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Tag Archives: Family
Hawk Studio – Coming Home
For those who don’t know, I met my beloved husband at the New York Renaissance Faire. (You can see my post of May 31, 2011 if you want any background – I wrote about him there). He was a leather … Continue reading
Posted in Chip, Family, Hawk Studio, Uncategorized
Tagged a polish granddaughter, Family, Hawk Studio, leather booth, Leather shop, Renaissance Faire
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A Lord Of The Rings Halloween
Today is another entry from the non-blogging year to catch up. As you may know, if you follow this blog, we spend a lot of time in making the boys’ costumes for Halloween. This past year was no exception. With the release … Continue reading
Home Life – Adding Siding Around A Door And Trophies!!
The squirrels – and the feral cats – and the ground hogs – are going to have to work a little harder to get in and out of the barn/workshop/storage room that Chip has been working on out back. That … Continue reading
Posted in Chip, Family, Home
Tagged Chip Rosien, Family, football banquet, home, kids, siding a door frame, The Storm, Youth football
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Monday Project Report – Dead Fish Hat and Star Wars Hat (the Dark Side)
Finally finished the “have to finish before Xmas” hats today. I still may knit one or two more before Xmas but I don’t have to knit them. They are just bonus. Also, I have an idea for how I am … Continue reading
Posted in Family, knitting, Uncategorized
Tagged darth vader hat, dead fish hat, Family, fish hat, hand knit hats, hats, knitting, star wars hat, storm trooper hat, winter hat
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Monday Project Report – Claudia, Sea Urchin and Shades of Hogwarts
Project life has been centered around hats lately. This is what happens when you don’t start your holiday/gift list until Thanksgiving. Sweaters were NOT going to get done before the holidays so I started on hat production. Today I am … Continue reading
Posted in Family, holidays, knitting, sewing projects
Tagged Claudia Hat, costumes, dementor costume, Family, halloween, halloween costumes, Harry Potter costume, kid's costume, kids, knitting, Kureyon, Noro, Sea Urchin Hat
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Natural Dyeing – 80% Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon Show And Tell
This past weekend I went to a spinning class (Yay!!!) and continued to skein yarn but did not do anymore dyeing – so this week is another show and tell of what is done. One of my favorite bases is … Continue reading
Posted in Escape to Evermore, garden, Natural Dyes, yarn
Tagged baby birds, baby robins, Family, fustic, garden, logwood, natural dyes, naturally dyed wool, naturally dyed yarn, yarn
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Monday Project Report – Markus Made A Cool Owl
Things have been a little busy lately on the yarn front – I have been tagging and re-skeining and inventorying my dyed yarns to be ready for the next show – so my project work has not been making much … Continue reading
Food on Friday – Aunt Fran’s Chocolate Cake
There are some things that you taste that just taste of childhood. The taste is so familiar – so a part of your life that it defines a part of it. One of those tastes for me is the taste … Continue reading
Posted in baking, cooking, Family, recipes
Tagged baking, chocolate cake, cooking, Family, family recipes, homemade chocolate cake, recipes, vegan chocolate cake
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Christopher’s Graduation – I had the BEST time!!
I know that Mondays are usually for my project report, but yesterday was one of those spectacular days for a Mom that trumps everything else. My son graduated from college with honors with a degree in Public Policy!! We had … Continue reading
Food on Fridays – Hungarian Butterhorn Cookies
These are, hands down, my favorite cookies. Gram would make a big batch of these for my Uncle every year as his birthday present and Christmas present because that is all he wanted. Chip is a huge fan of these cookies too. … Continue reading
