It has been a crazy month or so filled with lots of knitting related activities. This year I was part of the committee that put on the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild Yarnover. Yarnover is the biggest...
May 09, 2017
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Last night I went to a fabulous beer pairing dinner at one of our favorite Minneapolis restaurants, The Bachelor Farmer. I’ve eaten there many times, but had never been upstairs in their private...
Mar 27, 2017
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A few people have asked me where they could shop for yarn when they visit Iceland, so I thought I’d share my tips in a post. These tips are for someone who will be staying in Reykjavík and gett...
Jan 30, 2017
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Well, I managed to get all the yarn I bought in Iceland home in my suitcase…ok, my suitcase and Matt’s suitcase.
It was so hard to stop myself as the yarns are about half the price as her...
Jan 25, 2017
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Hi all! Sorry it has been a little quiet, but both Susi and I have been off on trips to the UK. Strangely, not together, but at the same time. Things should start to get back to normal around here now...
Aug 24, 2016
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I’ve been in Minneapolis for nine years and this year I finally made it to Yarnover, the MN Knitter’s Guild day-long event filled with classes and shopping.
I took a class in the morning ...
Apr 25, 2016
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Last month Matt and I took a fabulous trip to the island Hawaii. For the first part of the trip we stayed at Volcanos National Park in the historic Volcano House Lodge. What a stunning place with a br...
Apr 21, 2016
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We just went to Frozen On Ice. What a thrill. My daughter loves to ice skate and recently tried out for the (Jr) synchronized ice dancing team. She works hard at her lessons and always has a smile pla...
Feb 26, 2016
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I’m just back from a winter trip to lovely Reykjavík, Iceland. It was full of Christmas coziness, warm thermal pools, sparkling lights and, of course, wool.
Iceland had the biggest December sn...
Dec 11, 2015
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Labor Day Weekend is over and the Minnesota State Fair is done for another year. It was a great year for entries in Creative Activities and I took lots of pictures to share with you. (For things I cou...
Sep 10, 2015
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