December 2011

New Year’s Eve, 2011

December 31, 2011

Everyone is probably saying the same thing but it seems like just yesterday that we said goodbye to 2010 and not too may days ago that we welcomed Y2K.  How time flies! I’m not sorry to see 2011 end.  It’s been such a tumultuous year for us.  So many good things came out of the [...]

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New Camera Lens

December 30, 2011

Not that I need to tell you, but I am NOT a photographer and my pictures leave a lot to be desired but I love taking pictures.  Using the tripod would help but it’s probably packed with my knitting blocking wires and I haven’t seen it since the move but . . a couple of [...]

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One Loaf Plus Something

December 30, 2011

My favorite white bread recipe makes two loaves.  I could divide it in half but it seems crazy to make just one loaf of bread but we don’t like it as well after it’s been in the fridge or if the dough has been frozen so I’m going to try making one loaf of white [...]

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The Quilt on the Bed

December 29, 2011

The quilt on my bed in the photos yesterday caught the attention of some of you.  It’s Starlight Path- from Nine Patch Extravaganza.  It was my first book and some of my favorite patterns are in there. The books do not come spiral bound.  I get the ones bound that I travel with so it’s [...]

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New Socks

December 29, 2011

In the past week or so I’ve finished two pairs of socks.  Both were started before we moved. The gold Paraphernalia socks got finished.  Paraphernalia – that’s a word that if I stop in the middle of typing it, I have to back space and start completely over — cannot pick up where I left [...]

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Auction Quilt Needed

December 28, 2011

Several weeks ago while talking to a friend here, I learned that they have a foundation to help underprivileged children.  I’m not sure of all the details but they told me some of the help they provide and they have an auction in the spring.  They’ve done some very nice things for us recently so [...]

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