Cotton Eyed Jo takes a look at life

This is my first post in a long time, so much to write about it is spilling over, so what first. May 2020 Our granddaughter and I spend most of a day working on a life skill. We made two loaves...

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One of the pleasures of being a grandmother, has been going to movies, with Livvie. She is getting older, so there will come a time when going to the movies will be for friends only. But for now,...

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It has been a long time since I played amongst the dye jars. This summer, I plan to replace the missing supplies in my Palette dyed wools. So look for more posts about that, hopefully our grand...

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Today, Leap Day 2016 is our Granddaughter's 2nd/8th Birthday! Her parents hosted a wonderful birthday party for her over the weekend, and are going to let me fix the Leapday dinner and birthday c...

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 Cotton Eyed Jo has been sewing and working on a new pattern for release this weekend. Just in time for the Houston Rodeo, I'll be listing some items at both my Etsy shop , and our Ebay s...

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One of the benefits of living past middle age, is that all kinds of trendy things will be your second or perhaps even third exposure to the "paradigm", skills, and of course supplies. Apparentl...

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Did you ever have an idea of something you wanted to make, that didn't turn out quite like you'd hoped, but in trying to figure out something to rescue it you came up with something you like...

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Supernatural Update - Hellatous Hellatous is the time period between the end of the season finale, and the premiere of season ELEVEN! That's right, the series has been reuped, early announcemen...

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One of my happiest memories of childhood was putting together jigsaw puzzles. Don't feel sorry for me, and I won't feel sorry for you if you don't enjoy them. It may be generational, remember we ...

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I keep saying things like "How is it already, almost the end of April?" This year has been such a series of contrasts. It began in, to be honest chaos. I had pulled everything out, over the year ...

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Just this last weekend, my husband and I went to the Houston Convention for Supernatural. My all time favorite show. We entered the costume contest with a nod to Madge and Edward who were the vi...

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With all respect to Mary Engelbreit, too much is just plain simply rather overwhelming. But as I've heard others say it does get easier to deal with the excess. Several months later, some sales...

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This summer and the last year in fact have flown by! We now have Two grandchildren. Just yesterday, our granddaughter passed her test for a yellow belt in Tai Kwando, and our grandson is nearly f...

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I have been busy trying to do too many things. :) my list is still long, and I have several projects nearly finished, partly finished, already gifted. Next year, I hope to start fewer projects, b...

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Today I am going to show you some WONDERFUL handmade items I received from Ginger Jackson, back in May. They are lovely, and she deserved to be thanked much more quickly, but like everyone else, ...

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Just one of those days, when life seems to be spinning in place. Not head spinning, sick to your stomach spinning, just not going forward spinning. In the few months that I've been away, lot of...

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I Love Pinterest! This morning, I stumbled across a pin that linked me to a 9 minute demonstration of Doris Eaton, showing how to do "the Eaton Edge". I'd read references to it as a simple and ef...

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ALTHOUGH, MY HIP SURGERY IS MUCH CLOSER THAN MY LAST POST, I'M FINALLY BACK, TO WISH ALL MY FOLLOWERS. HOOKING FRIENDS, AND FELLOW WANDERERS, HAPPY 2013! BLOGSPOT HAS CHANGED SINCE MY LAST VISIT...

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http://cindigayrughooking.com/fold-forward-rug-finish-whipping-the-edge/ There are several great finishing tips, especially for corners, which can be problematic.... Found this article via PIN...

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Although I have been losing weight, I think that Pinterest was a positive tool in that transformation. So far down 30 lbs. I have two boards, one is called 2012 goals and the other is holiday t...

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I miss having my Playlist on Blogspot, but it apparently doesn't work anywhere other that playlist now. I've been hooking more than doing the computer, so I haven't a clue why. But such is our wo...

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Now if you have been reading my blog this spring, posts few and far between, you might expect this posting to be more news on my declining hip or weight. Ho hum! Nope, this week a wish or dream...

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Before I forget, Happy Easter! Remember that the meaning behind the celebration is mind blowing. God incarnate, executed, buried, arisen... I found a wonderful blog http://craftystorage.blogspo...

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http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury If you enjoy gazing at the stars, but have forgotten a lot of what you used to know and haven...

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http://primitivespirit.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/hook-a-spiral-chair-pad-with-me-part-1/ I'm starting to leaf out and bloom(at least today) with Spring! I've gotten into working on a rug, Merma...

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