Archive for October, 2006

Finally, Something Not Rectangular

Monday, October 16th, 2006

I made this tea cozy from Cascade 220 on size 5 needles. It fits a two cup teapot. Now I need to pop it in the mail to my sister-in-law, who has patiently waited for it since June! I used the Lily tea cozy pattern I found at Michaels. I varied the stitch slightly.

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Color My World

Monday, October 16th, 2006

These are some of the envelopes I painted at the three LEND A HAND Painting Envelopes for Sunday Friends projects. Sunday Friends will use the envelopes in their direct mail campaign in November. The volunteers who attended the project expressed appreciation and asked if we could put this on the calendar on a monthly basis. [...]

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Countdown

Friday, October 13th, 2006

Tomorrow morning I’ll be up really early (before 6 a.m.). I’ll be leading a painting project of about 40 people painting 3500 square feet of space for an agency that handles domestic violence issues. At 2:30 the project will end, and then I’ll help a colleague load a van full of supplies to return to [...]

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Cooler Weather = More Knitting

Friday, October 13th, 2006

Another month, another Snuggle. Yay!

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Donate

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

I made this for you!! Donate here (or email me to arrange to send a check). Thank you! Hands On Bay Area Day 2006

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Advice

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

Never leave home unsure of your next good blaze. –Verlyn Klinkenborg

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It’s Not Too Late!!

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

If you live in the Bay Area and want something to do this weekend, you can easily sign up to volunteer with Hands On Bay Area Day on Saturday. It’s a fun event. We have 1800 people registered and room for 200 more. If you can’t attend a project, please sponsor me and make a [...]

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Questions

Monday, October 9th, 2006

Is death so fearsome that it must be undone? Is this life so poor a thing? Is not eternity somewhat too long? –Verlyn Klinkenborg

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Adrift in Autumn

Saturday, October 7th, 2006
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Awesome Tool

Friday, October 6th, 2006

If you love to read, and if you love not having to spend money to read books, then visit WorldCat Beta. It’s the world’s largest library network. If you search for a book, it will tell you what libraries near you have it. This saves the effort of having to look in each library’s online [...]

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