Category Archives: Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Stitching things together. My quilting, sewing, knitting, and crafting adventures

Baby Blankets

26 August 2008, 8:58 am by Giggles
Categories: Family, Happy Things, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

By the end of this week I will be an aunt. I’m still not sure how I like the sound of that. But I’m excited for my nephew to be here. Several months ago my sister was helping a friend … Keep reading →

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Olympics still going strong

22 August 2008, 11:59 pm by Giggles
Categories: Exercise, Family, Olympics, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

While we are getting me a Chinese fan and a Chinese kite, can we get me a Chinese cone hat too? Okay, running a 5K or a 10K on a track? That’s got to be one of the most boring … Keep reading →

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Olympics: The Victory Lap

20 August 2008, 9:34 pm by Giggles
Categories: Exercise, Olympics, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Run at a dead sprint for 1, 3, 6, 26.2 miles so that when you cross the finish line you collapse and sprawl out on the track like someone hit a whole bunch of flies with a fly swatter (Did … Keep reading →

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Olympic emotions

19 August 2008, 7:09 pm by Giggles
Categories: Exercise, Family, Olympics, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Saturday night I watched Phelps win his eighth gold medal. It was memorable. It was history. But I really enjoyed watching the women’s marathon. No, I will never race at their level (the winner went about a 5:30 or so … Keep reading →

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Wednesday & Thursday at the Olympics

15 August 2008, 12:47 am by Giggles
Categories: Family, Olympics, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Beijing is 12 hours ahead of New York right now. That means when it is 8am in Beijing, it is 8pm in New York. So the New York prime time coverage is live. When looking at the schedule, that means … Keep reading →

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More thoughts on the Olympics

11 August 2008, 11:26 pm by Giggles
Categories: Olympics, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

SUNDAY Every time I watch diving I think, and sometimes say, the line from the movie Peter Pan – “No splash!” And I try to say it like a not so intelligent pirate too. One of my students from last … Keep reading →

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Olympics and more quilting.

10 August 2008, 9:06 am by Giggles
Categories: Family, Happy Things, Olympics, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Thoughts watching the Olympics Saturday night: Artemev’s pommel horse last night elicited an audible “Wow!” from me. I didn’t need the commentators to know that his routine was amazing. I find myself correcting the commentators every time they mispronounce a … Keep reading →

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