Category Archives: General

Relief

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Leigha

The summer semester is over, and lo, but I am glad for it. I did something completely stupid when I was younger: I assumed I had all the time in the world to complete my degree. I would take a … Continue reading →

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Confession

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Leigha

I’m a quilter, and like most quilters, I want to use up every last precious bit of the fabric that I buy. So when I finish up a quilt and I’ve got some leftover bits, I throw them into my … Continue reading →

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Counting Down

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Leigha

We’re getting so close to the purchase of this house that I can taste it. Literally. I’m licking the house as I’m typing this – THAT IS HOW CLOSE WE ARE. So many things are going on – trying to … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Leigha

I haven’t posted a lot about the house lately; there hasn’t been much to say, other than OH LOOK, MORE BEAMS or HOLY CRAP, AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET! which only my husband an myself are excited about. But in the past … Continue reading →

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Mod Sampler Quilt

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Leigha

I finally bound the edges and moved it through the washer and dryer; I was totally caught up in other projects, though. I blame Flickr; I was browsing through projects in some of the groups that I joined, and I … Continue reading →

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If I Were a Blogger…

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Leigha

This site would have been updated waaay before now. The past month has been full of activity: new job, new house on contract, picking out crap for the new house, getting sick, working out details on selling old house, finding … Continue reading →

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Holy Frak!

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Leigha

The house, it has a contract on it. It all happened so fast – people came to look at it, then they came back with her fiancee, then they came back AGAIN, then the offer, we accepted, inspection was great, … Continue reading →

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Big Sweater on Tiny Needles

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Leigha

Here in Texas, you don't wear a lot of sweaters. Knitwear is kinda thin on the ground here; my love of the hobby is looked at with a raised eyebrow most of the time, because seriously, how many sweaters do … Continue reading →

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Madli Progress

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Leigha

I'm slowly making progress on Madli: That is six repeats completed on the center panel of the body; the pattern recommends 31, but the plan is to just keep going for as long as the yarn will allow. I promise … Continue reading →

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End of Year Questions

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Leigha

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? I flew, on an airplane, by myself. I cannot tell you exactly how exciting this was for me – I don't think I had flown anywhere in over … Continue reading →

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