Mar 30 2006
Today was a glorious spring day where you think that Winter may actually end in Chicago. So what were the signs? – Sun + Blue Skies + 69 = A Lovely Day! – The chance for spring thunderstorms overnight – Throngs of spring break tourists along Michigan Ave. (Including plenty of little girls toting “American [...]
Mar 26 2006
For some reason I associate Neapolitan ice cream with birthday celebrations. So, when I received Mailorder #1 from Amy at Kingpod & saw that the Birthday Calendar was on pale pink paper I immediately thought of accenting it with brown. (And since it was pink I thought it would be a fun Project Spectrum activity.) [...]
Mar 22 2006
This morning I mailed this afghan square to Christine for her Comforting Jef project – the knit blog community has been sending in lots of squares a 2nd blanket will also be made for Vickie’s brother Michael . It’s my “standard” pattern – the dishcloth that Grandma taught me to knit with & I have [...]
Mar 17 2006
A knit shamrock especially for you…Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This was the March Monthly Dishcloth KAL – my Mom is the lucky recipient of this one because I will be home with the family in GA this weekend…and able to enjoy Mom’s corned beef & cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day (even though I make it [...]
Mar 12 2006
…paper that is! It was a crafty weekend around here – specifically scrapbooking. Saturday was Memoranza with some of my Creative Memories scrapbooking pals – 12 hours of uninterrupted time to work on my 2005 album. The “limited edition” Project Spectrum March Mix CD from Anjo, aka the Craftymodster was a well enjoyed soundtrack to [...]