Tag Archives: crocheting

Fancy Coffee Friday: Oubliette of Unfinished Projects

Posted on April 8, 2016 by The Amusing Muse

The room that is the Guest Room/Craft & Sewing Room/Will-become-my-study has a dirty secret. Hidden within drawers, inside bins, and stuffed into shopping bags in the closet are all manner of unfinished projects. From crochet to cross-stitch, they are hidden … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Happy Hookin’

Posted on March 25, 2016 by The Amusing Muse

Happy Easter Weekend everyone. I’m feeling a bit of a loss for what to write about this week, but meanwhile… I’m back to crocheting.

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Cake, a Dead Chicken and the Plague

Posted on January 2, 2015 by The Amusing Muse

Picture it, January 2nd, 2015, in southern Wisconsin where it is brown, cold and lacking snow.  I’m perched at my home office desk in my workout gear after just sending off a first draft for another article at N Magazine, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning and Under Siege

Posted on July 7, 2013 by The Amusing Muse

They have hatched. As soon as you step foot outside of the safe confines of the house, they swarm around you.  Their whine, like that of so many microscopic fighter jets, fills your ears as they cloud around your face … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning and thoughts of “Gram”

Posted on March 24, 2013 by The Amusing Muse

I have found myself in recent weeks amused and pondering how similar I am to my grandmothers, maternal and paternal.  Sadly, I never knew my maternal grandmother, going only on stories from my Mom, and how she was always amused … Continue reading →

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Sunday… Afternoon.

Posted on March 3, 2013 by The Amusing Muse

Dear Readers… I had a heck of a night last night – in a good way.  Mr. Muse and I went to a friends house to celebrate the return of our friend, Trevor, from his tour in the Middle East. … Continue reading →

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MLiP Wednesday: Granny-style

Posted on February 27, 2013 by The Amusing Muse

It’s no secret that I crochet, at least I don’t think it’s a secret as I’ve mentioned it a few times.  I have crocheted for upwards of six or seven hours sometimes, going until my hands or eyes, or both, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning and waiting on Luna

Posted on January 27, 2013 by The Amusing Muse

Good Sunday Morning, Friends! I hope Life and the Fates are treating you well; things around here have been quite good considering being laid off.  Overall, I really don’t have too much to talk about today, although you never know … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Gift

Posted on January 18, 2013 by The Amusing Muse

Anyone who walks into my house may notice a basket filled with yarn nearly straight in from the front door.  My Mom is an avid knitter (she started when she was 8 years old) but I picked up crocheting.  I … Continue reading →

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Hibernation Mode

Posted on September 29, 2011 by The Amusing Muse

Ah… Autumn; the crisp air, the making of soups and stews, pumpkin season, apples, and turning on the electric blanket.  I love autumn.  The smells, the sounds, even the cooler temps.  Maybe I love it because I get to break … Continue reading →

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