Not far from our house is an old mill pond that’s been cleaned up and has become a nice place to walk and sit a bit to watch the Canada Geese that make it home. When we first moved into … Continue reading
May 31, 2006
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Monthly Archives: May 2006
May 30, 2006
by Julie
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We have a yink.
The yink we have is pink. No, you didn’t land in a Dr. Seuss story but boy is our rhododendron looking pink now that it’s blooming. I think it’s grown about a foot this year and the bumblebees are just … Continue reading
May 29, 2006
by Julie
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An ounce of prevention
One of my tasks this weekend was to purchase some marigolds and get them into the veggie garden. I have always like them and planted them in the flower garden before we had a veggie garden but here they serve … Continue reading
May 28, 2006
by Julie
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Organization
My thread has been living in a gallon ziploc bag for far too long. I’m never quite sure which colors I have and which are missing until I sift through the spools searching for a particular color. Yesterday I picked … Continue reading
May 27, 2006
by Julie
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A snip snip here
Yep, it’s that time of year again. Gabby has been shorn and looks like half the cat she was before. She and I are definitely improving at this- we did it all in one sitting and she’s a tad more … Continue reading
May 26, 2006
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And the winner is
Daniel pulled Wendy’s name as the winner of this week’s drawing for prizes to my RFL donors. Thanks again Wendy for a generous donation! She asked for a bag and let me choose the fabric. I love the little Japanese … Continue reading
May 25, 2006
by Julie
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A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step
I’ve managed to do the bottom edging for Arrows and the first repeat. It’s quite a lot of stitches on fairly small needles so I have to keep reminding myself that this is the left front, right front and back … Continue reading
May 24, 2006
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A day to bake
The black capped chickadees are endlessly entertaining. I love how they hold the seeds between their toes to crack them open. He didn’t seem to like having his picture taken though, he quickly took wing and flew off into the … Continue reading
May 23, 2006
by Julie
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Sock on
The first Gazebo sock is off the needles. It looks very oddly shaped until you put it on your foot but it seems to fit very well. I had originally thought I’d make some modifications for the second sock but … Continue reading
May 22, 2006
by Julie
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When the flower blooms
There was some really fiesty weather yesterday but we didn’t see any of the hail, lightning or tornados here. We just had wind and rain and today is just stunningly beautiful. The flowers are quite happy with this cool damp … Continue reading
