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I haven’t posted in a while, but there’s a lot of updates…

Our landlord just came over and told us he wants to sell the house.  So we’ve got to move again  We really liked this place. The location is great and Loki loves the big back yard.  This is really depressing news.  The good news is that the landlord thinks it will take a few months to sell, so we can take our time to find a good place to move to.

EBay laid off about 10% of the workforce.  Thankfully my office only laid off a few people (and I was not one of them), but some good people and friends were affected.  Hopefully the Canadian economy can stay afloat.  WIth PM Harper getting reelected, I’m not hopeful.  I have quite a few stock options from eBay that are way under water…maybe some day they will be worth something.

On a happier note, Joe turned 40 last week and instead of going out on the town he elected to have some drinks here with friends. Here’s the remnants of his birthday cookie made by our neighbor Glen:

Joes Birthday Cookie

I found a seller on eBay who ships to Canada that sells the sea life plates I posted about earlier and now they’re mine!

Sea life plates

And finally, I’ve completed a few creatures from Creepy Cute Crochet:

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…is the title of my most recent book purchase. I saw it in the grocery store and I just couldn’t resist.  I have been ooing and aahing over http://needlenoodles.com/home/ for a while, her stuff is so cute and clever. 

I’m not sure where to start…probably with little cthulhu.  I anticipate that there will soon be balls of yarn all over the house.

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When my stepfather’s mom died, I inherited a lot of patterns and other craft items.  In amongst it all was a half-done afghan with all the wool and instructions to finish it.  I finally got around to completing it and am going to give it back to my stepdad as a keepsake.

Here it is (Loki really liked it):

Crocheted Afghan

I’ve also been working on lots of necklaces which I will have pics of soon.

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OK, I don’t want to be one of those bloggers who promises to post pics later, and never does.  For mother’s day, I crocheted some pussy willows for mom.  They really did not come out in a realistic way, but they were cute so I still gave them to her.  I promised to post pictures, and after a combination of forgetfulness and procrastination, here’s the pic! (Click it to embiggen).

As you can see, the are quite a bit fatter than genuine pussy willows, but they still have some charm.  Your mom is morally obligated to like anything you made yourself, right?

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