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December 21, 2010
by Julie
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My sweet girl

Despite the lure of kitty junk food Gwen has dropped half a pound in 5 days. That big ole tumor is just squashing her poor stomach too much now. We have an appointment Thursday where we’ll say a final goodnight.

December 20, 2010
by Julie
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City Mouse

Over the weekend Jason and I went into Boston to see the new wing at the MFA. It’s increased the size of the museum by nearly 30 percent so while much is familiar, there are also many things we hadn’t … Continue reading

December 19, 2010
by Julie
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Improv

Earlier in the week I found tofu produced in Connecticut. Products from neighboring states are the next best thing to local so I picked some up to try. I had a fancier recipe all planned but when it came time … Continue reading

December 18, 2010
by Julie
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Eat your veggies!

Taking inspiration from this recipe this week, I created a roasted vegetable soup of my own. Mine has- onion, garlic (a whole head), potato, butternut squash, golden beets, a turnip, Brussels sprouts, a parsnip, and thyme, 4 cups chicken stock. … Continue reading

December 17, 2010
by Julie
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Community Afghan

This little square will join many others to create an afghan for someone in need. Several of us will get together on Monday to seam them all together. The little squares are a quick knit but it does take while … Continue reading

December 16, 2010
by Julie
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Christmas sewing

I’ve been busy doing some Christmas gift sewing but this is all I’ll show until they’ve made their way to their destinations.

December 15, 2010
by Julie
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Declutter

I don’t think I’ve ever done a good purging of patterns since I began knitting in 2004. ThisĀ  past week I’ve done a massive reorganization and sent quite a few to the recycle bin. Many were set aside to be … Continue reading

December 14, 2010
by Julie
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Gabby’s wild day

Sleeping in the yarn basket might not be such a great idea. Gabby appears to have been nibbling on the end of a ball of yarn and got a bit stuck somewhere (probably in her throat-ack!) and raced about the … Continue reading

December 12, 2010
by Julie
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The latest craze

I noticed knitters flocking to Pinterest.com and had to go see why. I think it’s a great visual way to archive bookmarks and I’ve been having a bit of fun there myself, particularly with the food links flying around. Here … Continue reading

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