Only The Good Friday # 9: HAP

December 12, 2008

In celebration of Friday, and Only The Good, I have asked a friend to write a post for me (her very first blog post!). Deborah is the “fire” behind a special project that is VERY good. I’ll let her tell you about it. She will tell you how to help if you are “crafty;” I’ll [...]

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It’s A HAPpening Thing

January 22, 2008

She contacted me out of the blue back in August. I had been having a bad day with Share A Square, and was feeling a little discouraged. I wrote about it on the blog. Deborah e-mailed me to tell me: “You are not alone.” Turns out, she wasn’t talking about the voices in my head; [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #33 I’ve Been Working On A Chain Gang

January 10, 2008

Didja get it, huh? “Chain Gang?” It’s my “hook” to draw you in (I sound like Jay Leno begging for pity laughter). Some of you may be aware that I have been working on a little charity project on my blog. It’s called Share A Square, and it’s about making crocheted granny afghans for 140 [...]

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Share A Square September Update Page

September 5, 2007

Y’all have been waiting very patiently, and I thank you for that. I’ve been as busy as a one-armed woman saddling a horse, and a lot is getting done. On Tuesdays, I crochet with the Senior Center Needlework Group here in Denton, and on Wednesdays I drive to Roanoke to crochet with another needlework group. [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Number 25. I Just Have to Share

August 30, 2007

Y’all, there are days that I worry about the “monster” I have created. I had spent six months building a readership for this blog. I made many blogging friends and enjoyed visiting them every day. They came faithfully to read the stories that I wrote. I was having a lot of fun with it. Then, [...]

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Quick Note

August 29, 2007

No, I’m not playing a knitting video game. I wouldn’t win at it, because I don’t knit well. Y’all, I don’t play if I don’t have a chance to win. Today, I’m being a crocheting fool. I’m meeting with a group in Roanoke, Texas to crochet and I have an appointment before the meeting. Wouldn’t [...]

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Another Hodge Podge Post

August 24, 2007

Have y’all ever been sitting on the porch chatting with friends and found the conversation changing from one topic to the next with lightning speed? This is one of those kinds of entries. I’ve got a lot I’m thinking about this morning, and so I’m putting it all together piecemeal. I’m switching back and forth [...]

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Fumbling Around

August 17, 2007

Yesterday was a frustrating day for me, because I could not find my glasses. I fumbled around and looked high and low (and yes I looked on top of my head, Vixen and Jen). I backtracked trying to trace my steps. I looked under the bed in case the cats had knocked them under there. [...]

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Share A Square —”The Nekkid Truth”

August 3, 2007

Do y’all know that fairy tale of the shoemaker and the elves? Sure, you remember: The poor shoemaker couldn’t work fast enough to get ahead, so those little nekkid elves came and helped him work. They could do in one night what it took the shoemaker a week to do. I wish I could find [...]

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Getting My Ducks In A Row

July 31, 2007

I had hoped that during the last month I would get organized. I wanted to “get my ducks in a row.” Summer is almost over, and here I am. I didn’t get there! Every time I think I’ll get my act together, something comes along to make those ducks get out of line. Yesterday, just [...]

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Squares Keep Coming To My Mailbox

July 27, 2007

Look what we have done so far! We’ve collected 1321 since June 14th! I don’t think we will have a problem at all getting the squares we need. Getting them put together will be a little trickier…. This is the third afghan. I’ve been working on it on the porch while it’s cool and shady [...]

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Aftermath of the First Share A Square Day

July 23, 2007

Y’all may have noticed that I’ve been a little bit quiet since the 1st Share A Square Day. We were pretty successful for not having done it before, but I know a little more about what to do next time. I’ve been quiet, because I’ve been a bit overwhelmed. Today a couple of friends made [...]

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Sharing Squares at The Colony Public Library

July 20, 2007

Before I went to The Colony for the First Share A Square Day, I ran by the post office and got beautiful squares from Carol O. in Honolulu, Hawaii to add to the mix. I slapped them into afghan piles so fast that I didn’t get pictures. Trust me, they are wonderful. Well, I didn’t [...]

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Share A Square Is Starting To Take Off

June 26, 2007

Yesterday, these lovely crocheted squares came in the mail. Forgive the lighting, please. It’s dark and rainy here in Texas. These are from Yellow Rose’s Garden in Georgia, Life in Westcliffe in Colorado, and By Hook or Needlesfrom Connecticut. Thank you ladies for your support! Those are beautiful, and the kids at Camp Sanguinity are [...]

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A Handful of Squares

June 24, 2007

MANY THANKS TO: Vicki A. in Valley Center, CA Casey K. in Belen, NM Christine S. in Cheyenne, WY These all came on Saturday! WhooHOO! Thank you, ladies! ________ On Friday I received a package from Michelle H. in Washington, DC. She had asked if I could use some squares she had begun for an [...]

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Share A Square—Why Are We Doing This?

June 22, 2007

I wrote to Phara at your mirror or mine to ask her if she would like to write something on this blog to all of the volunteers who are making Share A Square happen. You see, Phara had posted about a quilt that was given to her son, Riley, at cancer camp. It was made [...]

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Share A Square Update

June 22, 2007

Folks, I think the workers at my post office are going to be ready to slap me into next week before this Share A Square project is done! I first posted about this last week, and already the response is overwhelming. This first square arrived in the mail today from Janet in Idaho. Thank you, [...]

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Colors of My Dream

June 15, 2007

Y’all know how strangely the mind works in your sleep. Have you ever had crazy dreams? Like one about being wildly chased by a giant bottle of Dr. Pepper, but in front of you is an enormous peanut M&M (a red one, so you know what that could mean) with it’s arms outstretched and leering [...]

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