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Kitten Season
One of the 4 kittens born last May had her own kittens at the end of April. It took a bit of finagaling to catch the family, but they have been safely ensconced in my bathroom for about 10 days.
straight outta the garage est. 5 days old
Hello Mama Kitty (Luna)
Reunited! 7 days
8 days and wobbling everywhere
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2017 Reading List
Every Anxious Wave
Shogun
2016 Reading List
Thousand Pieces of Gold
Harry Potter & The Sorceror's Stone
The Constant Princess
The Red Queen
Wuthering Heights
Inkheart
Mockingjay
Catching Fire
The Hunger Games
Spiderwick Chronicles
2015 Reading List
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
(some polar action book)
The Black Box
Thank You, Jeeves
The Black Echo
Tell Me
A Darkness More Than Night
The Drop
Old Man's War
Wielding a Red Sword
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
Ancillary Sword
The Help
2014 Reading List
The Swallow
The Grave Gourmet (in progress)
Aris Returns
The Midwife's Here!
Wasteland
Beauty & the Wolf
Kidnapped the Wrong Sister
Wondrous Strange
Joss Whedon: The Biography
Child of the Mists
Ancillary Justice
The Death of Bees
Northanger Abbey
The Life of Pi
An Almost Perfect Copy
The Seduction of Lady Phoebe
The Hunt for Red October
Burning Bright
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
The Lost Symbol
Dexter is Delicious
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
2013 Reading List
The Sword of Shannara (in progress)
Moby Dick (in progress)
Bumped
Wicked in Your Arms
Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal
Flesh & Bone
Ireland
Sanctus
A Beautiful Blue Death
World War
Z
The Wheel on
the School
Sacre Bleu
Pets in
a Pickle
Bond
With Me
The Passage
2012 Reading List
The Hobbit
An Echo in the Bone
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter & the Half
Blood
Prince
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
The
Martian Chronicles
The Left Hand of Darkness
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
A Princess of Mars
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
Herland
HG Wells (selected stories)
Complete
Tales of Edgar Allen Poe (Selected)
Frankenstein
Dracula
Through the Looking
Glass
Alice in Wonderland
Grimm's Fairy Tales (selected)
For the Win
Voyager
Dragonfly
in Amber
Outlander
Viridis
The Know It All
Black Out
212
Blue
The Custom of the
Army
Hearts at Stake
Pillow
Talk
The Winter Sea
Bring On the Blessings
Plainsong
Leaving Before It's Over
Temptation
Wicked Promise
The Time Traveler's Wife
To Defy a King
American Gods
From the Ashes
Bumped
The Winter Sea
2017 Finshed Items
Fluffy Pink Blanket
Speckle socks
MalWear socks
Springy skein (spinning)
Rosy skein
Tidepool skein (spinning)
Merlot / Autumn skein (spinning)
Comme un air de printemps
Pink doily
Rhinemaiden
White Lattice Scarf
Starry Scarf
2016 Finished Items
Gem Blanket squares (30)
Samhain skein (175 yd)
Pikachu blanket squares (45)
Washcloth
Samhain skein (165 yd)
Polwarth skeins (424 yd, 609 yd)
Scrubbies (2)
Sledding Joy socks
Minisocks (4)
Alpaca skein
Forest socks
Mush socks
After All This Time socks
Winter Storm skeins (5)
Steampunk Blanket
Sunset Socks
Grey skein (120 yd)
Green / Blue / Gold (light) 200 yd
Isobel (hat)
2015 Finished Items
Fox Paws
Bayville Summer Scarf
Bosc Pear
Novermber Washcloths (6)
October Washcloths (3)
Snowflakes (15)
Cat coasters (3)
Steampunk Blocks (2)
Squish (baby blanket)
Pyrite Cowl
Green Potholder
Brown Cotton (spinning)(TdF)
White Cotton (spinning)(TdF)
Green Cotton (spinning)(TdF)
Star Ornaments (2)
Rainbow Shawl
Moody Hose
Catkin
Red-green Polwarth (spinning)
Scarab Corriedale (spinning)
Green Polwarth (spinning)
2014 Finished Items
Petal Coaster
Cat Hoodie
Sky Blue
4 Washcloths
Pointelle
Morrigan
Brooklet
Teal gradient
Purple roving
Stormy roving
white/green/black roving
Melisandre socks
Ashton Shawlette
Tailchaser's Affection
silk yarn 246 yd
silk yarn 188 yd
Purple wool blend yarn
Lavender Angora yarn
9 Steampunk Squares
Charybdis socks
Marigold stole
Athena's Owl pillow
Steampunk Square
Scylla socks
Kalajoki socks
Hadley Hat
Amy's Strawberry Equinox (shawl)
Steampunk Square
Acorn Latte (Hat)
Green Tea Latte (Hat)
2013 Finished Items
Steamy Silky Yak Shawl (in progress)
Amy's Equinox (in progress)
Juno Regina (in progress)
Dogkin (in progress)
Steampunk
Blanket (in progress)
Red Shetland (spinning)
White Mohair (spinning)
Coral Mitts
Washcloths x 6
Malt
Plain Potholder
Dewdrop Shawl
Color Affection
Tulip Merino / Tencel fiber 2 oz
Rainbow Trout
Merino / Tencel fiber (8 oz)
Brown Wensleydale / Cotswold fiber (4oz)
Washcloth
Storm Warning
Red / Purple Merino / Silk 2ply 471 yd (
spinning
)
Wisp
Herringbone Scarf
Sherbet
Sock #2
Yule
Gloves
Steampunk
Squares
Change Ringing Scarf
Purple Cowl
Firsa
Socks
Alpaca /merino yarn (3 skeins)
Plain Potholder
An Author's Friend (shrug)
2012 Finished Items
Semiprecious Scarf
Vernal Equinox Shawl
Tour de Fleece 2011 (spinning)
Crocheted Coasters (set of 6)
Tour de Fleece 2012 (spinning)
Martha's ZigZag Wanderer
Green Mug Cozy
Blue Bookmark
Springy Socks
Hat
Star
Leaf
Acorn
Corgi Washcloth
Crocheted Butterflies (10)
Mabon Mitts
Bone Washcloth
Ophelia Scarf
2011 Finished Items
knitting now: Fair Isle Hat, the Sequel
Blue Cabled Socks
Blue Cabled Wristlets
Purple Cabled Mitts
Spinster Scarf
Iron Horse Shawlette
Bow Tie Cloche
Cece (plum)
Fair Isle Hat
2013 Events
10/5 Lambtown, Dixon
7/1 Camp Loopy project 2
6/29-7/21 Tour de Fleece (spin along)
6/28 Redlands bowl opens
6/25 Dylan Moran show
6/1 Camp Loopy project 1
5/27
Homeschool
Fair
4/13/13 - LA county yarn crawl
3/31 Wool Festival, Escondido
3/2-17 Iknitarod (knit along)
2/17 Alpaca Expo, Norco
2/2-3 Dickens Fair, Riverside
2012 Events
Jan 7 & 8: Riverside Dickens Fair
Jan 9 - April 4: The Loopy Ewe 1st Quarter Challenge (Silk)
June 30 - July 22: Tour de Fleece
July 20 - Convergence, Long Beach
July 27 - Aug 12: Ravellenic Games (Team Sock Report)
Sept 1 - 30: HP KCHC Class 1
Oct 5-7: Las Vegas Renaissance Faire
2011 Events
Jan 21-23,
Riverside Dickens Festival
May 30,
Homeschool Fair
June 15-July 15 -
Camp Loopy
- Campfire Nights
October 1,
Lambtown
October 7-9,
Age of Chivalry
November 6, Southern CA Handweaver's show & sale
December 10-11,
Great Dickens Christmas Fair