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My View lately…

Posted by Linda on September 30, 2008

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You might have noticed my Ever Patient & Loving Husband and I live on a lake.
It’s a very pretty lake,
very clean
and clear.
We enjoy it as often as we can.
“What?!?” you say, “Every chance you can?” Yes, you see, we still have our jobs to go to, laundry to do, a lawn to mow (yes I [...]

Posted in: Bennett's, Big-T, Ever Patient and Loving Husband, Good Friends, Skinny Dog, Tervis Tumbler, drinking, kayak, lake keowee

Why, why, WHY?

Posted by Linda on September 29, 2008

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I crochet. You might have figured that out just by reading the title here. Knitting is much more popular I believe but it makes me angry and frustrated when I knit. No one wants to be around me when I’m angry and frustrated so I layed the needles down but continued to feed my fiber [...]

Posted in: What NOT to Crochet

I’m Walkin’ Here!

Posted by Linda on September 24, 2008

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I’ll be joining the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk at South Cove Park on October 25th.
Mom & Dad always wanted to retire to the Smokey Mountains. Both my parents have lived all their lives within 20 miles of where they were born. In recent years they vacationed almost exclusively in a little town called Townsend, near [...]

Posted in: Family, Gatlinburg, alzheimer's, charity, dementia, donate, exercise, fitness, rain or shine

Have you ever wondered?

Posted by Linda on September 21, 2008

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Did you ever wish you were Deanna Troi, the telepath, half Betazoid, half human of Star Trek Next Generation? To be able to read peoples minds for just one day? I’m pretty sure most of us have wondered at one point or another what others think of us. Do they like us? Why? Why not? [...]

Posted in: Birthday, Deanna Troi, Dr Seuss, Friend, Sister, Star Trek

Happy Birthday to Me!

Posted by Linda on September 18, 2008

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September 19, 1961

Posted in: Birthday

NYOBE

Posted by Linda on September 17, 2008

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I joined the Not Your Ordinary Block Exchange over on Ravelry.
Here’s how it works. There are 12 women in my circle…JR in California AM in AlabamaTB in MichiganSK in KansasMT in CanadaRR in TexasRL in WisconsinKH in New YorkKI in WashingtonML in PennsylvaniaSL in Australia
and me in South Carolina
Each of us will make 12 [...]

Posted in: NYOBE, square

Direction Dysfunction & My "local" yarn store

Posted by Linda on September 15, 2008

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Just a few bits of information about me before we start. I have a direction dysfunction. This means that not only do I not know North from South from East to West. It also means I don’t know my left from my right. Whenever I go somewhere I always have a map. Not that it’s [...]

Posted in: Direction Dysfuntion, LYS, NYOBE, Patient Loving Husband, Ravelry, karma

I’m a Very Lucky Woman…..Why you ask?

Posted by Linda on September 5, 2008

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Because I have a cat who brings me live prey to practice my pouncing…

A dog who makes me smile just by being….

A husband who loves me unconditionally inspite of my flaws (and there are many!)…

I have a wonderful, caring, loving family…

Because I live in a place where I can see beautiful [...]

Posted in: Family, Sunsets, lucky me

Back in the Saddle again.

Posted by Linda on September 2, 2008

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Alrighty then. The pity party is over and I’m back in the saddle. Got a new project on the hook and it’s going great. And the yarn was FREE! Weeee!

The Hubby and I and the Happy Dog drove to Columbia, SC to visit old friends K&T.
(They aren’t old,we’ve just known them a long time.)
K can [...]

Posted in: Columbia SC, Crochet Dude, Drew Embrosky, Happy Dog, KandT, Tahki, Turnberry Cardigan, Wallet Purse, pity party