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Happy 4th of July

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on July 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

To friends and readers from down south, Happy Independence Day.

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Cupcakes, Patriots, and Bruises

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on July 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It is now July 3rd and the Canada Parties are over.
On the 30th we hosted a semi-formal one here, which was a great success. The bar and the ‘dance floor’ (aka. that space in the basement in front of the tv) had a great work out, the patio was enjoyed, and my cupcake Canada flag [...]

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I would walk 500 miles…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Okay, so it isn’t 500 miles… I, using my ravelry stash stats, calcuated the milage in my stash: rounding to the nearest 1000, I have 40,000 yards of yarn.  Which works out to 22.7272 miles or 22 miles and 1280 yards (or if you want to go the other way: 120,000 feet or 1,440,000 inches*) [...]

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On customer service

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on March 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »

It is amazing how good customer service can transform a bad product experience, whereas a bad customer service experience can ruin a good product experience.Case in point:
Over the weekend I found a pan on sale, the Ribbon pan that I’ve been wanting.  So, naturally, I bought one.  Unfortunately I got it home and the glue [...]

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Cake Tutorial – Then you ice it

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Fast-forward about 5 hours, and this is what you have:
In order to decorate this cake, I needed to fill and ice each cake, stack them, and then decorate the assembled structure.  The process for icing any cake is the same sans stacking (you know, unless there is staking and then it is just the same…)
1. [...]

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Cake Tutorial – First you bake it

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Last night I got a bit more spinning done, while I watched Stardust with my sister.  I continue to work my way through the merino/silk and to contemplate what to do with it in the end.
Today, my second bead order arrived:
   
(NTS- check hole size in beads more carefully, these are too small for the wire [...]

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I’m dreaming of a white Easter

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Maybe it’s more of a nightmare, but likely a reality unless ol’ma nature gets her hot on real fast.
Another slow few days on the knitting front (where, oh where is my LACEWEIGHT?!!)  But I got the spinning bug real bad, between anticipation for my wheel and Ravelry fora… I’m dreaming in handpainted rovings (literally).  Last [...]

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