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My Book of the Week:
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The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
What I'm Currently Reading:
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Lady's Maid by Margaret Forster



Textile Word of the Week:
merino - High quality wool yarn made from fleece of merino sheep which is short, fine, strong, resilient and takes dyes well.












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Entries

08/29/2007: hug your horses
08/23/2007: finished
08/20/2007: the home stretch
08/08/2007: You go girl!
08/01/2007: thank you for checking in
07/30/2007: personality DNA
07/29/2007: too many hours
07/21/2007: 8:05 am
07/20/2007: photos
07/16/2007: tagged and shook hands
07/11/2007: A week in review...
07/08/2007: so lovely
07/07/2007: my kingdom for...
07/06/2007: vacation
06/28/2007: spontaneous shibori
06/27/2007: summer camp season
06/20/2007: coffee and dragons
06/13/2007: holy cuteness batman!
06/12/2007: pattern review
06/11/2007: more with enamel and pmc
06/11/2007: Contest Winners!
06/10/2007: joys of a klutzy dog
06/10/2007: 4.8 Hour Book Challenge
06/07/2007: Another prize
06/06/2007: First Prize Fishy Felted Bowl
06/05/2007: 10 things about PMC
06/04/2007: CONTEST!
06/04/2007: knitters coffee swap
05/29/2007: weekend
05/22/2007: almost forgot
05/20/2007: red
05/20/2007: Carnival of the Animals
05/13/2007: happy happy
05/10/2007: my hero
05/07/2007: Its - Iz
05/03/2007: this is a knitting pattern
04/30/2007: how we spent the weekend
04/25/2007: Tutorial: Bias Tape is a skirt's best friend
04/24/2007: strawberries skirt
04/24/2007: sunshine in a box
04/23/2007: coffee & knitting
04/22/2007: sanibel - our easter vacation
04/17/2007: a story about batiks
04/16/2007: back from a vacation and in to the fire
04/04/2007: hello little one
04/02/2007: Perfection!
03/30/2007: another week
03/24/2007: finds and witticisms
03/22/2007: oh the nostalgia
03/22/2007: long ago promised
03/14/2007: not many projects to blog
03/09/2007: my blog meets my shop
03/08/2007: happy birthday
03/04/2007: hiatus
02/26/2007: apples bag
02/21/2007: kids and construction equipment
02/20/2007: dye day
02/19/2007: weekend update
02/14/2007: Love to you ALL!
02/11/2007: clean clothes
02/10/2007: not too much
02/10/2007: or maybe....
02/09/2007: number 9
02/08/2007: this could be fun
02/06/2007: or you could make...
02/06/2007: or you could make...
02/05/2007: roses are red...
02/04/2007: happy hearts
02/03/2007: love is in the air
02/02/2007: valentines!
02/02/2007: finished kitty quilt
02/01/2007: the hound
01/30/2007: an experiment: how to dye pearls
01/24/2007: i feel like a star
01/20/2007: green
01/20/2007: quilt teaser
01/17/2007: holiday gifties
01/15/2007: to infinity and beyond
01/10/2007: fun stuff
01/10/2007: back to work
01/03/2007: my computer went "snap-crackle-pop!"
01/01/2007: Happy New Year!
12/22/2006: Furoshiki
12/22/2006: i called in soggy to work today
12/18/2006: how do i get so darn busy?
12/14/2006: ornament swaps
12/11/2006: on the first day of christmas shopping...
12/10/2006: dog blog
12/04/2006: Fishy
11/29/2006: ornament swap
11/28/2006: icy
11/18/2006: hooray for heat!
11/17/2006: eclectic enamels
11/14/2006: only in MN
11/12/2006: swap
11/10/2006: p-r-e-s-t-i-d-i-g-i-t-a-t-i-o-n
11/07/2006: Cast on!
11/04/2006: another project
11/01/2006: felted bag
10/31/2006: arrrrgh from the scurvy dog too.
10/30/2006: last minute?
10/30/2006: lather, rinse, repeat
10/29/2006: smile!
10/28/2006: with jam and bread...
10/27/2006: first class!
10/26/2006: thursday, glum. but then she discovered...
10/26/2006: woof
10/25/2006: frosty
10/24/2006: only one week to go...
10/23/2006: tweet tweet
10/22/2006: a lovely anemone
10/21/2006: hmmm
10/20/2006: lucky pennies
10/19/2006: tick tock tick tock
10/18/2006: quack me up!
10/17/2006: go green
10/16/2006: all wrapped up
10/15/2006: deal me in
10/14/2006: think thin
10/13/2006: happy friday the 13th
10/12/2006: green means go.
10/11/2006: ahhh... geeky computer puns
10/10/2006: a very hungry caterpillar.
10/09/2006: how does your garden grow?
10/08/2006: goddesslike?
10/07/2006: he can call me flower if he wants to
10/06/2006: moony
10/05/2006: how can i not want to own this book?
10/05/2006: woof
10/05/2006: with an oink oink here...
10/04/2006: in the beautiful briny sea
10/03/2006: my, what big ears you have...
10/02/2006: costume number 2
10/01/2006: Halloween Costume A Day Installment One
09/28/2006: only two days til...
09/22/2006: cupboard under the stairs or enameling 101 part three
09/18/2006: light reading
09/15/2006: version 2
09/14/2006: latest and greatest
09/11/2006: omiyage
09/05/2006: enameling 101 : part two
09/01/2006: enameling 101 : part one
08/28/2006: sick
08/27/2006: finished projects
08/27/2006: better than recess
08/23/2006: round two
08/15/2006: camp ickyanu
08/15/2006: loony mn
08/11/2006: under the basement steps
08/07/2006: what says minnesota?
08/03/2006: summer camps
08/03/2006: parfait
07/27/2006: apron: the musical
07/18/2006: new owls and impending chaos
07/13/2006: Illustration Friday: Skyline
07/12/2006: signing on
07/12/2006: i was determined
07/06/2006: summer birthdays
07/01/2006: hmmmmmph.
06/29/2006: i'm afraid it's ugly
06/28/2006: after my own heart
06/27/2006: here be dragons...
06/26/2006: more works in progress
06/21/2006: works in progress
06/18/2006: one down and one to go
06/15/2006: needle felting
06/13/2006: cats love boxes quilt
06/13/2006: garage sale stitching
06/09/2006: i resisted...
06/06/2006: gramma and bats were here
06/02/2006: something
05/29/2006: anniversary iris
05/24/2006: inspired by the giraffes bag...
05/24/2006: who knew that fabric crayons were an endangered species?
05/24/2006: session two with the translator
05/20/2006: enamels
05/18/2006: giraffes
05/17/2006: i may have died and gone to ribbon heaven
05/17/2006: class on saturday
05/16/2006: neutrals
05/16/2006: spinning up some nylon
05/11/2006: crystallized
05/10/2006: prestidigitation is my favorite word
05/10/2006: cheesy
05/09/2006: things i learned today
05/08/2006: say what?
05/08/2006: poor neglected blog
05/01/2006: color me!
04/30/2006: summer stock
04/27/2006: stitched
04/27/2006: it's spring and...
04/22/2006: rainbows and marimba
04/19/2006: my blog is 2!
04/19/2006: fabrics to aprons
04/18/2006: not much to post...
04/16/2006: hi there
04/11/2006: canine friends
04/10/2006: kitty quilt
04/10/2006: apparently i have an rss feed
04/09/2006: a comment on the unreliability of husbands with messages
04/09/2006: the entire day
04/05/2006: today is a great day to dye
04/02/2006: new blog look
04/01/2006: baskets
04/01/2006: florida photos
03/29/2006: ode to orange
03/28/2006: roosting pockets
03/24/2006: Illustration Friday: Monster
03/24/2006: FEATURED
03/23/2006: vocabulary lesson
03/23/2006: reading material
03/22/2006: hooray
03/14/2006: my dog ate it
03/13/2006: more snow day
03/13/2006: snow day
03/09/2006: no photos
03/03/2006: hello blog
02/24/2006: didn't want to misplace this
02/23/2006: skating + textiles
02/23/2006: sorry!
02/22/2006: textile merit badge
02/18/2006: andy's gunna love this...
02/17/2006: sigh
02/17/2006: olympics
02/17/2006: happy birthday to mom
02/14/2006: heart
02/13/2006: some days you get to love your job
02/12/2006: valentines
02/12/2006: ran away with me
02/07/2006: embroidered art
02/07/2006: WOOHOO!
02/07/2006: shrug
02/06/2006: smiles
02/06/2006: new reading material
02/03/2006: new friends
02/02/2006: fine tuning
02/01/2006: just ducky
01/30/2006: say cheese
01/30/2006: a postcard challenge
01/28/2006: groucho
01/24/2006: paint me
01/23/2006: adventures in inkles
01/22/2006: twelve for today
01/21/2006: here we go, round four
01/20/2006: things that make me happy part three
01/19/2006: todays twelve things
01/18/2006: eeyore
01/16/2006: gloomy, gloomier, gloomiest
01/12/2006: lucet
01/12/2006: come one come all
01/11/2006: snails snails
01/10/2006: finally (almost) finished
01/10/2006: trolls on the town
01/09/2006: auditioning the art
01/08/2006: post christmas presents
01/07/2006: "the sun is out, the sky is clear..."
01/05/2006: wait, i'm married to a oboe player....
01/05/2006: i have been very delinquent
12/31/2005: gift highlights
12/29/2005: gingerbread
12/28/2005: a few christmas/birthday projects...
12/28/2005: top 100
12/20/2005: a campaign that i can get behind
12/18/2005: back from luck
12/13/2005: poor sad and neglected blog.
12/09/2005: puppets puppets and more, you guessed it, puppets
12/07/2005: Illustration Friday: Blue
12/06/2005: as promised
12/06/2005: old and new
12/04/2005: singer
12/04/2005: I am here.
12/01/2005: happy birthday
11/29/2005: a bonus
11/29/2005: like we need another new hobby
11/28/2005: puppet mania
11/28/2005: you may have noticed
11/24/2005: gobble gobble
11/22/2005: art meets quilt
11/17/2005: did you know?
11/16/2005: animal crackers
11/16/2005: frost is on the pumpkin
11/15/2005: the forecast for today...
11/10/2005: a baby present
11/10/2005: bring your dog to blog day
11/07/2005: Illustration Friday: Night
11/06/2005: card craftiness
11/06/2005: "I have no superfluous leisure."
11/03/2005: saw this. laughed out loud.
11/01/2005: Illustration Friday: Broken
10/31/2005:
10/31/2005: happy halloween!
10/29/2005: only one more...
10/28/2005: inching along
10/27/2005: one boa, many uses
10/27/2005: Under the sea...
10/26/2005: odd projects
10/26/2005: star light, star bright
10/25/2005: oh la la
10/24/2005: awwww how cute!
10/23/2005: art wear
10/23/2005: how i feel today
10/22/2005: soap and water
10/21/2005: a rose by any other name...
10/20/2005: duck duck goose
10/19/2005: have you started your costume yet?
10/18/2005: this is tuesday
10/17/2005: wicked
10/17/2005: happy monday once again
10/14/2005: three for the price of one.
10/13/2005: once in a while
10/13/2005: costume idea a day number 8
10/12/2005: the return of Illustration Friday: Lost
10/12/2005: lucky number 7
10/11/2005: bring your dog to blog day
10/11/2005: some lovely books and lovely authors
10/11/2005: another idea
10/10/2005: happy monday
10/09/2005: what is it...
10/09/2005: How about...
10/08/2005: and then there's...
10/07/2005: Idea Number 2
10/06/2005: Costume Idea KickOff
10/06/2005: Happy October
09/30/2005: make a special trip to the post office...
09/26/2005: i wish...
09/22/2005: much walking...
09/22/2005: more photos from our trip....
09/20/2005: kermie
09/15/2005: vacations =new bag
09/13/2005: updates
09/09/2005: my first sale
09/06/2005: not so faire weather
08/31/2005: doublet journal update
08/31/2005: Tie One On: Mini Me
08/29/2005: Pointy Hats
08/29/2005: doublet journal update: makes you smile
08/23/2005: illustration Friday: reflection
08/23/2005: the doublet report
08/21/2005: and then....
08/20/2005: the doublet journals
08/19/2005: i opened a shop
08/18/2005: step two: shopping
08/17/2005: step one: remove the plastic
08/15/2005: the doublets are coming
08/10/2005: fabric find of the day
08/09/2005: Illustration Friday: Empty
08/09/2005: lonely blog....
08/04/2005: Illustration Friday: Aging
07/31/2005: Tie One On: Pink Lemonade
07/26/2005: ... and Happy 35th Anniversary
07/26/2005: Illustration Friday: Tranquility
07/25/2005: the water gods have determined...
07/24/2005: sigh.
07/20/2005: buttons
07/14/2005: birthdays and more birthdays
07/12/2005: Pre-Science
07/12/2005: chocolate covered aliens
07/06/2005: the return of i-fri
07/06/2005: friends with cameras
07/05/2005: by request
07/05/2005: like usual...
07/05/2005: Tie One On: Home on the Range
06/28/2005: Sunday and Monday
06/26/2005: tuna casserole
06/26/2005: Friday & Saturday
06/24/2005: recipe for quick yummy spring rolls and sauce...
06/24/2005: Much Anticipated Camp Updates
06/18/2005: Camp opens today
06/15/2005: a little stash enhancement
06/14/2005: finished
06/10/2005: dye experiment part 3
06/10/2005: dye experiment part 2
06/09/2005: a dye experiment part 1
06/08/2005: Illustration Friday: Digital
06/08/2005: for my mom
06/05/2005: while blindfolded
06/02/2005: happy birthday
05/31/2005: yellow
05/27/2005: Today...
05/25/2005: i love sandals
05/25/2005: toothpicks
05/24/2005: Tuesday's Illustration Friday: Aquatic
05/20/2005: tatting with yarn
05/19/2005: Illustration Friday: Nourishment
05/19/2005: lunch time
05/18/2005: grumble grumble
05/17/2005: little to report
05/12/2005: 2 discoveries
05/11/2005: spring babies
05/10/2005: Tuesday's Illustration Friday: Mischief
05/09/2005: weaving with squirrels
05/08/2005: Happy Mothers Day!
05/07/2005: bags for spring
05/03/2005: Tuesday's Illustration Friday: Ambition
05/01/2005: happy new car to us
04/30/2005: tapestry
04/26/2005: strawberry kiwi part 2
04/22/2005: catch up day
04/19/2005: Tuesday's Illustration Friday: Reinvent
04/19/2005: Happy Birthday Dear Blog.
04/19/2005: garage sale treasures
04/13/2005: Wednesday's Illustration Friday: Alone
04/13/2005: i am surrounded by rebeccas today
04/13/2005: on tuesday, my blog turns one!
04/07/2005: making dolls
04/05/2005: odd and arcane
04/05/2005: Tuesday's Illustration Friday: Travel
04/02/2005: A Month of Softies: Self-portrait of the Artist as a Young Child
03/30/2005: an abundance of bags
03/29/2005: additions
03/29/2005: thanks for the scooby snacks
03/28/2005: Monday's "Illustration Friday": Crowded
03/28/2005: hope you had a nice weekend
03/24/2005: fun stuff to explore
03/22/2005: Illustration Friday: Bloom
03/19/2005: craftiness galore
03/18/2005: Illustration Friday: Fragile
03/17/2005: manatees celebrate too!
03/17/2005: enchanting
03/16/2005: wombat
03/16/2005: what vacation would be complete...
03/15/2005: coming soon...
03/15/2005: more pictures....
03/14/2005: Sanibel Island
03/04/2005: Illustration Friday: Jazz
03/03/2005: love this
03/03/2005: south for the winter
02/28/2005: A Month of Softies: Alice's Wonderland Revisited
02/26/2005: more art
02/25/2005: Illustration Friday: Sorrow
02/23/2005: in memory
02/22/2005: wildlife
02/19/2005: at the gallery last night
02/18/2005: Illustration Friday: Flight
02/17/2005: Fairy Godmother
02/15/2005: treasures
02/15/2005: student work
02/14/2005: valentines for my sisters
02/11/2005: Illustration Friday: Year of the Rooster
02/10/2005: only a few more days 'til valentines
02/09/2005: new favorite things....
02/09/2005: crafty valentines
02/08/2005: very nifty downloads
02/08/2005: more card ideas for you
02/07/2005: what a rush!
02/07/2005: ideas and more ideas
02/06/2005: More Valentines ideas
02/05/2005: valentines idea #5
02/04/2005: Illustration Friday: Friendship
02/04/2005: valentines idea #4
02/03/2005: idea number 3
02/02/2005: i just love a mystery...
02/02/2005: More Valentines ideas
02/02/2005: Month of Softies Gallery is up
02/01/2005: a special project
02/01/2005: It's time once again...
01/30/2005: The Mess
01/27/2005: quilt art
01/27/2005: Illustration Friday: Gluttony
01/26/2005: A Month of Softies: Vintage Catwalk
01/25/2005: spring is in the air
01/24/2005: the mutual admiration society
01/21/2005: tsunamis & blizzards
01/20/2005: Illustration Friday: The Seasons
01/19/2005: bamboo
01/17/2005: monsters
01/13/2005: Illustration Friday: Balance
01/13/2005: the "rachel" bag
01/12/2005: a page
01/12/2005: robot love
01/11/2005: scrapbooking
01/08/2005: Added to Library Shelf....
01/05/2005: Sneaky Reading
01/03/2005: Christmas gifts
12/31/2004: Illustration Friday: Magic
12/18/2004: A laugh
12/17/2004: Illustration Friday: Adoption
12/16/2004: working like crazy
12/10/2004: Illustration Friday: Security
12/07/2004: a new love
12/06/2004: getting ready for shows...
12/06/2004: fun timewasters
12/03/2004: Illustration Friday: Bubble
12/03/2004: busy busy
12/02/2004: Ways to pass the time driving for 2+ hours in wintery wisconsin...
11/29/2004: snowflakes and more snowflakes
11/24/2004: the dog ate my...
11/22/2004: a little christmas card shopping....
11/19/2004: Illustration Friday: Regal
11/17/2004: a mini lesson on batik
11/16/2004: Batik Day
11/15/2004: Snowflakes...
11/12/2004: Illustration Friday: Vintage
11/11/2004: girl power.
11/09/2004: one of those days....
11/05/2004: Illustration Friday
11/03/2004: two things that made me smile
11/02/2004: don't forget...
11/01/2004: Don't forget to Vote tomorrow!
10/31/2004: from our halloween party...
10/31/2004: don't forget daylight savings
10/30/2004: Hungry?
10/29/2004: Snazzy
10/29/2004: hee hee
10/28/2004: batty
10/28/2004: The seaweed is always greener...
10/27/2004: spare change...
10/26/2004: smile!
10/25/2004: Weaving
10/25/2004: everything's coming up roses
10/24/2004: love is in the air...
10/23/2004: cloudy....
10/22/2004: fiesta friday
10/22/2004: and your costume of the day is...
10/21/2004: more costume fun...
10/20/2004: Tea Time?
10/19/2004: 13 days til Halloween!
10/15/2004: Smelly Friday
10/13/2004: Hocus Pocus!
10/13/2004: An artful weekend
10/11/2004: Costume designs & Costume Clinic
10/06/2004: Halloween Witches
10/01/2004: slow news week, lots of sewing...
09/27/2004: science verse
09/22/2004: christmas sneak peak
09/22/2004: hooray for camera batteries
09/21/2004: New and Vintage Patterns
09/15/2004: Repackaging
09/14/2004: Young Adult books to read aloud...
09/13/2004: the sewing frenzy has started...
09/10/2004: finally a trivial pursuit for me!
09/09/2004: fun classes and a new website...
09/08/2004: what a weekend...
09/05/2004: just a little editing
09/03/2004: Need some readers
09/01/2004: Odd requests and odd fabrics
08/31/2004: Knitted Pics
08/30/2004: monday madness... (or more goofy lists of things)
08/30/2004: two projects finished.
08/26/2004: Mystery Blocks
08/24/2004: I've never seen a purple elephant....
08/24/2004: Forget-Me-Nots
08/24/2004: we love plumbing!
08/19/2004: new project
08/19/2004: how many times have you heard...
08/18/2004: A hard Question of the Week...
08/18/2004: we are home
08/18/2004: Another secret project revealed
08/10/2004: rahn ramblings
08/10/2004: S R Harris....
08/09/2004: stitching qotw
08/06/2004: i have started another secret project....
08/05/2004: my turtle
08/04/2004: turtles
08/03/2004: i love compromise
07/30/2004: The friday five....
07/29/2004: Low immersion dyes
07/28/2004: A Secret Project Revealed.
07/27/2004: another busy one
07/24/2004: Busy week
07/19/2004: Stitching Bloggers Question of the Week
07/18/2004: My addiction
07/17/2004: The good, the bad and the ugly
07/16/2004: It's a girl scout jamboree
07/15/2004: Our last day
07/13/2004: My brain on soap...
07/11/2004: Puppets Sneak Peak is up!
07/11/2004: Revised Pics.
07/09/2004: Faithful Readers are in for a treat!
07/06/2004: Rainy day
07/03/2004: An adventurous week
06/25/2004: my dyes have arrived.
06/23/2004: admission to the mom's club
06/21/2004: Eagerly anticipating....
06/21/2004: Finally some projects for my project journal...
06/18/2004: Not much to report....
06/14/2004: Mystery Project
06/12/2004: Take this job and %#$@^&^@% it!
06/10/2004: An American in Paris...
06/08/2004: Rachel discovered a new use for duct tape.
06/07/2004: Paper mache
06/06/2004: Check out another blog!
06/05/2004: Rachel has arrived....
06/04/2004: The banana bread is yummy...
06/02/2004: Today's projects are...
06/01/2004: A pattern for your amusement
05/31/2004: The sun is finally shining...
05/27/2004: Happy Day
05/26/2004: Aaaawwwww.....
05/26/2004: I did not get the job...
05/24/2004: Groucho glasses...
05/22/2004: Happy Birthday to Danielle!
05/20/2004: I think it went well...
05/20/2004: In about 2 hrs...
05/18/2004: My friend the "Doc"...
05/17/2004: Blue...
05/12/2004: I need a book suggestion...
05/11/2004: Is it still only Tuesday???
05/10/2004: Quite a drive...
05/06/2004: A day at Taylors Falls
05/03/2004: A whole day without costumes
05/02/2004: My final "Quilting for Schnauzers" class...
04/30/2004: More Pictures Added
04/29/2004: Drum Roll Please...
04/28/2004: I AM DONE SEWING!!!
04/28/2004: Coming very very soon...
04/25/2004: I made a list...
04/25/2004: New Book of the Week...
04/23/2004: 13 going on 30....
04/23/2004: Just the girls and the quest for red boots...
04/21/2004: Trivia Contest
04/19/2004: WELCOME!
04/19/2004: Photos for Little Women
04/18/2004: A Real New Entry
06/09/2005: dye experiment part 1