Monthly Archive for: ‘October, 2010’
Are There Other Crazy, Mid-Life, Adult A.D.D. Bloggers Out There?
4Day four of 31 Days to a Better Blog instructs me to analyze blogs in my niche. Um, yeah. A Lovely Thing belongs to a crazy, 47 year old woman, who (her husband suspects) has adult A.D.D. She loves yarn and old shit she calls [...]
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National Write Your Ass Off Month
Remember how I said I wouldn’t take on any more projects? Me, too. Ugh. I wish they’d do this in January! I signed up, but the odds of me finishing it are slim to done none. (Was that a Freudian typo?) Maybe the words in [...]
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Well Said Wed. #36
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ~Marie Curie
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The Curse of WIPs
The time is nigh to break the Curse of WIPs. First, I vow not to take on another project until all the WIPs (works in progress) are done. That includes the embroidery project that has been stuffed in my nightstand for the last four years. [...]
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Well Said Wed. #35
Birds are so much wiser than we! A robin builds a nest for robins. A seagull builds a nest for seagulls. They don’t copy each other – or build themselves nests as described in The Birds’ Decorating Magazine.~ Dorothy Draper, In the Pink
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How to Choose Your Next Crochet or Knitting Project
True yarnies have mountains of yarn, patterns and ideas of their own. Unfortunately, we’re all mortal and there is no way on earth we can work every project that catches our fancy. So, how to decide what comes next? Start with these three factors when [...]
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Crafting Gone Wild
Remember how crochet got a really bad rep back in the late 70s? I’m afraid items like this will once again put crochet in the doghouse. That’s a real tire and that’s rope crocheted over it … … in hot pink and purple. Although, it [...]
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Well Said Wed. #34
Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad. ~ Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, At Knit’s End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much [...]
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Are You a WHO or a THAT?
Honestly, I’m not the grammar police, or the punctuation police, and I don’t look down upon those who misspell the occasional word. I’d bet every post on this blog has a typo, spelling or grammar error … or two. I’m fine with it. I’m a [...]
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It’s Worth A Thousand Words
A homeless man and his dog sleep on the streets of a German city. It’s a powerful photo. Does it tug at your heart like it does mine? The photographer, Smilla, is a costume designer for films in Europe. By virtue of her profession, she [...]
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