Have you ever really looked at a map? I mean really looked at one? It’s fascinating the things that you tend to notice when you really sit down and take a good long look at a map. When I got back to The Old Chapel I noticed that the sun was in the sky a …
Yeah yeah, I know I haven’t been up here very much in the past couple of weeks. I have a few very good reasons for this actually. A.) I was tired of posting all the time. B.) Internets were iffy a lot of the time C.) Iowa was pretty boring and D.) I have been …
Tonight, after watching Micheal the monster mutt wrangle the goats into their pen for the night (that never ceases to amuse me) I came back to my brothers and taking advantage of the seemingly stable internet for once, decided to watch Brenda Dayne of the podcast Cast-On taking her turn on the 4th Plinth. It …
Driving up to Mason City today with my mom we passed a large group of wind turbines. I, of course, had to stop and take pictures. Be very glad that I don’t live closer to them, as this would probably become the “Look at these cool pictures I took of the wind turbines” blog pretty …
As I was driving back from the “20/30 Something Knit Night” tonight at Crazy Girl Yarn Shop (more on that later) I was listening to a Des Moines “Lite” Music station. Now, this would not be my normal choice for music stations but it seemed that everything else that I could get on the radio …
8:00 am The sun is up in the sky over Central Minnesota. We left this morning even earlier than planned as my parents woke up and subsequently awoke me as well. Since we were all up at the absolutely ungodly hour of 2:55 we decided that it we had just as well get on the …
Yesterday was my first time riding a train in the US other than in a major city. I rode Amtrak from Chicago to Osceola, IA. Compared to all of the trains that I have ridden in Europe, it was a lot bumpier and rockier. I could only work on a dishcloth as the lace stole …
So, it is now really real. My travel plans are pretty much in carved in soap stone at this point. This means that they are booked but could change due to the varagancies of the Travel Gods. Or weather. I mean, it is autumn in the Midwest not exactly an area known for it’s weather …
Today I am having one of those days where everything is going great. You know, one of those days that you think that you really should be working towards world peace as you could probably get it worked out by noon. One of those days that you think that you really should go shopping as …
So, the Flower Power blanket, otherwise known as the blanket for Cesar and Pam, is very nearly done. I finished sewing it together this week (thank the Gods) and am working on putting the edging on it. I’m so happy that this project is done I could (and have) done a little dance. It’s not …
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