January 10, 2012
by Julie
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It was a lovely weekend with a chance to meet some online fiber friends and hang out and spin. I got a lesson on Turkish spindling and a lesson on hand carding and I managed to fill another bobbin with … Continue reading
October 24, 2011
by Julie
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I came home from Vermont with some lovely goodies: gorgeous grey French Angora for an itch-free hat, delicious apple cider fresh off the press, and kefir which I have been interested in trying since I first heard about it a … Continue reading
October 23, 2011
by Julie
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Today we visited some of the neighbor animals including a very snuggly young llama who’s super soft and very kissy. We also went to a cider pressing where the others helped and I was lazy and just watched because my … Continue reading
October 22, 2011
by Julie
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While many of my friends are down at Juniper Moon Fiber Farm for shearing this weekend, I am up at Gilead Fiber Farm to help with a sewing machine introduction and lend a hand in general. Three of us came … Continue reading
May 1, 2010
by Julie
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I spent yesterday afternoon giving the inside of the car it’s spring cleaning in preparation for riding all over New England creation with Madame Purl this coming week. Today I hope to go run it through the car wash so … Continue reading
March 1, 2010
by Julie
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We usually bring plenty of knitting and spinning to do over SPA weekend. This year I worked on some BFL roving from Spunky Eclectic in the Aquarius colorway. I’m halfway through that roving now and hope to get enough yardage … Continue reading
February 28, 2010
by Julie
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I spent the weekend in Freeport, Maine with some of my local knitting buds. We started our trip with visits to Purl Diva and Halcyon as is our tradition. We always at the Harraseeket and we always do a potluck … Continue reading
May 9, 2009
by Julie
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Yesterday we slept in a bit and then headed out to Garden in the Woods for a relaxing stroll through some gorgeous garden. As usual I took many many pictures of all the beautiful blooms. The diehards can find a … Continue reading
May 7, 2009
by Julie
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Yesterday morning there was a final flurry of preparations for Madamepurl's arrival. The garden looked it's best and the house was fairly tidy. She arrived mid-morning and we headed off to Concord. We grabbed sandwiches and something for the evening's … Continue reading
