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Since retirement I've been playing Bunco with the neighbor ladies. It's a good thing it's just for fun because if I didn't have bad luck I'd have no luck at all! The last game night I lost all but three rounds and so "won" the booby prize. It turned into a trick or treat prize... I was tricked into thinking it was a booby prize but for me it was a treat! Coffee, mugs and a cat!

When hubby and I attended the U of M the school colors were mustard and gold = Old Griz. Currently the school colors are Maroon and Silver = a much better choice! However, Old Griz colors are now quite in vogue! Before the opening Griz game this season, Hubby and I were at the bookstore and I noticed that an employee was wearing an “Old Griz ” shirt. Hubby has been wanting “Old Griz” colors for awhile so I walked up to the fellow and began quizzing him about his attire. He told me that the president of the university has forbidden anyone to sell the “Old Griz” colors…. So I cooked up these socks and love the idea of combining the old with the new! Pattern: Stashbuster Spirals with Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist Yarn: Cascade Heritage Sock Yarn Colorway: Cinnamon, Slate, Burgandy Needle Size: US Size 1 Everyone is talking about the Fish Lips Kiss Heel and I do love the simplicity, the look, and the fit. BUT I must say what appeals to me the most is the tu...

On a recent visit to The Chick's coop, we went to the local farmer's market I was tickled to find this hand dyed, alpaca and silk yarn. I love the softness and just recently found out alpaca is six times warmer than wool! Several in the advanced knitting class  I teach had asking about placing beading in their knitting so this was a great opportunity to show the group! They are enjoying the experience and love the simplicity of the pattern. Pattern: Bertie by Kate Blackburn Yarn: Hand dyed alpaca and silk Colorway: Slate blue Amount: 268 yards Needle Size: US Size 6

I used the Stashbuster spiral pattern for these socks. They turned out a bit wide which is why I’m so happy to have found the Fish Lips Kiss tutorial! Can’t wait to get the templates for ALL the family! Pattern: Modified Stashbuster Spirals Yarn: Patons 80/20 wool Colorway: Blue Amount: Bits and pieces of three skeins Needle Size: Us Size 1 Yield: Make 2 – 10 ounce latte’s Ingredients 2 cups milk (any % you choose) 4 tablespoons canned pumpkin puree 2 tablespoons white sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1/2 cup strong coffee or espresso canned whipped cream Instructions Add the milk, pumpkin, sugar, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice to a small sauce pan over medium-high heat. Bring almost to a boil, stirring constantly - if you allow it to boil it will get thick (yuck). Whisk the mixture until it starts to froth, about 1 minute. Divide milk mixture between two mugs. Add the coffee slowly down the side so you don...

I've been going east to west and west to east for the over a month! Many 5 hour trips west for Griz games and then 5 hours east back home.  I've traveled 8 hours east to visit The Nor Dak PurlGurl Family and then 8 hours back home! A very interesting trip that kept me on edge the entire time as it appears I managed to bring a wasp hive into the car hidden in a plant! I wasn't able to rid myself of all of them until 10 days later when I drove 3.5 hours to the west to help The Chick moved into a new apartment. On the 3.5 hour trip home I found one last wasp holdout and tossed  him out the window! Last weekend's Griz adventure was outstanding. The Griz were the first to score but quickly fell behind. However, the two last minutes of the game the Griz drove the ball down field for a touchdown tying the score. The N-zone pulled out all the stops and..."Cal Poly, who had largely ignored the Washington-Grizzly crowd of 25, 913 throughout regulation, seemed bothered by ...