Category Archives: yarn

New Year’s Eve

Posted on January 1, 2009 by karen

  Mostly photos of my evening so far: today it snowed, then got cold:   Here the Indoor outdoor temperatures at 10:00 pm: And soon after:     Then about 15 minutes later: (And edited to add it is 4.8 … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Sheep and Wool Festival

Posted on May 25, 2008 by karen

  Today, a Sunday, (no surprise, a blog day), I drove up northward to attend the Mass Sheep and Wool Festival, and had a short but great time. I drove the back roads there, as the crow flies, and it … Continue reading →

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Spring has definitely sprung

Posted on April 20, 2008 by karen

  Another Sunday, another blog post day. I have been planting new fruit trees; trimming rampant vines and killer invasive roses, starting veggies, potting up things for the garden club sale, and potting up other things for the forest garden … Continue reading →

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Stay at home Sunday

Posted on February 10, 2008 by karen

It’s been mostly cold, snowy, and blowing today. There was a patch of sunshine during the afternnon, and I sat in the big dining room window in the warm rays and spun some llama roving I got last fall at … Continue reading →

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Projects, projects

Posted on January 17, 2008 by karen

  The cold and snow make me hunker down, glad to be in the not-so-warm (unless one is quite near the wood stove) house . We’re burning wood from the second pile; it’s punkier and wouldn’t last ’til next year, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2008 by karen

I love the new beginning feeling that comes with the 1/1 date. I have made some sweeping resolutions; one of which is to get outside more: (starting tomorrow!) (I am nothing if not a procrastinator!) I am up for changes … Continue reading →

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Rhinebeck workshop and colored leaves

Posted on October 23, 2007 by karen

This is my backyard view, this afternoon. A storm around us; overcast; but still so much green for the last bit of October. (I need to trim some of these shrubs so as to not lose my view of the … Continue reading →

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Rhinebeck: Sunday, and spinning wheels

Posted on October 21, 2007 by karen

I returned today, armed with some more cash, but resisted these oh-so-clever wheels, by The Merlin Tree, so easy to carry, so durable, so cute! I didn’t take his card, but Saturday he remarked how he had the least expensive … Continue reading →

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Rhinebeck: Saturday

Posted on October 20, 2007 by karen

I actually got to the NYS Sheep and Wool Festival early-ish, so the crowds were not yet thick and impenetrable: (This was  Ellen’s 1/2 pint farm.) I watched some judging; they all looked good to me. I am a novice … Continue reading →

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Trying a variation

Posted on October 7, 2007 by karen

I really really like the patterns of Jane Thornley, of Nova Scotia. They are almost freeform, and allow one to choose yarns and colorways and be a bit adventurous. She sees patterns of colors and textures in nature and is … Continue reading →

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