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    Marching along

    I’m so behind on my knitting. I had decided to knit a Fireside Patchwork Afghan for my parents as a holiday gift this year and figured that if I could knit 2 squares a month then I’d sitting pretty come the holiday season and wouldn’t be stressing out about trying…

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    Self-Inflicted Torture

    So there you are, heartsick and confused in the passing lane, wondering why you cannot stop thinking about heritage livestock and electric fences. Do not be afraid. You have what I have. You are not alone. You are suffering from Barnheart. From Jenna Woginrich of Cold Antler Farm. Read the…

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    Sublime socks for a Sunday

      Another project crossed off my list (read the background on my goal here). They would look far better if I had a set of sock blockers, but alas I have none. I would rarely use them, anyway, because generally any freshly-knit socks tend to go on my feet right…

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    One week later, with some doubts.

      Some of the seedlings are beginning to show their very first signs of life. Endive, basil, and tomatoes. The peppers and eggplant will take longer to germinate but will get caught up in their own time. My latest order from Victory Seeds came in, and we now have a replenished supply…

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    So it begins.

    Big, fluffy snowflakes fell yesterday and it felt as though Mother Nature was trying to remind me that it is not yet Spring and not yet planting season. Being in Ohio, our garden doesn’t even get planted until May and this is February, after all. But tomatoes and peppers and eggplant…

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    I know.

      Happy Love Day, loves! I’ve been couchbound yesterday and today as it appears I’ve managed to catch some sort of virus. Fever, sore throat, aching all over… you know the kind. So laziness abounds around here, of course. Knitting, copious amounts of tea, marathon Netflix watching (World Without End),…