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Category Archives: Christmas
Happy New Year 2014
Well, what would YOU have done with them? Imagine the surprise, to put it mildly, when fond family opened this Christmas packet and found three strange knitted something-or-others. This is the group that sent to me the instruction book of … Continue reading
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Tagged Happy New Year, The Arcade puzzle, three French hens
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Christmas Snapshots 1953
This was my Christmas tree when I was growing up in 1953. You can see the upright piano on the left where I played The Girl at the Piano. We had the tree in the dining room because that is … Continue reading
December 18th
Yikes! December 18th—seven days to go! I’ve left sunny Florida: (click to enlarge) and am back up north in dear old Pennsylvania . . . and I’m about to run the roads to finish up some Christmas shopping! And you’re … Continue reading
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The Christmas Project Done! Three French Hens
♫ ♫ ♫ “Three French hens, (two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree!” ♫ They are finished! The little dears are ready to be shipped off to fond family in New England. Won’t they be surprised–and wondrous. They … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, crafts, embroidery, knitting, sewing
Tagged Fiona Goble, Liberté égalité fraternité, three French hens, Twelve Knits of Christmas
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The Christmas Project–Three French Hens
Dear Fiona Goble, I have been thinking of you pretty often these last few days as I “finish up” the knitting project I chose from your Twelve Knits of Christmas book. What a lark it was to receive! I envisioned … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiona Goble, knitting project, three French hens, Twelve Knits of Christmas
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An Old Christmas Photo
How are your Christmas plans coming along?
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Tagged Christmas tree, old Christmas photo, old dolls, three French hens
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The Twelve Knits of Christmas—where we stand
Remember the post I wrote last January 5th? You do?! You don’t. Well, just type in “twelve knits” up in that search box up on the right to refresh your memory . . . I’ll just wait here a minute … Continue reading
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Tagged ChiaoGoo crochet hook, crochet, knit, three French hens
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The Twelve Knits of Christmas by Fiona Goble
Well, this is a riot. I received this knitting book for Christmas and it’s an absolute riot. As you might think, it goes through the whole song of Twelve Days of Christmas and there are the props you can/must knit … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiona Goble, knitting, the twelve days of Christmas, The Twelve Knits of Christmas
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The Christmas Card Game
We have a little family tradition called The Christmas Card Game. It started quite a few years ago between my sister and me. We were both married and had left home, but would come home for Christmas. In the game, … Continue reading
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