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The things you see when you're out walking...

Scrawled on a railway underpass in magic marker, in dear ol' B'ville: Wicked Clown Love Whoop whoop This proves it. I live in the cultural centre of the world. Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2012 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Coming up for air

Hello there! It's been a little over a month since I last checked in. So. What have I been up to? Let's see... There was a lovely salad I made, glorified by some leftover chicken, some garden flowers and a weed. There was the Dock Jumping competition at Superdog Central.... Continue reading

Posted Aug 26, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Her Name Might Be Mud

It was seven o'clock on a recent Sunday morning. I was awakened by my usual alarm -- the flying leap of a determined Princess onto my bladder and then away to the window. She can be put off for only so long, before one must simply comply for the sake... Continue reading

Posted Jul 23, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Famous last words

The nice folks at Spinning Daily wanted to hear about people's first spinning experiences. I started to post a comment and realized I was writing a book. So, I thought I'd put it here. I remember my first spinning experience very clearly. The Teenager was 7 years old. There were... Continue reading

Posted Jul 20, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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And the fun continues

After a spectacular day in Stratford, and a good night's sleep at the Swan Motel, we went back into town to do a little shopping. If I had been on-the-ball enough to bring the camera along, I could have shown you the bar of Decadent soap and the wrap skirt... Continue reading

Posted Jul 4, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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I am Golden

While most of Canada spent Friday at the beach or on the deck, enjoying hot dogs and cold drinks and celebrating Canada Day, my time was spent doing something a little different. You see, today, I turn 50. Early last week, I was told I needed to make sure I... Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Landscaping by Tonka

Remember this? Well, the project has progressed through piles of dirt and heavy equipment parts strewn up and down the boulevard, like the cast-off sandbox toys of a bored toddler, and moved on to more impressive toys. REALLY impressive toys. Really impressive holes, too. In fact, this is the prettiest... Continue reading

Posted Jun 30, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Beadless in Bowmanville

Four rows. I am four rows away from finishing Eiki, by Janel Laidman Last night, I looked at my handiwork, and thought to meself, "Self, this shawl needs bling" So off to the bead stash I trotted, with a specific pack of rose coloured beads in mind. Sadly, 6º seed... Continue reading

Posted Jun 20, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Random Friday

In the last month, the weather has turned, slowly, toward summer. And my already short attention span has been tempted away from the needles for a few other projects There was the brief flirtation with beading I made this on a dripping wet Saturday afternoon, at Marla's Beadery, in Whitby.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 17, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Fall, Winter, Spring, and...

Wednesday morning, I looked out my front door to see this: Yup. It's construction season. And my street has, after 18 years on the waiting list, finally been deemed to be in bad enough shape to require repair. So, for the next 8 weeks, I am going to live every... Continue reading

Posted May 20, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Mind boggled

I was poking around on the internet and found this: And I thought, "Wow! That's amazing!" And then I remembered this: and I'm pretty sure we've all seen this one: Stretches the brain, doesn't it? That's what I like about knitting. There's room for extremes at both ends of the... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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I came, I shopped, I frolicked

I recently went to the 14th Annual Knitter's Frolic, at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. It's an outing I look forward to, every year. The folks from the Downtown Knit Collective do know how to throw a party, I tell you. And the party favours are pretty special,... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Finished Object Thursday

My friends at the Library Knitting group wanted to know how a pair of slippers turned out. And they had good reason to ask. I had showed them the aforementioned footwear when they looked more like clown shoes than slippers. Weeks ago. Fear of Felting had immobilized me. Again. Well.... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Will and Kate Plus Eight (...well, nine actually)

The Royal Wedding was respresented in the shop window, and the Friday night knitters got to be guests at the party! Ooo, squee! I got to dress up! I needed a hat. Check. Gloves? Check. And check. And the festivities began! There was tea with china teacups. And saucers. And... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Frolicking Among the Yarn

Saturday morning, I packed up my family, retrieved the redoubtable Sue, and headed into Toronto for the DKC Knitter's Frolic, 2011 edition. After a lovely drive, I kissed the Man o' My Dreams goodbye, said, "Seeya," to the Teenager, and headed into the maelstrom that is the Frolic. (Don't feel... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Stash enhancement

After a perfect day at the Gather, in Port Hope, I thought I should show you what I, umm... gathered. A Wellington sock yarn blank in the colourway Wellington Flame 100g of Border Leicester locks, from Shepherd's Hill Farm, in Campbellford One of Heidi's famous batts. This one's a scrummy... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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I Love a Challenge - Part the Second

Remember this? At the time, I was being all secret-like, because the 3rd Annual Soper Creek Yarn Contest was under way. The public didn't know which entry was knitted by who, and the public were doing the voting. I thought it was only fair to keep everyone in the dark.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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You can dress her up...

Picture this: It's Good Friday, I'm in church (I sing in the choir). The mood is reflective and a bit sombre. We perform. We sit down. There is a sermon. There are hymns. We perform again. The mood remains quiet and reflective. Up in the choir loft, we're kinda on... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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All Gathered Up

This past Saturday, I hopped into my car, picked up Sue and Beth, and headed off to Port Hope for the annual fibrefest known as 'A Gathering of Handspinners', presented by the Great Pine Ridge Spinners and Weavers and the Northumberland Hooks and Needles Guild. I look forward to this... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Vintage Kitty

Tina has a really cute little baby bonnet, knitted of white angora. It's got little kitty ears and it's from a vintage pattern, that's long out of print. I've always been intrigued by that hat, but I haven't been able to explore the knitting, because Tina hasn't been able to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Annemor #13, We hardly knew ye

What's a girl to do when her favourite pair of mittens disintegrates at the end of winter? Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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I agree, Sarah, books are so decorative! Especially the ones that no one around here can read. Those would be the ones written in Japanese, Swedish and German. And the photos? The Man o' My Dreams took them for me -- cuz he refused to admit that he might be a fat, bald guy, therefore, he couldn't possibly assist in the assembly process. Margaret, that is, indeed, a drawer in the bottom. Much better than the cupboard on the bottom of the first one I looked at. Incidentally, Her Serene Highness tried to get underneath it (there are little 4 inch legs on the bottom), but settled for taking a nap with her head underneath. Must be good acoustics, or something.

Commented Mar 22, 2011 on The Perfect Bookcase - Part the Second at The Cat Hates My Knitting

The Perfect Bookcase - Part the Second

Having purchased the perfect bookcase, I spent the next two weeks waiting for the perfect time to assemble it. Truth be told, I was hoping that the elves would come in the middle of the night and do it for me. I would provide them with hand-knitted hats and sweaters... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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Awww... Thanks, Anna! Glad you like my little space. And I can feel the fresh air getting into every cell of your body, when you describe it. Happy, indeed.

Commented Mar 20, 2011 on Happy at The Cat Hates My Knitting

The Perfect Bookcase

You might remember this: My sunroom studio -- almost perfect. The chairs are comfy, the table is sturdy, the windowsills are handy for the putting down of coffee mugs and glasses of lemonade. But something was missing. Back in the fall, when I made this space, I had intended to... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2011 at The Cat Hates My Knitting

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