year of wonder

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  hello everyone! how do you like my thanksgiving photo? we couldn’t believe our luck at having such a beautiful sunny sunday—very rare in ohio these days. we walked for miles and miles to take advantage of it, too. i bet you thought we fell off the face of the earth, right?? but we didn’t. we’ve […]

the list

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every time i complete a new sweater, the last finishing task i take care of is to give it a nice bath. for the natural, undyed yarns that i love, this means a good long soak in hot soapy water—sometimes twice!—to bring back the fiber’s natural shine and springiness, dampened by spinning oil and handling. i like to wash […]

fretfully cozy

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i know this looks like a pile of clutter i should clean up, but i’m pretending it’s a terrarium. i’ve never been able to keep one alive but somehow, i’m managing this time . . . thank you for your nice notes to cardigan over the last few days; she is so tickled that you […]

the size of the fight

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“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Dwight D Eisenhower (former president of the United States) hello doggie fans, i’m back! anne was telling me that some of you have been asking and asking how i’ve been doing and that […]