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New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival

Posted on May 12, 2013 by | Comments Off on New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival

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New Hampshire Sheep and Wool is probably my favorite show because it’s small and not super crowded and it’s also not terribly far away. This year a big group of friends made it out and we had a really wonderful day.

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Brought to you by the color green

Posted on May 6, 2013 by | Comments Off on Brought to you by the color green

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I finished my plying marathon with this lovely green 3-ply (2 merino, 1 angora) for Miss Pat’s hat. The white angora was just too dominant for my purposes so I over-dyed the skein a deep blue green. I took both skeins to the library for Pat to see and she was absolutely delighted with them.

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My Friend Seamond, the Author …

Posted on April 25, 2013 by | Comments Off on My Friend Seamond, the Author …

100_3862 “I am, and always will be, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter.  I had the good fortune to be born to a different kind of childhood.  I didn’t recognize this fact back when I was small.  I thought that everybody lived like we did on our little island of Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts, which in itself was a life apart…” Seamond Ponsart Roberts.

These words were spoken by my dear friend Seamond Roberts who just had this book published.

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Seamond grew up here at West Chop lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard – can you think of a more perfect spot to spend your childhood.

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A couple of years ago I did a post about her called ‘Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter’… CLICK HERE to read it.

My copy just came today and I haven’t read it yet but I have heard many of Seamond’s stories and they are delightful, riveting, heart breaking, touching and humorous… you’ll love it.

“EVERYDAY HEROES:  The True Story Of A Lighthouse Family” (available on Amazon.com)

Come back and let me know how you liked it… better yet if you want to email Seamond contact me for her email address… she’d love to hear from you… she told me so :)

- by Joan -


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Regular Programming

Posted on April 20, 2013 by | Comments Off on Regular Programming

Well, God, glad that’s over.

In the interest of talking about the most normal, friendly, innocuous things, here’s a picture of my friend Maggie wearing the sweater I knit her for Christmas to work:

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It’s a Kristen Johnstone pattern; I knit it in the mountains this past fall.

More of the wonderfully banal:

  • guy’s coming to fix the sink tomorrow
  • meatballs for dinner
  • 1 week left of classes

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Regular Programming

Posted on April 20, 2013 by | Comments Off on Regular Programming

Well, God, glad that’s over.

In the interest of talking about the most normal, friendly, innocuous things, here’s a picture of my friend Maggie wearing the sweater I knit her for Christmas to work:

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It’s a Kristen Johnstone pattern; I knit it in the mountains this past fall.

More of the wonderfully banal:

  • guy’s coming to fix the sink tomorrow
  • meatballs for dinner
  • 1 week left of classes

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The birthday, part 2

Posted on April 4, 2013 by | Comments Off on The birthday, part 2
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While we were away in Florida, my post office box was filling up with lovely surprises. People were clearly looking at my wishlist this year and sent some really fantastic goodies. There was a gift basket from Cafe Du Monde, a dvd about knitting socks in the Lithuanian style, the companion book to the 365 Free Motion quilting designs website (much easier to browse the book), the Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs (highly recommend this one), and a fabulous vintage Simplicity tin from my wonderful Pen Pal Tami (filled with stationery items, of course). In addition, the ever thoughtful Sara, gifted me the Kissing Koi pattern I have been wistfully admiring for ages. I suppose I will have to make time to actually knit some mittens for myself for a change. It’s wonderful to have such a bounty of thoughtful friends and family! There were some money gifts as well which have gone to purchase a kindle paperwhite. I’ve been on the fence about it for ages because I have an ipad and don’t mind reading books on that but I think the kindle will be easier on my wrist in the long run. Thanks everyone!

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Gilead Farm visit: Part 2

Posted on March 3, 2013 by | Comments Off on Gilead Farm visit: Part 2

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Gilead Farm visit: part 1

Posted on March 2, 2013 by | Comments Off on Gilead Farm visit: part 1

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SPA

Posted on February 3, 2013 by | Comments Off on SPA

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Every February, in Maine, there is a gathering of knitters and spinners. It’s always a delightful weekend full of laughter and fiber and good friends. I took a giant bag full of de-stashed yarn for the freebie table and came home with the same bag half full of new things so that I returned with less than I left with which is a first. I had arranged to pick up my harvest share from Gilead Fiber Farm at SPA as well as some angora I had requested from another friend. I had a very brief shopping list. I bought a Kundert spindle because he’s about ready to stop making them so they’ll soon not be available. I bought some green roving for a hat for my favorite librarian and I bought some angora roving for same. I have lots of wonderful spinning ahead of me!

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Knitted: Red Beret, Also, Knitting in Action!

Posted on November 19, 2012 by | Comments Off on Knitted: Red Beret, Also, Knitting in Action!

So, cripes, about a month ago I went on a wonderful camping trip with some friends of mine to a place that’s very dear to me– I mean, it’s where I go for nearly every fall break.

Anyway, because one of the ladies I went with is 1) a terrific photographer who 2) planned on shooting a few rolls over the weekend, I made sure to oh so casually wear pretty much exclusively knitwear. I ruined the all-the-wool-all-the-time effect by layering a windbreaker over the whole ensemble, but, hey, it was cold: we walked up along the ridges all weekend, got hella windburn, and woke up with our tent encrusted in ice.

Nic took lots of photos, but I selfishly picked out the ones featuring my knitting, since that’s what this blog is all about. Also, to pre-explain: the Highlands are home to a bunch of sweet lil’ pon’s.

So, um, there’s my hat, doing a great job as a hat.

Guest starring Cormo Rusticus,

and an extra pair of gloves that came in handy,

and my pretty-much-all-time-favorite-knitted-thing, the Peerie Flooers vest.

All photos © Nic Anthony

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