Update on Sushi Wallets

I finished my Sushi Knitting knit, which I blogged about in May.
I never follow a pattern completely. Improvisation is my middle name. I used the kit to knit one wide striped wallet, and the remaining yarn to make a smaller square one. I used the zipper from the kit in the striped bag. Both are [...]

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Entranced by a Wood Thrush

It’s that time of year again when I’m serenaded through the open kitchen window as I prepare supper each evening. The flute-like harmonies of the wood thrush sound out from the deep woods around our house, entrancing me each evening. The sound is pure loveliness. These birds thrill me! It is the sound of summer [...]

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There’s a Cecropia moth hangin’ out at my house.

The moth is my last blog was identified by
merrilymarylee
Thanks! I do, indeed, think it was a Cecropia Moth, also referred to as a Wild Saturniid Silk Moth, hangin’ out on my front door last week. The thick moth body had the peculiar line of black dots within larger white dots running along each side. The [...]

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Bill Maher–the best debate I’ve heard in… I don’t know how long!

Okay, for those of you who don’t know Bill Maher, he hosts a show on HBO. For those of you do have HBO, you either hate the guy or you look forward to his show each week. I vacillate between the two… either loving or hating him. Even if you hate his politics, Maher is a comedian [...]

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Can you identify this moth?

Look at this incredible moth! It’s been hanging out on my front door all week. Don’t worry, I was extremely gentle with it. It’s just so beautiful!

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Wild Plants of New Hampshire

If the New Hampshire woodlands were left alone, wild flowers and berries would take over in no time flat. Just in our own woodsy yard, I have to hold back flora just to plant perennial beds. Strawberries and raspberries pop up everywhere, and crawl into my gardens if not held at bay.
Strawberries, raspberries, and low [...]

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