Like many of us in the Great PNW, we had ice. Lots of it and it came on fast. At first it was beautiful: After a long night of Pixie telling us the night was full of loud scary noises, we woke to a world full of to much breakage of trees and/or their limbs.… Continue reading Ice-Ice Baby!
Author: momdussa
I am a mom and a grandmomma, daughter, sister, state worker, seamstress, knitter, some time crocheter, gardener, history bounder, motorcycle safety instructor and girlfriend. Like many of us I have WAY TOO MANY hobbies.
Victorian Needle crafts ~ 1
To use Victorian era needle craft patterns we need to convert the needle sizes from what they called them to what we call them today. Also the yarn sizes/types need translation through the same time machine. Thankfully, we live in the future and have easy access to LOTS of info. With a minimal amount of… Continue reading Victorian Needle crafts ~ 1
Workbasket – Back to the Usual Programing… Mostly
I I continue to work on the Harry Potter blanket, a Christmas gift for DIL. I work on it in the evenings while watching TV. I take it with me to work on during break times and lunch. This works really well to get in some progress. Unless I forget to bring the extra yarn. … Continue reading Workbasket – Back to the Usual Programing… Mostly
I found this on my desk one morning
According to their website this is the "World's Strongest Coffee". That was a daunting pronouncement. Does that mean that it is a SUPER DARK roast? Does it mean that it has LOTS of caffeine? Apparently it means both. I wasn't sure if I was brave enough to try it. I usually choose lighter roast coffees… Continue reading I found this on my desk one morning
Monday Mending
While folding laundry I noticed that the finished edge of a sleeve was coming undone (if there isn't actually a cuff, is it still called a cuff? Or is it a sleeve hem?). Not having a machine that sews a "stretchy stitch", I carefully sewed the hemmed cuff edge while slightly stretching the fabric. The… Continue reading Monday Mending
