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.

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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Granny Squares Blankie

The other day, I received an e-mail which had the words “I hate to ask this” written within, which means the person might be asking for me to do something I might find odious, such as having Sarah Palin as … Continue reading

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the Lovely month of June

By Popular Request, a new writing for the blog is needed In case you are wondering what I’ve been up to (and it does seem as if concern about non-updates is rampant) then I should show proof that I have … Continue reading

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Belated Memorial Day

My dad was a Veteran of the Navy. He had intended to make a career of being aboard ship, there wasn’t much back in the Valley with a hold on him. One time when he was home on Shore Leave, … Continue reading

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Hello for just a minute

Hello, My Dear Ones, We are under a Tornado Watch, well actually, the sirens went off and the lights flickered so Husband and I grabbed Annie the visitor dog, our own cat Oscar, then went down to the basement to … Continue reading

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