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Category Archives: Life
A Typical Day
I always find it interesting to take a peek into the schedules of others. So today it is my turn….follow me around in a typical day in Tiger Land! 7-ish – Up. Feed cat before his loud meowing wakes the … Continue reading
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Favorites
It’s going to be a busy week here. My choir, RiverChor, has our final regular rehearsal tonight for our concert next Sunday. It is either going to go really well, or bomb terribly. Sometimes I hope for the latter, because … Continue reading
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Shelter
Yesterday I overdyed some wool. I wish I had taken a before picture, because it is wonderful what overdyeing can do. The wool was all kinds of weird colors, dyed from remnants of dyebaths when I was just teaching myself … Continue reading
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Midwest Fiber & Folk, Saturday
If you were unable to attend this year’s Midwest Fiber and Folk Festival, well…..you missed an amazing time! The family hitched a ride with me (Chicago, yay!), and we enjoyed a beautiful day at Six Flags Great America on Friday. … Continue reading
Progress!
I put Tiger Club in the mail on Saturday morning (squees are appearing on Ravelry!), and spent the rest of the weekend on the bathroom project. Somehow I didn’t take a picture of the thing torn down to the studs, … Continue reading
Odds and Ends
Last month, I showed you my lovely stack of boxes full of fibery good stuff…..well it is time to show you a preview of what was in the largest two boxes, since it is the March FotM. I (of course) … Continue reading
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Tagged hawk, home improvement, spinning, tiger club, wool
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Dixon
This here is what I did with my President’s Day weekend! RiverChor (the community choir I sing with) was part of the 100th birthday celebration for Ronald Reagan in his childhood town of Dixon, Illinois. We sang a half hour … Continue reading
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Sun Dog!
Have you ever seen a sun dog? It’s a halo around the sun when there’s an atmospheric flurry of ice crystals, but they show up much better when the sun is low in the sky. We had one this morning, … Continue reading
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Mawata Silk Hankies : Project Inspiration!
I’ll admit, I don’t always keep up on the knitting community, especially now that I’ve discovered spinning and weaving. During my Ravelry forum wanderings yesterday, something caught my eye. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (aka the Yarn Harlot), blogged about some lovely mittens … Continue reading
Snowpocalypse
I know the country has been hard hit by snow and cold this year, including places that rarely see that kind of weather. We’ve actually not had much snow here in Eastern Iowa, but that is supposed to change this … Continue reading
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