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Learning
AZ girl here with a crafty update! Today I made another crochet hat. To be honest, I wonder what all the worrying was about. The technique is quite simple and I have produced two very charming beanie hats in less… Continue reading
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Potential
I just bought more yarn. Seriously! I don’t know why I do this to myself. I have, in my life, completed two knitting projects. Both hats. Both lost indefinitely. So, even with a basket of yarn, two crochet projects ready… Continue reading
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Baby Ducks!
I got my order of baby ducks in last week. The lady at the post office called and told me my chickens were in. She didn’t realize that baby ducks chirp just like chickens I guess.:) I got the minimum… Continue reading
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More thrifting goodies!
Found this sweet knitting needle case including all the needles you see in the picture. What a fantastic find for $15. The book I found for about $3-4 in the same store. Normally I don’t buy knitting and crochet books… Continue reading
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staying power
Yesterday it rained. The desert breathed. I breathed. I like the metaphor of rain being able to wash away life’s troubles, maybe because it is less of a metaphor and more of a fact. Down here in AZ it rarely… Continue reading
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The joys of thrifting!
When I have some extra time in town I always love to hit up some of the local thrift stores. I’m a big fan of thrift, second hand and antique shops. You can find many different things that they either… Continue reading
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Pink Eye and Grease Ants
Every year on the farm there is something in abundance. It may be a certain crop, a bug, a disease, etc. This year is no exception. We’ve had a great crop of raspberries, a not so great crop of oats… Continue reading
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Things You Remember: A quick lefse tutorial
My family is pretty close. I grew up with both sets of grandparents in town; we would see them regularly, but there were some extra special times that I remember well. It was the few times per year that we… Continue reading
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Eating the Hills
I am happy to say that I am home, and by home I mean Iowa. It has been a sultry week in the mid 90’s with some outrageous humidity levels, but it is green and glorious and as I was… Continue reading
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