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Hankering for Yarn

Archive for October 2006

October 20th, 2006

Sister Bear: Teddy Bears and Sisterly love

For months, I have been meaning to blog about ‘Sister Bear’.
Sister Bear is the bear that travelled back and forth between my sister, Patty’s house and ours.
Patty had found her at a garage sale and couldn’t resist her.

She bought her, and gave her to me.
I named her, ‘The Blue Bear of Happiness’, and then immediately […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

October 20th, 2006

Snow?! Ohmigosh…. it must be time to start making Christmas presents…..

We are having an early winter…… every morning now, we are greeted by snow. I think it’s giving people ideas about Christmas!
This morning, my daughter asked if it was okay to make a Christmas request.
I said yes indeed, I welcome them…… but then realized that -ahem……. I still haven’t woven the fabric that I […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

October 17th, 2006

Burnt Offerings: Swatching, not watching….

Oh Phoo!!!!!!!!
A couple of days ago, a friend sent me an email that said that there is going to be a big wave of magnifying energy coming at the earth, and to be really mindful and positive today, Oct 17/06.
Well, I have been doing quite well with the positive energy, and have been singing songs […]

By Noreen -- 0 comments

October 17th, 2006

A ferocious paper doll: The Gorgon in a new light

One of the things that comes up when you are grieving is anger.
Having just lost a sister to lung cancer, when I see someone smoking, I hiss, ’stop that! you’re hurting yourself and the ones who love you!’
It brings up images of the ancient mythical being, the Gorgon.
Now, there are times when acting like a […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

October 16th, 2006

Snow in October, great new yarns and update on small brown dog

This morning, we woke up to snow, and it snowed all day

It’s waaaaaaaaaaaay colder than normal, but, it’s also really pretty……..
I work with yarn all year long, but cold weather makes it feel more appropriate- here are a couple of new yarns that I am liking a lot:

Caron’s new Shadows and Tweeds. I know I […]

By Noreen -- 4 comments

October 16th, 2006

And a window opens:A Peace Doll about healing grief and celebrating life

When I began the Peace Dolls Project,
I made a paper template that became the jumping off point for many
Peace Dolls:

One of the dolls that I made was a paper one:

I wanted the doll to be a metaphor for the many faces of peace,
so I added several faces, and folded in more layers to her body:

I […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

October 12th, 2006

A sick little furkid, and caps for kids

Wow. Sometimes, it’s one thing after another…. 3 deaths in the family last week, and now, it’s our furkid…..
We just got home from the vet……..
with our little guy, who is truly woozy in this pic, as he’s full of pain killers

he’s now in the position that he’s going to be in for the next 2 […]

By Noreen -- 6 comments

October 11th, 2006

Back on track with lovely autumn colors of yarn, and notes about 4 color weaving on the potholder loom

I’ve been experiencing bloggus interuptus as we have been coming to terms with the death of Jim’s sister, Patty.
The death of a sister is a terrible thing, and I send heartfelt hugs to other people who are going through this, too…..
One of the things that I have just been loving, and finding to be […]

By Noreen -- 0 comments

October 7th, 2006

A story about healing grief: Demeter, Persephone, and Baubo, among others….

In my last posting, I talked about how some heavy duty gastric action reminded me of the story of Demeter, Persephone and Baubo.
Here’s a version of part of the story as I sometimes tell it in workshops or performance: And, please remember, this is not to be copied, or any of that sneaky stuff. Please […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

October 7th, 2006

Baubo and Vapour Venting

I’m going to warn you right off the top.
This is a very silly posting, and my mother would consider it to be rude and in the worst of taste.
I don’t think she reads this blog, so it’s okay……..
I hope…….
and, if you are looking for information on the Peace Dolls project, you might just want to […]

By Noreen -- 0 comments