Archive for 2008 October

A stroll down Witch Way

We spent Sunday with family at my aunt & uncle’s house in Bordentown, NJ.  The street directly behind theirs really does it up for Halloween, and I thought you might enjoy a few photos.  (It’s too bad all of my nighttime shots came out looking terrible – I really need to practice taking pictures in [...]

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Save me

I wasn’t happy with the way my wrist warmer came out, so I bought a book & learned some new methods of casting-on, that would leave me with a less loopy, curvy edge.  I also learned a new stitch. (Until I bought the book, I didn’t even realize there was more than one kind of [...]

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Knitty gritty

I was accused earlier this week of being an old lady.  Ok, so I was sitting on the couch with a quilt on my lap.  Knitting.  And watching The Bob Newhart Show. Oh, dear. Maybe I should watch The Office instead.  I’m not giving up the quilt, though.  And as far as the knitting goes, [...]

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Hanky panky

Today is my grandmother’s birthday.  Since a lady doesn’t discuss her age, I won’t presume to blab it to everyone here on her behalf.  Let’s just say, she’s one year away from a big number which is one decade away from a huge number.  And that’s all I’ll say about that. What I can talk [...]

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The completed quilt series

I took my time, and over the course of several days, finished up the now infamous yellow quilt, and with that completed the whole series.  Four oversized lap quilts with matching pillows in Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow – one set for each of us. Now that they’re finished, I thought you might like to [...]

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