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Entries from January 2010

Needlepointers are Generous People

January 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

I’ve been following the devastation that’s going on in Haiti.  It is simply heartbreaking. Jacob lost a tooth this week.  The Tooth Fairy gave him two dollars for it.  (Isn’t inflation awful, I think I got a quarter for a tooth when I was a kid.) This morning as Jacob left for school, he gave [...]

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Getting real with myself

January 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · ANG, ANG SOTM

After much reflection, and studying the instructions, color schemes and schematic, I’ve decided not to undertake the ANG Stitch of the Monthy Mystery Project right now. My concerns are many. I don’t have a local store anymore.  My local store closed a year ago, and while it wasn’t a great store, it did have promise.  [...]

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Happy Anniversary

January 6th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

Today my husband and have been married 20 years. On the one hand I think “20 years!  Damn that’s a long time!” On the other hand, I think, “It can’t possibly be 20 years,” it seems like yesterday that we were dating. Or are those just two ways of saying the same thing? I was [...]

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Three Jewels Tote Insert

January 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

This is what I worked on this Fall. Ain’t she lovely! I promised the marvelously talented Gail Hendrix I wouldn’t talk about it until she was ready for me to, so I was unusually quiet this fall. The plaid was done in Silk & Ivory (one of my favorite threads),  The jewels and the braid [...]

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Breaking New Years Resolutions

January 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ANG SOTM

I got e-mail today on the ANG Discussion List that the January 2010 Stitch of the Month was up. This year, like last, they are offering a mystery class.  Last year the piece was a Komino by Tony Miniero.  The first month gave the basic outline of the class, and the necessary supplies,  and each [...]

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