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November 30, 2005
Sweet Simplicity
Hey, remember this? Jessalu showed the blog world a side of me I didn't even know I had until tons of free yarn were shoved in my face and all my loyal ties were severed so I could be the quickest one to the pile. It was a shameful day for me, a glorious victory for my stash and as it turns out for my son. There were 10 skeins of a heathered grey Lite Lopi in the bag just begging to be knit into a cozy, simple, sweatshirt style sweater. And here it is.


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November 23, 2005
Got Turkey?




I think I might have to bring some to my knitting group tonight which is something I am overwhelming thankful for in 2005. Last February I started the group and there were only 8 people. Now we have over 50 people on our roster and Jess has a hand in helping me organize all our goings on. One year and 50 new knitting lovely friends. It's magical.
Again, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and joyus knitting!
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November 22, 2005
Lucky Me
Now, my dad and step mom moved into a new house recently and have purchased all new furniture. It took every ounce of self control not to set it up right away on their new dining room table, or their new kitchen table, or their glass coffee table, or their new patio table. It was torture! There wasn't a single surface for me to test out my new toy! So, I waited until I got home to my "work table" pile of paper table to start winding. But wait...what's that in between the swift and winder? A heaping pile of Cascade 220 that I bought from my LYS at 1/2 price! Yes, you heard me right Casacade 220 for $3.30 a skein! Apparently Cascade discontinued 36 colors and it took what little was left of my self control not to buy all of it! I intend not only to wind it all into deliciously obdient flat center pull balls but to knit some of it into a bigger French Market Bag and make a few Christmas gifts or something with the rest. It's Cascade, I can do whatever I want with it right!
Ok. Back to winding so I can take a pretty picture of some tamed hanks for you. :-)
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November 19, 2005
Busy Birthdays and Broken Blogs
Wow! Thanks to everyone who sent over birthday wishes. It has been a busy two weeks for the Connors Clan. My son and I are birthday neighbors. I am the 13th and he is the 16th. Needless to say we party all week long and in many different states since our family seems to be spread all over the Northeast. It's crazy fun. Despite all the preparations and travel I have been knitting along the way. Here's the little guy and his new scarf which was initially destined to become a Christmas gift for one of my sisters. But, once I finished it (sans the lacey pink trim it should have) my son grabbed it and put it on declaring it "so nice" and claimed it for his own. So, it's his and I am still behind one handmade gift. Oh well. Now, just try and get him to stand still for a picture.
First try.

Second try.

Oh yeah. There's the money shot!

I had the best of intentions to blog before we began our Birthday journey week but Blogspirit seems to be having a lot of technical difficulties lately. I have been unable to access my blog a few times. So, there may be another move for me in the near future. For now though I have to go set up my birthday gift so I can show you guys what I got! Oh. I can't wait.
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November 08, 2005
Bunny for Baby
Thanks to everyone who expressed their sympathy yesterday. I don't mean to extend my grief to the blogging world but there is something very healing about sharing, not only our projects, progress, and accomplishments but our frustrations, failures, and challenges as well and for that I am forever thankful. When we grieve within our circle a great deal of the darkness gets trapped but when we begin to poke holes in that circle and allow others in some of that darkness dissipates. Grief, like love, does not permanently dissappear but it can wax and wane in cycles. Loss and Love are something that we all share as a human community. When love is thriving we are all the better for it just as loss is experienced on a communal level when it occurrs before a persons time. So, thanks again.
Now, here is another situation that many of you out there can sympathize with...my friend who is past her due date now with her first child just had a sonogram and the baby is at least 9 lbs! Oh my! Somebody help this woman, eh? I think they may induce by Friday if things don't start on their own by then (at least I hope they do and I typically choose the natural route over intervention but in her case...) Bunny went as a gift to her baby shower last weekend and was warmly received.




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November 07, 2005
Occupied Mind

For my dear, sweet cousin Christopher Garo Jamie who passed on November 7th, 2001 way before your time. You are deeply missed.
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November 02, 2005
Where Oh Where...
Where the Bleepidy Bleep have I been you ask? OUT IN THE SUN! Yikes. New England has had about 5 minutes of sun in the past 3 weeks or so up until this week when not only did the Sun come out but the temperature rose into the lovely 60's. I am high need when it comes to the giant ball of fire in the sky so I have been mulching and mowing and cutting back and basking as much as I possibly can. Oh and who could forget HAUNTING! Happy Belated Halloween Blogging Lovelies from our family to yours....



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