June 30, 2009
by Julie
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Yesterday while the rain came down I pulled out the spinning wheel and worked on a corriedale fleece purchased at Rhinebeck a few years back. This is the 3rd prize winner for that year and since I wasn't feeling well … Continue reading
June 29, 2009
by Julie
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For the most part, I cook during the week and Jason cooks on the weekends but there are a few things that are exceptions to the rule. Jason generally does the grilling (except for pulled pork which is my … Continue reading
June 28, 2009
by Julie
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I know the rest of the country is baking but it's still mostly cool and rainy here. Yesterday the sun came out for most of the day so I picked greens for dinner. The neighbor cats are really loving the … Continue reading
June 27, 2009
by Julie
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Yesterday I had several recipes to try out in the lab err kitchen. I'd ordered some lanolin from Snowdrift Farms and some of the recipes were geared to use it. I made my own wool wash with lanolin, lavender essential … Continue reading
June 26, 2009
by Julie
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QuilterSal wrote to me with some great tips for hand quilting so things are improving already. After her helpful tips I stopped at the store and picked up some betweens (shorter needles for hand quilting) and a new thimble to … Continue reading
June 25, 2009
by Julie
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I am well chuffed with the gusset since the designer had had some trouble getting it to do what she wanted and I was able to fix that. Now I'm having trouble at the top of the mitten though because … Continue reading
June 24, 2009
by Julie
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makes for a happy garden. Things are growing like crazy with the mild damp weather. The sweet peas are just about to burst into bloom and the daylilies are doing very nicely. We'll have English peas ready to eat by … Continue reading
June 23, 2009
by Julie
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I'm doing a little test knitting for a friend who knows how much I enjoy colorwork. I haven't done a lot of mitten knitting so it's fun to dip my toes into that again. The picot cuff was a bit … Continue reading
June 22, 2009
by Julie
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Yesterday we headed into Boston for an afternoon Red Sox game but the MFA was having another open house so we planned to visit there in the morning. As has become usual for us we walked from the MFA through … Continue reading
June 21, 2009
by Julie
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Yesterday I popped into the sewing store for some batting so I could get started on the quilting part of this Hawaiian quilt block. I cut a piece to size and pinned the layers together in preparation for basting. It … Continue reading
