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A Welcome Respite (to some extent)

Posted on: Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 in: Matt, Projects, Sock Yarn, wool

While we declare Tuesdays to be our day off from the shop, often Matt and I often find ourselves in contact the those holding down the fort either by phone or with a short visit at some point during the day. Today was no exception, as I knew there were goodies being delivered and [...]

Equal Time For All Dogs

Posted on: Saturday, October 18th, 2008 in: Dogs, Knitting, Merino, Projects, wool

OK, so I’ve taken grief about showing lots of pictures of Tate recently, but none of Busby. OK–equal time for beagles

I had to all but trick him into turning towards the camera to snap the picture, as he was wandering aimlessly (looking for food) around the shop this afternoon and I stopped him, said [...]

Little Things Mean A Lot!

Posted on: Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 in: Knitting, Merino, Projects, wool

Well, schedules didn’t allow for me to take up spinning on Sunday night (I was so stinkin’ tired when I got home on Sunday that I basically passed out immediately). Too bad, as it would have been fun to have a one-on-one lesson with Lynne Vogel, who is an amazing person, a great teacher, [...]

The Joys of My Life

Posted on: Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in: Spinning, Visitors

I do lead a charmed existence–I’m able to make a living (not a fancy living, and definitely not rakin’ it in!) doing something I love. I get to work with phenomenal people (our great customers, our staff, and lots of great vendors) every day, and of course there’s the goodies–amazing yarns and fibers, stunning [...]

Open Wide

Posted on: Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in: Crochet, Knitting, Merino, Projects, Sock Yarn, wool

cuz I’m about to feed you a sh#t sandwich.
I used to teach Business Communications when I was a university professor, and I enjoyed the two different levels I taught (an intro course offered to all majors in the college and a second semester that was required of majors in my home department). [...]

Incremental Progress

Posted on: Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 in: Uncategorized

that’s all we need, incremental progress, to make a difference in the end.