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Three Or More
After writing last week's post, I was frustrated. And that's okay. Frustration can be a really great motivating factor. One of the things about blogging is that you will - eventually - hear yourself...
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What A Machine Can't Do
It's mid morning Tuesday and I just wandered around the house tidying things up before writing this auto post and then heading into Kamloops for errands and a dinner date with my husband. I always...
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Surface Designed Jeans
WHAT a lot of fun it's been to paint these jeans. I feel like I've made a significant stride forward on my goal. In fact, I've been excited all week about the potential of the three or more process....
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A Fabulous Brain Workout
It's only been a couple of days so I'm probably far too optimistic hoping for full fledged spring and even so, yesterday I took my lunch and sat by the lake and watched the birds in the sanctuary and...
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The Collection Plate
Some of you have written to say how much you miss the daily postings and I really appreciate hearing that however, considering that not nearly as much sewing is going on in the studio as in the past,...
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The Idea That Keeps Jumping Around In My Head
This past week, I was in Calgary visiting my daughter and her family and Wednesday's posting - obviously - didn't happen. In thinking it over, the middle of the week may not be the best choice so I'm...
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A Frumpy Dress And An Unfinished Cardigan
Along with their snuggles and kisses, my darling grandsons shared their cold... and it's a winner... going from not too bad, to horrible, to getting better over the last week. Most of my time has been...
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Play Through The Boxes
The weather has been unseasonably hot. We've had blue skies for over a week and it's been 17 degrees Celsius at 8:30 in the morning. I wore a sleeveless sun dress one day, sat outside to journal...
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Creative Puttering
It may not be everyone's thing but I love when something I've read or heard leads to a progression of thought. That happened earlier this week. I was sharing with a friend about how I'd lined up the...
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Why I Missed Friday's Posting
My daughter and her family arrived on Wednesday the 4th and left early the following Monday. The 4th is my son-in-law's birthday and we got a chance to spoil him which is always wonderful. Howard had...
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The Miracle Meeting
This afternoon is the procedure on my hip. Afterward, my right leg will be wrapped with a tension bandage from the hip joint to the knee joint, night and day for a - tense - LOL - month. I absolutely...
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A Year Or A Day
Resting is a LOT of work. It's going to be a long month and possibly longer. Maybe with lots of practice, I'll get better at it. For most of the weekend, I knit. On Monday, I read and rested. On...
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A Bobbin A Day
While I'm avoiding hills, stairs, and ladders, I am able to walk on flat surfaces which is perfect since the paths along the lake are - relatively speaking - flat and there are several of them so I can...
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Exploring Potential: The New Year
Today's posting is long winded... and it could have been longer... there was more to tell. One of the objectives from my last coaching session with Diane a few weeks ago was to re-instate the morning...
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Three Years And Giving Up
When you focus on the process, the desired product takes care of itself with fluid ease. When you focus on the product, you immediately begin to fight yourself and experience boredom, restlessness,...
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It's Just An Idea
To use music as an example once again, suppose you are trying to learn to play a piece of music and you come from this new perspective. Your experience will be totally different than what people...
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The Knitting Bag
Grasp your dreams. Reach for them. Take appropriate risks. One of the worst things you can die with is potential. Die with failure before you die with potential. Potential is something to be realized,...
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Playing The Movie
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - it's Canada Day. We're 149 years old and moving toward our 150th celebration next year. It's one of those significant, taking stock, see how we're doing, kind of numbers. I know not...
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Your Advice Please
I've been posting once a week for almost a year now and definitely needed that break not only to process some of the "stuff" going on in my life but also to give me more space in the studio. It's been...
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Keith's Coat
With Canada Day on Friday, last weekend was a long weekend for many Canadians. My daughter and her family went to visit my son-in-law's parents which meant that my grandchildren were going to see the...
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