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    Cannoli Friday

    Corn dog for lunch, cannoli for dessert. And, I learned, I can find my cannoli fix anytime I want now – there’s a local pizza place that makes them (which is where I found this – they have a booth this year at the festival!).  So much for that diet…

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    Almost There

    Collar done, just the sleeves left (though I haven’t touched this in a few days, so I’m not ready to start the grey version as I had hoped). I used Jeny’s suprisingly stretchy bind-off to keep it stretchy. It was a little odd at first, but it really does keep the…

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    Thursday Noms

    Today was the first of a local three-day festival. When it comes around every year we eat almost all of our lunches and dinners there. It’s definitely one of our guilty pleasures! Tonight’s menu: steak fajita. SO GOOD. And, for fair/festival food, not all that bad for you since it’s…

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    A bit from the weekend

    I spent the majority of my Labor Day weekend rushing around trying to clean the house in preparation for Sunday’s birthday party for the teenager new adult in the family. I really need someone with me at all times to constantly remind me of how bad of an idea big…

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    Rumpelstiltskin

    Most of us know the story of Rumpelstiltskin, yes? With the maiden whose father tells the king she can spin gold from straw? Tonight we had a little family party at our house, and one of my nephews seemed fascinated by my spinning wheel and wanted to touch it. None of…

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    Giftmas trial run

    Last week the Mr and I walked down to the library and I picked up The Feisty Stitcher specifically after I saw this project while glancing through it. It looked cute and fairly easy, using just 1-1/2″ wide ribbon and a zipper. Both of which are fairly cheap as far…