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Hello Everyone!  So, has the stress of Christmas preparation caused you to boil over?  Have you run out of steam?  Are you chugging uphill and fear that you cannot make it? Well, take a deep breath - go on, I will wait.  Another one.... nice and slow.  Let the calm...

Hello Everyone! Well, in a few short hours my kitchen will be transformed into "baking central".  I am enlisting the elves kids to get some holiday cookies baking.  Good things:  The smell of cookies baking, hearing the kids laughing as they are working on them,...

Hello everyone!  All year long I have been a member of Lynne's Special Swap and I have enjoyed it immensely.  Our themes have been original and creative!  I have gotten to know some amazing and wonderful knitter/bloggers.  And, Lynne ended the Special Swap by doing a...

My Marie Antoinette  kit arrived yesterday from Kim!  I truly tried to not even look at it.  Really.... Okay, I would not believe that either!  I still have Christmas knitting to do.... So, I said I would just wind the yarn into a cake.... and read through the...

And, you wonder how he "sees you when you're sleeping".... In our house, Santa is truly everywhere!  I thought that I would share with you all today some of my favorite Santa's... I have been collecting them for years.  And, I truly adore them.  If there was a way to...

 ...and he is watchin' your every move!! So, the Santa's are all out - for the most part.  I am sad that there will be no "Santa Tree" this year, but the cats are altogether too interested in the tree that I use... I fear for my Santa's well-being!  And, I am afraid...

Or, what happens when you spend the day with Obi Wan and Yoda Rob and Matt! So, bright and early the two Jedi's in training yarn dyer wanna-be's headed over to a galaxy far, far away Lansing!  There was little traffic in the galaxy on the highway and we traveled at...

Hello and Happy Friday Everyone! I have photos of my completed tam!!  Oh - I am so in love with this little hat!  I want, I want, I want! So, without further adieu... My little pile of ends. Inside -I did a good job of weaving in the ends, huh?  I love the...

Hello everyone!  We got some snow last night and it is so beautiful outside this morning!  The sun is shining and the world is all sparkly white!  Do you remember the first days of snow - especially when you were a child?  The anxious anticipation you felt as you...

...or how I got my Christmas mojo back! Hello everyone! How is your December opening up? Are you feeling some anticipation for the arrival of Christmas? Or, are you stressed to the maximum and overwhelmed by the tasks you have to complete before December 25th? I...

Hello everyone! Are you all getting in the spirit of the season? Have you gotten out your Christmas music? Is your tree up? How about those Christmas cards??? Yesterday I focused on my Christmas knitting - and yes, I am knitting diligently away on my holiday...

Hello Everyone!  Hope your Thanksgiving Holiday was filled with much to be thankful for!   Now, with Christmas looming LARGE in front of me.  I have visions of knits dancing in my head!  Many visions of knits!!  You see, I have this stash that is coming in quite...