Hockey Mom Stitchin' Hobby

Wow, it has been a very long time since I have blogged - over 5 years. So much has happened. It is hard to know where to start! CATCHING UP... First things first...I have changed the title. F...

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I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains.  One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge,  but one misses a world of loveliness.  ~ Adeline Knapp We...

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This is why I love living in California...  Temperatures in the mid 70s.  Warm sun shining on my face. Hills of Emerald Green. Trees showing off their wardrobe of white flowers. �...

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Wow...sorry for the little hiatus. Life has a way of getting in the way of the best laid plans...but it has been good things. Here are some little snippets of life here: JANUARY 11, 2015 My o...

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Time to do a "Happy Dance!" Yahoo... Yipee - Skippee! Here is why D - E - L - I - V - E - R - E - D My Torah Portion has reached it's destination - it has been delivered and si...

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Here we are, the first "Hump Day" of 2015. As my morning routine has been for the last few days, I have started by checking "where in the world my Torah Portion is?" When I click on the link of t...

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Today it was back to school for Matthew (younger son) and back to "routine" for my DH and I. It felt really strange to be getting up at 6:15am and making school lunch again. I feel like we all we...

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Thank you all for soothing my anxieties about sending the Torah portion. I know that I have nothing to worry about...and since it was sent by UPS International, I can track it :) Well, Saturday...

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I finally carefully wrapped up the stitched Torah Portion, packaged it up in a shipping tube and sent it off to Toronto Canada this morning...and while at the shipping store, I could feel my hear...

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Out with the old... In with the new. And so today starts a new year - 2015. I woke up to a beautiful day, cool and sunny, vibrant blue sky contrasted by the ever so green of the grass. T...

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OMG...it is amazing with all the stash I have, all the WIPs,  the stack of projects I have waiting to kit up and start, new samplers on their way...there has been this nagging feeling of an UFO ...

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Exodus 4:12-15 - My Torah panel for the Torah Stitch by Stitch International project IT IS COMPLETE! THE LAST STITCH WAS CROSSED ON THE BURNING BUSH! TIME FOR A HAPPY DANCE! I will...

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TGIF and Hello from rainy, gloomy Detroit, Michigan. It is the first hockey tournament for Matthew (my youngest son). We left mid-morning and arrived here in the late afternoon. Perfect timing fo...

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Just thought I would start my post with a "hello" from our old dog, Bruno. He is so happy to get a new bed. Bruno is a very old dog - 13 years old - and his poor joints aren't what they use ...

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Let's just say it is a good thing that I am stitching a practice piece before I actually stitch my Burning Bush onto my Torah Portion panel. This pseudo-designing thing is really difficult! Kudos...

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Happy Autumn In some places, the leaves turn colors because it is that time of the year. But here, in California, most of the trees seem to be very distressed and have been looking a littl...

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Just 4 more....words Just 14 more...letters אֶתְכֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּן And then I will have finished with the lettering And then I will have finished ...

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Happy Fruity Friday.  My son received his care package I sent a few days ago.  It contained HoneyCrisp apples.  YUM!  Fall is here now that the HoneyCrisps have arrived.  Thos...

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Happy Hump Day. This week seems to be flying by. I have seen some of my stitching friends start counting down to Christmas (there are 98 days as of today). That just seems scary. There is so much...

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The morning greeted me with a deep turquoise sky filled will little puffy, cottony clouds. It is nice to have little clouds as it will help keep the temperatures down here, but I wish that thes...

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Once my son was settled in his room, I really didn't have anything to do on Thursday (Sept. 4); although I did purchase a few more hangers for his clothes and a yoga mat & bag for him. I was fort...

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Well, I find myself alone in my hotel room - and Robert is settled in his dorm/house - and tomorrow I depart, leaving him behind. However, this has been a fun week. A great opportunity for a Moth...

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Wow! It has been a long time since I have posted anything. I am so sorry for my absence. Last post was written in April and now it is August...time has flown by. The last post was when I was visi...

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My trip to Exeter, NH with Robert (older son) a few weeks ago...we had a great time. He is really excited about attending Phillips Exeter next year. Before we left Exeter, we ended our trip with ...

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Hello all and a belated Happy April...hopefully April will starting bringing everyone some spring: Yesterday, Robert (older son) and I flew across the country - from California on the west coa...

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