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hide and seek

Posted in daily living,, house projects on October 8, 2008 | 7 Comments »

This picture was taken standing in the foyer looking into the bedroom hallway of the house.
What I want to show you is the piece hanging there above the bookcase. I don’t even know what to call it. Maybe wooden scary thing?
I bought it years ago at a local art show - the [...]

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my Peeps speak and I obey

Posted in house projects on June 30, 2008 | 9 Comments »

You asked for deck, you get deck.

This project has consumed our every waking moment for the past two weeks. We couldn’t be happier with the way it is turning out. I didn’t realize how bad our old deck had become! Are you also noticing the Mason-Dixon Adirondack chairs?
I am sure [...]

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The Great Deck Project 2008

Posted in family,, house projects on June 20, 2008 | 17 Comments »

Where the hell have I been? Playing assistant to Mr. Boar as he refurbishes our deck.
Mr. Boar loves to build decks. This was the first house project we did when we moved into this house. (before the desperately needed kitchen as a matter of fact - no, I’m not bitter) When [...]

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Posted in house projects on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Check it out — those little spindly green thing? They’re asparagus! And in only two more years, I will be able to have some. ;)
I decided to ignore Martha Stewart with all of her talk about ‘double digging’ and slowly filling in the hole. Instead I fully embraced these instructions. [...]

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a FO!

Posted in family,, house projects, knitting, on May 12, 2008 | 6 Comments »

pattern: Cottage Creations Babies & Bears
yarn: Lion Brand Cotton Ease
mods: collar rather than hood
I know this picture is a bit blurry, but without the flash the color of the yarn comes through. I have been wanting to knit this project ever since my friend Flair knit one up. The construction is interesting - [...]

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Adirondack Chair Tutorial!

Posted in house projects on July 1, 2007 | 12 Comments »

I know I have been an absent blogger. I have no good excuse other than there is really nothing to say! I do however have a prezzie for you all just to make it all better.
How about a Adirondack chair tutorial??
Download deck_chairs_1.pdf

Download deck_chairs_2.pdf

Download deck_chairs_3.pdf

Download deck_chairs_4.pdf
Mr. Boar (Boar, Boar he’s our Man! [...]

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feeling manic …..

Posted in daily living,, house projects, pigs, on June 18, 2007 | 9 Comments »

In the past ten minutes I have mentally composed at least three different blog posts. Here is a sample of some opening lines in the exact ordered they popped into my head:

Don’t let the idyllic picture fool you. I am in a craptacular mood. I am covered in paint and sweat and [...]

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our very own Easter Island

Posted in house projects, pigs, on June 7, 2007 | 17 Comments »

ta-da! the chairs were finished yesterday and Boar took these pictures before we put them all in the garage where they will stay until their paint job is complete. how great is he?

a little pig action for you
and because I’ve got nothing else, how about another filthy joke?

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the sound of a whip cracking!

Posted in dogs,, house projects, knitting, on June 6, 2007 | 10 Comments »

What have we here? It’s a completed sleeve for the Hex Coat! Because unabated moss stitch is boring as hell, and Mr. Nick agrees, I took the picture with a mossy basket of geraniums. Artsy, no? I started back in on the left front. I had worked the fronts up to the armhole [...]

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Posted in house projects, pigs, on June 4, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Mr. Boar is on vacation this week. We are planning on getting some projects done around here and have already started the Great Churning Out of Many Adirondack Chairs. There has still been no knitting to speak of and so I shall throw lots of pig pictures your way.
First off, this is a picture of [...]

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