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After what feels like forever and a day ... I finally did some yarn and roving dyeing. :) I experimented with a new technique I came up with on the yarn and most of it turned out great. Not so sure about the bright green one ... makes me think of Kermit the Frog. All of the yarn was dyed using the same four colors that I mixed up myself. The different shades in the yarn are due to different

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I was browsing through the most recent issue of Interweave Knits a few weeks ago and found a pattern I absolutely loved named the Apres Surf Hoodie. Now my time for uninterrupted, focused knitting like that required in this pattern is pretty much nil so I'll probably just admire the photo from time to time. Well today I was browsing the internet (as I tend to do probably more than I should) and

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I didn't sleep very well last night but I had the craziest dream that kept continuing every time I went back to sleep. In my dream we had chickens and ducks living in the house with us and we spent every minute of every day running around picking up eggs and saving them from breaking. The birds just kept laying eggs all day long so I found myself basically standing in the same spot turning

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Birthday gifts tend to dwindle a bit as we age but I really racked it up this time around. I got a yogurt maker from Papa & Miss Nancy and a food dehydrator from Dad R. I've already made some yummy yogurt and have pretty much eaten it all already. I can tell I'm going to have fun with that. For my first round I added honey and vanilla extract. I really liked it but Brett and the boys thought

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Brody & Houston ready to go watch fireworks We headed down to Bradenton for my birthday weekend. My cousin Matt and his fiance Karla and her parents as well as my cousin Lindsay all came into town as well. It was really great to see everyone. We watched fireworks on Friday, my mom had a gathering at her house on Saturday which also happened to be my birthday and then we hung out at the pool

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Word is out! Check it out here. And thanks to my Aunt Karen, I now have the perfect idea for my note to David/Seeley. Hee hee. I'll share when I'm done. Think Dr. Seuss. ;)

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Send your name to space on the Kepler Mission. And here's a great activity for kids and adults alike.

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I can't believe I actually managed to finish a knitting project within the given deadline. That doesn't happen very often these days. My "Socks for Seeley" are done and now all I have to do is write the note to accompany them and send them off to Erin who is so graciously putting the package together and sending it off to David Boreanaz aka FBI Agent Seeley Booth on the Fox show Bones. The

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So much to do and say (or just ramble about) but just not enough time in the day. Yep ... that pretty much sums it up. So what's been on my mind lately? I'm in list mode lately so maybe that's the way to ramble for the evening. Excuse my lack of grammar, punctuation and thoughts that make sense. - wish i could spin some yarn ... would be a good way to release tension in my jaw. i promise

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So we grow our own vegetables and we will have our own eggs from naturally fed, unmedicated happy chickens in another three to four months. What's missing? Two kitchen gadgets i'm really looking forward to owning one of these days. In my ever continuing quest to make sure our diet is as natural and low sugar as possible, I've been thinking of things I can do or make to help us along. I've

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Round 4 is now open. Check out the blog if you want to join us.

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Click here to send your name to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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Four of the cutest little baby chickens you ever did see.

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So that's what i'm going to do. I'll be posting more info sometime this weekend but if you know anyone in the area interested in a really nice, fully loaded 2006 Nissan Pathfinder ... please send them my way. And ... if you know/see anyone selling a 2003 or 2004 Pontiac Vibe, please let me know. kthnx

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Click here to sign the petition at American Solutions.

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Two years ago today ... Brody was born at home weighing 12 pounds. I'm so grateful that I chose to have a home birth as there most probably would have been medical intervention otherwise. While it was hands down the most intense day of my life I would do it again in a heartbeat for the same results. This is Brody shortly after birth. Here's Brody with my wonderful midwives, Jess & Lynne.

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Interesting.

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Meredyth's Baby Blanket I've been thinking about the baby blanket. I found some satin that I was going to use to trim it but I was a bit stressed about sewing satin to knitting. I thought about it some more and decided that it might just be fine how it is. It's the perfect size for laying over a car seat or a stroller which is probably how the blanket will be used, if at all. So ... I've got

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We had some yummy wax beans from the garden last night. Should have some squash in another day or so.

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Now this is certainly not normal.

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... a cute little beagle-basset puppy was born. Today is Mowgli's 11th birthday. Happy birthday girl!

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My brother was released from the hospital yesterday. He's on crutches and is still healing but it looks like he's on his way to a full recovery.

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Because I know there hasn't been a lot of that around here lately. I have been knitting though. First we have the log cabin baby blanket for my niece who will probably be walking before I get this thing finished. I modified the pattern a bit and I think I ended up making it too narrow. I could fix that by adding one more strip of the lightest purple yarn at the top. Problem is that I don't

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