Author Archives: MrsDOF

About MrsDOF

A gal with a kind heart. Married to a nice guy. Empty Nest. Part-time flexible job in the public school system. Loves to work with yarn.

What I’ve been doing

These stocking ornaments take only about 20 minutes for me to crochet, especially after I changed to an ETIMO crochet hook with a comfortable grip handle. A great way to use bits of 4-ply acrylic yarn. I didn’t like the … Continue reading

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Latest crafty items

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Cat. Yarn. Typical story of the day

It’s a lovely morning outside, even if the porch thermometer said 27°F when I looked at it almost dawn. There were 2 jobs on SubFinder for this fine Wednesday, but I turned them away to be able to stay home … Continue reading

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Oh, yeah, I remember this place

Husband says I need to write something for my blog. Finding myself with an open evening, I’m wondering what I should write about. The only pictures on my camera chip are of Scratchy in a small box, and I already … Continue reading

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She went to Where?

Always a fan of Karen at Chookooloonks, but this latest report of her trip is amazing the Visit to the White House Now, Me, I am home with yarn in my hands, hearing guys doing the work to replace the … Continue reading

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Products from last part of Summer/early Autumn

My camera was AWOL for a month, but this morning I did find it in the bottom of a tote bag. Perhaps I use too many bags for the various yarn projects, or more likely, I just was not interested … Continue reading

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Rethinking the Donation Goodies

On Friday, 8am, I was out the door heading for the grocery store to get fresh supplies for baking. I had signed on to make Chocolate Chip cookies, and Puppy Chow. I’m told these are great for sales, folks have … Continue reading

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One Way to quench thirst

So I had a post all ready to copy onto the blog, when the box locked up. It has done this 4 times in 8 days, so I guess I should pester my Tech Guy to tell me that I … Continue reading

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Wrong time of night for walking the dog

Called my mom the other evening, just to chat. There was nothing good on tv, plus it has been awhile since I learned any news from her. In an emergency, one of my sisters would let me know, but Mom … Continue reading

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These are the ways we remember

a Jewish song dedicated to people we love who are no longer physically with us There are stars up above So far away we only see their light long long after the star itself is gone And so it is … Continue reading

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