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A new start

Hello! I am making a blogging return. My daughter, Kerry, was asking if I felt like blogging again and she intimated that she was considering starting her own blog and it got me thinking. I have always liked the idea... Continue reading

Posted Jul 17, 2016 at Minxxy

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Finished the imake patchwork quilt

Finished the imake patchwork quilt wall hanging. Ready for soaking and blocking Sent to you by me Continue reading

Posted Nov 23, 2014 at Minxxy

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Hexupuff test

Testing out blogging by mobile using this picture of my nearly finished hexipuff wall hanging Sent to you by me Continue reading

Posted Nov 22, 2014 at Minxxy

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Neglected so downgraded blog

Hi anyone who still comes along here. Just to let you know I have downgraded this site and it is now in a very basic format. At least it will save me a bit of cash Continue reading

Posted Nov 22, 2014 at Minxxy

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Quilting

For as long as I can remember, I have loved patchwork quilts. Perhaps it originates from times spent watching Little House on the Prairie and the Ingalls girls snuggled up in bed covered by a patchwork quilt. I never did... Continue reading

Posted Jan 26, 2014 at Minxxy

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First week of January - done.

What a week! That first week back at school was the hardest EVER. I couldn't get out my bed in the morning, wanted to fall asleep the minute I came in and lacked enthusiasm. Now the weekend is almost over,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 12, 2014 at Minxxy

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Merry Knitalong

Over the course of 2013, I have been participating in the Merry knitalong over on ravelry. This was the idea of Martine of the imake blog and was based on the book 55 Christmas Balls to Knit by Arne and... Continue reading

Posted Jan 3, 2014 at Minxxy

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Giving thanks

Christmas has come and gone in the Good(aber)mor household. The tree is down and in the loft and the gifts are making their way to their new and permanent nooks in this little home of ours. A huge thank you... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2014 at Minxxy

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happy New Year to anyone who still wanders past...

happy New Year to anyone who still wanders past this blog. I have had no interest in blogging for the past year ...and then some. Ravelry has taken all my online presence and that is where I document all my... Continue reading

Posted Jan 1, 2014 at Minxxy

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With the lack of blogging I miss posting picture...

With the lack of blogging I miss posting picture like this. MaDGe and I watching Linda and Garys Las Vegas wedding. This was lost in the masses of pictures on my hard drive. Continue reading

Posted Jan 1, 2014 at Minxxy

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Raspberry Gin and Limoncello

I have planned to make Limoncello for Christmas for a couple of years and in typical me fashion, I remember then promptly forget until it is too late. Depending on which recipe you use, it needs to mature for between... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2012 at Minxxy

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An awakening

Yesterday when I was in the Mackintosh Church, the Macintosh society had music playing in the background. I have no idea what it was apart from it was most definitely classical. As I sat in the pews knitting, I felt... Continue reading

Posted Oct 20, 2012 at Minxxy

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Glasgow School of Yarn 2012

I have just returned home after spending a wonderful morning/early afternoon at The Yarn Cake's Glasgow School of Yarn. I wasn't doing any classes but I did want to go and see Charles Rennie Mackintiosh's church and to shop in... Continue reading

Posted Oct 19, 2012 at Minxxy

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October break

I am on holiday for a week. Hurrah! Since we had such a terrible, wet and cool summer it has been a real struggle to get back into the groove at work. I need this holiday and plan to work... Continue reading

Posted Oct 15, 2012 at Minxxy

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Blog traffic

Hello, Even though I have not posted on the blog for months, I have been popping in now and again. For some strange reason, I like to keep an eye on the amount of visits that are made. I have... Continue reading

Posted Oct 7, 2012 at Minxxy

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This has been keeping my occupied but I have run...

This has been keeping my occupied but I have run into a brick wall with it. All those hexipuffs are making me weary so I have taken a break for now. Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2012 at Minxxy

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Hello, it's been a while. I don't know if anyone...

Hello, it's been a while. I don't know if anyone ever reads this but I was thinking about shutting it down (again) as empty blogs really make me sad. I spend most of my on line time on ravelry, Twitter... Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2012 at Minxxy

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Balls Up!

I found these adorable christmas baubles on ravelry and had to knit some for my Christmas tree. In recent years, I have stuck to a theme. Gold and red. I have never strayed from this but I have been looking... Continue reading

Posted Dec 29, 2011 at Minxxy

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Great Expectations ( why could her favourite book not be "It" by Stephen King?)

Pattern blurb Pattern: Penguin book scarf Designer: Minxxy Sourced from: Kerry wanted a penguin book inspired scarf, reflecting her favourite novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. There are no patterns out there so made my own, assisted by... Continue reading

Posted Dec 27, 2011 at Minxxy

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Merry Christmas to you all/some/one/none* (*delete...

Merry Christmas to you all/some/one/none* (*delete as applicable) readers of this blog. I hope you all had a great time and made the most of it all. I have been trying to declutter this computer and have contemplated deleteing this... Continue reading

Posted Dec 27, 2011 at Minxxy

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Nearly there...

Based on the photographic evidence, if I were to say that MaDGe is nearly finished all the major DIY projects would you believe me? Behind this door lurks a world that no one ever wants to enter, Teengirldom. In here... Continue reading

Posted Oct 12, 2011 at Minxxy

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DIY aka Deconstruct It Yourself or DBG aka Deconstructed By Geoff

Is there anybody out there still reads this? I have been spending way to much time reading for Uni and less and less time knitting, sewing and general stuff that makes me .... well, ME! We are in the middle... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2011 at Minxxy

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just testing a new photo gadget thingy....

just testing a new photo gadget thingy.... Continue reading

Posted Aug 2, 2011 at Minxxy

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Greenhouse

I have dreamed of owning my own greehouse for ages. I started off with a little plastic hot house which was fantastic. Next I bought a 6x4 plastic greenhouse which had more leaks in it than a sieve but I... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2011 at Minxxy

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True love is...

... a man and his jelly belly beans, loving sorted, by flavour, into their own little tray. I play second fiddle to some sweeties... FACT! Continue reading

Posted Jan 12, 2011 at Minxxy

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