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Archive for March, 2007

ready …. aim ….. fire!

Posted in knitting,, pigs, on March 29, 2007 | 19 Comments »

The daily pork report has moved into the living room. This guy is a very recent acquisition - he is a shooting range target and is made of cast iron. Last month I was at an antique show and there he was. It is the original paint and in the second picture [...]

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prezzies!

Posted in knitting,, pigs, on March 27, 2007 | 9 Comments »

When I got home from work yesterday, there was a package bonanza on my porch! not one, but two boxes waiting for me. The first package was from Rachel (who doesn’t have a blog yet and we wonder what is taking so long?!) Rachel lives in Arizona and sent along a Javelina and yarn. [...]

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Posted in knitting,, pigs, on March 26, 2007 | 15 Comments »

And they said it couldn’t be done; that I couldn’t spend an evening chatting and whooping it up with long lost girlfriends while simultaneously drinking and knitting Pomatomus socks. My progress is not an indication that these long lost girlfriends are boring but points toward my mad skillz with the needles and also my [...]

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Posted in knitting,, pigs, on March 23, 2007 | 13 Comments »

On the left is a not so great picture of my square. I have already sent the square off into the world, otherwise I would take another picture. This is handspun and navajo plyed and the stitch pattern is fishbone lace.
The picture on the right is the beginnings of Pomatomus socks. [...]

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Posted in dogs,, pigs, on March 21, 2007 | 12 Comments »

art glass boar bought at Corning Glass Museum
little pug napping
or trying to, if only someone would put the damn camera away

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Posted in daily living,, knitting,, pigs, on March 20, 2007 | 19 Comments »

Do you want me to start with the knitting part, or the part where other blogger’s sexy husbands are sending me presents?
Fine, but you chicks are twisted ….. yes, yes it’s true! I did order yarn for the facing hem! I decided to forgo the Colinette and instead ordered some Blue Sky Alpaca/Silk [...]

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Posted in knitting,, pigs, on March 19, 2007 | 9 Comments »

The sweater is almost finished! How close to the finish line am I? I have to knit the facing hems for the bottom, sleeves and the neckline. I am hunting for the perfect yarn for this job. I want something along the lines of a DK weight and Susan (Kathleen’s mom) [...]

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Yay for me,Vicki, Vicki’s sister, and Flair !!

Posted in daily living,, pigs, on March 17, 2007 | 16 Comments »

Your Quit Date is: Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 11:15:00 PM

Time Smoke-Free: 729 days, 6 hours, 44 minutes and 20 seconds

Cigarettes NOT smoked: 14586
 

Lifetime Saved: 3 months, 21 days, 10 hours

Money Saved: $3,942.00

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Posted in house projects, pigs, on March 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Give the people what they want! And since a few of you have expressed an interest in those shelves and I don’t have any knitting pictures, here is a closer look at one of the many splendid things about Boar ……

end piece

wall mount with curved fitting piece

T-shaped joining piece
The wooden shelves are pine boards [...]

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Posted in house projects, knitting,, pigs, on March 15, 2007 | 12 Comments »

A little pig liquid soap! My SiL put in him in my Christmas stocking one year and I don’t have the heart to use him. He now sits on the shelves in the master bathroom. Speaking of the shelves, this is the perfect opportunity to show off some of Boar’s handiwork. Boar is beyond handy [...]

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