Last weekend we went to a new-to-us campground near Houston, Minnesota. The place was called Cushon’s Peak Campground, because (surprise, surprise), it’s at the base of Cushon’s Peak bluff. Our friends had tried this place out last year and said what a nice campground it was. We would have to agree – and can’t wait […]
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Dye Monkey visits Wisconsin (and a FO, finally!)
Today I had a reason to revisit some of my blog posts from 2013 and 2014. It made me realize I was much more proficient (wordy?) back then! For some reason, I just haven’t been able to find the time or energy lately to post about happenings around here. But I have plans to change […]
#WWKIP 2017
Yesterday (June 10) was World Wide Knit in Public Day. It’s an annual event that encourages knitters and crocheters to get out of their homes and show the world their craft. Anyone can organize an event – yarn shops, guilds or private individuals. I know there were at least two gatherings in our area. My […]
Buckhorn State Park
On Thursday this week, we left for an extended-weekend camping at Buckhorn State Park. The last few years, we’ve only taken one camping trip, but each year Little Chick asks when we can go again, so this year we planned an extra one. We originally thought about heading to Door County, but we planned a bit […]
2014 in Review
It’s so hard to believe that 2014 is at an end already. The last 6 months have gone by in such a blur I’ve hardly had time to register it in my brain. Do you remember back to January when I said my one goal for the year was to be more purposeful? Yeah. I […]
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 26
In truth, I’ve been dreading writing this post … because I just know I’m going to forget somebody! Today I’m thankful for long-time friends. The kind you sometimes only get to see once a year, but when you’re together it only feels like a few days since you last saw each other. The friends you […]
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 14
I’m not sure if I’m thankful for BFFs today – or thankful for the time we can spend together crafting. I guess it’s really both. This is my best friend (outside of my husband). Her name is Lucy – and you’ve seen her on my site before :). She and I got to know each […]
Crafting at the Cabin, 2013
I don’t really have a knit or crochet finished craft to show you this week but I do have a treat to share. I meant to post earlier in the week about our wonderfully fun weekend we had last weekend! A group of three families we are friends with all own a “cabin” together (really […]
Wednesday wonderings
Some random things I’ve learned recently: 1. The ability to put a child down at bedtime or for a nap is inversely related to how tired you are. 2. Murphy’s law also applies to home projects: the more you want to do outdoor and painting projects and you have weekends free, the hotter and more […]
3 Crazy Weekends
I haven’t been very good about updating the blog the last few weeks, but we’ve been home so little since mid-July! July 20th was Papa’s 35th class reunion weekend. We were fortunate that his sister and brother-in-law live in the same hometown so we were able to stay with them. In fact, Papa pretty much […]