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Monday, August 4, 2025

Where have I been………

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 I will give you a hint…… The shamrocks The Open at Royal Portrush on the north coast of Northern Ireland what I know about golf could fit i...
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Friday, July 11, 2025

Connections — Reading list #3 2025

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The Life Impossible by Matt Haig a retired widowed teacher inherits a house from someone she befriended decades ago, she also gets a letter ...
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Learning to forage

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There are 4 green herons in the neighborhood the fourth is under the spruce tree on the right. They are learning to find food. I slowly got ...
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Monday, July 7, 2025

Perfect evening for a walk

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  It was a perfect evening for a walk, no wind, hardly a breeze and no bugs!! There was a rabbit in every yard sometimes two or three then I...
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

A little steam

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  A little steam fixes everything with wool. The collar and hems lay flat now rather than curling. The only seams I actually had to sew were...
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Monday, June 30, 2025

Off the needles

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 All those loose ends to sew into the knit. That’s what happens when I knit with 2 strands of fingering yarn.  I wanted the yarns to blend t...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Progress on my sweater

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 Will I ever get cross wise and length wise gauge right?!?? Re knit the sleeve again. How many decrease rows do I need to get in the next 4 ...
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Welcome, my name is Ann Douglas I am married to a great guy we have 3 grown children who are all taxpayers, so enjoy the empty nest all year which makes me a domestic goddess. I am a quilter and artist living in eastern South Dakota. Grandmother to twin girls
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