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Sunday spinning update: 2 skeins!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by natalie

It’s Sunday, and thanks to having a little extra time this weekend I’ve finished spinning and plying the skeins of BFL that I’ve been working on for the last month. The colourful one is Paris and the dark one is … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: still working away

Posted on March 29, 2015 by natalie

Another week has gone by and I’ve managed to do a fair bit of spinning. I think I’ve done about 3/4 of the singles from the batch of Eiffel Tower that I was working on last week. I can’t really capture … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: more than half way

Posted on March 22, 2015 by natalie

I finished up the bobbin of “Paris” from Southern Cross Fibre this week: I held off on the desire to ply it right away to see how it looks and started in on the coordinating “Eiffel Tower” BFL instead. I’m only … Continue reading →

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Paris: odds and ends

Posted on September 7, 2012 by natalie

One of the things that I’m happy with on my recent trip to Paris was the luggage we took. We each took a small carry-on sized bag and one additional bag (backpack for me, man-purse-camera-bag for Ron).  I had a … Continue reading →

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Paris: Tour de France

Posted on August 23, 2012 by natalie

I’ve been watching the Tour de France as an avid fan for quite a few years now. This year our impromptu anniversary trip to France meant that we’d be in Paris for the last day of the Tour de France. To … Continue reading →

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Paris: churches

Posted on August 17, 2012 by natalie

It’s still taking me a long time to go through my photos from Paris and figure out what to share. Today’s post is from the two churches we visited. One evening we ended up at Notre Dame. We were able to … Continue reading →

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Paris: museums

Posted on August 6, 2012 by natalie

While in Paris there were a few museums I knew I wanted to see. We spent time at the Orangerie, benefiting from the museum pass for a speedy entry. I hadn’t been there in quite some time, so it was … Continue reading →

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Paris: overview

Posted on August 3, 2012 by natalie

For most of a week I’ve been trying to figure out what it is that I want to say about my recent trip to Paris. My husband and I booked this rather impromptu trip in part to celebrate our 15th wedding … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: Tour de Fleece recap

Posted on July 28, 2012 by natalie

The Tour de Fleece finished up last week. I thought I’d have a lot more spinning done, but then I was expecting to be at home working on the wheel. Instead, the day the Tour de France started I was off … Continue reading →

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