The contest is now closed. Thank you to all who entered. When I was contacted by Stephanie – Biffy Beans – about reviewing a webbie and doing a giveaway, I jumped at the chance. As a lover of notebooks and fountain pens, I have a special fondness for Rhodia products and this one did not [...]
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I did something new this week. I signed myself up for digital photography courses this fall at the local community college. The community program not the regular student program. Now I will keep my fingers crossed they will go. They have to have at least 5 enrolled for the classes to go. I have not [...] Remember my lovely sewing machine from Monday’s post? My dear friend that I have cared for – oh for around 15 years. Not a scratch on her – just needed a tune up and good cleaning. Well it was apparently packed well. But it showed up cracked down there. It’s been tagged and put in [...] Friday some friends and I headed out to Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Festival. We had a great time at their new venue. We all came home with new goodies. The bag was a freebie and a very nice one indeed. I know I don’t need any more fleece… but this BFL in deep mulberry [...] For our anniversary DH and I decided to go to Chicago for a few days. We stayed right downtown on MI Ave and were able to walk to the museum district. We had a mission to see Lyuba – the woolly mammoth – who is currently visiting The Field Museum. She was gorgeous. We also [...] This project is really addictive. The leaves are getting easier and the acorns… don’t get me started on the acorns. Those are so much fun, I couldn’t put this down until 1 am last night. I absolutely love the french knots. Now let me tell you about my MagEyes. These are the. Best. Invention. Ever. [...] So it’s no secret that I love gardens. I just seem to have trouble working in my own. The rose garden at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House were spectacular and here are some of my favorites. Lesson 1 - Make sure to enjoy morning sun. Life will still be there when you get back. Faygo says – Happy Whisker’s on Wednesday. Also —- Big thank you to Bubblesknits at Alabama Fiber Dreams – I won the prize for following her to her new blog home. I’ve never had Wollmeise before and [...] So one of the the great treasures in Detroit is Pewabic Pottery. It’s a style unto itself and after seeing a tile above a sink at the Fisher Mansion (another treasure), I was quite smitten. My own father was a tile man, doing beautiful designs in tile and marble and I’ve have to admit always [...] I feel like I start projects and they really just languish too long. I tell myself I have rotation, but really is that the truth or am I easily distracted…or worse yet the big L word – Lazy? I finally decided that I needed to finish some spindle spinning and get the plying done. I [...]  |
 
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