tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623013499630779652024-03-13T21:59:09.360-07:00TACIStudioTaci simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649454399398337689noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562301349963077965.post-82597538322461327032015-11-16T19:49:00.002-08:002015-11-16T19:59:58.992-08:00I am Back <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After what seemed to me longer than ever I am back to my little space. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I could probably spend a whole day trying to write about everything I have been doing since the last time I was here ... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Instead I will just give you a little bit of what we did this summer and will tell you all about what I have been doing lately ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been so blessed this year with graduation, getting my daughter to college, my son is a Senior in HS now and my trip to Brazil to see my family. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We have been having such a great time this year and our family time together has been exceptionally happy. We made great memories this summer and have done so many things I couldn't possibly start to tell you all the details, but I can share a few of the highlights from our summer and hope to start coming back here to share a bit of my life with you again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have to warn you that this post has an overdose of pictures ... but I do think they are worth looking at.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I continue to be a bit "out of commotion" and my shoulder is still "frozen". After spending most of my day writing assessments in a computer I really can't stay in the computer for very long and that is why I have been</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> more present on IG (Instagram) as it is a bit easier for me to do it - shorter posts and shorter comments makes it easier on my hands and shoulder. If you fancy take a look at my pictures there once in a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But I do MISS YOU ALL A WHOLE LOT .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is a small overview of our summer:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First my daughter graduated from High School. It was a happy moment for all of our family and we are so proud of her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and here is one of her Senior's picture ... She is the light of my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After her graduation we had a nice party for a few friends and family and she had a great time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I finished a T-Shirt Quilt for her and Java was there supervising me the whole time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and of course I had to knit her a blanket also but I don't have a picture today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Right after her party it was time to fill our luggage and get ready to go to Brazil and see my family ... We had a wonderful time and spent every second we had together </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">oh that was so wonderful ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We spent so much time with my Mom, both my sisters and their families and a lot of my family members. Some of them had not seen the kids for over 4 years ... It is amazing how much they have changed in 4 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We went to an art fair and I cannot start telling you how much fun it was</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All 3 generations here together .</span>..<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here we are with an artist who made the cutest African dolls and I'm wearing a shirt my mom embroidered for me ... that is her favorite craft. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We saw all kinds of beautiful arts ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and crafts </span>...<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My city is about 500 years old so it has lots of beautiful historical places to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and the beaches are just so gorgeous ... we really did soak up the sun </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And when it was time to come back we spent a wonderful weekend with my family at a beautiful beach about 2 hours from our city ... it was heavenly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">From there we went to spend almost one week in Rio and it was like another vacation on it's own. The city is wonderful and it was like a dream ... unforgettable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And this is the Sugar Loaf Mountain </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The view of the city from the Sugar Loaf Mountain right at Sunset ... Just breathtaking </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We took ALL of the hats, blankets, little sweaters and mittens and my mom continues to distributes them every single week with a new layette she puts together for the underprivileged pregnant women in the Center and in their community. It's hard to believe, but sometimes she has over 5 of those a month and with every deliver she sends a note from where the hats came from ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My mom and I want to say A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU who contributed to this project. I was amazed at your response and the kind and warm heart in each one of you. Your gifts and donations continue to make many happy families and continue to protect many babies in Brazil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I know I am already so busy , but I have decided to start a little dream I have had in the back of my mind for a very long time. It has always been my desire to write patterns, have a knitting store, sale knitted items ... do something on my daily life in which I share my love for knitting and crocheting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been making these cute, decorative kitchen "T" towels (and baby blankets) with a crochet edge for over 20 years. I have always loved them and have shared with hundreds of friends. I have decided I will now share it with the world and wanted You to be the first ones to see them as I open my etsy shop.</span></div>
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Taci simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649454399398337689noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562301349963077965.post-7328066684345437962015-06-11T19:53:00.001-07:002015-06-11T19:53:42.859-07:00Summer is Here <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been a bit out of comission. My shoulder is still bothering me and now even more since I have a "frozen shoulder". It makes it very hard to do anything and typing is not a very pleasant thing as I have to type a lot at my work during the day. I have been trying to "visit" all of you as much as I can, but haven't been able to comment very much ... you know ... the typing thing again.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been enjoying the start of the summer and all that the sun brings to us. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also have been working on a few things, but really cannot show much of it until after this weekend. I have been working on graduation gifts and those are somewhat of a secret till this weekend when my daughter graduates from High School. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have had Prom ... Here is a picture of my beautiful Jewels ... my daughter and my handsome son...my two more precious gifts.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then a picture of Mama and daughter ... Happy :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She has finished all her finals...she has practiced and we are all ready for it ...</span><br />
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Spring has been just gorgeous here in Oregon ... I'm just overwhelmed by its beauty.</div>
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I have a beautiful Hawaiian friend who just had a baby boy. I was making this bright and happy baby blanket for her about a month ago when the baby decided to come a lot earlier than expected. Both mom and baby are doing great ... And I'm trying to do a little ( shhhh ... don't tell my doctor ;)) every day to see if I can get it done by the time she comes back .<br />
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Thank you for coming to see me even if I'm only here for just a short little post. . . I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">sure miss you.</span></div>
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PS: made an inventory of all my "Hats for Brazil" this weekend and I already have 81 hats, 3 blankets and 5 sweaters with matching booties. Yay !!! And all thanks to your generous hearts !!! I will be doing a proper post thanking everyone of you next time. Here is a little sneak preview: </div>
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Easter was just here and it was so fun to spend some time with our families and enjoying some time together.</div><div>We have been buzier that ever and I have injured my shoulder ( probably about 6 months ago) so that has made it very hard for me to knit, crochet and even type. I have a rotator's cuff injury and bursitis and also tendinitis in my elbow and wrist. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So if you will forgive my absence for a while until I get it healed. I have been trying to read your blogs but sometimes I cannot even leave you a coment because I have been in so much pain. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I'm doing PT and lots of doctor's visits... So I'm hoping to be back here very soon :) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Till then come and visit me on Instagram ( tacistudio) for a little daily dose of of spiration ... Not much need to type .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I miss you all and hope to be back soon with a few new things I have been trying to work on.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I will leave you today with a few pictures of some things I made and some cool pictures I took in March...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hope you are all well and enjoying the beautiful spring that is already here to stay. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Thanks for coming to visit me today.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c_je-E_YL9L1z9jJKBt4dYjHFfW0FrnDnnpezpHZG8TB2Lxk7lhT9vEQiSRsqlC6awH9YLiHX78kbgl6hTZRzW8mTczmotLG0TvYQ8B0jq6nJSbed0f7aC4MAwQsNV9_pSzV39F5Axk/s640/blogger-image-1150756139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c_je-E_YL9L1z9jJKBt4dYjHFfW0FrnDnnpezpHZG8TB2Lxk7lhT9vEQiSRsqlC6awH9YLiHX78kbgl6hTZRzW8mTczmotLG0TvYQ8B0jq6nJSbed0f7aC4MAwQsNV9_pSzV39F5Axk/s640/blogger-image-1150756139.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQR9HhOgFfHVmaWi48IU_zUfMXs-YZ7MKy6__ECpDi4_rXmO86XX-a7fZr63R1uWMcEFICyZ36wGRm_ePUep44Ub0JWCCE9uM9_0r8qxsuknYZjll4HXqLrAPN0NcRnwvAtiITKjSRqJU/s640/blogger-image--1344737619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQR9HhOgFfHVmaWi48IU_zUfMXs-YZ7MKy6__ECpDi4_rXmO86XX-a7fZr63R1uWMcEFICyZ36wGRm_ePUep44Ub0JWCCE9uM9_0r8qxsuknYZjll4HXqLrAPN0NcRnwvAtiITKjSRqJU/s640/blogger-image--1344737619.jpg"></a></div><br></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">XoXo<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKqwJdAUGbrUrmLXNEtY7qq27YspQo_8tIvicJ1kd-86-u-alM8Fm5O_sQrKIlbGS1pl918aid7OtPP3WWVTnfs96V9TUG78PZg_zWQcVek6psozB8-13FEV1Nm50PlzCHQ6LSLzdwoM/s640/blogger-image--2147009559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKqwJdAUGbrUrmLXNEtY7qq27YspQo_8tIvicJ1kd-86-u-alM8Fm5O_sQrKIlbGS1pl918aid7OtPP3WWVTnfs96V9TUG78PZg_zWQcVek6psozB8-13FEV1Nm50PlzCHQ6LSLzdwoM/s640/blogger-image--2147009559.jpg"></a></div></span></div>Taci simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649454399398337689noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562301349963077965.post-65203332293072183292015-03-06T19:04:00.000-08:002015-03-06T19:14:40.584-08:00 Beautiful Shawl <div align="center">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spring break will be here soon and although we don't have big plans we may scape and go to the beach for a couple of days ... bliss.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been working on the washcloths for my daughter, but my favorite project right now is my shawlette and a new KAL shawl I'm hoping to start this weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my friends was making this one last time we met for knitnite and I just had to start it. When I looked at it it felt almost like a "knitted paint".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is Leftie (for leftovers because you can use leftovers for the leafs if you wish) by Martina Behm. I just love it and it is not too hard to do. Once you get going with the leaves the garter stitch section goes really fast and garter stitch is so relaxing to me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana;">This has been a very busy month.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana;">I thought I would have a bit more time to relax but time went so fast and before I noticed February is almost gone. This year is absolutely full of important dates for us. My husband is turning the big 50, it is our 25th anniversary and our daughter is graduating from HS. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana;">Lots of things to celebrate ... lots of blessings to count, but I do find myself busier than ever and between doing all this and working full time not much time is left (other than for sleeping ... which I really wish I didn't need so much, ha ha).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana;">I got my nails done for my birthday....( I don't usually do it very often and I just love it)</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to lunch for mine and <a href="http://www.grayseasailor-onesaylorslog.blogspot.com/">Gracie's</a> birthday with our friend <a href="http://www.teresakasner.blogspot.com/">Teresa</a> last week and we had lots of fun as we always do ... I do love those ladies ... We really missed <a href="http://www.thesimplelifeofaqueen.blogsport.com/">Betsy </a> who couldn't be here this year but she was with us in our hearts and she sent me such an adorable card and yarn (from her trip to Japan) ... such adorable, thoughtful friends. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana;">My daughter and I are now in the process of making the tags and I'll post all of your beautiful hats here soon. Thank you again for being so generous. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">Yes, we have many reasons to celebrate February, but for me it is a bit extra special as I will be celebrating my birthday this month and I just love to be alive, to have all that I have and to be blessed beyond my wildest dreams.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">Talking about blessings I continue to receive so many responses from all of you about my project - Hats for Brazil. I am overwhelmed with joy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">I want to let all of you know that I will be going to Brazil this summer, in the beginning of JULY, so we have plenty of time. If I receive the hats by the beginning of June it will be wonderful!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">I have been trying to make at least one little hat every week. I showed you my first one last week and this week I'm testing <a href="http://www.teresakasner.blogspot.com/">Teresa's</a> cutest pattern. I'm not done yet as I have had lots of appointments after work this week and Sunday we had the Superbowl game and I didn't have any time to knit or crochet. Sadly the Seahawks lost, but we did have a good family time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">My husband loves to have chicken wings every year for the superbowl and we had a couple of our neighbors over to watch the game. He always makes the wings on his Traeger (a smoker), but this year the Traeger was not working and he was sad he was not going to make wings ... I told him I had the perfect solution ... I had seen that my friend <a href="http://www.teresakasner.blogspot.com/">Teresa Kasner</a> made wings last week. She wrote their recipe on her blog and we promptly decided to try it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">My dear friend <a href="http://www.scottys-place.blogspot.com/">Pammy Sue </a></span> <span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from Scotty's Place sent me this cutest sets, the hats and the matching mittens. How generous of you my dear Pammy Sue. You are so generous and your great heart amazes and inspire me ... Thank you again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such cute colors and I love your pattern and your cute card ... You are so thoughtful !</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks you again from the bottom of my heart and I promise your heart will sing when you see the pictures of the babies that got each and every one of your hats.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for what I have on my needles right now ... I have been working on a cowl which I finished but it is now being blocked so I have not yet photographed it ... pictures are coming soon this next weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm also working on a graduation blanket for my daughter and have been making washcloths galore ... also for her. You know ... it's all about her this year. I want to make her feel special and want her to know how much we love her even in the smallest details. So, because I know she likes these washcloths I'm making 12 of them for her to take when she leaves for college (she has not yet decided where she is going ... it will happen soon and I will start helping her with the arrangements and preparing myself )</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">She chose the colors and I started working. I made a few different patterns.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">I made crochet ones ... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Knitted ones ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And one with the traditional grandma pattern </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">But of all the ones I made she loves these ones the most and that is the one I will make 12 of them for her. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I found this pattern at Pearl Soho website. I had to change the pattern to make it a bit smaller as their pattern turned out a bit big for her.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I even made one with this beautiful yarn my dear friend <a href="http://www.teresakasner.blogspot.com/">Teresa</a> gave to me this Christmas. This is KnitPicks dishie and I have already order lots (shhhh) of it to make more washcloths ... I love working with it ... it makes your washcloth look luxurious and it is sooooo soft. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">I'm sending this one to my sister in Brazil. It was her birthday yesterday (Happy Birthday querida Heli ). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am sure having fun working on this project </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you again for being here and for all your wonderful comments. I hope you are all having as much fun as I am and that your February is full of sweet surprises and most specially filled with LOVE.</span></div>
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Taci simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649454399398337689noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562301349963077965.post-73865623583677203502015-01-27T19:54:00.001-08:002015-01-27T21:00:50.955-08:00A big thank you and My first hat this yearHi there Dear Ones ...<br />
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You are all such a great, wonderful bunch !!! <br />
I feel so blessed and overjoyed ... I have gotten such a great response from all of you about my little endeavor ... My great hat adventure. I feel blessed to know that I'm part of such a caring and supportive community. To know that all over the world there are people like YOU ... People that care and people that want to help one another and the ones that have less than we do. In a way I don't feel like they have less than we do ... They have less material possessions, but they have so much to offer and they have giving me this great gift ... To know and to get to know each one of you a little better and to feel so connected by this effort.<br />
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Thank you for such a great gift and for creating this strong link that now keeps us all together. <br />
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I have made my first hat for this year and I know many of you are already fast at work making yours ... Go check Teresa's ( www.teresakasner.blogspot.com ) she made 4 adorable hats already ... <br />
I was also so surprised last week with such a sweet delightful gift that my sweet friend Betsy (from www.thesimplelifeofaqueen.blogspot.com) sent to me... This cute, sweet, pink heart. Thank you my sweet friend. You are so great and thoughtful ... When I count my blessings you are always included my dear friend ... You made me smile and made my day. <br />
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Before I go today I wanted to say my most heartfelt, humble THANK YOU again to all of you who have volunteered and are donating your time, your talent, your gift and your heart to help with this project ... It would really not be possible without you. <br />
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Hope you have a wonderful week ... Thanks for stopping by and I hope to "See"you soon my dear friends. <br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">As a new Year starts I always have renewed energy and hope.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">I make plans for the New Year and I always feel so happy for the new perspectives it brings to me...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">It is like the sun rising in the morning, no matter how hard the previous day was seeing a new sunrise always brings me hope.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">This year we have a lot going on and lots of planning for the new things happening.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">My husband is turning a big 50 ... my daughter is graduating ... and after her graduation we are hoping to go to Brazil to see my family ... oh how much I miss them... and how happy I feel just thinking about being there.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">Every time we go to Brazil I want to bring gifts with me. We go to a village in North Recife, Brazil and we spend a </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">few days there getting to know the families and their needs. One of their greater needs is for clothes and hats for newborn babies. My mom makes bags with complete layettes for underprivileged pregnant ladies and she includes a hat, mittens, sweaters and everything else a new baby would need as these ladies don't ever have a baby shower ... for them these simple, humble bags are their baby shower. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">This year my daughter and I have made a goal and we want to try to bring 200 hats ( a rough estimate of the numbers of days before we leave) with us when we go in the beginning of July.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">I know ... I'm a bit ambitious as I work full time and my daughter is graduating ... I know I won't be able to make 200 hats by myself ... unless ... if I get your help ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">So, if you love to make baby hats ... and you </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">My daughter is going to make tags (I will be showing them here very soon)... each hat will have a tag that will say: "this hat was made especially for you ... with love by .... and we will write your name in the space. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">If you would prefer you can write your name and a little message also on your hats.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">Through out the years my friends and I have made hats and we have sent them to Africa and to Brazil.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">This time I wish to take them with me as I'm going there and I cannot deny they are close to my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">This is a work in progress as I have already mentioned to some of my friends and I have sent a few to be given away this past Christmas ... but the new ones will be going with me and I will be updating you as to where to send them if you would like to be part of this effort. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">I feel so privileged and so touched to have all of you as part of my life ... </span> </div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are some more pictures of what we have as a group made in the past ... I have so many friends to thank and have seen so many happy faces receiving these hats ... it is encouraging ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can <a href="http://www.stitcheryprojects.com/2011/03/21/basic-baby-hat/">Knit</a> this basic baby hat or <a href="http://www.wisdomcookie.net/basic-baby-hat/">crochet</a> or use any pattern you desire ... and you can make them in any size or color you wish ... Please, email me if you are interested and I will give you the address to send it to ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana;">As always, I'm so touched by the generosity and love all of you have shown me which I see every day here in blogland ... so weather you want to send a hat, well wishes or just a positive thought or prayer for one of these babies all of them will be accepted and appreciated with a smile and a humble heart ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Another year has come and gone and we are already at the start of a New Year with great resolutions and renewed hope. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I know that its not really the first day of the year, but I have always wanted to do a review in the beginning of the year and thought this year I'm going to start making time to do the things I have always wanted to do and haven't yet ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have had a few hiccups during the holiday season which prevented me from being here more often. My dearest MIL fell and got really hurt (she is doing much better now thank God) and I got sick and had no energy, but you all know how much I enjoy being here and visiting with you so the first chance I had ... here I am. </span></div>
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I was dreaming of making a collage of my projects for each month ... well, first I need to find the right program, learn how to use it and then put it here for you to see... I am hoping that will happen in 2015, but I have not yet mastered that ... see I'm not a huge fan of computers and I get very impatient to learn new things on it ... but as I said when I first started ... this is the year to adventure and do new things ... so who knows ? maybe one of these months you will see a collage of my projects.</div>
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<span style="color: black;">JANUARY 2014 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I think I was a little selfish that month ... I made this lovely shawl for myself</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">February is HEART month and although I didn't show you I did make lots of cute hearts ... but I also made this fun mittens (again for myself)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">and then my husband's cousin got married to a lovely gall who we really love and I made some washcloths to go with a gc we gave to her for her bridal shower ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">and made a cute little blanket and hat for a friend's granddaughter ( I made lots of these blankets last year ... I think pretty close to 20 of them ...I just forget to take pictures isn't crazy?)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Then it was JULY ... we were now in our house ... lots of boxes and sometimes complete chaos ... but it didn't matter ... we were finally in our house our house ... I was so happy to start our new journey and was having so much fun decorating ... one little space at a time ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">AUGUST came like a flash and I had 2 baby blankets and other projects in mind so I kept working.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I started this baby blanket almost a year before and had packed away, so I tried to work on it but to this day I have not finished it either (I have a few "unfinished business" to work on this year ... hopefully I will get them done )</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">and again another one of my "trade mark" baby blanket , I told you I made lots and lots of them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I still had another baby blanket to make, this time for our nephew and niece who were having the cutest baby girl ... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">I also made them the cutest baby bib and burp rugs </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I have been making this pumpkins for a few years now (I took a class many years ago at one of our local yarn stores) and I just absolutely love them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">and a pumpkin hat for the new baby in our family ... she looked so adorable wearing it ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I decided to make some leafs for my table for Thanksgiving (I only accomplished to make one) but I'm certain I will finish the other two for next year as I loved making them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I also got a request from my daughter for a cowl and it took me a very long time to finish ... but I persisted and by the end of the month ... voila ... it was done </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">and now to the last month and my favorite time of the year ... DECEMBER ... CHRISTMAS time for me and my family ... I just love the whole month ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">The preparations, the makings, the cookies, the family gatherings and most especially being with our families ...</span></div>
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for sharing the good and not so good moments ... for your friendship and support and for keeping coming back to "visit" me here ...<br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But today I want to show you my Christmas Cowl ... I always wanted a scarf ... A cowl ... A shawl .,, that I would only wear around Christmas ... And that reminds me of Christmas .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">Well... Last month I went to one of our local Yarn shops - Twisted - its quiet a fun shop ... <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">When I went in the first thing I saw was " the cowl " , the cowl I have been looking for for quiet some time ..</span></span></span></div>
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Taci simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649454399398337689noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562301349963077965.post-87742219252971939202014-12-03T21:10:00.000-08:002014-12-03T21:10:09.445-08:00Thanksgiving is gone and "It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">Thanks so much for all your kind and nice comments. You are the reason I come back here (almost) every week and I'm so grateful and thankful for you ... We had a wonderful and not as quiet as I was hoping for Holiday, but we had a great time with our family and then on Saturday we had another feast with our friends...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">We all enjoyed and probably eat a lot more than we should've ... but we don't do that every day so it was just fine...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">I was working on doing a leaf to put on my table ... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">My builder (and now friend), Kristy told me about this pattern which I absolutely love. It's on Ravelry and you find as Wolly Acorn and Oak Leaf designed by Marie Mayhem.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It Looked great when I had the table all set up, with a table cloth it looked so pretty. Unfortunately I have been getting home so late that we really do not have any light to take good pictures...So that is all I have for now.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bought the yarn and my plan is to have 2 more done. They are all different colors and I think it will look great when they are all together, but I really don't think I'll get to it again till next year as I won't really put them on the table till next fall...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">I can't wait to work on them again and see it all together. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">I also bought some yarn for more hats ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm sooooo very excited as I had been wanting this yarn for such a long time. I found it at one of our local yarn shops and could not resist ... so 3 more hats will be born before Christmas...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">and talking about Christmas ... I did a little decorating this weekend also. The Christmas tree is not decorated yet ... just lights... but it does give the feeling that "it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas" around here ... and I love it .</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I just love this santa ... he has such a great attitude and he looks so happy ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">And this is my nutcracker collection. My husband and the kids have giving me one every year for the 24 years we have been married.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A couple of years ago I made the stockings for us and I was so happy they turned out cute and fun ....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know you cannot really see our Christmas tree very well, but I thought this picture turned out really fun ... When the tree is decorated I will show it again soon ...</span></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not sure if you can see the hat very well ... it's kind of tricky to take a selfy with the camera by my "official photographer" was not home... </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I'm having so much fun I just wish we had a few more hours in the day (who doesn't right ?) or my ultimate wish is that I had 8 hands and arms (like an octopus - God please I'm just joking really ...) ... but what I really need is to just enjoy this really fun and great feeling ... and continue my journey ...</span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6z6xqlKiqtqbxoMLWAs6LO3_fIX08BsUbL-xHR-e2v4Z-hFjvyY-MWj0cYsVRQsrldtw3j6neXZgHypaDsBS8jYN7jRfbUCTI45RhdL090GMQSFE6TBQpBBkconL1zDNDe2jhMGwIqY/s1600/DSC_1507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6z6xqlKiqtqbxoMLWAs6LO3_fIX08BsUbL-xHR-e2v4Z-hFjvyY-MWj0cYsVRQsrldtw3j6neXZgHypaDsBS8jYN7jRfbUCTI45RhdL090GMQSFE6TBQpBBkconL1zDNDe2jhMGwIqY/s1600/DSC_1507.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUwO-sU6SD9NpHg80eQErn7k_raJYtUDr-H-7lb6TAl-YkEyuV6ZeLvoD0RD4JRvp0VCNVlfkwySYqJlsNcizC8Fdbg6ti23pqU66BgRnLs7eNp85x9G0ZPPYnhOrXjF7on5SRMKPoRY/s1600/DSC_1509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUwO-sU6SD9NpHg80eQErn7k_raJYtUDr-H-7lb6TAl-YkEyuV6ZeLvoD0RD4JRvp0VCNVlfkwySYqJlsNcizC8Fdbg6ti23pqU66BgRnLs7eNp85x9G0ZPPYnhOrXjF7on5SRMKPoRY/s1600/DSC_1509.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">My niece, my daughter, my son... everybody wants one ... and the list goes on ... what is a girl to do ??? just go buy more yarn (darn :)) and keep knitting ... </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNpAWKKkZr463e53q6pzqY_FLUj0Rg1YiqLCFR9eyY3nrhTKnKbZiQ2BUt1v7OJoNC1HqwJWNJDOrX_ng_He4VLKmLRDISINmKlo42tNvi6BZwdIreqZ_ZEtz-wK7B-mHS86jN7oackk/s1600/DSC_1517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNpAWKKkZr463e53q6pzqY_FLUj0Rg1YiqLCFR9eyY3nrhTKnKbZiQ2BUt1v7OJoNC1HqwJWNJDOrX_ng_He4VLKmLRDISINmKlo42tNvi6BZwdIreqZ_ZEtz-wK7B-mHS86jN7oackk/s1600/DSC_1517.JPG" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4ok4pkEVPd6-87KTGdkNWp-MdhKNgOZRKLFfGbjSK8J_j0jjaUcWo0p0PLi6Rbomuf9IgjL0L6CqKPt7AzsK2XwmNhXHiKotzyTXIQlqpGdiFnoEUZhJ_zAbDpaI9tQ1BtaiRVLMlbs/s1600/DSC_1528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4ok4pkEVPd6-87KTGdkNWp-MdhKNgOZRKLFfGbjSK8J_j0jjaUcWo0p0PLi6Rbomuf9IgjL0L6CqKPt7AzsK2XwmNhXHiKotzyTXIQlqpGdiFnoEUZhJ_zAbDpaI9tQ1BtaiRVLMlbs/s1600/DSC_1528.JPG" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">and that is exactly what I did ... </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnABKE46nv7hdTE7ebmbsdPmV8IBXHiwE-VxvlmNPolUp1V4CJ8BR4LkZiJfUECMnwbYU4vZdbZY9GDpBlrP04w3jG_OWjZwmAThL5r8ZjMj8QH_TpvPC01m1Jl-I0ep9KUd7yuDfebE/s1600/DSC_1531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnABKE46nv7hdTE7ebmbsdPmV8IBXHiwE-VxvlmNPolUp1V4CJ8BR4LkZiJfUECMnwbYU4vZdbZY9GDpBlrP04w3jG_OWjZwmAThL5r8ZjMj8QH_TpvPC01m1Jl-I0ep9KUd7yuDfebE/s1600/DSC_1531.JPG" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div></span><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">We are going to celebrate thanksgiving next week and I'm most incredibly thankful for so many blessings ...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">And amongst all the blessings I have to count I have you my friends to be so very thankful for ...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Have a wonderful Thanksgiving !!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnABKE46nv7hdTE7ebmbsdPmV8IBXHiwE-VxvlmNPolUp1V4CJ8BR4LkZiJfUECMnwbYU4vZdbZY9GDpBlrP04w3jG_OWjZwmAThL5r8ZjMj8QH_TpvPC01m1Jl-I0ep9KUd7yuDfebE/s1600/DSC_1531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnABKE46nv7hdTE7ebmbsdPmV8IBXHiwE-VxvlmNPolUp1V4CJ8BR4LkZiJfUECMnwbYU4vZdbZY9GDpBlrP04w3jG_OWjZwmAThL5r8ZjMj8QH_TpvPC01m1Jl-I0ep9KUd7yuDfebE/s1600/DSC_1531.JPG" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Another sunset picture from Gino ... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-u6hfXbCE-TueTaiO-GkDpuHpxEfqVc0QuunwtmhYcSGEZcGJOs9AMWeiQr8mZWAxtB0bPZ8b7ulEO8CCrgAbDDKM5xpISBhxGZr0lWk6vISfhpO1XjOwoawVXArWoAtU0_Xsbr1Cac4/s1600/DSC_0568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-u6hfXbCE-TueTaiO-GkDpuHpxEfqVc0QuunwtmhYcSGEZcGJOs9AMWeiQr8mZWAxtB0bPZ8b7ulEO8CCrgAbDDKM5xpISBhxGZr0lWk6vISfhpO1XjOwoawVXArWoAtU0_Xsbr1Cac4/s1600/DSC_0568.JPG" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">and our beautiful Mt. Hood seen from our window</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbia3gfaJ67r3c1VrWh78n6Fb2n1mCPSBGAOlnO1kUPF7e4nVUD10IVI_1UfNR-W52Ed9O9n-iQ6fW0n8epV_Rn4sFO1WqdE8d2-igz14wLldOGh-5ObCmH0MfwEeYSLb4SgSFOf0Yts/s1600/DSC_0669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbia3gfaJ67r3c1VrWh78n6Fb2n1mCPSBGAOlnO1kUPF7e4nVUD10IVI_1UfNR-W52Ed9O9n-iQ6fW0n8epV_Rn4sFO1WqdE8d2-igz14wLldOGh-5ObCmH0MfwEeYSLb4SgSFOf0Yts/s1600/DSC_0669.JPG" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">And here is a picture of my charming photographer ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdI13SUWuz2boXJ_EseJSoSaCBVwta1-fkgmgU_rk_gSb6wdsDpxoa97jPP6lHGxVgJr3_hdY4BxJw-Cv5y6RWHtsHPmg7XxFgrmNh8jjWIRXBX88yLvzixQcNLxWeAq1OPgWOjjQ6Y/s1600/DSC_9563+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdI13SUWuz2boXJ_EseJSoSaCBVwta1-fkgmgU_rk_gSb6wdsDpxoa97jPP6lHGxVgJr3_hdY4BxJw-Cv5y6RWHtsHPmg7XxFgrmNh8jjWIRXBX88yLvzixQcNLxWeAq1OPgWOjjQ6Y/s1600/DSC_9563+-+Copy.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture credit to Gino Simmons</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">( intagram simmonsgino</span></div>Taci simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649454399398337689noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562301349963077965.post-39079549516091116052014-11-11T12:36:00.000-08:002014-11-11T12:36:13.041-08:00Another Cowl and n a Beautiful Sunset<div align="center">
<span style="color: #0c343d;">I am slowly settling down to our house and finding that once again Autumn is a very calming and relaxing season for me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Although I do love summer and widely enjoy the "new life" feeling that spring brings to my heart I do love the Fall ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Warm evenings, cuddling near the fireplace and a warm blanket on my lap with my knitting and crochet right beside me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">I feel so happy to have so many new projects and to be planning for the Holiday. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">This time of year always brings me a feeling of anticipation and planning for good times with my family, great dinners and get together and lots of good memories to be shared. I have been working on my Christmas gifts (which I cannot show here yet ... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">As I was working (with the elves) and trying to get a head start on Christmas, my daughter asked me to make another cowl for her... and what will a" knitting mama" do when her daughter asks her for anything ???</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Of course, I abandoned anything and everything I had been working on and all I have been doing is "her" cowl ... lots of knitting ....knitting .... knitting ... as it is a garter stitch ... not too wide ...a bit longer than usual cowl... no pattern at all ... just the instructions of what she "had in mind" ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">See, my daughter has a very good sense of fashion and design and when she wants something (in all aspects of life) she knows exactly what she wants ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">She describes it to me ... I hurry to the yarn store ... and off I go ....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Another Day ... Another Cowl ..</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">and as we have a Holiday today I took the day to catch up on some house work and hopefully ... finish it for her ..</span><span style="color: #0c343d;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Hopefully I'll get it accomplished and will be back soon to show it to you. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">I also wanted to take a minute to say THANK YOU to all the Veterans who have fought for us ... Including a BIG THANK YOU to my husband who served in the US Air Force. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Thank you so very much for all your kind and beautiful comments on my cookies and pumpkin ... I am trying to "learn" to take better pictures ... so bear with me as I go through this new path ...</span></div>
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He LOVES to take pictures and I LOVE his pictures ...</div>
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We are so blessed with such a beauty.</div>
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I have been working and working and my daughter has been sick so I haven't been able to do much ... but here we are and tonight its </div>
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HALLOWEEN...</div>
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We don't go "trick-o-treating" anymore, our kids are teens now, but we are ready for the little ones to come visit us ...</div>
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I make chili and cupcakes every year and this year some of our kids friends are going to stop by ...</div>
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I made some treats for them.</div>
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I made this cute pumpkin to give to a friend. I have been making some of them every year. It's a cute pattern I bought in one of our local yarn stores and my knitting group and I make them every year. I have a pretty good collection of them in my house. This one went to a friend who invited us for a Halloween party last week. </div>
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We are staying home and enjoying a quiet, relaxing evening.</div>
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I really don't think things will slow down this year for us ...<br />
We are starting to feel a little more settled. Still lots to do in the house and the garage ... Oh the garage, still lots to do there also. But we are now starting to feel that this is our house. <br />
This last weekend I spent all Saturday cleaning and cleaning and more cleaning. I was exhausted, but it felt really good to know that I only have about 5 more boxes to go and we will be done "unboxing" ... Unpacking the house. <br />
While I have not had much time to knit or crochet I have been working on a few "Christmas" projects ... Trying to get a little ahead so I don't feel too stressed when the holidays get here. I really want to enjoy and spend time with my family instead of working so much in the holidays... <br />
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I'm also getting ready to do a coffee tasting party in November. My husband and I we have a small business roasting fresh coffee from all over the world. We roast it right here in our house in Happy Valley, OR. We specialize on coffees from Brazil and South America and we really enjoy making the different blends and right now most of our clients are our friends. But I'm hoping to expand it a little this next year as my son is interested in working on it with us...<br />
So my next post I will show you our coffee label and will give you a little tour of our website and if you feel like ordering a delicious pound of coffee you can do it right there. We deliver ( if you are here in town) and we can also ship it if you want to try it. <br />
We are changing our label and I'm waiting for the new ones and that is why I am waiting till next week to show it to you... Our website is www.cafezinhoroasting.com if you want to check it out. <br />
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I also want to show you what I have worked on a little bit this weekend.... <br />
I have been making washcloths and hope to have enough this year for Christmas gifts. <br />
I also had so much fun picking up some pretty fall leafs and when I put them in my kitchen counter look how pretty they look with the beautiful shadows in the wall.<br />
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Hope you are all having fun wherever you are ... Even if it has turned grey and dark, enjoy the cozy days the cold and rain give to us ... Time to slow down a little and enjoy the inside, the fire, the hot teas and cocoa ... And while doing that ... Enjoy a little bit of Crochetting, knitting or whichever craft makes you happy. <br />
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Thank you so very much for all your kind and sweat comments on my last post about the baby boots. <br />
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You make my day ... You make me smile ... You make me feel special.<br />
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Hope you are all having a wonderful week. <br />
We are having such a wonderful beginning of the Fall season here in Oregon. The weather is still warm during the day and getting cold and cozy in the evenings. The leafs are turning yellow, orange and the most beautiful shades of red. It almost feel like you are walking into a picture everywhere you go ... what a blessing to live in such a great beautiful place.<br />
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I have been working a lot. My job is, sometimes, very busy and stressful with lots of emergencies,,, and right now I'm in one of those times ... but I have put out a lot of fires in the last 3 weeks and hope we are coming down to a more calm time.<br />
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Because I have been so busy I haven't been able to do much, but what I have been doing has been very happy. I have mostly worked on a few baby blankets. The very rewarding kind of blanket I make for a lot of my friends and family. I have shown you a few of them before. they are made of fabric (which I enjoy doing a little bit of sewing) and crochet around the edges.<br />
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This week I also finally finished one of the favorite baby booties I have ever made ...<br />
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I saw this baby boots at a market about a year ago. I have a friend who just had a girl. I made a blanket for her but really wanted to make some baby boots ... then I remember the "baby ughs" I just loved it ...<br />
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... I looked for the pattern and found it on Etsy ... oh, thank God for Etsy..<br />
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Here is the information in case you feel like you won't be able to sleep if you don't make one also:<br />
The pattern is "The Furrylicious Boot" from Twogirlspatterns at etsy. <br />
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I have to say I have been crocheting for a very long time and this is not an easy project, but the pattern is very, very well written and they have a wonderful series of pictures that makes it not only a lot easier to complete, but also a very fun pair of baby booties. I'm not one to like making socks or sleepers because I'm a classic case of the second sock syndrome ... I get all excited about making a pair of socks, but after I make the first one I really don't want to make the second one and it takes me a while before I can pick it up again ...but this one was all worth it ... I'm even thinking about making another one. <br />
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Well, I hope you enjoy the pictures ( I can't wait to see a picture of the baby wearing it) ...<br />
and that you are enjoying whatever project you are working on it right now ... after all it should be the journey, not so much the destination, that really makes as happy ...<br />
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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZJKMQokNkNYOgk9QaSwa41b57uGuSJXnYiqjJ-i_THP3qPfxA9cKlW7Aup71Zg-iiv5E9QS9RGdKRbIOXPdhMrQGIiuaCvkMbVf9K9TpFTPAOYdvVbmf9BRz0X3U3YdSfcZH7V_h-yI/s640/blogger-image--149355226.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucNTrSZQ1OzT-5gdB7PwxDu2FI5r6va8pzx59wsf1NxfSlKB4oH32DAqpBcX0WvHee9pOWvgHBLdKbKfOud67fCR_u5VitmJm25WcPKHo5efD6tYu3S3Gbtgv88rXGf15OygjZTH3QvI/s640/blogger-image--1902779404.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETDP1Nf7ajUl30GLeadHEWm1YvyFMfSWA9wDeYByONsk5b2zq-8LWtoNDif9b1MFrpPjN8gjU6zkv5-3OVayeF-OvR70OEHbsK6ZqzoasZJ1A3o6Q8POI7-uo5Om7XMAO84b1Ik2YM5E/s640/blogger-image--1382224673.jpg"></div>Hi there friends , <div><br><div>Hope you are having a wonderful week.</div><div>This last weekend I went to the OFFF - Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival.</div><div>We have it every year here in Canby, Oregon.</div><div>A fun way for all the great people ( and animals) that make the beautiful fibers for us knitters and crocheters and all other crafters ( not sure those are real words) to get together and show their beautiful work of art.</div><div>The festival starts on Fridays with just some classes and workshops and on Saturday and Sunday it's open to everyone ... and that is when we went.</div><div>This year not many of our friends from our knitting group could go so my friends Shan, Theresa and I went and had such a wonderful time.</div><div>We saw so many beautiful yarns, beautiful fibers to spin and the beautiful</div><div>Animals who gifts us with their gorgeous fibers.</div><div>I didn't buy very much yarn this year, to be honest I only bought 1 skein.., can you believe it ? But I bought a big woven basket to keep my projects all in one beautiful spot <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">in our great room.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I'm sorry I forgot to take a picture of my goodies but I promise I will show it to you later.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My friend Shan got so many compliments on her shawl she was wearing we had to stop every 5 minutes because everybody wanted to ask her about it ... It's absolutely gorgeous and it was definitely not easy, but she is a great knitter ... And she did a great job ... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We did have a wonderful time looking through all the great things they had this year, but most of all I have to say I had a great, great time spending time with my friends ... </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">It makes life all worth it .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hope you are having a great week and enjoying every little great moment you have every day ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUY0EkZbjvbi2HfYzuKr1ZuxlZDM8jXmpu9AzXYcij7GHCIOCrOmbsF2M0TIH1dzLTo58LfIo2CyvirzUeERJRQRvUQpWgn3PFU_tgytAXIIsckp7fEn7xXbTcItVTDmmjS_b5lOKQ2U/s640/blogger-image--328470840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUY0EkZbjvbi2HfYzuKr1ZuxlZDM8jXmpu9AzXYcij7GHCIOCrOmbsF2M0TIH1dzLTo58LfIo2CyvirzUeERJRQRvUQpWgn3PFU_tgytAXIIsckp7fEn7xXbTcItVTDmmjS_b5lOKQ2U/s640/blogger-image--328470840.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Thanks again so very much for all your comments ... They make me so happy.</span></div></div>Taci simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649454399398337689noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562301349963077965.post-86047459913517798492014-09-22T21:25:00.001-07:002014-09-22T21:25:19.225-07:00Can you believe I'm still working on my ripple blanket ?Hi there friends. <br />
I have been so extremely busy att work I have been getting home late and haven't really had energy to work on much of what I really enjoy doing...<br />
I go to work... Work, work, work, <br />
I get home ... Work ... Work... Work...<br />
But if I get a minute here and there you know what I do ...<br />
I knit...I crochet... I knit....<br />
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And yes, I have started a couple of projects but just didn't have time to take pictures yet...<br />
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I am almost done with my forever going ripple blanket so I thought I show it to you today ...<br />
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I think I have made some progress and I'm almost, almost done .<br />
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The weather is sure turning here in the Northwest and Fall is sure here to stay. The evenings are getting colder and they are saying the rain is coming soon ...<br />
So I think I'm finishing my blanket right in time to start using it and getting cozy and warm near the fire.<br />
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Hope you are all well and enjoying your week ...<br />
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I can't believe that almost 10 days have gone by since I have posted... Life is very busy around here. School started, we had all of our closets done so now I can finally take all of our clothes out of boxes and I have been finding a minute here and there to knit a bit and crochet a little.<br />
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Our niece K are having a sweet baby girl in November ...we are so excited we can't stand it ... This last Saturday we had a baby shower for her and I have been making a few things for this sweet little girl she is going to have soon.<br />
I made a few burp rugs with crochet edges, a cute little bib and finally a blanket I love to make for all the babies in the family ... <br />
They have chosen the nursery to be yellow and grey, a combination I absolutely love since yellow is one of my favorite colors...<br />
So when I was at the fabric store and found this fabric I knew right away this was going to be the perfect blanket for them.<br />
Perfect yellow, with the right grey. I found a good yellow yarn and designed the crochet edge...<br />
I think it was a perfect combination and I'm very happy with the result and I think Mom-to-be really liked it also ... Now I can't wait to wrap the sweet little girl in the blanket and just give her lots of hugs and loves ...<br />
Babies are so wonderful and sweet ....<br />
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Hope you are having a wonderful and sweet week yourself.<br />
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I have been visiting your blogs as much as I can and hope you know you make my day so happy when you stop by to "see" me. Thanks for all your wonderful comments.<br />
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We usually go camping or somewhere for this long weekend ... This year we had a staycation. <br />
It's been nice ... We got a lot done in the house and tomorrow I plan to relax a little ...<br />
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Since we didn't go camping I thought I embellish some of our rocks. This one is a rock my daughter had since she was in kindergarten. She has always loved rocks and she brings and buys them everywhere we go...<br />
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I was so happy on how they turned out I think I'm going to make more ... Lots more. <br />
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I found the pattern on ravelry : Lacy River Rocks, by Margaret Oomen. Lovely, easy pattern and so satisfying ... In about an hour you have a pretty, door/paper weight. I think I will make some more tomorrow :) <br />
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My kids' start school on Tuesday ... Off we go into another school year ...<br />
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Thanks for stopping by to "visit" me again ... And have a lovely Labor Day, holiday Monday !<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been so busy trying to get the house in order and the kids set up to start school again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Summer is coming to an end and I can hardly believe school is going to start in one week here for us ... where did the 3 months summer vacation go ???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been busy cleaning, unpacking more boxes and getting ready for a new school year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My daughter is going to be a Senior this year... and after HS comes to an end ... off to a new path and to college she will be. Independence and all the fun and responsibilities that come with it ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I knew this day would get here... I'm glad this day got here ... but I can't lie I'm a bit nostalgic about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's just starting now, but sooner than I expect it will be ending and she will be turning a huge new page in her life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong I'm very happy and extremely excited for her. The perspectives are for a beautiful future and the dreams are endless. I want her to go explore and live life to the fullest... but I will for sure miss my little girl. Till the day she goes though I'm going to live every second and every moment with her... I'm going to enjoy seeing her grow up to be the smart, beautiful, kind young woman she is becoming ... the young woman I'm so proud of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now ... I have been working on several different projects this week, but honestly have not taken any pictures yet because I have been updating my Ravelry account. Since I started my blog I have not even posted one single project on my Ravelry space. I post here and forget that Ravelry can be so very helpful and so fun for so many other people to look at.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I decided to go on and start updating my profile and have started with a few pictures of my projects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While it is still a work in progress I sure made a little progress tonight and here are a few of the pictures I posted there :</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">wow, after I posted some of the pictures I do have a feeling that shawls, scarves and cowls are my favorite things to knit and crochet ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do love the instant gratification that these projects bring to me ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are mostly the ones I made for myself and I can honestly say I made at least 50 of them last year... Mostly gifts for family and friends ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They make me happy and i hope they make somebody happy also...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And if this is the whole purpose of my knitting ... to make somebody happy and make me happy ... I think I will keep on doing it ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will leave you with a picture of a wip ... Another one I just started yesterday for my daughter's new year at school ... Will give you all the details as soon as I finish it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And life goes on... as happy as we can make it :)</span></div>
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Taci simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649454399398337689noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562301349963077965.post-55618530486045501482014-08-19T09:48:00.003-07:002014-08-19T09:48:38.899-07:00AnneTarsia Knits - Book Review<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Last year I went to a workshop with Anne Berk to learn a new technique on intarsia. I had never taken very much time to learn intarsia and I was always intrigued by it. I went with 2 of my best friends, Tammie and Shan. We had such a wonderful time as we always do when we are together and doing one of our favorite hobbies... knitting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we were in the workshop we also got to try a new intarsia technique which Anne was developing as she was writing her book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was amazed at how easily I learned as Anne is a a fantastic instructor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We got to try these two projects and I have to say although I always though intarsia was so very difficult I did come out of her workshop with a feeling of accomplishment and a smile on my face. I now can do Intarsia and I really enjoyed it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While we were at the workshop Anne's husband, Bill Berk, who did most of the photography for her book (which by the way look wonderful - Great job Bill !) took a lot of pictures throughout the evening. Anne asked if she could use some of the pictures in her book. I never thought, in my wildest dream, that when the book came out I would see a picture of myself on it ... I was so surprised and so happy ...</span></div>
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The <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">book is fantastic and it shows you how to do intarsia from the simplest and more traditional way to the "new link" or new technique which Anne introduces in the book. She shows you how to knit intarsia "in the round" and on garter stitch. She did a wonderful job at pointing every single details and the pictures are fantastic. She guides you, from the very beginning, with the introduction of Yarn, tools, and terminology to the fantastic tour of our Great Northwest - Portland, OR pictures as she introduces each new project to the book. Each chapter is full of new details and beautiful pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was a delight to meet and continue to know her today and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to see my name and my picture on her book, but even more I am very proud to have been a very, very small part of a book I think Anne should be very proud of ... and I am so privileged I got an autographed book :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you don't have a copy yet hurry and get one ... it's worth getting it... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You will be very surprised if you haven't tried intarsia yet you will have no problem starting it right away with this book. If you have already done or even if you are a pro at it you will want to learn her new technique and you will just love knitting intarsia on the round. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, that is it for me today my dear friends ... As always I'm so happy you came to visit me today ... you make my day ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">thanks for all your kind comments and I hope you have a wonderful week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will leave you with a picture of my favorite project from Annetarsia Knits and I think I have to hurry up and go get some yarn (wink) and start on this one for myself before winter gets here ... I'm soooo in love with it !!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a fantastic week ...</span></div>
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