Yarn Diet Be Damned

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I spent Saturday at the 2013 Annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival with two women I met at my every other Thursday night Stitch and Bitch.  It was a spectacular day and I was being so good, sticking to my self-imposed yarn diet… right up to the very last section when I fell off the wagon with a vengeance and bought enough yarn for three new projects.

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Gourmet Single Cup

When not used to cart books to the goodwill, these boxes make excellent kitty traps.  My office goes through a whole lot of coffee, so I’m getting tons of them for packing as well. 

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The Beggars

This is what I have to deal with every night… Sassafrass and Bandit are relentless.  When MY food is involved, these two get along pretty good.  They both have the same goal – to get their share of my dinner.

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Is She Ignoring Me?

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Mom is spending too much time sitting on the couch crocheting and not enough time scratching my -  Nekoka’s – chin.

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Can I Take a Bio Break While Folding Laundry?

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Nekoka doesn’t think so!

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Emerging from the Funk

my very first dwarf iris

This is the very first of my irises to bloom in my new-last-fall front garden.  My favorite flower, my favorite color, and my tied-for-favorite time of year (spring and fall).

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I Said I Wanted A Change… But I’m Not Sure I Meant This

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No, it is not Nekoka who is feeling stressed, miserable, wrung out, and fatigued.  It’s me.  After thirteen years with my company, I’m getting the boot.

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