Monthly Archives: February 2010

Doggy Woes

Warning: Probable TMI about dogs ahead. If you are not interested, please avert your eyes now. (That one was for you, Anna.) For those of you who don’t know much about dog anatomy, there are these two little glands on … Continue reading

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Kidlet Photos

I’ve snapped some decent photos of the girls in the past couple of weeks, so I thought I would share. January 16th: Abby – Lily – Sleepy Lily – February 3rd: Abby the Fuzzball – Lily in the Snow – … Continue reading

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Trying to Evolve the Ever-Changing Game Plan

I think Mother Nature has it in for me this week. Scratch that – Murphy has it in for me. I love snow. Seriously. Love the stuff. Love being snowed in and unable to leave the house for days, forced … Continue reading

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Spammy Goodness

Just a quick, random post tonight. I happened to wander through the comments that landed in the spam category over the past few days. They are really fascinating. They started out sounding quite realistic, except that they were comments on … Continue reading

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Weekend Review

I’m rapidly, rapidly running out of time before we leave for Savannah early Wednesday morning. I’m attending Stitching in the Garden of Thread ‘N Needle. We’re driving down, so we need to go down the day before, so that I … Continue reading

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Question For Furmoms (and Furdads)

I’m a bit torn on how to deal with a delicate situation. Many, many years ago, I stitched a needlepoint stocking for our beloved Phoebe. It has her name on it. Obviously, the stocking is no longer necessarily relevant. 🙁 … Continue reading

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Florida Shop Info for Julie

Julie asked me for the name of the shop in Florida that I nearly purchased the Just Nan products from. Certainly, Julie! I exchanged several pleasant emails with Debbie at Needle Orts, Inc. She was lovely to deal with and … Continue reading

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Shop Selection

Thanks everyone for your input so far on shop selection criteria. As of last night, I was pretty sure I had it nailed down to a brick and mortar shop in Florida whose responses were quite quick, helpful and professional. … Continue reading

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Sometimes Casting a Wide Net Actually Pays Off

In the quest to assuage my obsession for most designs by Just Nan (hmmm… wasn’t I just talking about an obsession in my last post?), I’ve stumbled across a few things that I “just have to have.” You know what … Continue reading

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I Think I Might Be On a Roll

Seriously, I think I might just be on a roll here, not just from a blogging standpoint, but from a stitching one, as well. I pulled out a little kit two nights ago that literally had 2/3 of the stitching … Continue reading

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