Category Archives: Finished Project

More dishcloths and Emily’s graduation

A picture of our family and a picture of Vollrath Bowl, at graduation.  From left, Gary, Emily, Sarah, and Dawn, taken in our backyard.  At Vollrath, you can see Lake Michigan in the background.  South sits to the south, in … Continue reading

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Summer Days

Wow, I have been such a horrible blogger and then as it went on and on and on, I knew it would be a big job, so I put it off even longer!  We are going from meals in the … Continue reading

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Yummy Summer Salad

Chicken Pasta Salad with Blueberries Blueberry Vinegar: 1 cup fresh blueberries 2 cups white vinegar 2 T. sugar Salad: 1 (9-oz) pkg. frozen French-cut green beans, thawed 3 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts(about 1-1/2 lbs.) 3 cups cooked spiral pasta … Continue reading

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Finished Dishcloths

Wow, it doesn’t take long to get behind here! I have 5 dishcloths to post. February – Kiss Me (hot purple in Bernat handicrafter yarn on US 7 needles – Lisa Millan of Digknitty) Mid-February – Circle Cloth (Tan Sugar’n … Continue reading

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January KALs

The beginning of the month dishcloth, was a garter stitch ice skate designed by Emily Jagos of Designs by Emily and the mid-month one was a sample of garter stitch, stockinette stitch, seed stitch and some lacy diamonds, designed by … Continue reading

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Playing Catchup Finally!

Holy cow! I got so busy at work and just had no time for extras. I was barely even getting email read, let along posting in my blog. Someone quit, then someone was hired, but then she had to be … Continue reading

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Fall is here

I’ve really been a slacker! Ugh. I’ve been working 48-52 hour payperiods, the last 4 weeks, along with Emily having to be at the county fair, all 5 days that it was running, have to go for 4H judging, of … Continue reading

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Caterpillars all disappeared

We went out to look and there were none to be seen. Not sure where they all went. We had so many. Unless they were killed by predatory bugs or something. We still have a few eggs, though. Maybe we’ll … Continue reading

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Caterpillar Count

I have not been keeping up with this, too well!  LOL!  This year, two milkweed plants sprouted spontaneously, by my garage.  We’ve have them grow there before, but really do nothing to encourage them, so they either come or they … Continue reading

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2008 Mid-June KAL – Lacy Waterfalls

This was fun to do, with lots of yo, k2tog,and p2tog! I’ve never done a pattern before, where the number of stitches changes from row to row, but it’s okay! It varied between 39 and 44 stitches. The yarn is … Continue reading

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