October 31, 2009
by Julie
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This is what happens when you spill piping hot tea onto your nice cherry table. Thankfully denatured alcohol makes it almost as good as new. Now you can barely see the spot *if* you know where to look. I will, … Continue reading
October 30, 2009
by Julie
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Daniel requested chicken soup and it’s been a chilly rainy week, perfect weather for soup. Rainy Day Chicken Soup 1 whole chicken 1 medium sweet onion, chopped 4 ribs celery, chopped 4 medium carrots, chopped salt, to taste 1 bunch … Continue reading
October 28, 2009
by Julie
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I need a gift for a friend who really likes yoga and I thought these Lotus Leaf mittens would make a nice surprise. I’m knitting them with On Your Toes yarn on size 0 DPNs. They are such fun to … Continue reading
October 27, 2009
by Julie
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Here’s my second run at the tea cozy. I made my pattern a couple inches shorter but left the width the same since that was okay. Here you can see Gwen being oh so helpful. This one is just a … Continue reading
October 26, 2009
by Julie
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October 25, 2009
by Julie
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or two or three? I found a nice tutorial for a sewn tea cozy and spent an afternoon this week putting one together. It allows you to custom fit a cozy for your pot based on it’s measurements although mine … Continue reading
October 21, 2009
by Julie
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My crazy Christmas cactus just seems to bloom whenever it pleases. Sometimes it blooms at Easter, sometimes Thanksgiving, never Christmas and this year? This year it’s blooming in October. Yesterday was the penultimate farmers market and I was pleased to … Continue reading
October 20, 2009
by Julie
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Since we had most of a day Monday available to us we made our day down to the Burlington mall to have a look at another pen shop but found it to be too pricey and highfalutin’ for our tastes. … Continue reading
October 18, 2009
by Julie
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We headed over to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival aka Rhinebeck bright and early, arriving just as the gates opened on Saturday. The weather was clear but cold and there was quite a crowd. We managed to squeeze … Continue reading
October 17, 2009
by Julie
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Madame Purl suggested a visit to the FDR house this trip so we left early enough on Friday that we had time for a visit there before our dinner reservation at the CIA’s Escoffier. We lucked into another fabulous tour … Continue reading
