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We’re Tenting Tonight
Courtesy of Iron Brigadier Those are the first three words of a song that my mom taught me when I was very young. It was taught to her when she was very young. I’m not sure how Granddad learned it. The verse I remember most well is the first one and it goes like this:…
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Dianne’s Ladder
I think I may have invented a new crochet pattern. I’m not 100% certain this is so because I haven’t seen every pattern ever created. And designers are coming up with new patterns all the time. I watch the tutorials on YouTube and I look at instructions for patterns online. But so far, I haven’t…
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Dreams
Courtesy of Sleep Cycle They say everyone dreams. My dad swore that he never dreamed. I told him he just didn’t remember his dreams. He said that no, that wasn’t it. He didn’t dream. I sometimes thought that he felt that dreaming was a weakness of some sort. Dad was definitely a man of the…
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Senyru 10
Courtesy of Shutterstock Winter is stubborn Holding tightly to the cold Spring waits patiently I do wonder if spring will ever actually get a grip on things. It’s snowing again today. Right now as I am writing this. It’s not heavy, but it’s sticking. I guess the last couple days were cold enough to cool…
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Brassieres
Courtesy of eonline I have never liked wearing bras. Even as a young woman, I found them uncomfortable and difficult. All that was available when I was young was traditional bras with back closures. They were almost all padded to some extent … and pointy. Not at all natural looking. Courtesy of Click Americana As…
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Tried Something New
I’ve been crocheting for about 46 years. I got by with the basics for a long time. Made lots of afghans and scarves and doilies. Socks and slippers were a mainstay for a while. Tea pot cozies and toaster covers were popular once. I made a couple of rugs too. Last year, I learned how…
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Common Misconceptions, Part Four
Courtesy of the Encyclopedia Britannica Bulls are Enraged by the Color Red Do you remember school field trips? Do they still do those? Or is the educational system in most districts so strapped for cash that field trips are a thing of the past? Or is it considered too dangerous? I remember field trips. I…
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How to Know your Husband Loves You
Courtesy of Free Vector Art & Image It isn’t always easy to know the why of love. Why does someone love you, why do you love them back? I’ve thought for many years that love grows out of knowing someone well; that first comes attraction, then infatuation. Both of these work to keep two people…
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Pet Peeves
Courtesy of the Enchanted Home Oh, you so do not want me to write about my pet peeves (but I’m going to do it anyway). And besides, no one can do that better than Andy Rooney did. But I don’t think he thought of them that way. There haven’t been too many celebrity deaths that…
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Yarn Remnants
This is my storage tub of small remnants. I like to crochet. Well, it might actually be more like I need to crochet. As a result, I have a lot of remnants of yarn. If the skein remnants are large enough, I leave them as they are. If they are small, I make them into…
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