color, color everywhere

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did you have a good holiday weekend? ours was deliciously quiet and relaxing—just me and mister knitspot alone in our home for a couple of days while everyone else was off. perfect! my last post was kind of full, so i didn’t mention a craft project i did during the week before christmas—making a little something nice […]

it wouldn’t be christmas without . . .

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and now knitters, it’s time for our annual christmas post; have you been naughty this year or nice? oh, and BTW, our across-the-street neighbor has NO IDEA that i crashed her blog to blast this post, so don’t rat me out . . . you got that?? me and the gang are prepared to lead you through a veritable land of christmas […]

a week of treats—it’s party season

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there are some things you can do ahead of the holidays to reduce last minute rushing, it’s true, but in the case of a few goodies, fresh is WAY better. like homemade nut brittle. it keeps for a while, but it’s best when very fresh. almost every year i make nut brittles for holiday giving—they’re not […]

snow beaters

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oh yeah, it’s snowy here. AND it’s cold too—wind chill below zero and everything. look what a nice job mister knitspot does on that walk. you can tell we are city people at heart, haha. but look at my garden!! i totally thought that the really REALLY cold weather would kill it off, but no, […]