I love the Yarn Harlot’s One Row Handspun Scarf. I did it for a Christmas gift (White Elephant) a few years ago and the ladies fought over who got it. I have to say, THAT is a good feeling, especially when those doing the fighting aren’t knitters in any way, shape, or form. Recently, a [...]
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A trip around the wheel, Part One
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. ~Goethe I’ve learned something about myself recently: I really hate starting something, or working on something, when I don’t have the “perfect” tools. I also frequently hold off on starting things when I don’t feel all the elements [...]
2010: The Year We (Insert Bad Sci Fi Joke Here)
Since it is now 2010, you can expect that I’ll make about a million bad jokes 2010 being the “Year We ____.” Those of you who are too young, or not nerdy enough, to know what I’m talking about just go visit Wikipedia. I’m not even going to link to it for you I’m just [...]
Want to get out of the house? Go to a holiday open house!
If you’re in the Omaha area, and you’re tired of the snow, and you want to leave the house tomorrow, Tender Heart Treasures is having a Holiday Open House from 9 am to 8 pm. You can register to win a $100 gift certificate! Holiday Open House @ 11005 E. Circle, Omaha, NE 68137 (View [...]
Snow Day!!!!
When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season, I’ll know I’m growing old. – Lady Bird Johnson We’re getting snow here in Nebrasaka – the first real snow of winter, though we had a wee bit of snow in October. (I’m sorry, if it doesn’t stick, it doesn’t count). Snow days [...]
Project Monday
I enjoy the freedom of a blank page – Irving Welsh I’m probably in the minority, but I love Mondays. I also like fresh notebooks, new calendars and empty purses, so you may be able to see where I’m coming from. I also used to love the first day of school. Monday’s have endless possibilities [...]
On thankfulness…
Webster’s dictionary defines “thankful” as the following: 1 : conscious of benefit received 2 : expressive of thanks 3 : well pleased : glad I’ve been through a lot of changes this year – among them, becoming a mom, going back to freelancing, and learning a lot about myself. Since Jason and I decided that [...]
A note from our sponsor….
Ok, not really, but it is apt. I work with different companies in my “day job” and one of them based here in Omaha – Tender Heart Treasures – and they are awesome – I really love working with them. Because I heart them so much, I wanted to pass along the deal they have [...]
Cooking Ahead: The Lazy Persons Dream
I’ve spent a lot of time recently cooking, and banking. One of the things I’ve experimented with is making things ahead. In some cases, I’ve gone whole hog, making extra casseroles and bread and freezing for later. Honestly I wasn’t into the idea at first, because it felt like I was turning into some sort [...]
How do you make things?
Everyone has different things they do when they make stuff – and different things for different types of making. When Jason is working on some video or something on the computer, he’s listening to music (probably loudly). When he’s painting the basement, he’s watching TV. When he’s down in his workroom, its the music again. [...]
