit both her and my Dad matching sweaters when they were on ski patrol – around 1950 or so. I now have hers ( my sister Deb has Dad’s), and [...]

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This is one of those things were I don’t really have much to say, but I wanted to post a pic so an entry comes along for the ride. I get weekly emails from sewing, knitting, quilting, cooking, etc. sites. Most of it is just what you’d expect, but every now and again………An ad from [...]

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shopping local

Today we went shopping for a mantle for the fireplace. We took advantage of the great weather, and went to Waikiki Beach. Not that one, but a beach down at the park at the end of the peninsula. There was a lot of wood to choose from:   and  While we were there, we contemplated bringing [...]

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“sweetie, did you hear something?”

I can only imagine the shock of this happening. That poor baby! This weather has brought so many unusual things, but I think that about tops the list.   With some of the horriffic flooding and the like – I’ve been moved to tears watching all the devastation. For me it’s akin to seeing all of the fires [...]

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warning! nudie alert!

This morning I heard of this. Funny, only if you’re the onlooker. If it were me, just maybe it would be a cause to sue. Would you?  You would never live it down. To see all of the pics, go to the above link. Richard and I were talking about skiing the other day, and whether [...]

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lemonade………..

Well, it had to end. After nearly a month off, the phone rang at about 10:15 pm. Suddenly there is stuff needed for V.Mars that is urgent, so, this morning I went to the studio to pick up a pile ( guess they had been saving it up until there was something urgent ) of [...]

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