Monthly Archive: October 2009

Oct
20

Halloween Shopping

Dollar Store Skeletons

I went to the Dollar Tree the other day (the real one – where everything is a $1) and made out like a fat rat! I love this store at Halloween time! I got some glittery styrofoam skulls and several little 18″ skeletons. They’ve also got the 6″ ones, and tons of other little spooky bits and …

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Oct
18

I Got My Spinning Wheel!

Fidelis 1

Sqweeeeee! My most wonderful, awesome, supersweet, superfantabulous husband made the trek into Russelville Thursday to pick up my Fidelis Spinning Wheel from Enchanted Yarn & Fiber.  It was a used wheel and I got it for a steal so SQWEE! You can find the specs for the Wheel here. (Mine is the 2nd wheel – …

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Oct
16

Spinning Tools and a Botched Trip

So I made an ill fated attempt to purchase a spinning wheel this weekend. After an hour to get to the right town, and then another hour trying to find the place (valiantly dodging the pedestrians and blockaded streets thanks to the local Fall Festival and cursing at my GPS) – my wheel was unavailable …

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Oct
16

Grooming Angora’s – Holy Crap!

I learned an important lesson this week about grooming my Angora’s; a revelation that has caused me quite a bit of distress. The first two months their coat is growing does not require much maintenance, just dealing with the occasional small mat… Well apparently I got lazy after those first months of them not needing …

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