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Look What I Found on Ancestry... 21 Aug 2013 | 11:17 pm
Way back in the early 90s, I became enamored with tracing my family tree and I worked it for about 5 years or so. That was back in the days before Internet and Ancestry.com were easily available. I wa...
Spiderman Baby/Toddler 'Ghan is Complete 21 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm
It's done and now I'm getting ready to start a new project. I need to make a minion hat for a little boy. There are several cute patterns in cyber-world and I need to pick one out. Today is canning ...
A Glitch in Finishing Blanket Tonight 21 Aug 2013 | 08:24 am
I'm crocheting along, only a few minutes to go and my latest project is finished. When to to my wondering eyes should appear but a "lump" on my project. Seems that Nellie Belle wanted some attention ...
Tomato Sauce Canning Time 21 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
Been picking, pureeing and cooking tomatoes for canning homemade tomato sauce. It's a lot of work but it is so delicious when compared to store-bought. I leave the skin on and then strain the seeds ou...
More Information on Picasa/Blogger Photo Storage Issues 15 Aug 2013 | 10:19 pm
Here is some more information on using Picasa for your blog photos. Hope this helps out others before they get in the position of either having to pay for increased storage, resizing all their pictur...
Hope I'm Not Messing Things Up 15 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
I'm going through my picasa web albums and resizing and replacing all my pictures so that I don't have to pay for photo storage. Hope it's not goofing things up. I have started using Flickr and it's g...
Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (12 August 2013) 12 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Today's free pattern link is for a pretty baby blanket done in shell stitches. Enjoy! Sharon
Peeking at a Work in Progress 11 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
This is what I'm working on now. It is going to be a Spiderman baby afghan for a friend's soon-to-be-born new grandson. I have more rounds to make and the webbing to put on. I love making round ripple...
So Far, a "Slipperful" Week :) 7 Aug 2013 | 07:22 pm
I'm starting to get my crochet mojo back--YAY! I've finished 2 pairs of slippers this week and one was from a new (to me) pattern. First, a pair of slippers from the pattern that I have made more tim...
Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (05 August 2013) 5 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
Today's free pattern is for an amigurumi dog. It is a real cutie too. Here's the link. Have a great week y'all. Sharon
