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I am a dyed in the wool Stashaholic (pardon the pun)…let there be no mistake about it. This is why my recent experience left me feeling a bit off. So much so that today’s post is a bit of “navel gazing”. As those in Canada know, our LYS Lewiscraft is going out of business in […]

Usually when I have the Kingston weekend with Janette and Peggy, it’s They Came, They Saw, They Shopped. However this year had a different dynamic – The CrochetDude (Drew in “real” life) joined us. He flew up from Houston on Thursday and was entertained by the Toronto Hookups ladies.    We started with a Romni […]

Heartmade Blessings is the coolest organization on the earth. With a volunteer squad of around 100 active members (although there are over 200 listed), we have managed to do the following.   2001-2002 we did 886 ghans (according to the website) 2003 we did 971 2004 we did 1,000 Nov 29, 2004 -Feb 13, 2006, […]

Well we’re home from our trip to Nova Scotia. We visited with Rick’s mom and had a very (although brief) nice time. The trip there and back on the other hand…well here’s what happened: The trip was the scariest thing I’ve ever done. We left Tuesday @ 3pm in freezing rain (30 accidents in a […]

My good friend Pirkko (in the orange sweater) and I made a trek through the snow today to Lens Mills in Cambridge. It was snowing quite heavily en route, and despite a few wrong turns (as is the tradition when we go there), Pirkko’s wonderful husband Hector navigated beautifully while Pirkko and I nattered on […]