Monthly Archives: June 2009

Go Local

Two quick posts this morning. First, I stumbled upon the Go Local Challenge. Perfect encouragement for me this summer! Second, I came across this exciting new publication: Now if only the Skeptic would give in to those chickens. Or maybe … Continue reading

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My Brain Is Officially Full

We drove down to my parents this weekend to visit and to take the whole family, grandparents and all, to our CSA’s annual strawberry picking potluck. The farm is outside Virouqa, WI, about 45 minutes from my parents. Despite dragging … Continue reading

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Can’t stop

All I want to do these days is spin. Not knit, now sew, spin. This is a bit of a problem, since I really need to do massive amounts of sewing. Spinner’s baptism is coming up in a month and … Continue reading

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Sock update

I added my Copycat socks (hereby known as my SIL Copycat Socks) to Ravelry today: Feel free to queue them up for an easy summer sock project!! We celebrated Little Man’s last day of kindergarten tonight. I am absolutely floored … Continue reading

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Smart Stuff

This is an excellent idea. I need to save some cash and in reality I have a ton of food around the house. Having our CSA box each week, which includes cheese, will make it easier. And I’ll still buy … Continue reading

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I Love My Dumb Socks (The Copycat Socks)

I can tell this will be the new game this summer. I’ve gone full throttle with the whole dumb thing, much to Little Man’s delight and confusion. Here are the dumb socks. I have also knit another pair of even … Continue reading

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Filed under family, finished objects, home, kids, socks, Uncategorized