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Over the past few weeks have received some wonderful squeemail. You've already seen the awesome Halloween Swap goodies from craftylilthing, but there's more :D

First off,

found out I couldn't get freezerpaper easily where I live and sent me an entire roll!! :D not only that but she sent me an awesome Starknuts button and chocolate frogs



Participated in a swap at HLBOE on Ravelry and my spoiler was Staarkatt!



Well, not only was she my spoiler in that but in Reducio #6 as well!!!!!!!!!!!



Another friend from Ravelry sent this just because



Also was in the Reducio #7 swap and received these goodies



Back on HLBOE, received this most awesome RAOK from PandoraPhelps who I'm hoping I can meet up with one weekend soon as she's only 2 hours from me



Can't forget the Weasley Wizarding Wisecrack I received in HSKS 8 Summer camp


Not done yet!!!!!!!!!!!! Along with the swaps, I also had just plain surprise squeemail at random times:D

From

for my birthday



and from

hermione_jean

was kind enough to share some tartan scraps she brought back from Scotland and sent me this piece with lovely bookmarks as well. It's going to be a kilt for Lady Macbeth



Also from

Another Episode of Crafty Pic Spam

I really haven't gotten a lot of crochet or crafting done since my last post with having some projects to deal with at work and Joe's being sick but there is some :D

Music Monday

Merlin: Yes Tardis Blue :D

Finally Saturday!

Some weeks you wonder just how you got through it. This has been one of them

Joe and Pneumonia: Never expected it was that. Flu maybe but fortunately, as the doctor said, we caught it early and the antibiotics are working. He's still coughing a lot and has pulled a muscle from doing so much of it but he's definitely improved some since Tuesday.

Work: Sometimes, deadlines collide. That has been the case this week and with a bit of help Thursday and Friday mornings from two wonderful ladies in the congregation, I managed to get published,copied, collated, folded and addressed and mailed:

• 225 monthly newletters
• 115 stewardship campaign packets
• 20 meeting reminder cards

as well as completing regular duties of:

• copying, folding, collating 60 bulletins
• folding 14 more
• prepping sanctuary for service Sunday
• checks and bookkeeping
• and other sundry duties as required

Taz: Those of you who follow (should be all of you LOL) know I usually drive our black 2002 Grand Prix SE lovingly named Taz. You also recall Taz has been rather ornery on some occasions with repairs. Recently, it seems the transmission is having trouble and considering this was already rebuilt once, we did some looking around and found Merlin.

Merlin is a 2007 Mercury Milan dealer leftover. With only 75 miiles on him, he'll come with 34 months of a bumper to bumper warranty so that if anything happens I can take him to any Ford/Lincoln/Mercury dealer for service. 5 speed manual, a/c, heater, cd/am/fm and I believe he also has the plug in for mp3 (they made 2 versions and pretty sure this one has the connection). Tardis Blue with Beige interior. We trade in in a couple of hours. Photos will follow

Excited but a bit bummed as not having had any car payments for 10 years now, that part is so gonna take some getting used to.

Ita M. Breslin 1925-2009

Halloween, derived from Samhain, is the time of year when the veil between two worlds is the thinnest. In my history, was my godmother/aunt, Ita Marie Breslin, who crocheted ever since I can remember. She never used patterns, she just saw in her mind what she wanted and set to work. The gold hat is one she made for my mother years ago. Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 'Aunt' Ita crossed over to the otherside of the veil.



In the past couple of nights since learning this, I sat down and reconstructed the hat as a tribute to her ability, crafting and love.

So I present Breslin's Beret orginally designed by Ita M. Breslin in the 70's. Pattern available here

Fortune Teller 90% Witch 80% Slave 75% Royalty 75% Pirate 60% Peasant. 55% Convict. 50% Pioneer. 45% Not human 40% Outlaw. 35% Executioner. 35% New Soul. 30%

Labor Day Weekend Day 3

... was Sunday and we again slept till we woke which turned out to be about 9 a.m.ish. A light breakfast in the room and we dressed and packed and loaded up the car to head home. On the way, as we were getting near the exit off I-40 for Sallisaw, we thought about seeing some things there we wanted to see.

The first stop was the 14 Flags Museum in downtown Sallisaw. Open every day and free, it's a sort of 'unmanned museum' set up in old log cabins, the first of which had been a judge's house. Stepping in the front doors to a small area, you could view the rooms set up from behind a plexiglass divider and see what life for the settlers here was like.











From there, we drove a few miles to the sight of Sequoyah's 1829 Cabin, the Cherokee Chief. Located on his original lands, it is now a historic site kept up by the Park Service. To prevent erosion of the cabin, it is now housed within a stone building with other exhibits including a typewriter who's keys are the cherokee alphabet.










and so ends our Labor Day weekend mini trip :D

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