tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17952687473739964352024-02-07T11:23:36.241-08:00Bonnets and SkullsSarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-75564019167037451332011-01-17T22:05:00.000-08:002011-01-17T22:05:04.958-08:00It Has BegunSo the new shop is open at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/3rdFloorCreations">3rd Floor Creations</a>.<br />
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And the new blog is up and already has two posts at <a href="http://3rdfloorcreations.wordpress.com/">3rd Floor Creations</a>.<br />
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And that officially closes Bonnets and Skulls! Hope to see you at the new location!Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-41373442656242746602011-01-08T17:12:00.000-08:002011-01-08T17:26:16.987-08:00Closing Down and Opening UpFor those who are still visiting this site, thank you so much for your continued interest in Mary and my doings! It's been a year since I last got on here and I am now closing Bonnets and Skulls down.<br /><br />But never fear! I will be creating a new blog to follow the start up of my new etsy shop, 3rd Floor Creations. The shop will be focused on my painting, knitting, paper crafts, and photography. There may also be some bits and bobs along the vintage jewelry and pottery as well.<br /><br />3rd Floor Creations will open on January 17, 2011 at etsy.com. My seller name is WeeHoursCreatory. I will be taking custom orders for some items, such as the knitted Veske and note card sets and photos, but the rest will be one of a kind.<br /><br />I hope to see all of you at the new blog site, 3rd Floor Creations!Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-5556179098507752412010-01-30T09:55:00.001-08:002010-01-30T10:34:51.427-08:00Sew CrazyLong time, no posts. Partly because I'm investigating other bloggy avenues. Also, there has been an unhappy amount of spam in the comments area, which has now been cleaned up. Unfortunately, I am no longer allowing anonymous comments here because of it. You will have to have a google account to leave a comment and all comments are now moderated. Grrrrrr.... EVIL SPAMMERS!!!!!!<br /><br />Ok. Now I'm done ranting, I've been doing all kinds of insane things over the past few months. Mostly involving my sewing machine. :) Another evil thing: More hobbies than your budget and time allotment can support!!! LOL! So, I started quilting. Yeah! Love fabric. Love sewing. So why not!?!?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_Z6b5ekyODkrkAcjxmWaF-cTB0P5R4EVGyAbNR3rbURUcczmooWz1zGOJ_0LwKVTlPq-SFPdLOKo9kBOTD5xPC_ax994jWRo2UkmMZTrLlC9g6ealE6kYJJJ15MYNsw0avcZvEmtDIyx/s1600-h/DSC01732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_Z6b5ekyODkrkAcjxmWaF-cTB0P5R4EVGyAbNR3rbURUcczmooWz1zGOJ_0LwKVTlPq-SFPdLOKo9kBOTD5xPC_ax994jWRo2UkmMZTrLlC9g6ealE6kYJJJ15MYNsw0avcZvEmtDIyx/s400/DSC01732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432597217154975810" border="0" /></a><br />My first ever quilt. Used a moda Layer Cake in Soiree and just sewed them together. Nothing fancy. Used DreamWool batting inside. This thing is so warm!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h2HLxVrwm9W-RGVmfVDIWNbD43ary9QERhk629IWmxx4RpioK733HDNmrBJ2KsxuaOne-xB2FJpwYYKsVu_9zxWrghyHUre0D4UZGpqnojy32zJj2A5ZpJWogXre9TWIXqh76l2JUmlC/s1600-h/DSC01944.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h2HLxVrwm9W-RGVmfVDIWNbD43ary9QERhk629IWmxx4RpioK733HDNmrBJ2KsxuaOne-xB2FJpwYYKsVu_9zxWrghyHUre0D4UZGpqnojy32zJj2A5ZpJWogXre9TWIXqh76l2JUmlC/s400/DSC01944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432594020482659842" border="0" /></a><br />My second quilt. Much more difficult than the first, especially with the slanted corners. This is two charm packs and some yardage in moda's Cotton Blossoms. The back is just unbleached muslin. Gave this to my mom for Christmas. :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuPbxwFpDl19Yb_LJLvhGltd9ppJjtxhypAxwSx6G7xTnDKtfVGfk-Ll2Yp_SFHHqSxogwn-Ysjp2UAbiZLq9BcHwk2hOozPxq_pItfwiUQ9hr7ujciXX1QHLpWXBsZ7LL8-c_QQdMtXK/s1600-h/DSC01975.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuPbxwFpDl19Yb_LJLvhGltd9ppJjtxhypAxwSx6G7xTnDKtfVGfk-Ll2Yp_SFHHqSxogwn-Ysjp2UAbiZLq9BcHwk2hOozPxq_pItfwiUQ9hr7ujciXX1QHLpWXBsZ7LL8-c_QQdMtXK/s400/DSC01975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432595919883135586" border="0" /></a>About four years ago, I bought a bunch of 1/2 yards of various Amy Butler fabric. Finally found some use for them! This is a pattern from <span style="font-style: italic;">In Stitches</span> from AB. I'll be using it in my new office at work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KmT94BFIW-3UIaLqr7SlmuovJjn0c2pUaKqSTt9wgQAIJvWLGRKRHzXpRu1dkT201W0v3dD53hAxBzCVbr4VZ-NgySo_ls7VQvSs0MUfU2q2LDcmc5Pe3AAGXhwaU-9XpB1CzlDjz-uo/s1600-h/DSC01974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KmT94BFIW-3UIaLqr7SlmuovJjn0c2pUaKqSTt9wgQAIJvWLGRKRHzXpRu1dkT201W0v3dD53hAxBzCVbr4VZ-NgySo_ls7VQvSs0MUfU2q2LDcmc5Pe3AAGXhwaU-9XpB1CzlDjz-uo/s400/DSC01974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432595910318382162" border="0" /></a>Wanted a felted/fabric basket, so designed this. Used Noro yarn I forgot I had, leftover AB fabric I used to make a tunic (will be seen in a future post) and extra thick template plastic to create the shape. The clipboard I bought unfinished at Craft Warehouse and covered with paper and put my ode to geekism on the front.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJrnAJJgLnDrh8zcXANkxR5oFK7MPS5zKQEaQNaOf1xwHzUAzhc5Go5Ztz93PLz5E05XQwgtZqf1KA2eYUq1o33vUNbbrfJ4JzZ-3jkLYTd_HeY6zL18yNGCuQb3PhEn8mSqfgcsSgvtx/s1600-h/DSC01978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJrnAJJgLnDrh8zcXANkxR5oFK7MPS5zKQEaQNaOf1xwHzUAzhc5Go5Ztz93PLz5E05XQwgtZqf1KA2eYUq1o33vUNbbrfJ4JzZ-3jkLYTd_HeY6zL18yNGCuQb3PhEn8mSqfgcsSgvtx/s400/DSC01978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432594037841915378" border="0" /></a><br />Leftover AB fabric and some other stuff that I bought to make a shirt (also to be featured in a future post). The design and layout is just from my head and the size pieces I had available. The back is teal/aqua/pink striped yarn-dyed fabric I had used to make a skirt that didn't end up fitting.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaK3FH3BVKMvcYIhp4hN_vHV0wnrjebdYiu2KDe-KDD9lLTcziwgJJ-m-UKc-bAKOnDoMtqsIn98Fvv-DMnv7ph1F2H9dj1XIhQaofROq8rgwxviejQ8kVlnFd8Bli8hH0zMBjl-TS2iI/s1600-h/rays.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaK3FH3BVKMvcYIhp4hN_vHV0wnrjebdYiu2KDe-KDD9lLTcziwgJJ-m-UKc-bAKOnDoMtqsIn98Fvv-DMnv7ph1F2H9dj1XIhQaofROq8rgwxviejQ8kVlnFd8Bli8hH0zMBjl-TS2iI/s400/rays.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432597208995250546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ok. Now the travel edition of this blog. Went to the ocean at Thanksgiving. It was awesome. Cold and windy and stormy. But the sun's rays coming through the clouds were perfect.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR808km9085jZj8YL6UQterF7uQwk5-yq2pCjxOboVWoU97MnukXXSp1YymjnT43kMRH0ooeT1o2Up4oxno-gQMGT2HSDW8o7e7HgzFXb58T0usFtrB50_AwCsQMbcIa_oiKxVQzhNeBzR/s1600-h/DSC01721.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR808km9085jZj8YL6UQterF7uQwk5-yq2pCjxOboVWoU97MnukXXSp1YymjnT43kMRH0ooeT1o2Up4oxno-gQMGT2HSDW8o7e7HgzFXb58T0usFtrB50_AwCsQMbcIa_oiKxVQzhNeBzR/s400/DSC01721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432597195898098210" border="0" /></a><br />Interesting chunk of driftwood.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVovOUpmIOpx_4XWBW614SaBkUGYb76rLfIOA94LuzncM0WE0Hl-sTOjPXiwh7OYJhVvOte_IznaRc1GqIT_-ELLewLeZ6WZFKsMkdyF5zeVsrPrcGaSgjccn6J1pyTDXPJhbihJPVLgE/s1600-h/DSC01710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVovOUpmIOpx_4XWBW614SaBkUGYb76rLfIOA94LuzncM0WE0Hl-sTOjPXiwh7OYJhVvOte_IznaRc1GqIT_-ELLewLeZ6WZFKsMkdyF5zeVsrPrcGaSgjccn6J1pyTDXPJhbihJPVLgE/s400/DSC01710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432597190278557106" border="0" /></a><br />Light on the waves.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_5pgFaJG-cq0znRYC8-pcLtpua2Y5vj5oG5fXe0qjxMJ8OoRwkdEIz3o75K3WjhdQBr0_8j-x1UB8MNs8KxxRdkgiAHvag32HfHYRPHcAb9dSxD_cfYr68zL8TVu0vbMTx8gl9M4YI7d/s1600-h/big+wave.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_5pgFaJG-cq0znRYC8-pcLtpua2Y5vj5oG5fXe0qjxMJ8OoRwkdEIz3o75K3WjhdQBr0_8j-x1UB8MNs8KxxRdkgiAHvag32HfHYRPHcAb9dSxD_cfYr68zL8TVu0vbMTx8gl9M4YI7d/s400/big+wave.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432597174680230322" border="0" /></a><br />Serious wave action. Would not want to be swimming in that!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3_x1we0AxOVzXv6QFR1F4HlJ19sRm7EwEdz2X4KTnXz-cldrw9e2KP0TvbkSwBtOP2CpyN09MLt5AZbQwfgg2sSc0g0tXk5Z91Xq664CL2R1-KWZyJ_1wH7HcVZruVY8COu4fSQhWpjx/s1600-h/DSC01964.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3_x1we0AxOVzXv6QFR1F4HlJ19sRm7EwEdz2X4KTnXz-cldrw9e2KP0TvbkSwBtOP2CpyN09MLt5AZbQwfgg2sSc0g0tXk5Z91Xq664CL2R1-KWZyJ_1wH7HcVZruVY8COu4fSQhWpjx/s400/DSC01964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432595928985354690" border="0" /></a><br />Went for an early winter walk down by the Yakima River. This shot is my ode to JJ Abrams. :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicopM2uLwDyhoc244euBW8Dq_CAcjhMV0GrQz1JPQnykyexApYHQw_MIUopklj9lMkU119dDSzudUsGb6JigFjVlkwV11O5Km51XPbkE-4ddTWtfNJddRGfYOZuRY9_tmWwaGbPYvz7oKH/s1600-h/DSC01969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicopM2uLwDyhoc244euBW8Dq_CAcjhMV0GrQz1JPQnykyexApYHQw_MIUopklj9lMkU119dDSzudUsGb6JigFjVlkwV11O5Km51XPbkE-4ddTWtfNJddRGfYOZuRY9_tmWwaGbPYvz7oKH/s400/DSC01969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432595936007334402" border="0" /></a><br />I know this one is out of focus, but I love the colors and the blending. I just put the camera on the ground and snapped this without looking. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpdoUfwXEm9j2FeKn8fKF6ZGAejtr_oH_WZUXiXseqSyzHx1GvMchyqC90CaG455fIfpeQaNmoo7xw_AFQ85nUwoBUmacaEh-OdxGu4PMFismkZqE_Eimh1jRxa7lWFsJQAu3MJdgimnJ/s1600-h/ice.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpdoUfwXEm9j2FeKn8fKF6ZGAejtr_oH_WZUXiXseqSyzHx1GvMchyqC90CaG455fIfpeQaNmoo7xw_AFQ85nUwoBUmacaEh-OdxGu4PMFismkZqE_Eimh1jRxa7lWFsJQAu3MJdgimnJ/s400/ice.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432594046954737490" border="0" /></a><br />Everywhere was layers and layers of ice. Took a closeup to see how it would come out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt1aEYS3f5N_ZlhyvMmcaVsnegVM6Jq_KBiES8tQ7IBCHWLaOkx7IQier1GP2-6HB3Wdsh7QfXcy1yffFrl_OCKo02mMXiBvzqtbZSQFSQ92J2I7s-2QLrX40Bs8Hby3Snb-TWrDejdW7/s1600-h/DSC01954.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt1aEYS3f5N_ZlhyvMmcaVsnegVM6Jq_KBiES8tQ7IBCHWLaOkx7IQier1GP2-6HB3Wdsh7QfXcy1yffFrl_OCKo02mMXiBvzqtbZSQFSQ92J2I7s-2QLrX40Bs8Hby3Snb-TWrDejdW7/s400/DSC01954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432594029816422642" border="0" /></a>Mary T. setting up her camera to take both our pictures. I like this shot a lot. Mary in her element!!!!<br /><br />So that's all for the pictures at the moment. I have many other projects going, but it is time to clean my house. It's amazing how a cat can be so untidy!!!! ;)<br /></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-18222872096533025872009-10-30T20:38:00.001-07:002009-10-30T21:07:42.797-07:00Fall Fiber and Fun<div style="text-align: center;">This fall has been super interesting and here's the pics to show for it! We've had the Kittitas County Fair, which was awesome. We won the Black and White Barn Award from the State. :) Also, been re-designing my house interior. And knitting and spinning and just having a good time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOjl0dfVCWwBbDvgjdL_FvX4mcg4rOUG-25sqDLXjljceMyVyIBGOa-jgUGAA30KclgcO8Wu-GzZJ6TYlYsIB-ckiNlF43jfAZjj2P_u-6BoJ4_oAiWoHkBTP2JHUJZHPWb1hedcjc9JQ/s1600-h/DSC01681.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOjl0dfVCWwBbDvgjdL_FvX4mcg4rOUG-25sqDLXjljceMyVyIBGOa-jgUGAA30KclgcO8Wu-GzZJ6TYlYsIB-ckiNlF43jfAZjj2P_u-6BoJ4_oAiWoHkBTP2JHUJZHPWb1hedcjc9JQ/s400/DSC01681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398606967723023202" border="0" /></a>Office Fun: Me with Sasquatch<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_koD1xMUArr5J-PaAbxYIHCXUbULmY88fHYKGp5lhjlvD9tSAfoDI7d8DVZiy_X2WT8gPpbmZiheyrfr_2sTpxM3vFL73AO7GEj-LID__hYo6zmCM-RDynsSWCzDdEJ3I8NXfGoG7gk7w/s1600-h/DSC01661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_koD1xMUArr5J-PaAbxYIHCXUbULmY88fHYKGp5lhjlvD9tSAfoDI7d8DVZiy_X2WT8gPpbmZiheyrfr_2sTpxM3vFL73AO7GEj-LID__hYo6zmCM-RDynsSWCzDdEJ3I8NXfGoG7gk7w/s400/DSC01661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398606962484379362" border="0" /></a>Me as Pirate LaRue<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhRCYqo1CW28jZvlCLSLDhd_w0Lhz7FxgFMuqZHnr0_sAEMw_OKu1Zh2ZduBzbZnuZqTXezwGRZ8WTHNrI4rwwZQiDh-DcSFOcPp_A2bkVxrklCXgMqPq7vjLWE8PPd7ZYFwFYM_2l_BT/s1600-h/DSC01670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhRCYqo1CW28jZvlCLSLDhd_w0Lhz7FxgFMuqZHnr0_sAEMw_OKu1Zh2ZduBzbZnuZqTXezwGRZ8WTHNrI4rwwZQiDh-DcSFOcPp_A2bkVxrklCXgMqPq7vjLWE8PPd7ZYFwFYM_2l_BT/s400/DSC01670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398606956709922098" border="0" /></a>The view on the way to work, October 30.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMoG9snwNdCcxszcTKmphS0HqCbLIQyOmmyMpSwZWWAdTLJvrOmhNzVaHOIFT1XrJn5tskGlyUt7kaisV28B55U82lI4Iql6iFuolhZm04F8iJy5WuaT7CqXl8V1uLmVm8dPC6v3DN217/s1600-h/DSC01636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMoG9snwNdCcxszcTKmphS0HqCbLIQyOmmyMpSwZWWAdTLJvrOmhNzVaHOIFT1XrJn5tskGlyUt7kaisV28B55U82lI4Iql6iFuolhZm04F8iJy5WuaT7CqXl8V1uLmVm8dPC6v3DN217/s400/DSC01636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398606644492128722" border="0" /></a>The Fall Fiber Festival, October 17. Good turnout this year!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p7TkkfjXGDO4dXo_ol278QTFWjfwni1XbujYOtT3ns8dhrn6OOgkMjfiQp271bgzT2roRjoVaUGld6Z2YlQRh0pUf-yxMRJN6hmSTRcnTGKOopaImn2TOlfh-pl4eOqee4nIDcZQJ1c3/s1600-h/DSC01635.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p7TkkfjXGDO4dXo_ol278QTFWjfwni1XbujYOtT3ns8dhrn6OOgkMjfiQp271bgzT2roRjoVaUGld6Z2YlQRh0pUf-yxMRJN6hmSTRcnTGKOopaImn2TOlfh-pl4eOqee4nIDcZQJ1c3/s400/DSC01635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398606635581923586" border="0" /></a>Karla Kaatz demonstrating weaving at the Fall Fiber Festival.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaXv82ZeGaK7IP4iA6uWoE0G5oFzu5y-wekmoQ1s3T5IJbw52PVjczl3F4w_0mGjFdi7rUi2Hd-EeSxrhhvmARVSuG-4fp4_QCXAzWMPzdcEvHCMNsh-Z7Wuuxa4cWcoPgfPpDY2P1Lju/s1600-h/DSC01630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaXv82ZeGaK7IP4iA6uWoE0G5oFzu5y-wekmoQ1s3T5IJbw52PVjczl3F4w_0mGjFdi7rUi2Hd-EeSxrhhvmARVSuG-4fp4_QCXAzWMPzdcEvHCMNsh-Z7Wuuxa4cWcoPgfPpDY2P1Lju/s400/DSC01630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398606628913943954" border="0" /></a>Joan teaching drop spindling to a new spinner at the Fall Fiber Festival<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp9OSjt1zG5h3JTMGgZrlATI1cat12JKohO5JZUqxHqOaFC_UKN1frHjEK0O5L9jw_SAadh6xX4JrCQ-7_3quHJ2tzj1MIg3vi903ifA1QCMsYaVG_4hZpkN175v9qUlSDKeHGYnrKkJ8/s1600-h/DSC01627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp9OSjt1zG5h3JTMGgZrlATI1cat12JKohO5JZUqxHqOaFC_UKN1frHjEK0O5L9jw_SAadh6xX4JrCQ-7_3quHJ2tzj1MIg3vi903ifA1QCMsYaVG_4hZpkN175v9qUlSDKeHGYnrKkJ8/s400/DSC01627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398606621229848674" border="0" /></a>Would love to dive into the middle of all that wool! Suri alpaca. *sigh*<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcZDobF4JABvJ89-NwFBiy829Y2oS_gDdTBACR5rwEbHpnzPmvgcBEkkkAh9BHCbMARu_SA91HTObGkLASukj9QH-YdQmLiajfBuoNBtKHcdN_GrDVFkwtoklLU5TerR5yD9S_R_QmG90/s1600-h/girls.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcZDobF4JABvJ89-NwFBiy829Y2oS_gDdTBACR5rwEbHpnzPmvgcBEkkkAh9BHCbMARu_SA91HTObGkLASukj9QH-YdQmLiajfBuoNBtKHcdN_GrDVFkwtoklLU5TerR5yD9S_R_QmG90/s400/girls.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398606615823887442" border="0" /></a>The girls out for a stroll. They're finally laying eggs. Talk about the best thing ever! Fresh eggs are the bomb!!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oWdCpuKs-CFevujEZQoeIVcLePHRCVOd2h-EO22iA0OylWm-zKB-fMFEQYxNz6j_g_VsSE1vJaFmw85_NdVqQQ_rpBf23PsUk5zETiYvMNm-95ps792nJA20efFYJ8OKuh_8j76RhBGc/s1600-h/DSC01511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oWdCpuKs-CFevujEZQoeIVcLePHRCVOd2h-EO22iA0OylWm-zKB-fMFEQYxNz6j_g_VsSE1vJaFmw85_NdVqQQ_rpBf23PsUk5zETiYvMNm-95ps792nJA20efFYJ8OKuh_8j76RhBGc/s400/DSC01511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398605972376965442" border="0" /></a>Sidewalk Sunflower. Found this beauty over on 3rd and Kittitas on the way to Fred Meyer.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCjXAjnC2WozWpXIopaHialy7ig_nYb0kAJn5Cz6t6_spgwcZONBtUsu5p60F9J3kcvuLxKhnrdXuKZjTIMMVQeR87Mq882V58axp6dbEviLIv6c7hUfQ2cVnw3LXSKUGBGj7ZSUGKEG8/s1600-h/which+way.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCjXAjnC2WozWpXIopaHialy7ig_nYb0kAJn5Cz6t6_spgwcZONBtUsu5p60F9J3kcvuLxKhnrdXuKZjTIMMVQeR87Mq882V58axp6dbEviLIv6c7hUfQ2cVnw3LXSKUGBGj7ZSUGKEG8/s400/which+way.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398605964468531330" border="0" /></a>Ummm... Which way do I go? Sign at the Kittitas County Fair.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinf0s3cVX9fZVBSKBxxGFBbZ_6exKGTr7gmJpI_eVlrXPa1a-VNLa0MH_FmnBrmkOmLYo6JxtotTYvhgDaYGpjqdsUQF7_rvjLZBZ4kT7G4a48pwlSuUmLI10BRHmD-LsXJNcXQBz_MZRz/s1600-h/DSC01375.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinf0s3cVX9fZVBSKBxxGFBbZ_6exKGTr7gmJpI_eVlrXPa1a-VNLa0MH_FmnBrmkOmLYo6JxtotTYvhgDaYGpjqdsUQF7_rvjLZBZ4kT7G4a48pwlSuUmLI10BRHmD-LsXJNcXQBz_MZRz/s400/DSC01375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398605960342907618" border="0" /></a>He looks so sweet!!! Yeah. No. One of the bulls for the Extreme Bulls Rodeo event.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNPK6Y-9cwyKcU71EzMwYpIk4apVmCrSq4_vVABhAXo1XJFYXuxncN_CdOJyZQsfSFKbVv-MOVRd8OAgEweWtYYumZd5OeqMpp6VLvA1RODaM19NrHHQ0TSKN5MSZVlL8bjUK1czz6zbl/s1600-h/DSC01355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNPK6Y-9cwyKcU71EzMwYpIk4apVmCrSq4_vVABhAXo1XJFYXuxncN_CdOJyZQsfSFKbVv-MOVRd8OAgEweWtYYumZd5OeqMpp6VLvA1RODaM19NrHHQ0TSKN5MSZVlL8bjUK1czz6zbl/s400/DSC01355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398605949860450370" border="0" /></a>My project basket got Judge's Choice. Yeah!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6j8VtE6gbNyX_8trxsBmRwCVhSpudAi1QotlisTkf7C085QlY7QCKcbL2pkPnPLkKiAgaGemB4PUJpt0UdQ5g-a4aA3hvMsk0jz_9hyucsJOMELv-pzxiY-b6YuW6XiRpVW51QpqHlpe/s1600-h/DSC01353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6j8VtE6gbNyX_8trxsBmRwCVhSpudAi1QotlisTkf7C085QlY7QCKcbL2pkPnPLkKiAgaGemB4PUJpt0UdQ5g-a4aA3hvMsk0jz_9hyucsJOMELv-pzxiY-b6YuW6XiRpVW51QpqHlpe/s400/DSC01353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398605942494459762" border="0" /></a>Fair display for the Fiber Arts Booth. Lots of variety in fibers here.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0q6zFvECWc7BrOgKY_-IS03LY2fZCSZK_G0pNmfVyYC3YwnFgNiZc_bwPXbqq0-L1nGUQmhX2mKK7Ckmysp3BqQYsQjHNwmv8MJ1ThVbyPHqxyuTii5h9LuqzifAdorkmIKsHd0lOTDw/s1600-h/DSC01583.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0q6zFvECWc7BrOgKY_-IS03LY2fZCSZK_G0pNmfVyYC3YwnFgNiZc_bwPXbqq0-L1nGUQmhX2mKK7Ckmysp3BqQYsQjHNwmv8MJ1ThVbyPHqxyuTii5h9LuqzifAdorkmIKsHd0lOTDw/s400/DSC01583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398604332825546626" border="0" /></a>The moon from my backyard. I took this with my Cybershot just standing and holding the camera. I was pretty impressed that my camera was able to get that kind of detail. You can see the craters on the lower right side.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0jbaDExqaleNMOCYJJfFbHlZVy04qoKZSpNXqJe-fZgau_qmwMHmsfvcUP3cLuH6RRxJHzMcNUPL00pM2xKekQWaliIky0SnvIyXO8m1xJFFDGT9f7SVV7mJDao0vzMSvY5b-8RC3rVS/s1600-h/DSC01553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0jbaDExqaleNMOCYJJfFbHlZVy04qoKZSpNXqJe-fZgau_qmwMHmsfvcUP3cLuH6RRxJHzMcNUPL00pM2xKekQWaliIky0SnvIyXO8m1xJFFDGT9f7SVV7mJDao0vzMSvY5b-8RC3rVS/s400/DSC01553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398604320455296498" border="0" /></a>A purse I made using a pattern from Interweave Knits magazine. The exterior I spun from a blend called potluck. The fabric interior is leftovers from a skirt that I made.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAHhNrGjiVlVgI_9_URSjrAp6atdIBRzdks_B0KA5jAUSY2b8NLF3AupGtgrxAAsUCxKxrJsOeAf4WVlN4SeF_bSPsFL6rxAzhaTYGEkMYvq2fMnsl7UyfTq4d9qtLJgzC7HivA3zf3B5/s1600-h/DSC01556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAHhNrGjiVlVgI_9_URSjrAp6atdIBRzdks_B0KA5jAUSY2b8NLF3AupGtgrxAAsUCxKxrJsOeAf4WVlN4SeF_bSPsFL6rxAzhaTYGEkMYvq2fMnsl7UyfTq4d9qtLJgzC7HivA3zf3B5/s400/DSC01556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398604328052035458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So that's been most of what's going on this fall. I took two photo series, one of the color orange and one of the signs of Ellensburg. I will get a link up to the galleries soon.<br /></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-27399411421466476662009-09-02T20:54:00.000-07:002009-09-02T21:43:40.547-07:00ProvidenceAs promised, here's the pics from my adventure in Providence, Rhode Island. First off, I never ever thought of going to Rhode Island. At all. But it is the east coast, and I've always wanted to go there! Providence was very different than Seattle as far as large cities go. The people were friendly. Sometimes a bit too friendly! Anyway, here's my trip in pics.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83btc_2OHuBc7VVSepZvWtCmJaRkEn-5YmQCvPv8QJKdjJZw_8M72Gm1b6_DNXMhtMqafEO_eJ6POtvAGHELbNdBXpz0tvDJVi4oz_U9mYCw6MNfzmp-WmciBMGX-mQR14bZp8TZsFPgO/s1600-h/helens.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83btc_2OHuBc7VVSepZvWtCmJaRkEn-5YmQCvPv8QJKdjJZw_8M72Gm1b6_DNXMhtMqafEO_eJ6POtvAGHELbNdBXpz0tvDJVi4oz_U9mYCw6MNfzmp-WmciBMGX-mQR14bZp8TZsFPgO/s400/helens.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377091463474111026" border="0" /></a> Mount St. Helens from the plane during take off. I sat next to a wonderful naval pilot and a mission doctor from Cambodia. They were awesome.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjUiQulpIY-sAA2mQ67JF2OcU285x0WwR-tVwTkptQiDRobn6kluk9BB2bjSts5jGY37HI_CzMt7YpOzuF525HPJNUnqvjnv6ERrHGeOo_lDrJal4zfi_VzYCIdA-cZlzvCyfl87SuLaU/s1600-h/closerainier.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjUiQulpIY-sAA2mQ67JF2OcU285x0WwR-tVwTkptQiDRobn6kluk9BB2bjSts5jGY37HI_CzMt7YpOzuF525HPJNUnqvjnv6ERrHGeOo_lDrJal4zfi_VzYCIdA-cZlzvCyfl87SuLaU/s400/closerainier.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377091455853327170" border="0" /></a>Mount Rainier from take off.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga49paPB9JZDzK0gnxydLbkmptm5Occ744VBQkaQWRGlEnl399otSipRmyc28MUCye_4GPmb1smlLZGD17AIvBN3msNuJiuj4nqZsOVg0gXCo3bT58oc3WaQu2AipZlwnPe8RzQ_nA26zu/s1600-h/signs.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga49paPB9JZDzK0gnxydLbkmptm5Occ744VBQkaQWRGlEnl399otSipRmyc28MUCye_4GPmb1smlLZGD17AIvBN3msNuJiuj4nqZsOVg0gXCo3bT58oc3WaQu2AipZlwnPe8RzQ_nA26zu/s400/signs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377091446668569938" border="0" /></a>Signs on a street in Providence across from the First Baptist Church of America.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOz21Ln-NIEd9zQ2RlwDEfJpoq298ORII2qpbisUGZG-9ap0_sS7nCfHWMRtSp2NE5RMIaMmWIyJ9cslrIRG76Xf7DUy4q5ipUiaMyAq4Ntr5Ja2tJGbiAGSjOqaMkGxQsCA0MVlDoC8C/s1600-h/prov.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOz21Ln-NIEd9zQ2RlwDEfJpoq298ORII2qpbisUGZG-9ap0_sS7nCfHWMRtSp2NE5RMIaMmWIyJ9cslrIRG76Xf7DUy4q5ipUiaMyAq4Ntr5Ja2tJGbiAGSjOqaMkGxQsCA0MVlDoC8C/s400/prov.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377091437820289922" border="0" /></a>View from the hotel, the Radisson on the Harbor.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd4d6g2gBFD6XRpF6qyHeRS42O3Z6r8Oa4p2iaQDiJDXFZbYgzVQb7XHPDmYOSjeKdtk-j41jGW3IR86Opz1DCHm275SwwJnpFHyRCcwQDRTGOOXr7aIjLBBh8yImCacMADPq2OjNPM4X/s1600-h/First+B.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd4d6g2gBFD6XRpF6qyHeRS42O3Z6r8Oa4p2iaQDiJDXFZbYgzVQb7XHPDmYOSjeKdtk-j41jGW3IR86Opz1DCHm275SwwJnpFHyRCcwQDRTGOOXr7aIjLBBh8yImCacMADPq2OjNPM4X/s400/First+B.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377091431403434226" border="0" /></a>The First Baptist Church of America, founded in 1638 by Roger Williams.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3wLMca1DRumyBjYh8SqgFOn7CLg-Ej-6-zA8zGMc7zT5CcVojq-SS-OU9l8uL4YnIrXbCl_PSxq-ncRc5Sqb74O-_Abq795eRtZA2MMxPGwJpPDrwNSh1qDxDkM1VLRnflflrMby8QDi/s1600-h/eagle.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3wLMca1DRumyBjYh8SqgFOn7CLg-Ej-6-zA8zGMc7zT5CcVojq-SS-OU9l8uL4YnIrXbCl_PSxq-ncRc5Sqb74O-_Abq795eRtZA2MMxPGwJpPDrwNSh1qDxDkM1VLRnflflrMby8QDi/s400/eagle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377090766470456418" border="0" /></a>An eagle carved into the pillars of the gate at the State House.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4f-Am-OdNq5ky9wimxpN3Ae_-hUp8819EcW1fRQfnQZsdc4N_fn_6TUxGO5B6N4rE3Psd5jmZWbbCi8pWnl4QPk7Txa8TDJ0neqwTZaV1R1pNp7Uy01gu7Oqds56EhxPtr-pwcRX7KI3/s1600-h/columns.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4f-Am-OdNq5ky9wimxpN3Ae_-hUp8819EcW1fRQfnQZsdc4N_fn_6TUxGO5B6N4rE3Psd5jmZWbbCi8pWnl4QPk7Txa8TDJ0neqwTZaV1R1pNp7Uy01gu7Oqds56EhxPtr-pwcRX7KI3/s400/columns.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377090757748479618" border="0" /></a>Columns are a common sight in downtown Providence.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgE54qf82VHUzXSPqqQiA3JgdjBq88NtTZnkhyphenhyphenBCEBYUKcUEx1dcKljGtgK8IveZWbHLgIdzw4ltbEZGUVRageiRvIovRvQ9xbR9I-8ejqH_JbDrH6HRK5Ez5zX8wKwtR3UHuYsm5E1MB/s1600-h/DSC00568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgE54qf82VHUzXSPqqQiA3JgdjBq88NtTZnkhyphenhyphenBCEBYUKcUEx1dcKljGtgK8IveZWbHLgIdzw4ltbEZGUVRageiRvIovRvQ9xbR9I-8ejqH_JbDrH6HRK5Ez5zX8wKwtR3UHuYsm5E1MB/s400/DSC00568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377090751625336242" border="0" /></a>A trumpeter swan on the Woonasquatucket River.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBsQYg_4_6rUQsqZ00KTz30rgbNffJ80ShqZEi-hZfmVRFf8AezTwG-xMQTJOE1_fb5QPomC66UyLN_X0MlIc7YolSn3alwqmxWcmzJYpUjLPA0CaxvAIyJrXf6xq7eUzWrn9BlmB8s6W/s1600-h/2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBsQYg_4_6rUQsqZ00KTz30rgbNffJ80ShqZEi-hZfmVRFf8AezTwG-xMQTJOE1_fb5QPomC66UyLN_X0MlIc7YolSn3alwqmxWcmzJYpUjLPA0CaxvAIyJrXf6xq7eUzWrn9BlmB8s6W/s400/2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377090737847703698" border="0" /></a>The braziers for the Waterfire show. I missed it because I was flying back to Seattle the afternoon of the event.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUTpGkeVW3cZy4CudbiZN3c7nZeoBuzzTTniTrcxSEctVHukw96s1xO4u-s3-eusFBNbqo4M0aQfIQL2u2Un6gbtPZPJA0iCtUAb4q-83hHjPf9NbKRv2wZBv4NONsHqPCjdafVpOIvQq/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUTpGkeVW3cZy4CudbiZN3c7nZeoBuzzTTniTrcxSEctVHukw96s1xO4u-s3-eusFBNbqo4M0aQfIQL2u2Un6gbtPZPJA0iCtUAb4q-83hHjPf9NbKRv2wZBv4NONsHqPCjdafVpOIvQq/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377090727246358802" border="0" /></a>Buildings on Westminster Street. This street was beautiful.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Okm5WG-ZPyiLaQU_AJuWp9N64UvrD4VvpRIRISZfUI-yWQw8L-OQyMkJia2UeOeIS13RIMz-bSe1SKaW-_F_2HKaCjMA_0Rje3aANQr4pnKemWYQqKxnCTS3BjbGN49PfEAmPLwUaPSb/s1600-h/DSC00535.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Okm5WG-ZPyiLaQU_AJuWp9N64UvrD4VvpRIRISZfUI-yWQw8L-OQyMkJia2UeOeIS13RIMz-bSe1SKaW-_F_2HKaCjMA_0Rje3aANQr4pnKemWYQqKxnCTS3BjbGN49PfEAmPLwUaPSb/s400/DSC00535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377087267864734754" border="0" /></a>Loved this shot from the Skybridge between the Westin Hotel and Providence Place Mall.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RZq34FUVg6SOcHljC_wRrw4UAMIR5dchqSDu6Q6K0_waWwliiNmhF7BewguOXvdAZeQN1Gpd0_-FkIVvksrAxUMlqsTqpHdLjr0gBdVBbTN_R2ittPzKd9LuclhlJXmkgQ2BKh1fpt-N/s1600-h/State+House.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RZq34FUVg6SOcHljC_wRrw4UAMIR5dchqSDu6Q6K0_waWwliiNmhF7BewguOXvdAZeQN1Gpd0_-FkIVvksrAxUMlqsTqpHdLjr0gBdVBbTN_R2ittPzKd9LuclhlJXmkgQ2BKh1fpt-N/s400/State+House.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377087261057601378" border="0" /></a>Me in front of the State House. And yes, I found a Starbucks the moment I got into town!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmETwwSVX8duftQRNibnTloMGIc-DikiqlRs0sH1Ysu-nzIAapLs-45wy04BZacfoeCM18cjJXFE_9msus8yoYnpGw5rhcx6X97CahZZ75ogTJ_g23HEydb3Q8HR0XYWy7cjKFsb4avd5/s1600-h/DSC00514.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmETwwSVX8duftQRNibnTloMGIc-DikiqlRs0sH1Ysu-nzIAapLs-45wy04BZacfoeCM18cjJXFE_9msus8yoYnpGw5rhcx6X97CahZZ75ogTJ_g23HEydb3Q8HR0XYWy7cjKFsb4avd5/s400/DSC00514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377087250082863474" border="0" /></a>Dorrance Street was one street I crossed the most. It was right between Starbucks and the Convention Center. It also was quite beautiful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdavkKdbmJnBm7eWUzTC-SsntoFtBWGpnZ47Xyb2oBFHJjYr6FjxcExBXjmL7xOB_PqcYImpKFylzAXdp20p27Bir_RYPLZHR7G1x1nqaB_fVfDPngBVJ3YsSzhFbElpJMdZTA5Nzpu4m9/s1600-h/boats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdavkKdbmJnBm7eWUzTC-SsntoFtBWGpnZ47Xyb2oBFHJjYr6FjxcExBXjmL7xOB_PqcYImpKFylzAXdp20p27Bir_RYPLZHR7G1x1nqaB_fVfDPngBVJ3YsSzhFbElpJMdZTA5Nzpu4m9/s400/boats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377087241085159010" border="0" /></a>View of boats on the harbor from the hotel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_d27JK8mAHQC9wOTwb0nC4mgM6waBi2VjUrSdiy9fDRDdOMuetp_kq1y_Wz8p-d9svIl7AgSLi7fcqERl2c3MohCECF87dvw63XxPghD9PHS_5ByvgaCNZ6T2z2cRTy2sBeEkdumhJyY/s1600-h/bwdoor.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_d27JK8mAHQC9wOTwb0nC4mgM6waBi2VjUrSdiy9fDRDdOMuetp_kq1y_Wz8p-d9svIl7AgSLi7fcqERl2c3MohCECF87dvw63XxPghD9PHS_5ByvgaCNZ6T2z2cRTy2sBeEkdumhJyY/s400/bwdoor.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377086483907539362" border="0" /></a>A black and white rendering of the red door on the Grace Episcople Church founded in 1829.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBE8mjeP3X2lgsdOpTfRthLR-C27P119exNOQie9KHkNvd8LLIMRGgU2unh5vRVdsp9s0T0izWnaGaRNEKg7_fGhlA6xaQZ8F0foF4Q3bFW3WWrqpVKJOHLmLAsU1Ub9h8eSs9bgWyBNv/s1600-h/three.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBE8mjeP3X2lgsdOpTfRthLR-C27P119exNOQie9KHkNvd8LLIMRGgU2unh5vRVdsp9s0T0izWnaGaRNEKg7_fGhlA6xaQZ8F0foF4Q3bFW3WWrqpVKJOHLmLAsU1Ub9h8eSs9bgWyBNv/s400/three.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377086472376017042" border="0" /></a>Another great view from the skybridge. I'm not sure which of the churches belong to these steeples.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Gj3309ibyheNDsLOqzK9YWRRTOeAnq1pXHukftCyzyCPQp2L-vTXa_x76m78vdsvdi1XS-e9GIPwriYptFlNFFE4CgQAX25iKnDJxfgIRimWLq-4ZThNAIBoJZiD9Pvamps3adXrv_jF/s1600-h/Rhode+Island.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Gj3309ibyheNDsLOqzK9YWRRTOeAnq1pXHukftCyzyCPQp2L-vTXa_x76m78vdsvdi1XS-e9GIPwriYptFlNFFE4CgQAX25iKnDJxfgIRimWLq-4ZThNAIBoJZiD9Pvamps3adXrv_jF/s400/Rhode+Island.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377086463888435090" border="0" /></a>Leaving Rhode Island. I was told that this is the bridge between Newport and the mainland.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP7j5ObH7wqg_2MUVByytd554R4YaXgwl0UvLNZ1J2uMvb4tlpjrxsOonqhGSwd6YfcALuyFwmNvCLnFDM43w3tJcUCjNs7XPNgi90RNMLjAh4lRIMnWQlHe7cpJu8VqpWzO6AMCI8uOs/s1600-h/PhillyBW.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP7j5ObH7wqg_2MUVByytd554R4YaXgwl0UvLNZ1J2uMvb4tlpjrxsOonqhGSwd6YfcALuyFwmNvCLnFDM43w3tJcUCjNs7XPNgi90RNMLjAh4lRIMnWQlHe7cpJu8VqpWzO6AMCI8uOs/s400/PhillyBW.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377086455307853026" border="0" /></a>Black and White of Philadelphia as we were flying out. The original picture was sooo hazy and cloudy, you could barely see anything at all. I did some serious work on this to clear it up, but black and white was really the only way to see it well.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPcbV8AWY5qY5e3dPNW_KF1RK0KNMpd6b1cqeBTW8o0-wLhlho3WTEpt6HB5xjTNPUCVnabQxaMiqqU1YlXGY_DE9GgWFfaV6Q8d24Fp9FovLanCsFQfg7Sj18nH33bqHZ7GSYvR2rcGB/s1600-h/Meander.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPcbV8AWY5qY5e3dPNW_KF1RK0KNMpd6b1cqeBTW8o0-wLhlho3WTEpt6HB5xjTNPUCVnabQxaMiqqU1YlXGY_DE9GgWFfaV6Q8d24Fp9FovLanCsFQfg7Sj18nH33bqHZ7GSYvR2rcGB/s400/Meander.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377085485852746194" border="0" /></a>A meandering river somewhere in the middle of the USA. Could be the Mississippi, I suppose, but I'm not sure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mRa6ANFRl9GsesOoO8JoGoKcRrZAo0f9v5JsapUzuJRl74-BHHYRsFasEjCMUHL_hmy43KHUlYpt997MLJJpmRWmyOnrVVCsyxXahtvfum2hyphenhyphen-rDVM8G9Asz788GlRPYo5khhs3gN5mi/s1600-h/Mountains.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mRa6ANFRl9GsesOoO8JoGoKcRrZAo0f9v5JsapUzuJRl74-BHHYRsFasEjCMUHL_hmy43KHUlYpt997MLJJpmRWmyOnrVVCsyxXahtvfum2hyphenhyphen-rDVM8G9Asz788GlRPYo5khhs3gN5mi/s400/Mountains.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377085477323647826" border="0" /></a>Mountains and glaciers and an alpine lake still frozen over. Not sure if these are the Rockies or the Cascades. I'm thinking they're the Rockies.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmJOvt_XfJ3Yr3xXwSDebhzGHtH4IZ5w9iVBhf0OOJkwJbJ-ouWT9Ws_fbX4-KKmxnc4nMnUghlQu1MQCj4hIguP3BcuELrqdVGtj2M36ySmkR1ED0JmmBSRMEs3GNwHJ1Xq3OC4qW2b9/s1600-h/view.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmJOvt_XfJ3Yr3xXwSDebhzGHtH4IZ5w9iVBhf0OOJkwJbJ-ouWT9Ws_fbX4-KKmxnc4nMnUghlQu1MQCj4hIguP3BcuELrqdVGtj2M36ySmkR1ED0JmmBSRMEs3GNwHJ1Xq3OC4qW2b9/s400/view.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377085453405119778" border="0" /></a>Don't know which mountains these are either, but I like the perspective, how they stretch on and on.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZh5TRRG80g-JwcAlrzbrhzENYY_mOiq0Bex7z194hF6cUMTYwesNrMi_2EfHt_sfZMvZAgzYn1m7gSAqIVVvc4hBX3EzD_HF5K2u9xQ2unTub9U-Np_uE2g23PY9NcmIIHWzbhVgMlDD/s1600-h/sound.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZh5TRRG80g-JwcAlrzbrhzENYY_mOiq0Bex7z194hF6cUMTYwesNrMi_2EfHt_sfZMvZAgzYn1m7gSAqIVVvc4hBX3EzD_HF5K2u9xQ2unTub9U-Np_uE2g23PY9NcmIIHWzbhVgMlDD/s400/sound.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377085467463693362" border="0" /></a>The final bank coming into SeaTac Airport. This was a beautiful sight to come home to!<br /><br />NEXT POST: Kittitas County Fair and Life through Orange Colored Cameras!<br /></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-70351885833825397042009-08-05T21:55:00.000-07:002009-08-06T21:05:24.393-07:00Best of Summer 2009Here's some pics from my summer. Went hiking. Lots. And to Mary T's cabin twice. And to Rhode Island (those pics will be in a separate post). So enjoy the pics!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kEGydBapIRYV0hGCo2Xdkc97Q3YFndM3gsakjqMVWGN1WQ5UUARS_4-DCLbjf3PnbiqQS-x0ssmsaysUW8Edu6HEAM7_YwerC-WlwnGvL8DLLVf8vW5nkHHrgzbzctFetDjtYkFcmNA8/s1600-h/DSC01019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kEGydBapIRYV0hGCo2Xdkc97Q3YFndM3gsakjqMVWGN1WQ5UUARS_4-DCLbjf3PnbiqQS-x0ssmsaysUW8Edu6HEAM7_YwerC-WlwnGvL8DLLVf8vW5nkHHrgzbzctFetDjtYkFcmNA8/s400/DSC01019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366715268079438242" border="0" /></a>Ducks huddled together at the cabin.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6rQkBh2_XDvGuFIsz6lEhFcFvRr4q09n3OEVX1XP2rgaHwECrsDbF5nTsvnPxBsbyUuTTPZ9UsMTDptnmaYe__P6yqSDdo0kd7YcYPvX4dCyWHBxxJ1M0GLciB-r1Jke_lL7RT2pBqdY/s1600-h/DSC01016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6rQkBh2_XDvGuFIsz6lEhFcFvRr4q09n3OEVX1XP2rgaHwECrsDbF5nTsvnPxBsbyUuTTPZ9UsMTDptnmaYe__P6yqSDdo0kd7YcYPvX4dCyWHBxxJ1M0GLciB-r1Jke_lL7RT2pBqdY/s400/DSC01016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366715264090148306" border="0" /></a>Sunrise at the cabin<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qC1q6atLaNQP128Q-9iDfiy5G1h1D7u-vwTOHGvhJx4UbLKmsFEwJvzhWtAGVuPKCQ6sjW49XRxjRogRLqtAll0or3HK0r75C7YRuyddG_QFwKL73GylTwDsSUCEi97AZvERIizlMb8-/s1600-h/DSC00998.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qC1q6atLaNQP128Q-9iDfiy5G1h1D7u-vwTOHGvhJx4UbLKmsFEwJvzhWtAGVuPKCQ6sjW49XRxjRogRLqtAll0or3HK0r75C7YRuyddG_QFwKL73GylTwDsSUCEi97AZvERIizlMb8-/s400/DSC00998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366715256702895218" border="0" /></a>Sunrise at the cabin.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqA1jVVUhRxGJ9RZaxnqv3rvudwPh1ysQmKTh_DpnbVlSF-vdWxUbMAXx7FN6mx8mYTW5btaoLNqJmVKwhmHwlWCGvfe0b_LFsBl754FpHHcR82z3RSui4UAdPXS1TEXmhwnnUSbmNh5X/s1600-h/DSC00983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqA1jVVUhRxGJ9RZaxnqv3rvudwPh1ysQmKTh_DpnbVlSF-vdWxUbMAXx7FN6mx8mYTW5btaoLNqJmVKwhmHwlWCGvfe0b_LFsBl754FpHHcR82z3RSui4UAdPXS1TEXmhwnnUSbmNh5X/s400/DSC00983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366715253829517506" border="0" /></a>Earlier sunrise at the cabin.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDCZzzlRmOl_EudByKwpmzaoe4SoM1VXBAeqYtEZS7p0l6tMM6gVpy7q8ExmPlVxgk7wlZOrskZ4VDmPfPyobmJjlr_uA0yAR_Lxs0j4ZeA4NMwgYxIH0iVDEfB2iNE1SQ_d83FawHpJa/s1600-h/DSC00981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDCZzzlRmOl_EudByKwpmzaoe4SoM1VXBAeqYtEZS7p0l6tMM6gVpy7q8ExmPlVxgk7wlZOrskZ4VDmPfPyobmJjlr_uA0yAR_Lxs0j4ZeA4NMwgYxIH0iVDEfB2iNE1SQ_d83FawHpJa/s400/DSC00981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366714324067541858" border="0" /></a>Algae at the Yakima River<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeXxZOcfMoSw4n-NJCQ41N9apa0pO-9EWaFp8LTMiG8Iemj8lfr9DU7YybH8DcGOpH9HnJCGWX5dqKLJjskgfd_YlPMVLBrEyopeWlqEGApajRHgrXWT5-c0tt0ff9-DhfSzVZFXY5aw2/s1600-h/DSC00941.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeXxZOcfMoSw4n-NJCQ41N9apa0pO-9EWaFp8LTMiG8Iemj8lfr9DU7YybH8DcGOpH9HnJCGWX5dqKLJjskgfd_YlPMVLBrEyopeWlqEGApajRHgrXWT5-c0tt0ff9-DhfSzVZFXY5aw2/s400/DSC00941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366714296339775298" border="0" /></a>A little pond that appeared on the river walk.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAwUs8pWQyByTnZAM1IVmvH2aJXVGd7W59-NflEeBs7wlWsrp2WSPToZhThvLi5SyYmYgWy6sXsW4W3En-TMTG_m9IKPgMMvpisgHKRwif6HIe8ECQoUi_mQoLDEz7xy1pzg4TKBC79xu/s1600-h/DSC00949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAwUs8pWQyByTnZAM1IVmvH2aJXVGd7W59-NflEeBs7wlWsrp2WSPToZhThvLi5SyYmYgWy6sXsW4W3En-TMTG_m9IKPgMMvpisgHKRwif6HIe8ECQoUi_mQoLDEz7xy1pzg4TKBC79xu/s400/DSC00949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366714288605813266" border="0" /></a>Wild river water<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxvE4XAKztL9mytT30g4dNlnZsJJl4zVEJfdRPRs0CfWE74lpbJ7ypPh5MLyM0xSHpjuZ915sEOEli7bimb4S8UamfAvSv2897km2wf5WSNYS3ItBrmeFEeucp9_W9cZJtuNQItv3W7wN/s1600-h/Photo048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxvE4XAKztL9mytT30g4dNlnZsJJl4zVEJfdRPRs0CfWE74lpbJ7ypPh5MLyM0xSHpjuZ915sEOEli7bimb4S8UamfAvSv2897km2wf5WSNYS3ItBrmeFEeucp9_W9cZJtuNQItv3W7wN/s400/Photo048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366714279990076034" border="0" /></a>Panoramic Yakima River (This is 3 photos stitched together)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZ41hxdmTWs0a6wB8qYWrG4FoL8lnx-9vqWIQIFYKjJz45qLBj5gCrZLwvqHRFAlttokTTwP-fjz4keZ7DYAps8Co9HWf3TciQ7lbGX1NSs8ezY4ad_bdZKmzCC3EVu-xCwhmoQsEKX2g/s1600-h/Photo047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZ41hxdmTWs0a6wB8qYWrG4FoL8lnx-9vqWIQIFYKjJz45qLBj5gCrZLwvqHRFAlttokTTwP-fjz4keZ7DYAps8Co9HWf3TciQ7lbGX1NSs8ezY4ad_bdZKmzCC3EVu-xCwhmoQsEKX2g/s400/Photo047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366714279827832834" border="0" /></a>Sunny Yakima River<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8aP1D-xUlUyNizWXfw0S4uR-POqcwBh-ahZo2HCumhdVZ8jYh7Udn0VXPW00UnSPfArLXJ18oLtEnGEmrzYpduxRzIYamcRUeqk5Hk81s4MrHk0BEwRqsd0vWX_W-uTU8o69wGyTsbLL/s1600-h/clouds.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8aP1D-xUlUyNizWXfw0S4uR-POqcwBh-ahZo2HCumhdVZ8jYh7Udn0VXPW00UnSPfArLXJ18oLtEnGEmrzYpduxRzIYamcRUeqk5Hk81s4MrHk0BEwRqsd0vWX_W-uTU8o69wGyTsbLL/s400/clouds.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367067750472852018" border="0" /></a>Clouds over Eastern Washington<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW0LQ4FjA-y-KHppbI6Gi_a1x0tuJGPNsscielJI1xkj_oqLM5ZvgpKrVrV8ZiLdxgBFBz0UaHx1ebjfPfb08AY1urvkxmFMqtTCNR8uli7CGbKFtAKRyoUMkjCf5MYi2Jasz6lLXRu8u/s1600-h/DSC00819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW0LQ4FjA-y-KHppbI6Gi_a1x0tuJGPNsscielJI1xkj_oqLM5ZvgpKrVrV8ZiLdxgBFBz0UaHx1ebjfPfb08AY1urvkxmFMqtTCNR8uli7CGbKFtAKRyoUMkjCf5MYi2Jasz6lLXRu8u/s400/DSC00819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366713530704866626" border="0" /></a>On our canoe adventure, Mary and I saw a momma loon with a baby hitching a ride on her back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPH-XvVltIqjJV35dC_C1nwDllOqLsv0Jk2ulKfdhPSOVL3tB6KSBAXvK8tCI2hX0qZNsqshTrXWNSqyjXcU6shfCA_eSmdY5WY_pJfY3T67s0jl6JQi9ST3-fM4PHhUXwEgOXNROUeXe/s1600-h/lizard+format.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPH-XvVltIqjJV35dC_C1nwDllOqLsv0Jk2ulKfdhPSOVL3tB6KSBAXvK8tCI2hX0qZNsqshTrXWNSqyjXcU6shfCA_eSmdY5WY_pJfY3T67s0jl6JQi9ST3-fM4PHhUXwEgOXNROUeXe/s400/lizard+format.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367066549673755506" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little lizard up at Red Top Mountain<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKhCANUoFGCShDp4zHmruvYD4D7WWTwv7NC2lE7KgADsPhfasjzh38NlhPthYKHFeRH8k0rSXtPcAltDPYTaFVy0PBudAPqBl8ib25s-KSyBQhAjdwTw-I1RJQ4jKOOFua9k7EX6-WY7t/s1600-h/rtm+reformat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKhCANUoFGCShDp4zHmruvYD4D7WWTwv7NC2lE7KgADsPhfasjzh38NlhPthYKHFeRH8k0rSXtPcAltDPYTaFVy0PBudAPqBl8ib25s-KSyBQhAjdwTw-I1RJQ4jKOOFua9k7EX6-WY7t/s400/rtm+reformat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367066557534098322" border="0" /></a>Red Top Mountain Lookout. Yeah. We went all the way to the top.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KjPOj3KbSnq-TkPBQXWB0jw-lDg6f9xA7N4Veq86vG08jNmzALh7Mv-KD_ikV0hBi7WES3e6ET9VlpyxI0tE7sc6mLZu70taCwl5FpTbSFEL5hYShKicXMHVZG_4vnenQxPoxG2jW1qr/s1600-h/Stuart+Range+Format.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KjPOj3KbSnq-TkPBQXWB0jw-lDg6f9xA7N4Veq86vG08jNmzALh7Mv-KD_ikV0hBi7WES3e6ET9VlpyxI0tE7sc6mLZu70taCwl5FpTbSFEL5hYShKicXMHVZG_4vnenQxPoxG2jW1qr/s400/Stuart+Range+Format.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367066564536433250" border="0" /></a>View from the lookout tower.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eJ20LGFxmJnDSVDwnuMD5w5g3_e68ktknSX9gWAMeo9d76dne3SC8Om7JFtTSerKYvgg_1l9BgyZvKxP-4OBZH4cjiC6T_NQr4PAqeslCMMdd4aM0_5Q_6g-GYqJif-JC1kF-AojnPpv/s1600-h/DSC00738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eJ20LGFxmJnDSVDwnuMD5w5g3_e68ktknSX9gWAMeo9d76dne3SC8Om7JFtTSerKYvgg_1l9BgyZvKxP-4OBZH4cjiC6T_NQr4PAqeslCMMdd4aM0_5Q_6g-GYqJif-JC1kF-AojnPpv/s400/DSC00738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366711041559721410" border="0" /></a>Jeep ride up the Manastash<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMdtdexLOlUnbegx79BUo1SnDNzYDwq_niZnkUYL843d8tbqqgeMdvowYpdjfOU67XHXcg166BW-jrlpMD0ovC9ptmOztneyX4p1W7nujQNwf-5vp4IO51UD4oL5Q6g8ffN0AuUqcWw0r/s1600-h/DSC00729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMdtdexLOlUnbegx79BUo1SnDNzYDwq_niZnkUYL843d8tbqqgeMdvowYpdjfOU67XHXcg166BW-jrlpMD0ovC9ptmOztneyX4p1W7nujQNwf-5vp4IO51UD4oL5Q6g8ffN0AuUqcWw0r/s400/DSC00729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366711035313606706" border="0" /></a>Vintage Kittitas Valley<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgCxfqHz6erDvT75hnSDfV6ff470SRGa183nNtxGwJVtPYptCKkdSdkK-XlwHmuLjK7_jWPTo8IH-2G9C-eMLywQ5tBlDXO6axtZiXHuMdm9w5QKoGLbpILBKky1mfmgutaf9_WWD2dJe/s1600-h/DSC00682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgCxfqHz6erDvT75hnSDfV6ff470SRGa183nNtxGwJVtPYptCKkdSdkK-XlwHmuLjK7_jWPTo8IH-2G9C-eMLywQ5tBlDXO6axtZiXHuMdm9w5QKoGLbpILBKky1mfmgutaf9_WWD2dJe/s400/DSC00682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366711028927922994" border="0" /></a>Waterfall near Lake Kachess<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBnRB5rdQ5ZadYyjXHCpTM-_C44usfmDI9XBqQRJo7M3xgZZpiT4ypXHnzP8htTDkSZVzThiy_eDk3r7udl71-V9di2r0OIvImWYMsvzaVngZpW60ZN2DCxsu8l2VgdVI19znlgeiW-KE/s1600-h/DSC00668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBnRB5rdQ5ZadYyjXHCpTM-_C44usfmDI9XBqQRJo7M3xgZZpiT4ypXHnzP8htTDkSZVzThiy_eDk3r7udl71-V9di2r0OIvImWYMsvzaVngZpW60ZN2DCxsu8l2VgdVI19znlgeiW-KE/s400/DSC00668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366711023094047330" border="0" /></a>Lake Kachess. No hiking due to snow and logging.<br /></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-83719230224748191292009-05-18T17:50:00.000-07:002009-05-18T18:32:24.239-07:00Gingko Petrified Forest and Wild Horse Wind FarmIt was Saturday, May 16, 2009. A beautiful, slightly hazy warm day in eastern Washington. There was a bit of a breeze. After a short pounce down to the Farmer's Market and a spendy stop at Mountain High Sports, Mary, Stefan, Jubal, and I took to the hills between Ellensburg and Vantage. The desert flowers were in bloom and the sage smelled sagey... LOL! Anyway, it was a super fun day. We stopped at the interpretive trail hike about 3 miles west of Vantage and took a roughly 3 mile hike up a little hill.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAm3dk2QQdGv1ziNjx17RuUmyqWiJyrwZhQ7zY_Ro79WHha9HwR_DlChPiO5vCcOX3qffIJOdNk6vlyDurUELJujzO5O26S34Y_UUwQXMh0fyg97M4cW4wYkN5XJ2OFvuPaV7h1sVfEKXq/s1600-h/DSC00375.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAm3dk2QQdGv1ziNjx17RuUmyqWiJyrwZhQ7zY_Ro79WHha9HwR_DlChPiO5vCcOX3qffIJOdNk6vlyDurUELJujzO5O26S34Y_UUwQXMh0fyg97M4cW4wYkN5XJ2OFvuPaV7h1sVfEKXq/s400/DSC00375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337333384654447714" border="0" /></a>A picture of Mary taking a picture of the landscape from the trail<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_NMBprH6YZiCOEupSOSol-3MLXXuuQIap_G2GOn8d32zxgifisxRNNq6bwxx4W7PAJTMYe_GrdCYzvTQyTQkOnsR-Ad-rHB3c9VxNLsq-iZqYfZNp8FkNgFRxFuGDOwQJRFexSlHcdLc/s1600-h/DSC00380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_NMBprH6YZiCOEupSOSol-3MLXXuuQIap_G2GOn8d32zxgifisxRNNq6bwxx4W7PAJTMYe_GrdCYzvTQyTQkOnsR-Ad-rHB3c9VxNLsq-iZqYfZNp8FkNgFRxFuGDOwQJRFexSlHcdLc/s400/DSC00380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337333385776116338" border="0" /></a>Some very pretty flowers along the trail.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOmwr2mjhIojo-w1ksxZFdQQwZawNYltwY6LrzMtags-2nWMtU83Unei-AK4fJ8BL-tt8vDg8zmWkml9J_vlps4g-csl_XNVIaJ4Qz5NsNu2dcnUYNbXtRhvbStzyCxY1ttB31n_RZzN1/s1600-h/DSC00370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOmwr2mjhIojo-w1ksxZFdQQwZawNYltwY6LrzMtags-2nWMtU83Unei-AK4fJ8BL-tt8vDg8zmWkml9J_vlps4g-csl_XNVIaJ4Qz5NsNu2dcnUYNbXtRhvbStzyCxY1ttB31n_RZzN1/s400/DSC00370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337336272322933442" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A petrified douglas fir. All the wood has been placed by silica.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_LTgiN3Gxf_l2IoadcB6BZ6NponWEdh1nck5YM6a_9QhEFt-34wcVKkHRkF_yBjDT3yrTAMSrirRfpTjgkfoCiuS9jnW7b6v5XoS9E8w0R1D6iMkaepTecEwc8y35lvfQp1-c7co8aFy/s1600-h/DSC00376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_LTgiN3Gxf_l2IoadcB6BZ6NponWEdh1nck5YM6a_9QhEFt-34wcVKkHRkF_yBjDT3yrTAMSrirRfpTjgkfoCiuS9jnW7b6v5XoS9E8w0R1D6iMkaepTecEwc8y35lvfQp1-c7co8aFy/s400/DSC00376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337336277728566034" border="0" /></a>Stefan and Jubal. Your standard Point and Shoot shot. :)<br /></div><br />After the trail hike, we found our way to the Gingko Petrified Forest Interpretive Center and saw some amazing examples of petrified wood, rocks, geodes, agates, etc. And a really interesting movie called The Trees of Stone. It's one theory of how the trees became petrified, though not terribly accurate.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxjQhDlGHHdEeWQ_EI864AvUN4Y_M960hrkh03LFF0LWQxxT_zQmJCM6mJhWBupuYrjPDVJm8UOCq8QX3wSz2TEP8JHDR8ylDk5tkI9uDimJbj2ErHhUuNT5lK6iFOY1OISNAUnTGMiSf/s1600-h/DSC00387.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxjQhDlGHHdEeWQ_EI864AvUN4Y_M960hrkh03LFF0LWQxxT_zQmJCM6mJhWBupuYrjPDVJm8UOCq8QX3wSz2TEP8JHDR8ylDk5tkI9uDimJbj2ErHhUuNT5lK6iFOY1OISNAUnTGMiSf/s400/DSC00387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337333392612948354" border="0" /></a>The view of the Columbia River from the Interpretive Center.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a_ISFhMn6LSUgChP8kTochfpHUVSsBMJjti4J6IW_KRrwFQv67m2Z4KdPy8mqcpFT5RVkaEVv_h1BkR2b7t8GdlgJ0lktFTc7g5XYnARxgUriCo4nhq371FZnuQFzyIFzbOahjugjRHe/s1600-h/DSC00397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a_ISFhMn6LSUgChP8kTochfpHUVSsBMJjti4J6IW_KRrwFQv67m2Z4KdPy8mqcpFT5RVkaEVv_h1BkR2b7t8GdlgJ0lktFTc7g5XYnARxgUriCo4nhq371FZnuQFzyIFzbOahjugjRHe/s400/DSC00397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337334188369248786" border="0" /></a>Some petrified logs at the center with the Columbia River in the background.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlryri47JS5mSBfzwN7w3NACYDiwx9KsglcC_NLoEa33CR_YbW-zQuvM5801vJdEZvDrFgSxS9bIS9fBwSe-5qkLVcj6ksq9z0RNs0XstERoYzhBdK4oOZsou4quQuLC_-6MwgVNg3wrS/s1600-h/DSC00391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlryri47JS5mSBfzwN7w3NACYDiwx9KsglcC_NLoEa33CR_YbW-zQuvM5801vJdEZvDrFgSxS9bIS9fBwSe-5qkLVcj6ksq9z0RNs0XstERoYzhBdK4oOZsou4quQuLC_-6MwgVNg3wrS/s400/DSC00391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337334185225639938" border="0" /></a>Some petriglyphs. We came up with our own interpretation of the symbols.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCl3-FV1rVs3e9nRk2cU0gdiKsA4QvI532e8uSCDE24UBJQvD66g7SXw37cKcpDhNpCgh-HuhlH0RWm4JByiLIPmBgY0CW8u7ovRNpxKcKP4Xhyphenhyphenu_scniA9JEUwyACEBRxO4kRbdmbrDw-/s1600-h/DSC00386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCl3-FV1rVs3e9nRk2cU0gdiKsA4QvI532e8uSCDE24UBJQvD66g7SXw37cKcpDhNpCgh-HuhlH0RWm4JByiLIPmBgY0CW8u7ovRNpxKcKP4Xhyphenhyphenu_scniA9JEUwyACEBRxO4kRbdmbrDw-/s400/DSC00386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337333391672385954" border="0" /></a>The iron horses on the ridge on the other side of the river. My zoom was a bit better than I thought!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh55jfhKyyvf1DxbRM9Ix8MxKNBTOHmS_LVf_7P-xawP9pMQ_fDghWhpiyRrEbMY21wRF90KpWPC_fUOkIwupa5HPINsiTityDcGcixEjpogbK8rWx-ifVD4R14cXEjiw8kpe39MDFULZ4/s1600-h/DSC00399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh55jfhKyyvf1DxbRM9Ix8MxKNBTOHmS_LVf_7P-xawP9pMQ_fDghWhpiyRrEbMY21wRF90KpWPC_fUOkIwupa5HPINsiTityDcGcixEjpogbK8rWx-ifVD4R14cXEjiw8kpe39MDFULZ4/s400/DSC00399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337334179454461794" border="0" /></a>Stefan and Jubal at the Gem Shop, posing with the dinosaurs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZ_ytsOYLHG3G8RSnoFF3EnOZNHyZDogi1xJROl_gme1ntBMUFVnkHRtLgN2l6JcxqfbTWZ0sg6b6tEjPbK2Jf5YXRFd5ji1hhaa5N7x8ap9gPGajNStKmUcbzuflPOkylP4vrpP0Oca1/s1600-h/DSC00388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZ_ytsOYLHG3G8RSnoFF3EnOZNHyZDogi1xJROl_gme1ntBMUFVnkHRtLgN2l6JcxqfbTWZ0sg6b6tEjPbK2Jf5YXRFd5ji1hhaa5N7x8ap9gPGajNStKmUcbzuflPOkylP4vrpP0Oca1/s400/DSC00388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337338552504362626" border="0" /></a>Me and the river.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtcDNL0UviMROly2NSp5ixt-oJGhy91iZhptxgMvCRY6HI6VGSs9WkBV09gPKuD4paAx0m9WVgfaWd4w6J34tlobo2yoiRZ3ngHA8JCmkVsKaiU432Lw4f9BmtsGxjCNLAHY9XQWxlzSj/s1600-h/DSC00410.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtcDNL0UviMROly2NSp5ixt-oJGhy91iZhptxgMvCRY6HI6VGSs9WkBV09gPKuD4paAx0m9WVgfaWd4w6J34tlobo2yoiRZ3ngHA8JCmkVsKaiU432Lw4f9BmtsGxjCNLAHY9XQWxlzSj/s400/DSC00410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337334174968538498" border="0" /></a>Flowers up at the Wild Horse Wind Farm. They were really pretty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaiyv0RE3jl65mxrZ5eMWPrPP5r8TkGOZZEKVicZyIwl_xUS5r5yzS8vONRT0H6ZDLpT2M2ChUJ3yuKhRFzADsf8c8jQJe8Kxb7Hd0dYweBmlSoHg9ypImH-iV7OqQS9wM9MvTNToPC2KL/s1600-h/rainier.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaiyv0RE3jl65mxrZ5eMWPrPP5r8TkGOZZEKVicZyIwl_xUS5r5yzS8vONRT0H6ZDLpT2M2ChUJ3yuKhRFzADsf8c8jQJe8Kxb7Hd0dYweBmlSoHg9ypImH-iV7OqQS9wM9MvTNToPC2KL/s400/rainier.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337341442460603666" border="0" /></a>The view from the Wind Farm. I drew an arrow to show where Mount Rainier was. Click on the picture to make it large enough to see... if you squint reeeeeaaaally hard... and use a bit of your imagination. LOL!<br /><br /></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-45879553266686918152009-05-12T20:16:00.001-07:002009-05-12T20:50:08.373-07:00The Chickens Have LandedHouston... We have chickens! LOL! These five little furry gals are soooo cute! And since I took these pictures last week they've grown tremendously! They even have real wings with feathers now! The chick in the picture at the top of the page is mine. She's Spartan 117 or Sparty for short. The orange and black chick below is Pippin and the orange and gray one standing behind her is Naruto. You can see Bombur in the back corner and the beak and forhead of Sparty on the far right. Merry, pictured by himself, was very obliging and stood still for her picture. Right now the lot of them are in Mary's kitchen. So far the cat and dog haven't been overly interested in them. Yeah!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7h8otEaydTJLnZ9al0RUA9jVI_lk-T3Sp-g1iTwRPC8BVfXZN7t3mf-iDpARTj0vGxN_loksGZDrNoT1XU7i9tRaH7QsQGbnIkjg4zhJgcQE7Kn8DWyZkyiQU9Ix6kXyqHgB1wsEIfiQ/s1600-h/DSC00307.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7h8otEaydTJLnZ9al0RUA9jVI_lk-T3Sp-g1iTwRPC8BVfXZN7t3mf-iDpARTj0vGxN_loksGZDrNoT1XU7i9tRaH7QsQGbnIkjg4zhJgcQE7Kn8DWyZkyiQU9Ix6kXyqHgB1wsEIfiQ/s320/DSC00307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335142656391314562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPlXV7MVPWB4-przHe-muqjNHGBQjyGM9nJ7SBC5SKxFjuktiztxwsiTTm1J60u_E7bFWAXWFzhftanOCVMqewXFOnQ7_KQW1SMexAd5-Fy8QIAOyqqueJbdBxeyTRLG1Rr9IFLbUZlpX/s1600-h/DSC00330.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPlXV7MVPWB4-przHe-muqjNHGBQjyGM9nJ7SBC5SKxFjuktiztxwsiTTm1J60u_E7bFWAXWFzhftanOCVMqewXFOnQ7_KQW1SMexAd5-Fy8QIAOyqqueJbdBxeyTRLG1Rr9IFLbUZlpX/s320/DSC00330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335142647957374274" border="0" /></a>Maria from Jerrol's stopped by work on Friday before Mother's Day and gave us some beautiful carnations. This is a picture of mine. I love the way the light shows through the petals. Pretty!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuq5huoCBSVTVwx2AuL8DOnceUVkJnIMGNIv6OaxYi-7ipf0MMY5_DbjS9EAmV9lIIiFKCw6MuOtRsCCE0CX16-jdIgPDE3Ya5EoFv6f0YLjVHHUgvH5EucM6blwoeHT557PON-hOpQje/s1600-h/DSC00338.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuq5huoCBSVTVwx2AuL8DOnceUVkJnIMGNIv6OaxYi-7ipf0MMY5_DbjS9EAmV9lIIiFKCw6MuOtRsCCE0CX16-jdIgPDE3Ya5EoFv6f0YLjVHHUgvH5EucM6blwoeHT557PON-hOpQje/s320/DSC00338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335144140758251026" border="0" /></a>The lovely staff at HopeSource congregated at Olmstead on Friday and helped prepare the flower beds for seasonal visitors. We weeded and weeded and weeded! It was an amazing day weather-wise (though I did get a rather nasty sunburn!) and we had some yummy snacks, provided by Ada Graaff, my boss Susan Grindle's lovely mother. She provides our office with the most delicious cookies every Thursday or Friday. And she was recently honored with the Spirit of the Red Cross award at the American Red Cross Real Heroes Banquet at The Lodge at Suncadia. She has been volunteering with the Red Cross since WWII and is just now retiring.<br /><br />Below is the picture of the Olmstead homestead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nGl9NXAeg_wa6IdTPW2qfqDZ3WD8LyhJVyAP2K8yT5JksIf_c_umx3hWVyZlrw8xfKbrhcXLpMfMonGM4ZTng6lniVO-FeiTrCYqmnVpMX-FfseLtMIyyN3RJEeOZlufWXtvcVlM6gPW/s1600-h/DSC00341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nGl9NXAeg_wa6IdTPW2qfqDZ3WD8LyhJVyAP2K8yT5JksIf_c_umx3hWVyZlrw8xfKbrhcXLpMfMonGM4ZTng6lniVO-FeiTrCYqmnVpMX-FfseLtMIyyN3RJEeOZlufWXtvcVlM6gPW/s320/DSC00341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335142658992920146" border="0" /></a><br />On Saturday, Janelle, Mary and I attended the Fiber with a Twist Spin In down in Richland, WA. It was another beautiful, warm day. The place was pretty crowded with folks spinning and vendors. Lots of great people and great wheels. I purchased four bumps of handdyed merino... from Janelle! LOL! All the way down there and I bought stuff from the person I went down there with! The wool was too gorgeous to pass up. I also bought a bump of Potluck in Midnight Mulberry that I will spin fluffy, knit big, and felt into a purse.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEZRkNHFV2jQ5wbmVvgB5fYiGdexD2x2v8qxQbdCazJHlyYQXgJG6Vgnj4JCdJaMgYkmc_qdar3AzR_OA7ytLJ64sUAR7xEjq4LI6SuFO2ZGYXa-1c8w8ndjH0SjG5hMNfIMzWzaKtoMk/s1600-h/DSC00348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEZRkNHFV2jQ5wbmVvgB5fYiGdexD2x2v8qxQbdCazJHlyYQXgJG6Vgnj4JCdJaMgYkmc_qdar3AzR_OA7ytLJ64sUAR7xEjq4LI6SuFO2ZGYXa-1c8w8ndjH0SjG5hMNfIMzWzaKtoMk/s320/DSC00348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335144131902047058" border="0" /></a>Our stuff awaiting the doors to open.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHvaUSU6ajdI2UHd4o9_aj9D1X3gFpFzLXPitqCkT8Fh8xVpwkcJnkqHW3WlUkhsmqQE1m54g_hQqFsWiXQJRNytsHMfaAjHePWgA0mEmmV2pIbpyGR8a3O_uuvL_hUewhetsTmeA2xuc/s1600-h/DSC00350.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHvaUSU6ajdI2UHd4o9_aj9D1X3gFpFzLXPitqCkT8Fh8xVpwkcJnkqHW3WlUkhsmqQE1m54g_hQqFsWiXQJRNytsHMfaAjHePWgA0mEmmV2pIbpyGR8a3O_uuvL_hUewhetsTmeA2xuc/s320/DSC00350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335144136061020002" border="0" /></a>Janelle's half of the table she rented.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So also this weekend, I finished my black cardigan and made a cute red camisole top to wear with it. The cardigan was very easy to knit, though it took much longer than I anticipated. The sizing is perfect. I made a large and it fits exactly like I wanted it to. The camisole is from McCall's Easy Stitch 'n Save pattern number M5787. It's a little big, but I like it too much to alter it. I used one yard of Kona Bay fabric and some red solid left over from an apron I made last year. It worked out perfectly.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkYeSX89L657DFSqQWwohNg8Pm_zCDwS0ZRWyTYN5PjhMB51r0ayHXL7wlcU2C8XNIA7W38Nb74Qsp3VxqidNCTDbDtXjFe8WUfpGDLT6ZjdcvYBRaaCFOWBWHbW7NMr_HXmDVMtUzXxt/s1600-h/DSC00355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkYeSX89L657DFSqQWwohNg8Pm_zCDwS0ZRWyTYN5PjhMB51r0ayHXL7wlcU2C8XNIA7W38Nb74Qsp3VxqidNCTDbDtXjFe8WUfpGDLT6ZjdcvYBRaaCFOWBWHbW7NMr_HXmDVMtUzXxt/s320/DSC00355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335143545840947762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">EYELET CARDIGAN</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PATTERN: </span>Eyelet Cardigan from Blue Sky Alpaca<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DESIGNER:</span> Alison Williams<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">YARN:</span> Julia from Nashua, an alpaca/wool blend<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEEDLES:</span> Size 7 24" circulars<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTIONS:</span> Yarn needle, fabric-covered buttons<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1eXgFPtWeoeKdaNJyYc9WebS_IzGzAqfyaSjCHg8RuVL0AfBCW0O4ZN3s_5i92cXZf5NaU2ghKY6cGQ4vO967IZ9VdQ-oarNfJ2nugp4oydremhgbS1DAKTi3jLpvC7B0N2-hEfXD1Ap/s1600-h/DSC00357.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1eXgFPtWeoeKdaNJyYc9WebS_IzGzAqfyaSjCHg8RuVL0AfBCW0O4ZN3s_5i92cXZf5NaU2ghKY6cGQ4vO967IZ9VdQ-oarNfJ2nugp4oydremhgbS1DAKTi3jLpvC7B0N2-hEfXD1Ap/s320/DSC00357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335143549707110450" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-3317165096398780772009-04-12T16:37:00.000-07:002009-04-12T17:05:38.710-07:00Thrift SenseSo I've been a few times to Goodwill and St. Vinnies....<br /><br />Ok, maybe more than a few times. :)<br /><br />Here's some fun stuff I've found that I really like.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHKirhDCbJ0aixlA24Iyo6B0dnHP1Gct7jh_Z5xHx_m0nKCuT2Rfx5DXpqzD_E7kCN5AbRNESnDeZgaecptxmf01YzZqm15zks-s4CzPHvx46YgrKParfueVBM5RzqoOu0dz2Lyezi5bw/s1600-h/DSC00299.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHKirhDCbJ0aixlA24Iyo6B0dnHP1Gct7jh_Z5xHx_m0nKCuT2Rfx5DXpqzD_E7kCN5AbRNESnDeZgaecptxmf01YzZqm15zks-s4CzPHvx46YgrKParfueVBM5RzqoOu0dz2Lyezi5bw/s320/DSC00299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323958012599621346" border="0" /></a>Brown Faux Leather Purse<br />$3.99<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpXhDkN17-KrNzT-9KiNYAp9wqvk4XlER5y7pYkYuyy7Ypx41Xy0U_4fMV3DxSRnBaXTuP2CYyTmrXRuZpzuihPxtPviifma0lSn6YcXzPLKx9Sjf9g8CAFONa-haP2wlO8anbeBCXAVW/s1600-h/DSC00280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpXhDkN17-KrNzT-9KiNYAp9wqvk4XlER5y7pYkYuyy7Ypx41Xy0U_4fMV3DxSRnBaXTuP2CYyTmrXRuZpzuihPxtPviifma0lSn6YcXzPLKx9Sjf9g8CAFONa-haP2wlO8anbeBCXAVW/s320/DSC00280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323954159952878850" border="0" /></a>Straw Bonnet from Frederick and Nelson: Seattle<br />$1.99<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5a-NYghUyYQnq5WnP3oSBjAlXrOMV8fIedxgpqh6V-McEijJiTCN8t3lRAWtMOwJkf4KjkSk5mFm1eqNVikP2mjrGQp6yLxZFuFodjYdu02biP9AgTy7KgsFWWxWFNmv0-RaMw6L7T7eF/s1600-h/DSC00298.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5a-NYghUyYQnq5WnP3oSBjAlXrOMV8fIedxgpqh6V-McEijJiTCN8t3lRAWtMOwJkf4KjkSk5mFm1eqNVikP2mjrGQp6yLxZFuFodjYdu02biP9AgTy7KgsFWWxWFNmv0-RaMw6L7T7eF/s320/DSC00298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323958003263511362" border="0" /></a>Handmade Pottery Bowl<br />$0.49<br /><br />Bright Kitchen Towel<br />$0.99<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHybMx3rUsERGDY30jj6GnUHVw_EVW4ePMciwz9oCHS-1HObcOUEcFiDF1qUb6qZIaeGejhXe20mki64c-OT6Kkw_Iyy1wQMbZDJCoqaKfBdOdnow1-jWvN2ZEdOAAC7hOILwpgTaUoRG6/s1600-h/DSC00284.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHybMx3rUsERGDY30jj6GnUHVw_EVW4ePMciwz9oCHS-1HObcOUEcFiDF1qUb6qZIaeGejhXe20mki64c-OT6Kkw_Iyy1wQMbZDJCoqaKfBdOdnow1-jWvN2ZEdOAAC7hOILwpgTaUoRG6/s320/DSC00284.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323954163384619634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl-jb2j7WyRMiwgKkBVEqAcnFsJ7nOxdkDR43VLbetzfnrCc_NjyTBqytC22H4522pzjn-bdylf-aotPMnuecbeMkdIsdIFPI6RwWnRCK3twn1t6dLhCsFxQeSlyDNfkCSHl4lsRGSj3C/s1600-h/DSC00283.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl-jb2j7WyRMiwgKkBVEqAcnFsJ7nOxdkDR43VLbetzfnrCc_NjyTBqytC22H4522pzjn-bdylf-aotPMnuecbeMkdIsdIFPI6RwWnRCK3twn1t6dLhCsFxQeSlyDNfkCSHl4lsRGSj3C/s320/DSC00283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323954168317980674" border="0" /></a>Angora/Cashmere/Wool Coat from Facconable<br />$5.99<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLvwEYDnJEa4DKEXHovq7d26XxHMaZbNnFJtu7oufDK2bwFoZUVli7RfJtQ5jhuG0irMnOPsV7RG7Ve17xPAexMAfNNMpjD6jfUOydZoHFjePot_Gq1qQOZs_6L36CAV6nxnS-NRsdrrX/s1600-h/DSC00285.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLvwEYDnJEa4DKEXHovq7d26XxHMaZbNnFJtu7oufDK2bwFoZUVli7RfJtQ5jhuG0irMnOPsV7RG7Ve17xPAexMAfNNMpjD6jfUOydZoHFjePot_Gq1qQOZs_6L36CAV6nxnS-NRsdrrX/s320/DSC00285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323954553112070930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGwhDP0_6N2uisRAt11EEFC7PWCcpTe1XYLKoDwEDjVHvU1N2ipXTA79XITh-X1oiu3tHHQ92T32XF3VpEIPVzmr_SFBvUO0iFec1_yVJV8ppi9FeFWQ2TpHOS46tzYzOAUC3T3oU-0dX/s1600-h/DSC00287.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGwhDP0_6N2uisRAt11EEFC7PWCcpTe1XYLKoDwEDjVHvU1N2ipXTA79XITh-X1oiu3tHHQ92T32XF3VpEIPVzmr_SFBvUO0iFec1_yVJV8ppi9FeFWQ2TpHOS46tzYzOAUC3T3oU-0dX/s320/DSC00287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323954558619146034" border="0" /></a>Fossil Purse with pretty fabric lining<br />$3.99<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2grrnV_4zLedrxem-AX_uWQii7FtI1fRrHUtbcNjpoJKPfhycnlJce4rnnpLjHhGbnr-7K0PRynTfIuHiXTKuFRRyiUjG10EMzEz5oaoWvLASTp_L2I1vwKPc7hcjhsRGFdrquPHypO3X/s1600-h/DSC00289.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2grrnV_4zLedrxem-AX_uWQii7FtI1fRrHUtbcNjpoJKPfhycnlJce4rnnpLjHhGbnr-7K0PRynTfIuHiXTKuFRRyiUjG10EMzEz5oaoWvLASTp_L2I1vwKPc7hcjhsRGFdrquPHypO3X/s320/DSC00289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323954560324922098" border="0" /></a>Grey Wool Dress<br />Wool Fabric: $2.99<br />Amy Butler Fabric Lining: $4.50<br />Pattern: McCalls 4319 (This is a pjs pattern, but the nightgown was so cute that I used it to make this dress.)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sometimes I'm amazed by what I find at Goodwill and St. Vinnies. Sometimes I'm more amazed by how much I actually spend there! LOL! Then I'll go over to Fred Meyer or Mountain High and look at how much it costs to buy clothes and stuff new and I'm so thankful that we have Goodwill and St. Vinnies.<br /><br />In other news: Today is Easter, the day that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. Blessed is the King of Israel! Hosanna!<br /></div><br /></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-7780417663138002552009-04-05T14:51:00.000-07:002009-04-05T15:41:59.012-07:00Yeah!!! It's finally spring! It's GLORIOUS outside this fine Palm Sunday. We had an amazing service today at church followed by one of the best potlucks I can remember. The food was spectacular!<br /><br />For those who are curious as to what I've been up to, check out the pics below! (No, they are not in chronological order. LOL!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZCQU19vAF-LmSoPMM2gLj8z8lOTpQJkjAa66HLeIAzZIeB9FV5Ejqji5MALZgV2tCamHDwo2mrMjfY8pEhiTiVGflOT-T4-hMByJfpIQC72bnGfjuaGb5wj8Jvsyl3sgjzzxTB8QoGaI/s1600-h/DSC00255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZCQU19vAF-LmSoPMM2gLj8z8lOTpQJkjAa66HLeIAzZIeB9FV5Ejqji5MALZgV2tCamHDwo2mrMjfY8pEhiTiVGflOT-T4-hMByJfpIQC72bnGfjuaGb5wj8Jvsyl3sgjzzxTB8QoGaI/s320/DSC00255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321329324122610514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Flower Tote</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PATTERN:</span> Easy Stitch 'n Save M5362<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FABRIC:</span> Outer, flower linen I picked up at Goodwill<br />Inside, satin brocade I picked up at Goodwill<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">EXTRAS</span>: Snap closure I cannibalized from another purse<br />Brass Broach that was my grandmothers<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTES</span>: Super easy pattern that took me all of 3 hours to sew (would have been less if I hadn't messed up and had to pull out a big section. I modified the pattern by adding the clasp.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLKqA0NTh1GdsuRFnx5S1XI80j9BcSy1NZjhK3wl1mxKWJYgfXAu71Z21usMdjEs68dh5Qp1G-hgjhPmFuKm6Xwc2qG6mSYivZ8U6oww4RvfWVC1biTPAAemdui9YZxmxp8e1zXiw4d4z/s1600-h/DSC00263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLKqA0NTh1GdsuRFnx5S1XI80j9BcSy1NZjhK3wl1mxKWJYgfXAu71Z21usMdjEs68dh5Qp1G-hgjhPmFuKm6Xwc2qG6mSYivZ8U6oww4RvfWVC1biTPAAemdui9YZxmxp8e1zXiw4d4z/s320/DSC00263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321329318694629506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FLOWER POWER SKIRT<br />PATTERN: </span>Easy Stitch n' Save 5566<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FABRIC: </span>Green: from Sew Much More (now the Sewing Corral)<br />Unbleached Muslin: from Goodwill (I bought 10 yards for $8 bucks!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">EXTRAS: </span>Various bits of lace from various places.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTES: </span>So this is what happens when you read the wrong part of the pattern and you don't have enough fabric. I wanted an all green skirt, but the 3.5 yards I had didn't match up with the 6.5 yards I needed. So I improvised by putting in three cream colored panels and cut out several flowers which I zigzag stitched on. Then I added bits of cream lace to the cream panels (not visible in picture.) I modified the pattern by doing only 6 gores instead of 8.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvoLQxInm1YBc4a2PhEOb7irxL5_Cvus24qaup_ZfU9ANF8Vpo_u4yjPwPlNdxM7x2kNNYlN9G9RR8G4Uiz-uPEghKSwdjHV5tGjT0n-C2HXlxw-Qpjx6QrhYGRXuMWLRIZqgwOcY84-O/s1600-h/DSC00267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvoLQxInm1YBc4a2PhEOb7irxL5_Cvus24qaup_ZfU9ANF8Vpo_u4yjPwPlNdxM7x2kNNYlN9G9RR8G4Uiz-uPEghKSwdjHV5tGjT0n-C2HXlxw-Qpjx6QrhYGRXuMWLRIZqgwOcY84-O/s320/DSC00267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321329038302084930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">BUTTONY<br />INSPIRATION: </span>An awesome button necklace from Anthropologie. (It had more buttons and red yarn)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MATERIALS: </span>Cream antique bone and shell buttons in various sizes and designs, green buttons in two sizes, handspun soy silk I made up as a sample for a Seattle fashion designer.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxFLgQqLrWQVG8lQLxptwvtTJNjnxAOJyorORpj8e2Oe88I5k5qJs5ET1q5-8j04JlztcclwUPK2VEstmmHSfjPWtik_5Zl1UkCIOCwbny_5uqi99RWC_v-5i_HcQ89ofHg5bpJ_VL1-D/s1600-h/DSC00242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxFLgQqLrWQVG8lQLxptwvtTJNjnxAOJyorORpj8e2Oe88I5k5qJs5ET1q5-8j04JlztcclwUPK2VEstmmHSfjPWtik_5Zl1UkCIOCwbny_5uqi99RWC_v-5i_HcQ89ofHg5bpJ_VL1-D/s320/DSC00242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321329038480317298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SOMETHING NEW<br /></span>So I decided I needed a change from the usual, so I checked out some fun hair magazines and some knitting magazines and some websites and found that I really wanted bangs and a total make up overhaul.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Kacy at Hanna Marchel Salon took my idea and made it way cooler than I thought it would be. I even invested some money into some good make up and watched a few videos on how to put it on appropriately! It's amazing how much better I feel when I put effort into what I look like instead of just throwing a hat on and not bothering with the make up. And I've even been trying to dress a bit more professtionally for work (I even bought some heels!). Though there are days when I just want to grunge out and feel good about doing so. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjiH8-bZxzwixgNGxIl3Dby64jHcWl7qpCiYsCX5XA2qOGUHanb8yIaI_fUsFkAEi0cN3O-QvXl1R558S6yhTBs-1ptJHhG5BTzQmr32sG4gbJhfbHAmakQr-UBCHK_ilK5yWM9_iMv27/s1600-h/DSC00214.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjiH8-bZxzwixgNGxIl3Dby64jHcWl7qpCiYsCX5XA2qOGUHanb8yIaI_fUsFkAEi0cN3O-QvXl1R558S6yhTBs-1ptJHhG5BTzQmr32sG4gbJhfbHAmakQr-UBCHK_ilK5yWM9_iMv27/s320/DSC00214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321329030767715842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">COZY<br />PATTERN: </span>Cozy from Danielle Schoonover at Knitty.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">YARN: </span>Kid Mohair Blend from Sublime in 0022, 6 balls<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEEDLES: </span>Size 8<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTES: </span>Beautiful shawl that is just what its name states: cozy. The yarn is gorgeous and feels great. But... it sheds terribly. Don't wear this with black! The shawl seemed to never end. No matter how much I knit on it, it didn't seem to grow at all! Still, it's a great pattern and if you're looking for some mindless knitting to do in the car or while standing in line at the DMV, this is certainly it!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJkqrA4vRLGmn-wUPi0E6-cfY2y-5uxgH6nIUZ3Llv2LOv_PtwqHY7nrquF2vkX6i8zsbjqMGRUR_pW3FolxY7jvyEwOH3fTOUc8JSBtnKaDMuFHfCDWJ2o1ZekRHesC_OymFBrykeOdK/s1600-h/DSC00212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJkqrA4vRLGmn-wUPi0E6-cfY2y-5uxgH6nIUZ3Llv2LOv_PtwqHY7nrquF2vkX6i8zsbjqMGRUR_pW3FolxY7jvyEwOH3fTOUc8JSBtnKaDMuFHfCDWJ2o1ZekRHesC_OymFBrykeOdK/s320/DSC00212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321328628530734802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYoV4CRfGQvmUYN9iN-kKhQPsMD7QvEcNrjWdTJ4OwQ850bF0xSEhNdtuuLKZFwrcV5HWwrV6temXUHvSq1T5iZcxJoVlhMEsUkTr-_4jp_nYMwFJVpXJDdzpa1fl1qdyPNLDdVDXWTrS/s1600-h/DSC00213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYoV4CRfGQvmUYN9iN-kKhQPsMD7QvEcNrjWdTJ4OwQ850bF0xSEhNdtuuLKZFwrcV5HWwrV6temXUHvSq1T5iZcxJoVlhMEsUkTr-_4jp_nYMwFJVpXJDdzpa1fl1qdyPNLDdVDXWTrS/s320/DSC00213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321328631347013586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">FRENCHY HANDBAG<br />PATTERN:</span> Frenchy Handbag from Amy Butler<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FABRIC: </span>Wool suiting I found at Goodwill for the outer<br />Poplin from Denver Fabrics inside<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">EXTRAS: </span>Bit of lace for the inside pocket, flower pin I found at an antique store<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTES: </span>Great pattern! Super fun and easy. I really love this bag and will be getting a lot of use out of it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHLyli79r645_l5PspWyt_j70p0jKnkJn86DdUrJYNoPmVwesnqbdtGbeQSafeJ6H0dbRUwJQWV1XKxWYCGiKjRGISFea5J1L0NiGYkyRsHWvMv2AnTyl8gpKcCwJ6wzQYOIDeERPEkG0/s1600-h/DSC00189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHLyli79r645_l5PspWyt_j70p0jKnkJn86DdUrJYNoPmVwesnqbdtGbeQSafeJ6H0dbRUwJQWV1XKxWYCGiKjRGISFea5J1L0NiGYkyRsHWvMv2AnTyl8gpKcCwJ6wzQYOIDeERPEkG0/s320/DSC00189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321328625533058354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">PRECIOUS CHOKER<br />MATERIALS: </span>Fine silver wire from Fred Meyer, pink beads and clasp from The Agate Shop<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PATTERN: </span>None. I placed the beads on the wire, then cast on 4 stitches and increased every other row until I had 12 stitches, then knit for awhile, then decreased back to 4. Knitting with wire is fun and a lot easier than I thought it would be.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So that's all for now. I've been thrift store shopping a bit lately and will soon put up a post with all my findings!<br /><br />Happy Palm Sunday! Hosanna!!!!<br /></div><br /></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-37138040656917341512009-02-13T19:47:00.000-08:002009-02-13T20:30:47.329-08:00February StuffOk. So I decided to get into shape this week. Actually, I've been gearing myself up to it for awhile, but today was the day I finally started. I went to Mountain High and got some shoes, Salomon XA Pro something or other running shoes with Gortex cuz it's wet out. And I bought some sweatpants that are soo terribly comfortable I'll have a hard time wearing anything else! LOL!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQUO43mVebA-mn996H4zfORj04-_hXMpFmdiR3ONFQ-WmRLTiydMm35cQd69gYZRum8rL4iZkNy3nEASowMc2yptcvSshM7_ZBOEHbO1zQefmw9yBnZOb2aEx8-JgPJI9fhcX5R5HeUMf/s1600-h/DSC00184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQUO43mVebA-mn996H4zfORj04-_hXMpFmdiR3ONFQ-WmRLTiydMm35cQd69gYZRum8rL4iZkNy3nEASowMc2yptcvSshM7_ZBOEHbO1zQefmw9yBnZOb2aEx8-JgPJI9fhcX5R5HeUMf/s320/DSC00184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302502792324218482" border="0" /></a>So this afternoon I went to Morgan Middle School and walked a bit around the track. Briskly walked, actually. Then I ran half a lap, walked half a lap three times and then walked home. It took all of 20 minutes and I realized that my leg muscles have nooooo idea what running is all about! So. I'm hoping to be able to slowly build up to real running and not just this stop and start thing.<br /><br />Knitting items of note:<br /><br />I finally broke down and bought the yarn to make the Klaralund. I've been wanting to make this sweater for about 2 years, but couldn't justify spending that much on yarn (Noro Silk Garden is not extraordinarily expensive, but there's not a heck of a lot of yardage per skein.) I had tried a couple of times to knit it with my handspun, but never had enough of anything. I finished this on Wednesday and wore it Thursday and thoroughly adore it. I'm so glad I knit this!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM4ZK-qxOfqM9AdxdE3N2uZVUhx0Lq5C5iu58j2mP0RomUJ199h3TU8ZCGFm9rh9vDJnby644mgx7eMp68_swWlTtS2qQvUeXzrxsFur0GR-YYI83jlq6E4h7kh2DCSdEkp-Utst0Dutj/s1600-h/DSC00182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM4ZK-qxOfqM9AdxdE3N2uZVUhx0Lq5C5iu58j2mP0RomUJ199h3TU8ZCGFm9rh9vDJnby644mgx7eMp68_swWlTtS2qQvUeXzrxsFur0GR-YYI83jlq6E4h7kh2DCSdEkp-Utst0Dutj/s320/DSC00182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302502784335819138" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern: </span>Klaralund from Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton Hand Knitting Collection Book Two<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn: </span>Noro Silk Garden in 245<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles: </span>Size 8<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joy Factor: </span>Yipee!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VLsV-P6lY80Fy9RboUG1Ms3etZPds4bJAtvstd9Oa46JNTIuVub_Tv6cas0sSgmy1L797JDKUe-DpKGG8Rxgmk64a-Taakok65c2youC1SLt0YixbNh7D8KoA1RkdVAEqTqAIxeXyssn/s1600-h/DSC00181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VLsV-P6lY80Fy9RboUG1Ms3etZPds4bJAtvstd9Oa46JNTIuVub_Tv6cas0sSgmy1L797JDKUe-DpKGG8Rxgmk64a-Taakok65c2youC1SLt0YixbNh7D8KoA1RkdVAEqTqAIxeXyssn/s320/DSC00181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302502788131735090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqaZv6onwSFqTtl6TkLhF52-O5PlREfcY0Ro0CX7D4JouNXhFObUa_Z1_u59TkbnQVUc7eG-LSDd2e30f6v-I7Y-BHP2DihcU_xs42FOxAEvEYOLJD052QdKkAm5Jr_gFvwKuQxvfoCQO/s1600-h/DSC00176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqaZv6onwSFqTtl6TkLhF52-O5PlREfcY0Ro0CX7D4JouNXhFObUa_Z1_u59TkbnQVUc7eG-LSDd2e30f6v-I7Y-BHP2DihcU_xs42FOxAEvEYOLJD052QdKkAm5Jr_gFvwKuQxvfoCQO/s320/DSC00176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302503415794126274" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I am now working on a pretty green wrap for the shop. And a pair of socks that I'm certain will be the death of me! I love the pattern, but it is seriously taking forever to knit!!!!<br /><br />Also, I've joined Facebook and have been hanging out there a bit lately. And I've started playing Guild Wars. Talk about a time suck!!! It's way fun though. My character is named Cludda the Deathles and is a Ranger/Elementalist. Right now she's a level 15. It's taking forever to level now. Grrrrr.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoRdocx30vWHozfnHmTd26b_0xHkfeQfm5aSvNBcMvIPvzgTmDRTZjBkWAPFnR2ZT5AFMLaWB8yd6ehVjrUml33VZYvG26zoOUN9On2uvDpjTUEsXA2tDXh24uTkq5PByZTs100SNj0wP/s1600-h/Cludda.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoRdocx30vWHozfnHmTd26b_0xHkfeQfm5aSvNBcMvIPvzgTmDRTZjBkWAPFnR2ZT5AFMLaWB8yd6ehVjrUml33VZYvG26zoOUN9On2uvDpjTUEsXA2tDXh24uTkq5PByZTs100SNj0wP/s320/Cludda.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302505583288597954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-50118196794166807042009-01-25T07:27:00.000-08:002009-01-25T07:56:07.947-08:00Finally a New Post!Hello all! Been knitting and painting and haven't had a chance to put anything on here! Also, I got Guild Wars and have been playing that quite a bit. I am still keeping up with laundry and dishes and work, though, so I don't feel too bad about the hours I spend online killing skales and Grawls and Charrs.<br /><br />Anyway, I finally broke down and bought some of the new Noro Silk Garden sock yarn. It's GLORIOUS!I love how the colors came out totally different from one sock to the other. One has a lot of pink and one has a lot of orange.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTfz3ofS6WfhKXMsULq8Ra5N2m8ZQXKMqk1atJfaeMB9XmRf_nT7Cm1VqpNYXS8-q0ymNsBA1iHAlQMadqlopnPo4NmpB_L2A5PcM3XR33jP6qvQriILFXucprXmF4VJYz-8gYHxktFLJ/s1600-h/DSC00166.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTfz3ofS6WfhKXMsULq8Ra5N2m8ZQXKMqk1atJfaeMB9XmRf_nT7Cm1VqpNYXS8-q0ymNsBA1iHAlQMadqlopnPo4NmpB_L2A5PcM3XR33jP6qvQriILFXucprXmF4VJYz-8gYHxktFLJ/s320/DSC00166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295254682886154850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5vaGbXqE2ORRFn_a9FY3h3V-iH8cYwrwkAriGne9RLCjATOnYZgSvLInLqzZj5rYhkWA9-THR_Md6LqcCN-U5680kGf47XP-S4mGEVKy3_V1spSgSCYmTRq-_7uxpKo8yuDApFXUNyin/s1600-h/DSC00168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5vaGbXqE2ORRFn_a9FY3h3V-iH8cYwrwkAriGne9RLCjATOnYZgSvLInLqzZj5rYhkWA9-THR_Md6LqcCN-U5680kGf47XP-S4mGEVKy3_V1spSgSCYmTRq-_7uxpKo8yuDApFXUNyin/s320/DSC00168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295254690845083570" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern</span>: Whitby from Knitting on the Road<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Designer:</span> Nancy Bush<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn:</span> Noro Silk Garden Sock in 284<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles:</span> Size 3<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Also, I finally used up my 12th Planet handspun corriedale that I got at the Shepherd's Extravaganza last year.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt1qkgsHTSTa7d4nastZVGpBE9KSuvYI3rN6DgStTaZH9CUV-Zw-0_FeSUI9urlm9i8DTHysD2HIIwplbrnHnYLUzZtLfCwMUDM9i5M5bwB2_ip5MXoZPNsUSMXIJ5JGiW3VpA7QzGgjT/s1600-h/DSC00130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt1qkgsHTSTa7d4nastZVGpBE9KSuvYI3rN6DgStTaZH9CUV-Zw-0_FeSUI9urlm9i8DTHysD2HIIwplbrnHnYLUzZtLfCwMUDM9i5M5bwB2_ip5MXoZPNsUSMXIJ5JGiW3VpA7QzGgjT/s320/DSC00130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295256731311782450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern:</span> Notions Purse<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Designer:</span> Me<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn: </span>The 12th Planet Coiled Yarn<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles:</span> 9 circulars<br /><br /></div>I had a really hard time trying to figure out what to do with this coiled yarn, especially since I had so little yardage. It finally came to me when I was hunting around my dining room table for my yarn needles tin. It's lined with black cotton inside and has a snap closure.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4An8Us-dZezm3j-NwRKpnFsp-vK91BZ4MMFeWYAFhZTbDlTdOfmEtq_4kqhKi_RQ27M3BohmZfD2gqwLAwpchQljhZL8GFtaCeqs4WY-CSbN2mlet7_cEPlIpOHRxKAhsenBVG5cM5LjU/s1600-h/DSC00109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4An8Us-dZezm3j-NwRKpnFsp-vK91BZ4MMFeWYAFhZTbDlTdOfmEtq_4kqhKi_RQ27M3BohmZfD2gqwLAwpchQljhZL8GFtaCeqs4WY-CSbN2mlet7_cEPlIpOHRxKAhsenBVG5cM5LjU/s320/DSC00109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295256739731553378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern:</span> Felicity<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Designer</span>: Wanette Clyde<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn</span>: The 12th Planet 2 ply<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles</span>: Sizes 4 and 5 16" circulars<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I totally love this pattern! I went down a needles size on both and added 20 stitches because my handspun was sport weight and not worsted.<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0gSNBlog7FaJbW8d4lFCCW9Dg3dDQbrPqCHjPEMk0Ddam71vlM2pmxQw-33ePm5zIwy08q9DEZB1a6_CqTIbRQ0ls754hrwYWAS0Lsgk_OGH9QisqVgQOVZ3zJKzbyaurhPE61T1bFoY/s1600-h/DSC00138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0gSNBlog7FaJbW8d4lFCCW9Dg3dDQbrPqCHjPEMk0Ddam71vlM2pmxQw-33ePm5zIwy08q9DEZB1a6_CqTIbRQ0ls754hrwYWAS0Lsgk_OGH9QisqVgQOVZ3zJKzbyaurhPE61T1bFoY/s320/DSC00138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295256740721825266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern:</span> Moria Cowl<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Designer:</span> Me<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn:</span> The 12th Planet 2 ply<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles:</span> Size 5 16" circulars<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I really enjoyed designing and knitting this. The colors and the way it fits reminded me of Moria. The leaf pattern is from an old pattern book that I have and after the first repeat I started taking out some of the decreases and adding rows so the leaves get bigger and bigger.<br /><br />I've also knit a few things for the LYS. You can see them at The Dancing Ewe Yarn and Teas or at the Ravelry link to your right.<br /><br />Ok. I guess that's all for now. It's snowing as I type this morning. I'm glad.<br /></div></div></div></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-67916905643806336842008-11-20T20:02:00.000-08:002008-11-20T21:04:22.502-08:00Stuff That's Happened...So. Long time, no chat. Lots has been going on. Since the Kittitas County Fair we've had two massive spin-ins. The Fall Fiber Festival in Ellensburg in October was an amazing success. We had many come for the day and many more that heard about the event through the local paper and through random comments at our local farmer's market. Also, we had several gals visit who heard about it on Ravelry! Only two of the pictures I took weren't blurry, so here they are.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizksdNRb9eelR5PFtRLsz__B-IevfqqOMFx1KlmtoqjSl7qGZn8pWx0lZpdzuTynvBMpwA21fDGYYKAZnWVlFL3wXQIz7thP67MF_XE3BnizwvfGywEuw2DqPEopHSN6XBzJhWukIRonZ4/s1600-h/misc+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizksdNRb9eelR5PFtRLsz__B-IevfqqOMFx1KlmtoqjSl7qGZn8pWx0lZpdzuTynvBMpwA21fDGYYKAZnWVlFL3wXQIz7thP67MF_XE3BnizwvfGywEuw2DqPEopHSN6XBzJhWukIRonZ4/s320/misc+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270964482794158978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Everyone and their wheels!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfw1iZOSyX2K0G9gjuYw2CjZgWBVMKztyHP-tXlYNEor7-Y7ikPfUPa-I6zIxymlHB1OtvkaLJh4B75AYaTzHs7GLOTEW7uSSfERa0lyBnU1joyzRwYElS4MgV12-Yly3XMQdGMGwzMbLW/s1600-h/misc+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfw1iZOSyX2K0G9gjuYw2CjZgWBVMKztyHP-tXlYNEor7-Y7ikPfUPa-I6zIxymlHB1OtvkaLJh4B75AYaTzHs7GLOTEW7uSSfERa0lyBnU1joyzRwYElS4MgV12-Yly3XMQdGMGwzMbLW/s320/misc+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270965896535637698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Janelle creating some beautiful yarn.</span><br /><br /></div>Also, we had the Veteran's Day Spin In at Terry's house out in the country east of Ellensburg. I did get some good pictures from there. A lot of ladies were there and all of them had beautiful wheels and even more beautiful fleece to spin! Terry made some lovely lamb soup and someone brought pumpkin cookies (my favorite kind!) and there was plenty of coffee!. So here's some pics from the event:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginiJpMqnK_5DbXb70mpQBZ4LL2EmuEwNq17rHve_HyETUJJ83pxlPueRk_ufcIq4ArF0K4NMPPu_YmBCZJLq0gYt0ljCLR5g3y5deOupwdyilcxzxE_do6xZAAEH0zGhr-Yku7uXSI-QL/s1600-h/misc+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginiJpMqnK_5DbXb70mpQBZ4LL2EmuEwNq17rHve_HyETUJJ83pxlPueRk_ufcIq4ArF0K4NMPPu_YmBCZJLq0gYt0ljCLR5g3y5deOupwdyilcxzxE_do6xZAAEH0zGhr-Yku7uXSI-QL/s320/misc+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270966761834423826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">My wheel in the sunshine.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOzkTO4jxYr2iV-EMQUcuWfUx2BbcQ1DOXAEMXVw_zqNWMpL_Ex_Wt44oO2lNgWcmu6qPKPRXpnoKVjZZ-bUFu9JHhV2JBy0x4LNi7bOlWx58M_ck5D2WWg34xvBXmd6ZOyvc-DRzUnA7/s1600-h/misc+057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOzkTO4jxYr2iV-EMQUcuWfUx2BbcQ1DOXAEMXVw_zqNWMpL_Ex_Wt44oO2lNgWcmu6qPKPRXpnoKVjZZ-bUFu9JHhV2JBy0x4LNi7bOlWx58M_ck5D2WWg34xvBXmd6ZOyvc-DRzUnA7/s320/misc+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270966825319342210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Terry spinning on her Polonaise.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOTNfHcTeqPBrG3dDpc0XtDzzgFObgdJ0wgOJHMiJxvb9M79PhgdMO_KFeiEUObesOrkM1GpR4r7xcUTuoSYT9DLOhTT0Q4Hx8_0RpJ2lNEcxq9gG6kunLcEa0t0D_n_wHaKCfN8bL0Ur/s1600-h/misc+046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOTNfHcTeqPBrG3dDpc0XtDzzgFObgdJ0wgOJHMiJxvb9M79PhgdMO_KFeiEUObesOrkM1GpR4r7xcUTuoSYT9DLOhTT0Q4Hx8_0RpJ2lNEcxq9gG6kunLcEa0t0D_n_wHaKCfN8bL0Ur/s320/misc+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270965907781330226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Some of Terry's sheep enjoying the sun.</span><br /><br /></div>A couple of weeks ago everyone at work went to the Wild Horse Wind Farm just east of town. While there I got some awesome photos.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXCGfrBCVlOL9LcN7d5BY22DC0RKfyRDOfGaS9BSBU53nbkc-T3V8PnOjkzRHBOAzTdRxmM4da8q4MVz_AHtV_QIBIrwOyb49IcBR_RvhwJuGKHWS_1GbEMcK3iicWp5FEuaaj6S2rhVk/s1600-h/S5004149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXCGfrBCVlOL9LcN7d5BY22DC0RKfyRDOfGaS9BSBU53nbkc-T3V8PnOjkzRHBOAzTdRxmM4da8q4MVz_AHtV_QIBIrwOyb49IcBR_RvhwJuGKHWS_1GbEMcK3iicWp5FEuaaj6S2rhVk/s320/S5004149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270967593674971922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The Kittitas Valley from the wind farm's meeting hall.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnbyxy7JFvlKl14sq9yCINn2L0tsdXIMEJumm4wJr7Tdklhycwa5kaFN6Ixx1bCGJOjCvsImj7hUcvIq8NG46skvs4CzhGpMBREBQwY14_uJqkS-JWWlFw9zvVBHwyKUq_7_fMrhQAiu2/s1600-h/S5004147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnbyxy7JFvlKl14sq9yCINn2L0tsdXIMEJumm4wJr7Tdklhycwa5kaFN6Ixx1bCGJOjCvsImj7hUcvIq8NG46skvs4CzhGpMBREBQwY14_uJqkS-JWWlFw9zvVBHwyKUq_7_fMrhQAiu2/s320/S5004147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270968825371027842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">An old windmill with the new windmill behind. I like the old one better.</span><br /></div><br />And then a few days ago we had one of the most amazing skies I've ever seen and so I took pictures of that so I could paint it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3ZpglAIIWkfJcksGbZqL1YbrRj4RKBW7XqoPmNddwNwes3MwykuCK7pBOUVDxwpubB4bNr21Wmhnjlo_yDwaMkSly_rhUBQDknQSXBxeClMDzttCUlYr5jqZRW-LLqzGZGYdeboHxvLX/s1600-h/misc+066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3ZpglAIIWkfJcksGbZqL1YbrRj4RKBW7XqoPmNddwNwes3MwykuCK7pBOUVDxwpubB4bNr21Wmhnjlo_yDwaMkSly_rhUBQDknQSXBxeClMDzttCUlYr5jqZRW-LLqzGZGYdeboHxvLX/s320/misc+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270963863396488114" border="0" /></a><br />About a month ago I decided to try my hand at painting with watercolors. I must say that I thoroughly enjoy it and have created several paintings already. If you go to my Flickr site you can view them there. Below is the first one I did which I gave to my dear friend Wendy for her birthday. It's of a garden in Montana (Great Falls maybe? Could have been Helena. Don't remember.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxbIW35d3ajT0h2H5Dnt5orNs31-uvxJrDKq_8s0vCuGlff50nwTOxMyDdxg_oaO9t3WDFX6qbW1qIonvEJfWA97N24qqmXD20lsnQaUrkrywmDndHm0HJ3PWi75WSLYncA2n9ink27gY/s1600-h/misc+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxbIW35d3ajT0h2H5Dnt5orNs31-uvxJrDKq_8s0vCuGlff50nwTOxMyDdxg_oaO9t3WDFX6qbW1qIonvEJfWA97N24qqmXD20lsnQaUrkrywmDndHm0HJ3PWi75WSLYncA2n9ink27gY/s320/misc+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270968831844580210" border="0" /></a><br />So I would have let you all know about my knitting adventures, but it's taken two hours just to get this far and now it's time for bed. Good night and dream of the knitting to come!!!Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-65148657941099916972008-09-06T08:07:00.001-07:002008-09-06T08:31:51.628-07:00Kittitas County Fair 2008<span style="font-family: georgia;">So, I spent most of last week at the Kittitas County Fair manning the Fiber Arts division with Mary and Wendy and Sue and Julie and Lynette and Amy. Yeah! It was really fun. I got only two red ribbons, the rest were blue and I won Best of Class for my 12th Planet Coiled Yarn. Mary won Best of Class and Superintendent Choice for her 1/2 Project Basket. She got all blues on her stuff, too!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7zYcmDmHz4X7q0NY3PpE_t11OblCu4OgODr5-inquPgnE9Ir9wQ6vWJfRK7nsr4JCDQ9j84DubA7DHPaXE_jNaWNGbotBPxGWibNJdoo5rSGpeH2iQ-upshN8AJeehZ3z50Vf2xj_d5m/s1600-h/2008+Fair+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7zYcmDmHz4X7q0NY3PpE_t11OblCu4OgODr5-inquPgnE9Ir9wQ6vWJfRK7nsr4JCDQ9j84DubA7DHPaXE_jNaWNGbotBPxGWibNJdoo5rSGpeH2iQ-upshN8AJeehZ3z50Vf2xj_d5m/s400/2008+Fair+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242927527606131890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUY0jcQcqKpCYAbYIutPo7X_MOgjL1jV5ZbuyYw4yM-FQxS1E6XVefH33zZLoI7IK_-ErDE6zFAQ0gYwBnjmQnsYHkQp9s_Pcn2mr3TMzG6wW6VOlvZyU_rLiVOINWPhgf567awtXor3M/s1600-h/2008+Fair+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1Noln8XywpLa-UGWZ_8n3Fws4wVUjgFDmgTbORehWzu1MAuCOlJW7rxiB5uoBP3CGPLtdjx-6w07DBrsVC3VDVtqqnGs_DIyqDESU6B4is61jINTY44jb9YA_9AOlOR3wYivVW5Ll14o/s400/2008+Fair+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242928687871328706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABBQJi7aTGPIbFzjeR-t9Ii3olrSyA5IOpGShi50OePPmiuzDOqUpZGxJGT_c5yTs5FkuLI_beq67xyb83EDG1KU0XvG42BTvqnQ0WMjtW-1nNchCB9fiPQ6q2b-RKM7s-20CWwLpJrxK/s1600-h/2008+Fair+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABBQJi7aTGPIbFzjeR-t9Ii3olrSyA5IOpGShi50OePPmiuzDOqUpZGxJGT_c5yTs5FkuLI_beq67xyb83EDG1KU0XvG42BTvqnQ0WMjtW-1nNchCB9fiPQ6q2b-RKM7s-20CWwLpJrxK/s400/2008+Fair+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242928695250872690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sl8Bs0AKz2NW4IUFOHDDr1_5TgHlooNvx5bygsVV8HLc332P4fUp1vqO03UtdIekl13ZbqeOTB1h9WCrAirxBLIh6g3BJGnRjLylUKFIH5UC5dosFX5qLGSYGKU8Mh9PMyyKHjIt0zVh/s1600-h/2008+Fair+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sl8Bs0AKz2NW4IUFOHDDr1_5TgHlooNvx5bygsVV8HLc332P4fUp1vqO03UtdIekl13ZbqeOTB1h9WCrAirxBLIh6g3BJGnRjLylUKFIH5UC5dosFX5qLGSYGKU8Mh9PMyyKHjIt0zVh/s400/2008+Fair+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242930307967813826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hope to see you next year!</span></span>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-41999614552639821772008-07-13T20:02:00.000-07:002008-07-13T20:49:28.181-07:00Fire and Butterflies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmtl-0Rb4rR2yyYMLsviuX48nZs4GSZMvMcKbQw_SGYfyXZiIHxyanopPbBLKT0BdttHey_qDH6ZbzryQnEUpqkdH3zGnS0oG0StsAd5X4wRp1zXUJcED_ehB6AELqxOYXBdAa30edhMB/s1600-h/knitted+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmtl-0Rb4rR2yyYMLsviuX48nZs4GSZMvMcKbQw_SGYfyXZiIHxyanopPbBLKT0BdttHey_qDH6ZbzryQnEUpqkdH3zGnS0oG0StsAd5X4wRp1zXUJcED_ehB6AELqxOYXBdAa30edhMB/s400/knitted+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222708502610223874" border="0" /></a>I've been working on a lot of different stuff. Unfortunately, I have only successfully completed a few things. It seems like every time I start a project that I think is going to work out, it doesn't. And now that it's super hot out, I'm not much in the mood to knit or spin at all. I did some sewing, but even that didn't turn out all that great.<br /><br />Here is the final pics of the Socks for Veronik that I actually started in January and finished finally last month.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkEKcnd_3F5Rz-1qFX-AMu3ZuXpR2U2auYXmYbiFw5TYnY2mAWqCXyX5mkUW_ExCHURFFGvMTKZsG6ly02t5ur8Fri3RHPnzlpTvJX88mlzfp78i_1n4CxKuCR90t78LxBOT07e2zdnUm/s1600-h/knitted+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkEKcnd_3F5Rz-1qFX-AMu3ZuXpR2U2auYXmYbiFw5TYnY2mAWqCXyX5mkUW_ExCHURFFGvMTKZsG6ly02t5ur8Fri3RHPnzlpTvJX88mlzfp78i_1n4CxKuCR90t78LxBOT07e2zdnUm/s400/knitted+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222704030697554722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">YARN: </span>Aracaunia Ranco Multi<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEEDLES:</span> Size 1 double points<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PATTERN: </span>Socks for Veronik from Interweave Knits Holiday 2007<br /><br /></div>I loved the pattern and I love knitting with this yarn. But the socks started felted within a few hours of wearing them, so I won't be able to put them into the fair. Bummer.<br /><br />Also, I used the Light My Fire yarn that I spun dk weight and knit a cute vest. It went very fast and is really comfortable. And it fits perfectly.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl4dEj4mXcrcTBdXvuZu6QTqygSEUj3TPmZvXFhNZ5ACM0JlllB2fF1koVDR1KygScwZI7CYydi4QhsaS8KxPeviVJBR14AVLUJ81picjgIURwAC9jICsY8z0WHjdksvaZB4NPKKIQ26z/s1600-h/knitted+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl4dEj4mXcrcTBdXvuZu6QTqygSEUj3TPmZvXFhNZ5ACM0JlllB2fF1koVDR1KygScwZI7CYydi4QhsaS8KxPeviVJBR14AVLUJ81picjgIURwAC9jICsY8z0WHjdksvaZB4NPKKIQ26z/s400/knitted+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222705739452701314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7cbX3PJ0Z5_FrQPDPGhFddgm2YU7Gy4F4fSEqaPo43HcEKy5IJ3jwfsyWcDzUIa4mQPocBs-V_F3xzMi8qMBmKls3ZR3DXoSlfzHxHUKQOJF52WOPLK-7I56XCFijMuhFHbz_VkfHhET/s1600-h/knitted+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7cbX3PJ0Z5_FrQPDPGhFddgm2YU7Gy4F4fSEqaPo43HcEKy5IJ3jwfsyWcDzUIa4mQPocBs-V_F3xzMi8qMBmKls3ZR3DXoSlfzHxHUKQOJF52WOPLK-7I56XCFijMuhFHbz_VkfHhET/s400/knitted+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222705743482516866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrw_34Pe8kfAvV29wG4fHHT8ecFggZrb0UjPEN9Dme7zui4Qi8ox9i9bUVAheW63XQ3srlDGvCqCtxU6NSsy2Q_euZJFaL6vNoluXM2vjPx8CjyBaunOwRdB0wBqKZOeLuYHMbwAf52AGs/s1600-h/knitted+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrw_34Pe8kfAvV29wG4fHHT8ecFggZrb0UjPEN9Dme7zui4Qi8ox9i9bUVAheW63XQ3srlDGvCqCtxU6NSsy2Q_euZJFaL6vNoluXM2vjPx8CjyBaunOwRdB0wBqKZOeLuYHMbwAf52AGs/s400/knitted+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222705766787338514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">YARN: </span>Handspun Superwash Merino in the Light My Fire colorway.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEEDLES: </span>Size 5 and 7 24" circulars<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PATTERN: </span>Tank Top, Long Version from Twilleys of Stamford, catalog 455<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SIZE: </span>Big enough to fit me! LOL!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I really love the way the yarn striped and how different it is from front to back. I have quite a bit left over, so I'm going to knit some socks to go with it.</div></div><br />Mostly my mind has been on God and what He's doing in the church, here locally and throughout the world. And I've been reading a lot. I just finished a book called <span style="font-style: italic;">Blessed Child</span> by Bill Bright and Ted Dekker (Ted Dekker is one of my most favorite authors!) It was very intense and really made me <span style="font-style: italic;">want</span> to see the Kingdom of God in a new way. The other books I'm reading is <span style="font-style: italic;">Red Moon Rising</span> by Pete Greig and <span style="font-style: italic;">Under the Overpass</span> by Mike Yankoski. I keep wondering what I can do that is daring for God, like these guys.<br /><br />I was leaving this morning for church and discovered a visitor in my lilies next to the front door. He was having way too much fun and didn't mind me watching him, so I ran back inside and grabbed my camera, hoping he wouldn't fly away. When I got back outside, he wasn't in my lilies anymore, but I saw him hopping about on the lilies next door. I crept over there and got some awesome shots of him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqPCiCmbh0QjthZbmSdA1zlHW6FoNZBMLy7BzgXoIktwu6eNA1VQJ1QO73YVqw7K73JSGFGpCfRVBLj-L7Zss6exHETd5CqRrDFoURGui1Kw7L2lqdLp66zQV5uSWN1BWG1sVqVrdeYJ5/s1600-h/knitted+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqPCiCmbh0QjthZbmSdA1zlHW6FoNZBMLy7BzgXoIktwu6eNA1VQJ1QO73YVqw7K73JSGFGpCfRVBLj-L7Zss6exHETd5CqRrDFoURGui1Kw7L2lqdLp66zQV5uSWN1BWG1sVqVrdeYJ5/s400/knitted+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222708513780181954" border="0" /></a>It wasn't long before my cat, Gus, decided he wanted to know what was up. He crept up to the deck above the flowers and stalked the butterfly for several minutes. He made a jump for the little visitor, but looked more like a falling brick than a ferocious cat and didn't get the snack he was looking for.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy3s2NTKpvU5fqy1KgZiHoJn7XVgVNYbQ69lyuF5HQuHyLS4avXGR5ZMsh4f2s9AmK54RDIVm7VjlXkj1_e5v85MG3bwPKMqcJb007xdA6AwuWX8G-5LInoh23_AVn8F6NW7T1MmbNLYY/s1600-h/knitted+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy3s2NTKpvU5fqy1KgZiHoJn7XVgVNYbQ69lyuF5HQuHyLS4avXGR5ZMsh4f2s9AmK54RDIVm7VjlXkj1_e5v85MG3bwPKMqcJb007xdA6AwuWX8G-5LInoh23_AVn8F6NW7T1MmbNLYY/s400/knitted+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222708521704138626" border="0" /></a><br />BTW: The cabin in the banner is the Olmstead family cabin at Olmstead State Park off the Kittitas Highway. I went with a rather large crew from work and volunteered time to pull weeds and lay chipped wood on the trails. It was really fun, despite the heat and the mosquitos. They would love to have volunteers out there any Wednesday and Saturday. For information, just click this <a href="http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Olmstead+Place">link</a>!Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-55705140740294290552008-07-08T05:55:00.000-07:002008-07-08T06:02:57.154-07:00Sorry!I have really been neglecting this! No posts since May and it's already July! I will try to remedy that this week and get some new pics up of fun stuff I've done and projects I've finished, etc. It's super hot here, like in the 100s quite a bit. It cooled off for Independence Day, even had a beautiful thunder and lightning show that morning!<br /><br />I'm going to leave y'all with a picture from the local Dachshund's on Parade and I'll be back in action here shortly!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQWGbsfdWqbS5TOEbBgVhrHihz6cJwUaFfsf4bGd9E7QAZyz36STVP94LoDXvOdEgj-P_t7dFFSJiFzfZjweft7t8uWDT8FyUNj1W0t1gEUQszD3kP553tI6zgAD9kRFyrdTXh6VylZNc/s1600-h/3+With+Ketchup....jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQWGbsfdWqbS5TOEbBgVhrHihz6cJwUaFfsf4bGd9E7QAZyz36STVP94LoDXvOdEgj-P_t7dFFSJiFzfZjweft7t8uWDT8FyUNj1W0t1gEUQszD3kP553tI6zgAD9kRFyrdTXh6VylZNc/s400/3+With+Ketchup....jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220627276077481954" border="0" /></a>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-50615282700556922192008-05-11T17:34:00.000-07:002008-05-11T18:07:08.167-07:00Not Too Sick to KnitI have spent the last week in bed with mononucleosis. But, I have not been too sick to knit and have finished two projects! Yeah! The first is the lovely Tangled Yoke Cardigan:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9Em3RUS478a69xLdYH319z1wPbSCwAsHCW9CYPIO_PB8D0iTc_EZ86j2BS6o24wWo3KeLy4zaBAfRXRuIRKbIXn8f61rQoOEHKSeCh3pqe6ABonowsR2UM5m24fJ2zmJmz7EkdZhziv6/s1600-h/Tangled+Yoke+Cardigan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9Em3RUS478a69xLdYH319z1wPbSCwAsHCW9CYPIO_PB8D0iTc_EZ86j2BS6o24wWo3KeLy4zaBAfRXRuIRKbIXn8f61rQoOEHKSeCh3pqe6ABonowsR2UM5m24fJ2zmJmz7EkdZhziv6/s400/Tangled+Yoke+Cardigan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199286948656936338" border="0" /></a><br />PATTERN: Tangled Yoke Cardigan from Interweave Knits<br />YARN: Rowan Felted Tweed in Phantom<br />NEEDLES: Size 5, 4, and 0<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZviDtfJIjTnSq1W-KjLfm4Ph0HrrLk3kQh25IGRhAyMupSuFM8yire8XgabvJ_pofnfF619ND8JinMQ61mx339n0kOQe4iKPsIxgODqfg1ex8WIwjkz477VQjbN-H8rdb_Wfr2litGJA/s1600-h/TYC+Detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZviDtfJIjTnSq1W-KjLfm4Ph0HrrLk3kQh25IGRhAyMupSuFM8yire8XgabvJ_pofnfF619ND8JinMQ61mx339n0kOQe4iKPsIxgODqfg1ex8WIwjkz477VQjbN-H8rdb_Wfr2litGJA/s200/TYC+Detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199284543475250514" border="0" /></a>This pattern took me a little over a month to complete. I purchased the 10 balls of yarn that the pattern called for, but only used 7. Also, I used size 4 24" circulars and size 0 double points instead of purchasing the 40" circulars that they wanted me to. I did use the size 5 40" circs, though, in order to fit all the stitches on there once you get the sleeves added. The pattern was very simple to follow. I truly love this sweater more than any other I've knitted to date. Particularly because there are no seams anywhere. I hate sewing up seams!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The other project I finished was the Frock Camisole:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSiMzjS9ZbVWb6xhGmHlQpgtGpBgzF2UhyphenhyphenacINN0qy6OyzEbC3tMekbO5R24bbQ07yV6FUf9Hw9qJji5IISQO4jJzjs7VfXrRp64Wg8G0A7WRzqJ1u5JjXA5v0ooBEGAoUan4XzHu_gW7/s1600-h/Frock+Camisole+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSiMzjS9ZbVWb6xhGmHlQpgtGpBgzF2UhyphenhyphenacINN0qy6OyzEbC3tMekbO5R24bbQ07yV6FUf9Hw9qJji5IISQO4jJzjs7VfXrRp64Wg8G0A7WRzqJ1u5JjXA5v0ooBEGAoUan4XzHu_gW7/s320/Frock+Camisole+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199286360246416754" border="0" /></a><br />PATTERN: Frock Camisole from Interweave Knits<br />YARN: Royal Llama Silk<br />NEEDLES: Size 7<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu5n4gUAvaGH6BFCXEK0LvFhMgG5HR1vsuEsZtyTeOIA1a8Jo8tYwk8iAim4ujrvhKDy1PveudmZCURSIuK7Wal_I0bgeUBPjWygXwrNE3hI1Z27n0UQSh8KgdkTKpD9AYgBIBhCHemjA/s1600-h/Frock+Camisole.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu5n4gUAvaGH6BFCXEK0LvFhMgG5HR1vsuEsZtyTeOIA1a8Jo8tYwk8iAim4ujrvhKDy1PveudmZCURSIuK7Wal_I0bgeUBPjWygXwrNE3hI1Z27n0UQSh8KgdkTKpD9AYgBIBhCHemjA/s200/Frock+Camisole.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199284547770217826" border="0" /></a><br />This pattern was super easy and only took about a week and a half to knit. The size ended up being perfect. I used all 7 of the balls of yarn I bought, with enough left over to make some wrist warmers. The yarn was great. Really soft and not at all itchy. The color is great also.<br /><br />A little while ago, I used some left over Blue Sky Alpaca Alpaca Silk to make these Wristlettos that I found in a recent copy of Spin Off Magazine. I really like them and plan to knit a couple more pairs in different colors. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRM-knmOpB4fmrcQRE8QKPwEwbzrxt1hdyXPpO5Uy0bJYrMUe5SHRgb1CsQDc_fBKYTPXtcjlOJlWgIOEqtU-p6WDQXPry86Cv3mB4-xDuRjzvW9YgT5IJ5vyPBasI51dTl98D5kVp456z/s1600-h/Wristellos+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRM-knmOpB4fmrcQRE8QKPwEwbzrxt1hdyXPpO5Uy0bJYrMUe5SHRgb1CsQDc_fBKYTPXtcjlOJlWgIOEqtU-p6WDQXPry86Cv3mB4-xDuRjzvW9YgT5IJ5vyPBasI51dTl98D5kVp456z/s320/Wristellos+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199286377426285954" border="0" /></a><br />Some other stuff I did, was last week I went to The Dancing Ewe's one year anniversary dinner at The Palace. It was really fun. Several of us brought knitting and I got to hang out with some really great ladies who love to knit. There were door prizes and cake and yummy food, also.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrq4os0z5O8gDBJ3jTSk5mUEn9I9HaPbXCUsu3z3TireN-sPe5r56CJ_gicoolLpkGLVvVDVZmPJIZnSeQRAwAYsP0Bw_ZZlfTSiBFPJalEV7gN1kT6Wnht2bwkai8pCU7Ic4cF4ni33VD/s1600-h/stuff+334.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrq4os0z5O8gDBJ3jTSk5mUEn9I9HaPbXCUsu3z3TireN-sPe5r56CJ_gicoolLpkGLVvVDVZmPJIZnSeQRAwAYsP0Bw_ZZlfTSiBFPJalEV7gN1kT6Wnht2bwkai8pCU7Ic4cF4ni33VD/s320/stuff+334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199289955134043570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCvvdrGqUXqISoV92xZKzuaCfmY7UbMbSuVehG1Ohav9lmMiMmhrCxK8BRb0MawNZO3C0HoDpIaj7wBw-2e3x1s-fC6zUc2Mp_bpbr6oMbeU9JVzxknhM9IWFXsjYeF-_tY96uv3dacpm/s1600-h/stuff+336.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCvvdrGqUXqISoV92xZKzuaCfmY7UbMbSuVehG1Ohav9lmMiMmhrCxK8BRb0MawNZO3C0HoDpIaj7wBw-2e3x1s-fC6zUc2Mp_bpbr6oMbeU9JVzxknhM9IWFXsjYeF-_tY96uv3dacpm/s320/stuff+336.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199289950839076258" border="0" /></a><br />I also got a skein done of the Light My Fire fiber I bought over in Puyallup. The results are awesome and I'm excited to knit with it. I'm going to knit a vest, I think.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFzzg6KbvHFNa_3YRFkEtI9XeoiSO8bpBic3wlIMRV53Scz3kaw6-ty7UJCMGxvWmMrUwYrorWVB8TGpNls-NjJQPp91-EZvJFrLeP8sKBvny1OyyPFXjfEHrcIuv-ctpN2BxbKR9YRX6/s1600-h/Light+My+Fire.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFzzg6KbvHFNa_3YRFkEtI9XeoiSO8bpBic3wlIMRV53Scz3kaw6-ty7UJCMGxvWmMrUwYrorWVB8TGpNls-NjJQPp91-EZvJFrLeP8sKBvny1OyyPFXjfEHrcIuv-ctpN2BxbKR9YRX6/s320/Light+My+Fire.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199290749702993346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKHlwGmibPj7k2qLaq2e63lXKXv9KKaeR4lSILp7hHoGvap3IPdFg6VI6LglOKukxFdvi0tej5Q8AUX_rFBbyZqpH-pD7OBf4LpCqT6MU9hEsggUArA44d8QgJTCF_6wtHCH12XlU0wHP/s1600-h/Light+My+Fire+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKHlwGmibPj7k2qLaq2e63lXKXv9KKaeR4lSILp7hHoGvap3IPdFg6VI6LglOKukxFdvi0tej5Q8AUX_rFBbyZqpH-pD7OBf4LpCqT6MU9hEsggUArA44d8QgJTCF_6wtHCH12XlU0wHP/s320/Light+My+Fire+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199290753997960658" border="0" /></a><br />Ok. That's all for now. Mary and I were both too ill to go to the Fiber with a Twist Spin-In down in Richland. The first time we've missed it in years! Oh, well. I have enough fiber to spin and yarn to knit and if I'd gone, I'd have only spent money! LOL!Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-15458574292649951132008-04-27T19:16:00.000-07:002008-04-27T19:58:50.620-07:00Wooly Birthdays and StuffSo, I'm sort of back in the land of the living. I've been battling a nasty cold for the past month or so and am finally starting to get some energy back. In between bouts of bed rest, I've done many things. Like design a cute little handbag for a cables class.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPHZ2QGD95pH26n7BAEBuyoQwmMiUi5EFIIKFEWR6pdu4ICCHBzlZHh1Tkda-TCMrhFF2vuk-QtfEv2XATIeZqGI5I2yc3B7NKxGNQbJm0jNZzdGX6oH-5TNk538CMo9S33rpEWXXxPYW/s1600-h/stuff+300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPHZ2QGD95pH26n7BAEBuyoQwmMiUi5EFIIKFEWR6pdu4ICCHBzlZHh1Tkda-TCMrhFF2vuk-QtfEv2XATIeZqGI5I2yc3B7NKxGNQbJm0jNZzdGX6oH-5TNk538CMo9S33rpEWXXxPYW/s200/stuff+300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194115530655108466" border="0" /></a><br />YARN: O-WOOL Balance, about a skein and a half<br />NEEDLES: Size 6 16" circulars and size 6 double points<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I also went with Mary T., Janelle, and Cheri to the Shepherd's Extravaganza at the Puyallup Fair. The trip was wonderful, if quick, which was a good thing as Snoqualmie Pass was closed down shortly after we made it back home. It was cold and wet and windy at the fairgrounds and the piroshky place had yet to receive their shipment of salmon and cream cheese goodness, but a good time was still had! I bought a pound and a half of some really beautiful wool from a German dude named Klaus from Yelm. I just liked to listen to him talk because he had such a great accent. LOL! Mary bought a ton of wool also and some Polish pottery that is truly beautiful. Janelle and Cheri also got some great wool. I only ended up taking one picture while I was there, so if you wanna see the fun, you'll have to check out Janelle's blog. You'll find the link over there on the right. Here's some pics of the stuff I bought.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoHW3K8qIso_pZJJwelrSguFCz3LXoqZJmes5ZOpNFaWb3HthORfGQXa-dYe1HGilpcPKDyl7YtsArWI_uJtLh2C5A-xP3oW67wbJowgslK-wgut7ILvbdeRd3P6is91UEBBQyvtPPuEH/s1600-h/S5003380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoHW3K8qIso_pZJJwelrSguFCz3LXoqZJmes5ZOpNFaWb3HthORfGQXa-dYe1HGilpcPKDyl7YtsArWI_uJtLh2C5A-xP3oW67wbJowgslK-wgut7ILvbdeRd3P6is91UEBBQyvtPPuEH/s200/S5003380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194117987376401794" border="0" /></a>This is some superwash merino. It's called "Light My Fire." :)<br /><br />This is what it's looking like spun up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFz8A9cMRw96gGB3_fosAG3RsQdtM_W-MSvBr5Fe3RH078zwCKzwSXiC4ztql3gE1_q7XWXATwgf8e-TsUUUI6BBJHeD8UMH7FUJjxBa1_4hpqhqj8vGOOibkuYYFVO2i4BqDiKzuMdcW/s1600-h/S5003389.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFz8A9cMRw96gGB3_fosAG3RsQdtM_W-MSvBr5Fe3RH078zwCKzwSXiC4ztql3gE1_q7XWXATwgf8e-TsUUUI6BBJHeD8UMH7FUJjxBa1_4hpqhqj8vGOOibkuYYFVO2i4BqDiKzuMdcW/s200/S5003389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194119121247767970" border="0" /></a>And I got some Corriedale in a color called "The 12th Planet"<br /><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwyDAM9JE95wqnfCz0dn5riqsHnFPE_uZbxjkl6n0XMKgzCcoul0kHzhzG1tWoLB2yUh19_iN3Hf6853MjRiPGahMVJM_5A29mbWZNXyMaQfz137WGsWcs-mL1_8Ix5KV44ndM8OaXzIR/s1600-h/S5003398.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwyDAM9JE95wqnfCz0dn5riqsHnFPE_uZbxjkl6n0XMKgzCcoul0kHzhzG1tWoLB2yUh19_iN3Hf6853MjRiPGahMVJM_5A29mbWZNXyMaQfz137WGsWcs-mL1_8Ix5KV44ndM8OaXzIR/s200/S5003398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194119679593516466" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Also, I tried to spin some angora top and failed terribly, so I used my handcarders and blended it with some superwash merino I a bought at the Shepherd's Extravaganza last year. The result is beautiful and soft.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-CW2mOa-jxgUgEFeDrhGJqg7GFcb03DSN85NPc5hOz3PPSbg7Qd6-WWDdNTXu63uBCE4YyHmxT-bwOse4Ar_LUP5MsNXDBQqqDlNhRpoRd5g6UXYoJIsbQweAIMoHFWqkxoQjxlEPohv/s1600-h/S5003418.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-CW2mOa-jxgUgEFeDrhGJqg7GFcb03DSN85NPc5hOz3PPSbg7Qd6-WWDdNTXu63uBCE4YyHmxT-bwOse4Ar_LUP5MsNXDBQqqDlNhRpoRd5g6UXYoJIsbQweAIMoHFWqkxoQjxlEPohv/s200/S5003418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194120362493316546" border="0" /></a><br />Also, I used my new book <span style="font-style: italic;">Intertwined</span> and created my first skein of fabric yarn. I totally love it, but I have no idea yet what I'll do with it. I used a cotton thread for the core and then 1 inch strips for the fabric part. I used some old wool I had laying around for the "glue" and made little bows with some extra strips of fabric.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8cAo_WAQZzrV2Bgch7bniOaEMT15B0_n7ATb2vRRZeMKuMtLas46d58ItjCBMsOrLMlnkYXzAlIQeoNOYBWz2GXtSl_ATdM-6UVklcQ3ibzzSS5mjhS3KlqwfJADaqLEQ9b01ou2P8rw/s1600-h/S5003416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8cAo_WAQZzrV2Bgch7bniOaEMT15B0_n7ATb2vRRZeMKuMtLas46d58ItjCBMsOrLMlnkYXzAlIQeoNOYBWz2GXtSl_ATdM-6UVklcQ3ibzzSS5mjhS3KlqwfJADaqLEQ9b01ou2P8rw/s200/S5003416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194121152767299026" border="0" /></a><br />Also, Mary had her birthday and spin-in this month. It was really fun with lots of beautiful desserts and fun gifts and decorations. Everything was pink and white.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMsILf36q4WHJoZUSGok02-tCq6pkkiRJ_d5Wn4jwmdSy7dB35kBdVlZMqTWWRKeMm_-gkPtKwB3T0N7K3q81swOQ09ARJtgNq8q9jK2lbOiLhH_YpmHcyhhYp4phKscVaHf6N3lfq0K4/s1600-h/stuff+336.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMsILf36q4WHJoZUSGok02-tCq6pkkiRJ_d5Wn4jwmdSy7dB35kBdVlZMqTWWRKeMm_-gkPtKwB3T0N7K3q81swOQ09ARJtgNq8q9jK2lbOiLhH_YpmHcyhhYp4phKscVaHf6N3lfq0K4/s200/stuff+336.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194121157062266338" border="0" /></a>Lori made the cakes, which were amazing. I used my china that's been passed down to me from forever ago and bought all the other decorations.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JE1HUOzTOfzg3wCJrSmOx9zw8IPfeBv0upxaePmXnS2dP9zxxVwf7JWyZub9eamvxY99wyi7VmoecYYfIN3VNdrdQxczHaOsN83vyxLhKIKDBjlq_q8uc4T4po2AhCGTu9IQmx1zRrgB/s1600-h/stuff+338.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JE1HUOzTOfzg3wCJrSmOx9zw8IPfeBv0upxaePmXnS2dP9zxxVwf7JWyZub9eamvxY99wyi7VmoecYYfIN3VNdrdQxczHaOsN83vyxLhKIKDBjlq_q8uc4T4po2AhCGTu9IQmx1zRrgB/s200/stuff+338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194122338178272754" border="0" /></a><br />This is the happy group spinning and knitting away.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXoyO3dSlKOgtT31F3NnmJiq6IEcS0e_dwj8AEs-GzMYlZsqZYuElYW4gskcMXotBmpdrJRopJoWe5ePqGl8m2hc2O8AypPRw47Pfo0aDMVmr7vl2lTPPDHv7fiGllnN6UE9bsIatYFJ3/s1600-h/stuff+341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXoyO3dSlKOgtT31F3NnmJiq6IEcS0e_dwj8AEs-GzMYlZsqZYuElYW4gskcMXotBmpdrJRopJoWe5ePqGl8m2hc2O8AypPRw47Pfo0aDMVmr7vl2lTPPDHv7fiGllnN6UE9bsIatYFJ3/s200/stuff+341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194122351063174658" border="0" /></a><br />And this is some silk that I won from Janelle's blog. It's dyed with cochineal, which are bugs. Lots of bug bodies ground up into a dye. Don't look at me like that! It made a super pretty color and I'm gonna knit my bug body silk skein!<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgdU63c3cG81k7mZuJYwHh_EHflFqp5UHQ7WAfojcNENNDLOslzVvT6C6hVP6vgd_rH3WBR87VosxZAZFUQmQaDki_F9AQSunPl4uQWwNJR-0M3wFSr_F5I1oBTHkkf33h8VOUQhZ6PTg/s1600-h/stuff+335.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgdU63c3cG81k7mZuJYwHh_EHflFqp5UHQ7WAfojcNENNDLOslzVvT6C6hVP6vgd_rH3WBR87VosxZAZFUQmQaDki_F9AQSunPl4uQWwNJR-0M3wFSr_F5I1oBTHkkf33h8VOUQhZ6PTg/s200/stuff+335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194114706021387618" border="0" /></a><br />I also went to a concert up at the college. My driver, John, is the lead singer of a band called Mon Marie and they'll be going on national tour this summer. I wish I could have stayed longer, but being still not well, I only hung out for about 5 songs. My pics didn't turn out so great, but here's a few of them.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5phuYuv5S0VVbzExjc5-Ulk3CoGkiwVTnIaYeL5KNrryySj2Rmb6xlr_4F9DzeNUL4IlMb_QQhrYNWR4f1LwJk5fzp0sroaCaaq1m1HKxguvvMyzuZFANTyjr-ysPad0LxLIDXM0vJ6r/s1600-h/stuff+329.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5phuYuv5S0VVbzExjc5-Ulk3CoGkiwVTnIaYeL5KNrryySj2Rmb6xlr_4F9DzeNUL4IlMb_QQhrYNWR4f1LwJk5fzp0sroaCaaq1m1HKxguvvMyzuZFANTyjr-ysPad0LxLIDXM0vJ6r/s200/stuff+329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194124262323621394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PsVpVSL02KsapQXRoSh6KvhW6TP03R8TIE_sQAQMHRq-czabCnLMd-VNWq996ZrwyqUJ9MgT1h80YcdVxXUIoBzAQnn9dvbfsGMEPGXKJ65URql56vCjfSd0XG3Wjoyx33KnN1S3gxPx/s1600-h/stuff+326.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PsVpVSL02KsapQXRoSh6KvhW6TP03R8TIE_sQAQMHRq-czabCnLMd-VNWq996ZrwyqUJ9MgT1h80YcdVxXUIoBzAQnn9dvbfsGMEPGXKJ65URql56vCjfSd0XG3Wjoyx33KnN1S3gxPx/s200/stuff+326.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194124279503490594" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of fun the last two months! Also, I went intertubing and drove to the Tri-Cities and almost finished knitting a sweater, and many many other things. Maybe I'll post more about that someday, but it's getting late and I'm ready for bed! Night all!Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-29903562739726165682008-04-14T18:08:00.000-07:002008-04-14T18:11:03.510-07:00A POST....<div style="text-align: center;">Will be coming soon from Mary and Sarah! Stay tuned and Happy Spring!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VNZDUz7GbLcLkyUcNIU8qGnlQUYtg6nbevFWTlRv50cJp_FX3hGZqB5HrymwNwj_PMnzcYsmVBR5v42AFAGmKRMC7pEwm1ATWkDpUd-XwUveSS5Q1bb1PT-Ff77wTTCDTncPAtKJQ8QQ/s1600-h/stuff+338.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VNZDUz7GbLcLkyUcNIU8qGnlQUYtg6nbevFWTlRv50cJp_FX3hGZqB5HrymwNwj_PMnzcYsmVBR5v42AFAGmKRMC7pEwm1ATWkDpUd-XwUveSS5Q1bb1PT-Ff77wTTCDTncPAtKJQ8QQ/s400/stuff+338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189273246785380114" border="0" /></a>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-23080272268124737852008-02-17T19:23:00.000-08:002008-02-17T20:47:13.502-08:00IntertwinedI was down at The Dancing Ewe and spotted a book called <span style="font-style: italic;">Intertwined</span> from Lexi Boeger, the Pluckyfluff Handspun Revolution. I had seen it briefly on Amazon.com, but was anxious to get my hands on it and so I purchased it and lugged it home. Besides the pictures of these artful yarns being rather mind-blowing, the chapters of designer diaries are fascinating. I was instantly inspired to try my hand at some of the techniques presented, so I pulled out some wool I didn't particularly like (just in case my attempts were a total mess). I tried the Super Coils first and below is my first attempt. I love it! The colors, bland and boring on their own, blended well together and the feel of the squishy coils is glorious. I knit a cute little neck warmer since I only had about 30 yards of yarn by the time I was done.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqL-2NcNOVx6XHb049QdHIeS-iblYUNPTp2VBpzL3w00u0yjqALX-O0hMFQxz3fzReMnFz-_1EWcBVkNPo_MSoYS6ZLhjWfzlwPOKdqbcgkl_nFhuxhVjCLzR4U9hGOR3522fFmQemrSD/s1600-h/stuff+272.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqL-2NcNOVx6XHb049QdHIeS-iblYUNPTp2VBpzL3w00u0yjqALX-O0hMFQxz3fzReMnFz-_1EWcBVkNPo_MSoYS6ZLhjWfzlwPOKdqbcgkl_nFhuxhVjCLzR4U9hGOR3522fFmQemrSD/s320/stuff+272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168161100569640354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RrzEH9lf2kY5gHk9h8ah62oi6oSyVCGHzq2wL_p0G5BLVr-kSFU777zx7yIdx4gPCHoo7lSQ3Uh0gfDbHIzTF-AkOEGQIAYdGvVt9eUK637lCKjupJKPzk1kxDcaztFgJqKLQeUXGQ33/s1600-h/stuff+282.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RrzEH9lf2kY5gHk9h8ah62oi6oSyVCGHzq2wL_p0G5BLVr-kSFU777zx7yIdx4gPCHoo7lSQ3Uh0gfDbHIzTF-AkOEGQIAYdGvVt9eUK637lCKjupJKPzk1kxDcaztFgJqKLQeUXGQ33/s320/stuff+282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168161091979705746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wwjMnQSrzUAGhK7JniG2pzxuS-SU3JdQUvFmpAS__hqCW3caxSYVdNVk_HXjG_zYKcF4vUvq98Em2OcMC3yv8v08yUP_i3ZHD8GT3BS7DvreDuJ_d8PBVb3Ym-ee1fs_fZhOPrl4Cobu/s1600-h/stuff+281.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wwjMnQSrzUAGhK7JniG2pzxuS-SU3JdQUvFmpAS__hqCW3caxSYVdNVk_HXjG_zYKcF4vUvq98Em2OcMC3yv8v08yUP_i3ZHD8GT3BS7DvreDuJ_d8PBVb3Ym-ee1fs_fZhOPrl4Cobu/s320/stuff+281.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168160232986246530" border="0" /></a><br />The cowl is part knitted on size 13s and part crocheted with an N hook. This yarn is a bit difficult to work with because the coils don't want to pull through the loops. I cast on seven stitches and knit garter stitch for four rows. On the fifth row, I knit one, yo twice, knit 2 together until the end, then knit straight across the next two rows. It took every inch of the yarn to make this. It's super warm and cozy. The buttons are just plastic ones I got in a grab bag over the weekend.<br /><br />The other yarn I tried out was a boucle with little nubby twists and sparkle. The roving I used was merino. I think it's too busy and the mohair takes away from the nubs and sparkle. I think I'll use this for the ends of a scarf and just spin the sparkle and nubs with the rest of the roving for the main body of the scarf.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7I2A0h07MCSRLxovBTHBhT6u8JZs42Ra3DPxXq9clIRTSrvbv4mpBlRDBTUoIPs-YjMyIUGnl5JbGI9oYzhuFWxjd8xNUsVA78zTvkN7_efSv5wToHIidRM6p1ggEA9IIIr86V3v8hC9O/s1600-h/stuff+274.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7I2A0h07MCSRLxovBTHBhT6u8JZs42Ra3DPxXq9clIRTSrvbv4mpBlRDBTUoIPs-YjMyIUGnl5JbGI9oYzhuFWxjd8xNUsVA78zTvkN7_efSv5wToHIidRM6p1ggEA9IIIr86V3v8hC9O/s320/stuff+274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168165988242423218" border="0" /></a><br />The other yarn I worked on was some beautiful hand-dyed alpaca I got from Janelle. The colors are subtle and beautiful and I mixed a bit of sparkle in with it to give it a little extra pizazz. The result is a soft luminous yarn that will make a great... something... LOL! I have no plans for this other than to drool over it! I only have about 5 ounces of it, so my idea of a cuddly bed jacket won't work until I knit it with something else.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXNMksIfHC70BByqiMzmqY8wYOblREdovMAyrzSxxkjEdyUHMNL4juTgJuD7W_OkctWfbe5oy36bLOZNVMvdBSxCSXU8CXaw8UoE0YwlaX9S2ch3b5vrliHbmpjz4-TbR4yzHcXSPXo7h/s1600-h/stuff+248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXNMksIfHC70BByqiMzmqY8wYOblREdovMAyrzSxxkjEdyUHMNL4juTgJuD7W_OkctWfbe5oy36bLOZNVMvdBSxCSXU8CXaw8UoE0YwlaX9S2ch3b5vrliHbmpjz4-TbR4yzHcXSPXo7h/s320/stuff+248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168165992537390530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41QyeQsVNBZPMTPV8dj26fqhlrBCNl3EOxCiQvOLZ_zUYozkU21z16fRshFcjcAxw-3IZWaVOvAQU_HNCM2All_na82llH0-V0NoQ8Hgmxkjp1ssc_HumJSSlbpwWzelQlg8pCyAZudoO/s1600-h/stuff+280.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41QyeQsVNBZPMTPV8dj26fqhlrBCNl3EOxCiQvOLZ_zUYozkU21z16fRshFcjcAxw-3IZWaVOvAQU_HNCM2All_na82llH0-V0NoQ8Hgmxkjp1ssc_HumJSSlbpwWzelQlg8pCyAZudoO/s320/stuff+280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168166001127325138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've also been out thrift shopping and so I'll leave you with some of my favorite most recent finds, a wire basket with long evening gloves, a pincushion tea cup, an architectural drawing, a pretty tea cup, Laura Ashley curtain, a set of antique plates, a pretty white and blue mini tea pot, and some pretty fabric to recover my cushions for my couch:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xpq-VAmNorP9PjuPHgFWzEf76HTM82E8d4wKyzFsSDWxhUm34AQswB7WjmvGaVIOxQstmM3_YEbuemW3KR99dINlF9-EqOOmRbZzWsVQavbD53SPyAAqUyEo8v1s6OFgwDVmn03fZk5K/s1600-h/stuff+272.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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I so love making aprons! They're fun, they're fast and you can learn all kinds of new techniques for sewing on something that is small and mostly inexpensive. I use a lot of fabric from Goodwill when I find stuff I like. I just got nearly 10 yards of unbleached muslin for $7.99 at Goodwill. THAT was a good find!<br /><br />Here's my latest apron. The red is just plain cotton and the polka-dot material is left overs from Christmas projects. The patch is something I added on after I had already finished the apron. I embroidered the birds using four strands of embroidery floss and the tree with only three strands.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwUyyPH6z2hrRqiEPGMH4X5_OGuVWleY-9o8OS99l2_2ksKQLlUh1UxGTsAnNb_SabyvTiFdKQZgGlB2uXB1jTNimDIFOqPMTuAZhu4cwX8zmP9HBYO-7BgvZYyuCWls75GuML224lqbI/s1600-h/stuff+218.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwUyyPH6z2hrRqiEPGMH4X5_OGuVWleY-9o8OS99l2_2ksKQLlUh1UxGTsAnNb_SabyvTiFdKQZgGlB2uXB1jTNimDIFOqPMTuAZhu4cwX8zmP9HBYO-7BgvZYyuCWls75GuML224lqbI/s320/stuff+218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161087353633141906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1VxhC7xKGWuAde-q-g6j9ZVSa3YTaAThtDp1mzmLhFV-XVV9QgddgVLtqViMub3GShLf9cO8NefhVqEiltR3UHzn5-xnLbVJOCT-Hasan4Lri8TNFhahDpnqAEhNBlV5ckpDzXdGt_RK/s1600-h/stuff+221.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1VxhC7xKGWuAde-q-g6j9ZVSa3YTaAThtDp1mzmLhFV-XVV9QgddgVLtqViMub3GShLf9cO8NefhVqEiltR3UHzn5-xnLbVJOCT-Hasan4Lri8TNFhahDpnqAEhNBlV5ckpDzXdGt_RK/s320/stuff+221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161087362223076514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also made one with some fabric from Goodwill. It's also the Mary Jane Butter's IdeaBook apron and I really like this one a lot.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIyvSOEB3SpGmMjcxpb_AAHzC0m1XLJ2wJ8G5fqDUmMyXmJbdT7okDFstVc2_CumI_k1whUaiOzT1HiBQmTtCRSH0eLcVkOQ6-vJmNADBNd6UcroGbvxvb3CkEdpzh6Ofa-FbqxoAt9dX/s1600-h/stuff+225.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIyvSOEB3SpGmMjcxpb_AAHzC0m1XLJ2wJ8G5fqDUmMyXmJbdT7okDFstVc2_CumI_k1whUaiOzT1HiBQmTtCRSH0eLcVkOQ6-vJmNADBNd6UcroGbvxvb3CkEdpzh6Ofa-FbqxoAt9dX/s320/stuff+225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161092537658668258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also made the Frenchy Shoulder Bag from Amy Butler and even used some fabric from her line. The inside lining is civil war rose print, but still matches well enough. The pattern is super easy and only took me an afternoon to cut it all out and an afternoon to sew it all together. I did get a little annoyed when I fell short of the exterior fabric by about 2 inches. I had to get another 1/8 of a yard so I could get the straps made. But otherwise, no complaints! I used the leftover scraps to create a wallet. I even put a zipper into the top flap so I would have a place to put loose change!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlSaB4V5FU8c6-rUxdBjBuXJrMdKd1KL9a-o9dgOEDBN3L_y8uTdlMzIrKGGDx2-yZc8_jcQgT_2E67VnjdBpgpbIa-Z_Y11HagSK3-yU-PZQUOJ8SKUwT_72rMg2C5B0Kgw3poUP3tGE/s1600-h/AB+Bag.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlSaB4V5FU8c6-rUxdBjBuXJrMdKd1KL9a-o9dgOEDBN3L_y8uTdlMzIrKGGDx2-yZc8_jcQgT_2E67VnjdBpgpbIa-Z_Y11HagSK3-yU-PZQUOJ8SKUwT_72rMg2C5B0Kgw3poUP3tGE/s320/AB+Bag.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161089608490972338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXqndrNOAB62GGPPVdjCKs332D6odjm0lIMcSw7H6NxHFwQB48Asva8tR9CzSsWA4HSD3b3-nuguGgvVVda6CWPNfnyDTBv8OazF-tTqfMK04_QD7DA1YzXbnl0PRrYDZMRAAvj8GJwOx/s1600-h/stuff+219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXqndrNOAB62GGPPVdjCKs332D6odjm0lIMcSw7H6NxHFwQB48Asva8tR9CzSsWA4HSD3b3-nuguGgvVVda6CWPNfnyDTBv8OazF-tTqfMK04_QD7DA1YzXbnl0PRrYDZMRAAvj8GJwOx/s320/stuff+219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161089625670841538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUwOcbHBwd4VUXUK6tMpao7pYJsvEzZpt01YTLoo3duD2dv7qhaD_lhCOrYCrM2fzXhH4FskN0HYx-KkXbw2Ho7xhek1gPzHY0tC-CYQ_xPOtRJ8emyxgWl-PgXN7Qc9emMPzlTC9t5OE/s1600-h/stuff+220.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUwOcbHBwd4VUXUK6tMpao7pYJsvEzZpt01YTLoo3duD2dv7qhaD_lhCOrYCrM2fzXhH4FskN0HYx-KkXbw2Ho7xhek1gPzHY0tC-CYQ_xPOtRJ8emyxgWl-PgXN7Qc9emMPzlTC9t5OE/s320/stuff+220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161089634260776146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've also done a bit of spinning, though I had to miss the January Spin-In at Ace's house. This is the merino that Janelle dyed for me at Christmas. I'm going to make Elizabeth Zimmerman's Mitered Mittens with it. I'm excited! The colors came out beautifully and the whole 8 oz spun up like butter. Next on my list of spinning is some 100% angora. I've never spun it, but I am going to try!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YJkaV28fe_dZExBg-lTf2tUwD2j5a5WT2MbQlv87BRd164RSWKVZfXE2sPjinsFtGqqlP7OauaVCybGAtFeD7gAJckUEI7xhfln_jflUpQUwZOIGeLtX7wP5IBvK0gx74XWt6H4f1U5-/s1600-h/stuff+223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YJkaV28fe_dZExBg-lTf2tUwD2j5a5WT2MbQlv87BRd164RSWKVZfXE2sPjinsFtGqqlP7OauaVCybGAtFeD7gAJckUEI7xhfln_jflUpQUwZOIGeLtX7wP5IBvK0gx74XWt6H4f1U5-/s320/stuff+223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161092546248602866" border="0" /></a>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-2394083934747069462008-01-17T20:31:00.000-08:002008-01-17T20:55:35.031-08:00SHOPS!!!So I finally found <a href="http://www.smallmeadowpress.com/">Small Meadow Press</a> again. This site was a delight during my letter writing days and rediscovering it has prompted me to want to start this wonderful past time again. Lesley's creations are beautiful and functional. The Pigeon Holes make you want to get organized and the calling cards make you want to visit people you know won't be home just so you can leave them one. LOL! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt0oiqvS1hIASgkomeyVIoKscbvE96NFPpCkpUzleaJEaRU7jebajaWX_GXJQds2UoVNYLv3C1tedBtWEyuJO9wXgTx95p6d7Y12UYCj3WMH9bf8PKVd0lysgmlYrNFCKh74pxvuP-5pj/s1600-h/elizabethbennettblue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt0oiqvS1hIASgkomeyVIoKscbvE96NFPpCkpUzleaJEaRU7jebajaWX_GXJQds2UoVNYLv3C1tedBtWEyuJO9wXgTx95p6d7Y12UYCj3WMH9bf8PKVd0lysgmlYrNFCKh74pxvuP-5pj/s320/elizabethbennettblue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156675199176102546" border="0" /></a>And when she sends the box with your lovely goodies, it is always wrapped so beautifully that you don't want to open it.<br /><br />On a local note, <a href="http://www.dancingeweyarnsandteas.com/">The Dancing Ewe</a> has a great web page that lists products and classes and will soon feature a newsletter. I have greatly enjoyed being able to hang out on Thursdays and during lunch hour with the local ladies and talk and knit. The owner, Kathy, has just brought in some great stuff, including a Schacht Ladybug spinning wheel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNer6yIW0JCxfs3KUy2D3Ki2z80twi4lTpnitwUfXSJK3NaQsN3ur3ldMzfiIgsRe3CDz16teQbN5mUgZiwgDuDnmcpSk9CpuaPenfeNmS1-0X05llgnLB0ceUDr2fawGZq2Q1R7wPshfp/s1600-h/Ladybug-frontview+by+Jane.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNer6yIW0JCxfs3KUy2D3Ki2z80twi4lTpnitwUfXSJK3NaQsN3ur3ldMzfiIgsRe3CDz16teQbN5mUgZiwgDuDnmcpSk9CpuaPenfeNmS1-0X05llgnLB0ceUDr2fawGZq2Q1R7wPshfp/s320/Ladybug-frontview+by+Jane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156673287915655794" border="0" /></a> and some sock yarn called Flatfeet, which is knitted on a knitting machine, then dyed, then you buy it still knitted up. You unravel one end and start knitting your socks straight from this. Clever, no?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NsjaxmMhha3rqEKz7plXFhYSrIcmC9jA97I2sGxUxazqzJstmnrjDADB5UeysOAxmbOp9329rq4r1W0WVDc_Omu9pGzbJV4bbMsxSJwA6_OFXqBZ_4PZhXg6I9ChqMTGNizECMaGCjkI/s1600-h/p9060013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NsjaxmMhha3rqEKz7plXFhYSrIcmC9jA97I2sGxUxazqzJstmnrjDADB5UeysOAxmbOp9329rq4r1W0WVDc_Omu9pGzbJV4bbMsxSJwA6_OFXqBZ_4PZhXg6I9ChqMTGNizECMaGCjkI/s320/p9060013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156673292210623106" border="0" /></a>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-33016106036146315782008-01-10T20:06:00.000-08:002008-01-10T20:36:27.098-08:00If money were no issue...Taking my cue from the lovely lady at Bits and Bobbins Blog, I have decided to post what I might own if money were no issue. I really had a hard time thinking of things since I love to shop at Goodwill and yard sales, so the thought of spending lots of money on something not big (like a car or a house) seems quite weird to me. Anyway, these are the things I decided for.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFn-pHBYPLspqP_Lt7eEnt1KRsHU96d86ankrrMvDXrWm23nbVye8J46qJdvVri9-QAVU20P44KHuv8JpJ2dYJ2AK6oPn3NxLLItUuG_II0OhJ6bQQSBxV3JbrMBH2ZuuYwB1FEv7GzJi/s1600-h/fphead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFn-pHBYPLspqP_Lt7eEnt1KRsHU96d86ankrrMvDXrWm23nbVye8J46qJdvVri9-QAVU20P44KHuv8JpJ2dYJ2AK6oPn3NxLLItUuG_II0OhJ6bQQSBxV3JbrMBH2ZuuYwB1FEv7GzJi/s320/fphead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154069128985006690" border="0" /></a><br />First thing I thought of was that I would want an Irish Wolfhound. They are such adorable, gentle animals and they are HUGE!!!! I totally adore them with their whiskers and eyebrows and long faces.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcWlYB5RMOxhRSLYguyRvxXLsT2JKB6fo6Uedf-SD3uBg6B7tuiPw9Kk40kkEXEiB8MsgNnYAWfgNARH0Vigy3xbEYV0q0wruQ9MJWA_8gHLziiRaAir-y2_MyEcDery_-QI4mO1SmkIz/s1600-h/1a495.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcWlYB5RMOxhRSLYguyRvxXLsT2JKB6fo6Uedf-SD3uBg6B7tuiPw9Kk40kkEXEiB8MsgNnYAWfgNARH0Vigy3xbEYV0q0wruQ9MJWA_8gHLziiRaAir-y2_MyEcDery_-QI4mO1SmkIz/s320/1a495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154068965776249394" border="0" /></a><br />I saw this sweater at Victorian Trading Company and fell in love with it. It looks so cozy and comfy and cute! I'm not so keen on the color choice, but I still love it. It's $169. Which is probably what it would cost for the yarn if I knit it myself. Hmmm...Tempting...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqSrQ2zWoc9j9KGaaNe2wokqWAbOtCxzcaglgVNbEs3j2q_WB4TUGJmgprpq-sUgs0qNYRnDvjVRyZ-jgZxATeXy3mFS0Mf1hBf6qBjcQ7jexSys6pbRPBxGn7QFx4A1TWPaL2Z01zUwq/s1600-h/2b297.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqSrQ2zWoc9j9KGaaNe2wokqWAbOtCxzcaglgVNbEs3j2q_WB4TUGJmgprpq-sUgs0qNYRnDvjVRyZ-jgZxATeXy3mFS0Mf1hBf6qBjcQ7jexSys6pbRPBxGn7QFx4A1TWPaL2Z01zUwq/s320/2b297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154068965776249410" border="0" /></a><br />This dress is also from Victorian Trading Company. I fell in love with it about two years ago and I still drool every time I see it. The color is rich and the material is divine. Another expensive bit of clothing.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0D6FmQPoNcnvhd1myJu5GePKO0iN5iK8W9-A5U6CWgmMLfC0KqdlYRG5Eosp4rwld_xRemGgDzOV3SLWfkOWMAkKwA8HKiLPyy2XJMaMke7FApf-GHwNRXcBB7PJ3k9yOP0iX1GQ1cLb/s1600-h/13m248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0D6FmQPoNcnvhd1myJu5GePKO0iN5iK8W9-A5U6CWgmMLfC0KqdlYRG5Eosp4rwld_xRemGgDzOV3SLWfkOWMAkKwA8HKiLPyy2XJMaMke7FApf-GHwNRXcBB7PJ3k9yOP0iX1GQ1cLb/s320/13m248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154068970071216722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This sofa is from the same place as the sweater and dress. It's so fluffy and I love the miss matched fabrics. It looks like something you'd want to curl up on with a wool blanket and some knitting. :) It's $2995.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MLz1dJvq6_XzqOONHkhx8mRCjE8l779mNPyb7SgGRh0yMMkGrk2j4fsNm2Jj_sWNJHIJ7CsidFk-RZ2tYwSNEOlrlJp6z8PdfkI-y_bAB2qS11U3X6BCRIeTirWS6PDDS7qTvm9jyE1-/s1600-h/15149507_l_over_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MLz1dJvq6_XzqOONHkhx8mRCjE8l779mNPyb7SgGRh0yMMkGrk2j4fsNm2Jj_sWNJHIJ7CsidFk-RZ2tYwSNEOlrlJp6z8PdfkI-y_bAB2qS11U3X6BCRIeTirWS6PDDS7qTvm9jyE1-/s320/15149507_l_over_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154066397385806322" border="0" /></a><br />This ring is from Tiffany & Co. and is 24k gold with diamonds. I've been eying this thing since I first saw it in 1998. It's $16,000. Yeah. I haven't even bought a car that cost that much! EEK! I can't imagine owning a piece of jewelry that is so extravagant. But it is beautiful. And it reminds me of Lord of the Rings...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7mQ98uWkSZSgGxwddxscy4NS0xy3wgMqY5GQYobPdkImg6XIdrF_ZoEG6rOFBeijiWQW9yNkcNv4vBOG9JkW8X86TMS0FB9B8imUNntBYhL-4pcOkVeUaX95SFluQUlBGhVjmc0z-lF5/s1600-h/wheel-habetrot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7mQ98uWkSZSgGxwddxscy4NS0xy3wgMqY5GQYobPdkImg6XIdrF_ZoEG6rOFBeijiWQW9yNkcNv4vBOG9JkW8X86TMS0FB9B8imUNntBYhL-4pcOkVeUaX95SFluQUlBGhVjmc0z-lF5/s320/wheel-habetrot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154066401680773634" border="0" /></a><br />And of course last, but not least, I would SO own this spinning wheel, the Habetrot, from Golding Rings Wheels. The price is somewhere around $4,500. But with the beautiful craftsmanship of the wheel, I think it's totally worth it. I would love to just spin on one and see how it worked. If it spins as wonderfully as it looks. I love my Schacht, but it isn't very pretty...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So there's my list of things I might own if money were no issue. I'm sure there are other things, like cashmere yarn, and knitting needles in every size, and a Starbucks gift card that never ran out, but I figured I'd only list these. But since it is unlikely that any of these shall be mine, I am quite content with the beautiful things I find second hand.<br /></div></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-34812779162034051322008-01-06T20:45:00.000-08:002008-01-06T21:47:53.276-08:00Happy New Year!Here it is January 2008 already! I feel like last year sped by far too fast. Besides having a wonderful Christmas with my family on the West side of the Cascades and a great New Year's Eve with my best pal, Mary T. and her family and friends from church, and a fabulous New Year's Day at the local yarn shop, The Dancing Ewe, with my other super cool friend, Janelle, I've gotten a lot of stuff done!<br /><br />The trip to the west side was incredibly fun, if a little long. I took the airport shuttle because my car is on its last leg and I was very happy I did! The driver had to stop and chain up because the snow was so bad. And the cops were out making sure that those without chains got turned around and sent home! I've only had to put chains on once since I moved to Ellensburg and quite frankly I'd like to keep it that way! I spent a couple of days with my dad, Bill, and his wife, Doreen and enjoyed their company and their Direct TV. LOL! I got to go see my brother, Ben and his significant other, Sandy. It was the first time I've seen their apartment. It is a very awesome place! Then we went to my mom's, Marla's, and hung out with her for the evening. She also has a great apartment. We had a lot of fun just chatting and being together. Then on Christmas Eve I went to my Aunt Connie's and Uncle John's and got to visit my Grandmother Lorraine and my Uncle Jimmy. We had chicken enchiladas and spanish rice and refried beans. Not your traditional holiday meal, but it was very good! Connie had found my Grandma's diaries and a bunch of pictures from when she was a very little girl, so we spent some time just enjoying the pictures and letting Grandma reminisce on her life. Connie even found the pink silk bonnet that Grandma wore as a baby in one of the pictures! It was really cool. I got some fun gifts, but had more fun handing out the little journals that I made. That night I rode the airport shuttle home. We left at 11:30 pm which put me in Ellensburg at 1:30 in the morning. Mary's husband was gracious enough to come pick me up at the local Starbucks and I went home and crashed. The rest of the week I spent in bed with the flu. Oh well.<br /><br />I managed to finish several projects that I've been wanting to get done. Mostly I met with success, though I had one rather disappointing failure.<br /><br />I got out my sewing machine and made two aprons and a shirt. The first apron is the Sunday Apron from Vanilla House. The fabric came from the local fabric store, The Sewing Corral. It was very fun to make!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7utxvxoFf61jR3HvEbH-B_g-xFYqRwNHACqqkjCQvXiXbTGHf-loLI0TYNPXzsnNEsdVZMrhRf_JqFEUwxuqlhORFn3BuxlgqSa8YDMi_Bf6BEMWlFJOHF2Fd10FRIR4k7QfKzwIeHBuJ/s1600-h/Sunday+Apron.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7utxvxoFf61jR3HvEbH-B_g-xFYqRwNHACqqkjCQvXiXbTGHf-loLI0TYNPXzsnNEsdVZMrhRf_JqFEUwxuqlhORFn3BuxlgqSa8YDMi_Bf6BEMWlFJOHF2Fd10FRIR4k7QfKzwIeHBuJ/s200/Sunday+Apron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152595895072936242" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The other apron I made is the disappointment. Though it is incredibly cute and a bit more functional that the one above, it is a bit too small. The pattern is from Mary Jane's Farm Ideabook. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrNQwmuC_peKZg1iahf9H9mr0CpbmJgu0vCsjEwh06OC_z-d1F0l2SJ-oVDNSa4bzNaMvKtFWcmNzt3CV9UpVJ6t_Pja6gSqt_IxXOxs3BymIYQdPqdM9VqFKqQcuohyKRyEWOB0VcalC/s1600-h/stuff+168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrNQwmuC_peKZg1iahf9H9mr0CpbmJgu0vCsjEwh06OC_z-d1F0l2SJ-oVDNSa4bzNaMvKtFWcmNzt3CV9UpVJ6t_Pja6gSqt_IxXOxs3BymIYQdPqdM9VqFKqQcuohyKRyEWOB0VcalC/s200/stuff+168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152595907957838178" border="0" /></a>Front<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJ3w6lFslSsTxqkvR8fyKJ0u-NYxLjPpgHV01RI6KeC-ZeUtYtq9IPAHkaB2Y9L4NlNAU4UGyULu27lRyZ9Ify_vLikmYrye1QbGzCL7_55nExNCVUYydmX-MhrzF0aFLng3bUB4-hM6t/s1600-h/stuff+166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJ3w6lFslSsTxqkvR8fyKJ0u-NYxLjPpgHV01RI6KeC-ZeUtYtq9IPAHkaB2Y9L4NlNAU4UGyULu27lRyZ9Ify_vLikmYrye1QbGzCL7_55nExNCVUYydmX-MhrzF0aFLng3bUB4-hM6t/s200/stuff+166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152597368246718834" border="0" /></a>Back<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojonqit3BfwAgBgESthedB7ugBEmlyQLBKhKkc-XqtcgsjgHQa-JrrLk7BQn7b_ZDusCLK5VhxmCC9drTBHCcNTV1-Z0fg1PBviXshXWFPbx2Yce9Y3CyE3IgA3Ds6YLpCfrET24FXkiH/s1600-h/stuff+170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojonqit3BfwAgBgESthedB7ugBEmlyQLBKhKkc-XqtcgsjgHQa-JrrLk7BQn7b_ZDusCLK5VhxmCC9drTBHCcNTV1-Z0fg1PBviXshXWFPbx2Yce9Y3CyE3IgA3Ds6YLpCfrET24FXkiH/s200/stuff+170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152597376836653442" border="0" /></a><br />Close up of button and fabric. The buttons came from the local fabric store. The fabric I found at Goodwill.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The shirt I made is a Simplicity pattern. The fabric is from Hancocks and the buttons are made of glass and were found at the Antique Mall.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWcqNLv0OyUb0hyphenhyphenil5JOHrl8VO3JYg_AHR2cyvHDjQB50-3NLMVynHWAM1sZe6uAIYP9NdVo1ZFSOtL4eLhet4rc036B25r78yvIyfQhdDVblgjTV5brAvAO_At77HqzHGSd3eO6NU8YO/s1600-h/Flower+Shirt.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWcqNLv0OyUb0hyphenhyphenil5JOHrl8VO3JYg_AHR2cyvHDjQB50-3NLMVynHWAM1sZe6uAIYP9NdVo1ZFSOtL4eLhet4rc036B25r78yvIyfQhdDVblgjTV5brAvAO_At77HqzHGSd3eO6NU8YO/s200/Flower+Shirt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152595899367903554" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAaN6uM7J7q1uS8PPKnPXxG67ze40jZYG1zn6JRSrR1AaLvyaCUte22bC_0f1PuBwhiLlXDq5MmSxlWBA0LaulPh7UC0R4h6lE1DyS-yDfHHZH_jf2WX4HWRSs59BQZJUnFxZTHRRy92L/s1600-h/stuff+112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAaN6uM7J7q1uS8PPKnPXxG67ze40jZYG1zn6JRSrR1AaLvyaCUte22bC_0f1PuBwhiLlXDq5MmSxlWBA0LaulPh7UC0R4h6lE1DyS-yDfHHZH_jf2WX4HWRSs59BQZJUnFxZTHRRy92L/s200/stuff+112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152595903662870866" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />As far as knitting goes, I've knit a scarf, two hats, a cardigan, and a pair of socks! I didn't realize how much I've done since Christmas until just now! WOW! I don't feel like such a slacker anymore! LOL!<br /><br />The scarf is just a simple garter stitch that I knit to go with the hat I made from the Viking Patterns for Knitting book by Elsebeth Lavold. The pattern is Ragna and it's the second time I've knit this hat. I want to make the sweater also, but haven't had a chance yet. The yarn is Cascade's Jewel.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSj5DXN_3DXa7K3U0P5q0BqpohS1J1I5GayNqpo9myompgI0nKjArqTBu1tem1rNxHm6bMAFzTdSetRBYbk-rKYpr-Y_jaBYZhbPU0hz8CawKnjU8gmAmo8WahiyFY0_-1ngNyg8ts5W1r/s1600-h/stuff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSj5DXN_3DXa7K3U0P5q0BqpohS1J1I5GayNqpo9myompgI0nKjArqTBu1tem1rNxHm6bMAFzTdSetRBYbk-rKYpr-Y_jaBYZhbPU0hz8CawKnjU8gmAmo8WahiyFY0_-1ngNyg8ts5W1r/s200/stuff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152601555839832514" border="0" /></a><br />The other hat is Jared Flood's Koolhaas from the Holiday Gifts 2001 Interweave magazine. The yarn is Malabrigo Pure Merino Worsted in Marron Oscuro and is soooo incredibly soft and bouncy! And I think that until my hair grows back, I'll be wearing hats quite a bit more. I can't believe how cold it is without any hair!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnfaSOtfU4t9dYdp3vPhj7f8m69YcOd8CZRzffRhhKX9DVV7GiCZ7LcStOl64MC-GxELTUoV0a0cAa1AVlsxdsJajL2O1fdEsh92y9glDuZw93TNJGQoIs9bLr6mjLXL7iEhyphenhyphenQBFe-pLp/s1600-h/stuff+167.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnfaSOtfU4t9dYdp3vPhj7f8m69YcOd8CZRzffRhhKX9DVV7GiCZ7LcStOl64MC-GxELTUoV0a0cAa1AVlsxdsJajL2O1fdEsh92y9glDuZw93TNJGQoIs9bLr6mjLXL7iEhyphenhyphenQBFe-pLp/s200/stuff+167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152601079098462642" border="0" /></a>The cardigan I knit is from the Lion's Brand website. I used my own handspun for this: some Romeldale that I picked up at the Puyallup Spring Fair last year. It was such a joy to spin, but it took me quite a while to find a pattern I liked that was simple and would show off the yarn. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTfQlYF2-HyBIXsx4tJYYwpGtwnHIbVoxrwU4XqLUngdL4WF0wczIUdxXAoj2hondeeRyXse42W6poZt40BlCYQcIflPTl8zyT5vadVhwMey0t-vGzNypNOPOebUnwxTeGout31di3yjo/s1600-h/cardigan.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTfQlYF2-HyBIXsx4tJYYwpGtwnHIbVoxrwU4XqLUngdL4WF0wczIUdxXAoj2hondeeRyXse42W6poZt40BlCYQcIflPTl8zyT5vadVhwMey0t-vGzNypNOPOebUnwxTeGout31di3yjo/s200/cardigan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152597376836653458" border="0" /></a><br />The socks were another pair of the Bazaar Socks that I adapted from a pattern by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts. These went into the Dancing Ewe and have been so loved that I will be teaching a class on Fair Isle for your Feet in February (the alliteration was unintentional, yet catchy!). I've never taught a knitting class before and I'm quite excited about it!<br /><br />This week I'm working on the Barcelona Layered Skirt from Amy Butler and a hat for a friend of mine at work. I'll hopefully be starting a pair of socks from some handspun Merino that Mary T. dyed. I'll use some Suffolk for the heel and toe so they'll last longer. Yeah for wool!<br /></div></div>Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795268747373996435.post-3987550862942372732007-12-15T19:59:00.000-08:002007-12-15T21:12:50.894-08:00Photos and CaptionsI realized today that when I don't update this thing regularly, I end up with a ton of pictures to post! I can't believe how many pics I've taken since I bought my digital camera in October 2006. Now I want a serious upgrade. Something along the lines of the Canon Rebel digital something or other. Anyway, this post will mostly consist of photos and captions. Have fun!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkMd2l-E8l6jlrxST0dZW4fwBQWPl3bt6oG5avGF4bkO6Q8RMNKtVBmBzvgGOgaZwM7lIKO4zHhL69jJnaPkxV5DRwMbLHdsbX8Q_dFyp5mN8Prvbz1x01WGH8cH1fVOoxrjNCg5CSHOs/s1600-h/curtains.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkMd2l-E8l6jlrxST0dZW4fwBQWPl3bt6oG5avGF4bkO6Q8RMNKtVBmBzvgGOgaZwM7lIKO4zHhL69jJnaPkxV5DRwMbLHdsbX8Q_dFyp5mN8Prvbz1x01WGH8cH1fVOoxrjNCg5CSHOs/s200/curtains.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144419205054288034" border="0" /></a>These are some curtains that I just bought at St. Vinnies for $15 all together. They're actually green, not silver. But they're quite beautiful. The ornament came from Leavenworth, WA and my mom got it for me. I can't remember if it was last year or the year before! Oh well.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd43UJ2BSG6M-NZu7yR5taiamMZB0lhplfudyfnQxyAaZDhwFCyy5ag1iptG368i7KLIAB_HiuJwLchYu9uIuZ76CvVLyv3YC9eHMLMfhY2BxkX_ZegXsNh5oGIMnaG7AfYi-OWMzNGJN5/s1600-h/60s+women.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd43UJ2BSG6M-NZu7yR5taiamMZB0lhplfudyfnQxyAaZDhwFCyy5ag1iptG368i7KLIAB_HiuJwLchYu9uIuZ76CvVLyv3YC9eHMLMfhY2BxkX_ZegXsNh5oGIMnaG7AfYi-OWMzNGJN5/s200/60s+women.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144419205054288050" border="0" /></a>Some fabric I found online. It makes me smile. I'll not ever buy any, though. Not at $35 a yard!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNZy8pngvm3qX0v4oQUWQgW7gKWxVkqDoDWlHFiK8R-K5fR4Tw3M8o9IInnzEnOjTECsDJgG-dA0bYNTAR_6xEBWqi6GNoxcnQ3WekoVSet8sUApX9BcVoSyBmlcN0NfXSok7LHYea15C/s1600-h/stuff+149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNZy8pngvm3qX0v4oQUWQgW7gKWxVkqDoDWlHFiK8R-K5fR4Tw3M8o9IInnzEnOjTECsDJgG-dA0bYNTAR_6xEBWqi6GNoxcnQ3WekoVSet8sUApX9BcVoSyBmlcN0NfXSok7LHYea15C/s200/stuff+149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144427498636136674" border="0" /></a>Some mohair locks I got at the recent spin-in during the gift exchange. I can't wait to learn how to spin boucle with it!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqz89Yo0y4Vg1rzezbfB5EBSInjIy2oO5JEUgtSbSux4B7sSDKgdfIP593vEUvpUsrqnCv3U6SYkmnGcHqehjEiJQCYIn8vevH8vQLdHMJq0EddodAFSPrFVKWPe00xFW6g3f1tXMamTBW/s1600-h/stuff+150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqz89Yo0y4Vg1rzezbfB5EBSInjIy2oO5JEUgtSbSux4B7sSDKgdfIP593vEUvpUsrqnCv3U6SYkmnGcHqehjEiJQCYIn8vevH8vQLdHMJq0EddodAFSPrFVKWPe00xFW6g3f1tXMamTBW/s200/stuff+150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144418633823637618" border="0" /></a>More mohair locks that I got at the Spin-In.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjix4REMW542fHYwnrX46iJy4DBvaxVRfFm39tUH1ubfspuXNema04F946EXwVSgULH0XdJT5MuNwMeiTa00rS2dnH6twT_lK43Flf1Bs0qHkP7cZLFdG6H3870s8lg7KaqXbdA8oSg0IfB/s1600-h/stuff+156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjix4REMW542fHYwnrX46iJy4DBvaxVRfFm39tUH1ubfspuXNema04F946EXwVSgULH0XdJT5MuNwMeiTa00rS2dnH6twT_lK43Flf1Bs0qHkP7cZLFdG6H3870s8lg7KaqXbdA8oSg0IfB/s200/stuff+156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144427219463262402" border="0" /></a>This is what Mary T. got during the gift exchange. It's Potluck in Pumpkin Spice. It's gorgeous!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQtBicVuR8Rn9KkhvRv5WJroLuuu4TSj5-AYfsSp5wuLQ5JRo0FwyturyCoDQB9P-djiOM8JaCWxaYnCo6Qlw8_wRU2iMrUuN4eHbcz6AiXfmjqx6-IMZUpigCFVbbhGyfMDvK8DperHw/s1600-h/stuff+154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQtBicVuR8Rn9KkhvRv5WJroLuuu4TSj5-AYfsSp5wuLQ5JRo0FwyturyCoDQB9P-djiOM8JaCWxaYnCo6Qlw8_wRU2iMrUuN4eHbcz6AiXfmjqx6-IMZUpigCFVbbhGyfMDvK8DperHw/s200/stuff+154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144418638118604930" border="0" /></a>Mary T's scrumptious apple pie, made with Ace's delicious apples. I had quite a large piece.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZUrCUFpsfwJRA8p50WzhuWj1kBy9NUaTkgcAt7X5QoKLmHZnkn8YH4gmgnciZ3n1MVsAY4Q6STcE7IOelwhB-6ZL6-phE6T6yVpMRRH9l7-HrG69zJjZChXHoRYGvq1uyzul0EUv0JPT/s1600-h/Fabric+Fun.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZUrCUFpsfwJRA8p50WzhuWj1kBy9NUaTkgcAt7X5QoKLmHZnkn8YH4gmgnciZ3n1MVsAY4Q6STcE7IOelwhB-6ZL6-phE6T6yVpMRRH9l7-HrG69zJjZChXHoRYGvq1uyzul0EUv0JPT/s200/Fabric+Fun.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144418642413572242" border="0" /></a>I've had a slight obsession for fabric lately. This is a stash that I bought this week. I only needed less than 1/4 of a yard of each to make my Christmas gifts, but I got 1/2 yard of each and will make a patchwork tote bag out of the leftovers.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5Bgd8B5lJhdEiTm4i26je4wWNkZ4sb6tcjoXNYjRCg1b3nT694cKaxnRvX97us1aak65ycLG3Nobp3BpIaDeepB5yzFkbOJ03fdRWg2CEXKDYi03QIVNPqbtvpJv5c79nvXHjbfjwbI3/s1600-h/Mary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5Bgd8B5lJhdEiTm4i26je4wWNkZ4sb6tcjoXNYjRCg1b3nT694cKaxnRvX97us1aak65ycLG3Nobp3BpIaDeepB5yzFkbOJ03fdRWg2CEXKDYi03QIVNPqbtvpJv5c79nvXHjbfjwbI3/s200/Mary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144416993146130482" border="0" /></a>This is the gift I made for Mary T. this year and why I needed the fabrics. It's a portfolio based on the free pattern on <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/free_paper_projects.php">Amy Butler's website</a>. Mine doesn't look quite so professional, but a seamstress I am not! LOL!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJikIsg2QhMEbl76cbdayTefCupS2LTDIObair1pZb9Ndzic3v-Cscf_pEnnpUdmp8aq0XQABne9THfKeYr27HVgCCrI1cMQsFM_4fqFpovCNp485nVGksOWz10sTWOKkA9w040ydlIPfR/s1600-h/Mary+Inside.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJikIsg2QhMEbl76cbdayTefCupS2LTDIObair1pZb9Ndzic3v-Cscf_pEnnpUdmp8aq0XQABne9THfKeYr27HVgCCrI1cMQsFM_4fqFpovCNp485nVGksOWz10sTWOKkA9w040ydlIPfR/s200/Mary+Inside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144416993146130498" border="0" /></a>Inside Mary's portfolio were four pretty journals made from paper from Bohemia and Fancy Pants. Mary loves to journal and keep track of things God tells her. I wish I would be so dedicated! I had several dreams this week that I'm certain were significant, but I was too lazy to get out of bed and write them down. Perhaps I should make one of these for me and keep it by my bed. Then I would have no excuse! Mary gave me a gift also, but my camera's battery died before I could get any pics of it. Parts of it are beautiful and parts are functional and some parts are both!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieClYC9F6050o41OqMnguiBC-g6IRVwB41sifCyT7mzlJhCvoQOKhRdtRVqX8Ep9CUN8psgkskQyqr26-3mSZk33Dg8eW_uQrhLSfqa_yqvOm_gccIvIAzVpvheTKEMByYU5oncft14iox/s1600-h/stuff+155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieClYC9F6050o41OqMnguiBC-g6IRVwB41sifCyT7mzlJhCvoQOKhRdtRVqX8Ep9CUN8psgkskQyqr26-3mSZk33Dg8eW_uQrhLSfqa_yqvOm_gccIvIAzVpvheTKEMByYU5oncft14iox/s200/stuff+155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144416980261228546" border="0" /></a>This is Janelle's box that is part of her Christmas present from me. The box is from the Dollar Tree and was embellished with leftover fabric and stamps. I had great fun making this and filling it with tea necessities and a handmade ornament. I also found a beautiful antique teacup and saucer for her as well. My pal, Wendy received a similar gift in different colors.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-dlxHNbFPzxx97aUmJZc84CBc4gr-MKl3jOJTj0hy45Nmb_VpWN8L_U_0wEg86jXOX4FDViJlmR2Cv2ht75qdGi48qgpak9eni3-BbSKe0agcZi3gT1mqYhqu5GvGd6loHmVUGIjE2N6/s1600-h/For+Me.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-dlxHNbFPzxx97aUmJZc84CBc4gr-MKl3jOJTj0hy45Nmb_VpWN8L_U_0wEg86jXOX4FDViJlmR2Cv2ht75qdGi48qgpak9eni3-BbSKe0agcZi3gT1mqYhqu5GvGd6loHmVUGIjE2N6/s200/For+Me.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144416988851163170" border="0" /></a>My sewing frenzy also resulted in me getting the above fabric, very loud, very retro, so I can make the pattern shown. I making shirt D and using some antique glass buttons I got at the local antique store.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mVR-TTKcjOKk-YQ631OvKN4M5ww-8SDA04XInvcaPlg-6iBWUhltyQ3XHhCRADwaa4FkCQiFr8BiJVTSNcmFbpRDqfib9jyuC5zdVbBJlwYgnIkuo4itdqojy6n3-GPdyVaxk8J0AaSH/s1600-h/vintage+ornaments.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mVR-TTKcjOKk-YQ631OvKN4M5ww-8SDA04XInvcaPlg-6iBWUhltyQ3XHhCRADwaa4FkCQiFr8BiJVTSNcmFbpRDqfib9jyuC5zdVbBJlwYgnIkuo4itdqojy6n3-GPdyVaxk8J0AaSH/s200/vintage+ornaments.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144417598736519250" border="0" /></a>Some very cute ornaments I found at Goodwill. It was $0.99 for a set of 12. I gave one set to Mary and am looking for happy homes for two of the other sets.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeXPYX3fb0yBQCUbwbPd6e5bf6MHNsFKXoo8oN6-n_rg89LNu3XrcBZi9oAaBqu_5eRw5IX9yaqMl5UbCQyquVqOL_f9m1ckksq5dvPyGCdPx_ZMrFk5Up-B-o_o1uMotO9FahlB9J2yS/s1600-h/stuff+160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeXPYX3fb0yBQCUbwbPd6e5bf6MHNsFKXoo8oN6-n_rg89LNu3XrcBZi9oAaBqu_5eRw5IX9yaqMl5UbCQyquVqOL_f9m1ckksq5dvPyGCdPx_ZMrFk5Up-B-o_o1uMotO9FahlB9J2yS/s200/stuff+160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144416984556195858" border="0" /></a>This is the roving that Janelle dyed for me for Christmas. It's dark and moody, which is so what I've been looking for and love! She also gave me a tin of <a href="http://www.harney.com/holidaytea.html">Harney & Sons Holiday Tea</a>. I didn't like it the first time I tried some, but now I've had three pots of it and am wondering if it's too late in the evening for maybe another cup. It is so yummy with sugar and cream! I think I was just having a bad day when I tried it the first time! LOL!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM809JDF9PTj5qojpK7n-GtvkM8VfJ5oNSPDPy4Zm_ZK3bO00zpkO4f0f6Tt2B-KUjFLygUYeshETeRiO6ch3n-U426hUcHoZ3Fw4IvWtNayPV7JUz1IvW9_H4UE8IYTsqBArkO4lhpjs/s1600-h/Calico+Dress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM809JDF9PTj5qojpK7n-GtvkM8VfJ5oNSPDPy4Zm_ZK3bO00zpkO4f0f6Tt2B-KUjFLygUYeshETeRiO6ch3n-U426hUcHoZ3Fw4IvWtNayPV7JUz1IvW9_H4UE8IYTsqBArkO4lhpjs/s200/Calico+Dress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144427223758229714" border="0" /></a>I got this prairie dress from the local antique store for $12 a couple of weeks ago. I was shocked that it fit and that it's incredibly comfortable. The dress is a very light green with little brown flowers on it. It's from <a href="http://recollections.biz/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=920-84&Category_Code=CalicoOutfits&Product_Count=0">Recollections</a> and retails for about $199.00.Sarah LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232283327907950953noreply@blogger.com0