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Tea and Sympathy
I’ve been trying to drink more green and herbal teas but they go cold too quickly. I’ve been promising myself a teacozy for a long time. Well the
Christmas break plus a bit of a cold made me crave a warm cuppa. I sat
down and designed this today. If anyone is …
What an amazing day
Miko was kind enough to pick Lilith and I up early in the morning so that I wouldn’t have to schlep a spinning wheel and all her
accoutrements through the bus/subway/streetcar trek that it takes to get me to The Purple Purl.
I am keeping my Little Gem (L2) …
Let it Snow
While I’m happy to report that all is well in computerland and the wicked
gremlins have been vanquished, sometimes not having a working computer is a good
thing. I couldn’t do anything online to entertain myself, so I was able to
devote a lot of time to some …
What a Purl of a Store!
I was very privileged to be allowed early entry to The Purple Purl. So early that the windows were still covered with paper! My good friend Jennifer and my new friend Miko are the proud entrepreneurs who have put their heart and soul (and in Miko’s case her lungs) into the store. In a scant 6 weeks they transformed a dingy antique store into a vibrant yarn cafe. There is already a sense of community happening and it’s only been open for two days!
Rogues’ Gallery
What a weekend it’s been!
My step-daughter dropped off her 9 week old kitten (Rogue) on Thursday night for us to catsit while she was out of town. Clancy was NOT impressed. Much hissing and chasing occurred for the first day.
The funniest part is that Clancy is almost 3, is …