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Stewey Angus WillowswampMay 13, 2005 - November 14, 2016Mr. Stewey Angus Willowswamp, age 11, passed away peacefully in his Mo-ther's arms at 4pm on Monday, November 14 due to complications from bone...
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AND THEN THERE WAS ONE
It's been exactly a week today.There are moments when I feel like it's still happening, and I'm pretty sure that my heart will actually physically break from the hurt of it, and then at other times it...
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IN WHICH OUR HEROINE FINDS HERSELF....THANKFUL
Happy Thanksgiving, dear friends near and far. Today I am thinking about all of the many wonderful blessings in my life, and I'm giving thanks that even in the darkest times the light and love of your...
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AND THEN...SHE DECIDED TO DECORATE
Christmas has come to Spinster's Hollow. But first, we have the Thanksgiving report.I woke up in time for the parade, a damn good cup of coffee, and a mini quiche. I confess that I was a little...
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MONDAY MONDAY
I can't lift my arms, and walking from the bedroom to the coffee maker took about half an hour, but here are the Official Spinster Stitcher 2016 Fun Old Fashioned Family Christmas decorations.(Sorry...
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WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH ME?
Just when I thought I was safe, I awoke yesterday to a weepy, funky mess of a self all day long. It was bad enough that at nine o'clock last night I actually started laughing at how silly I must...
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I SWEAR, THAT TREE IS SCREWING WITH ME...
Do you remember, about a year ago, when Stewey and I saw the bright yellow tree out back with the one red leaf smack dab in the middle of it?Remember? I waxed all poetical and took a craptastic photo...
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SUNDAY SPINSTER SEMI BLISS
I can't have full bliss because...well, you know...but that doesn't mean that I can't have a little semi bliss on a chilly Sunday morning, right?This is my first Christmas present to myself this year....
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HAPPY MAIL!
More Christmas presents arrived today! You know how much I adore Laura J. Perin, so getting her Christmas Panel and Holiday Wreath kitted up and on deck is making for a very very happy Monday indeed!
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You know that feeling when you're just sitting there minding your own business and you suddenly think to yourself "Hmmm. I think I might be getting the flu."Well...that's me at the moment. I had...
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VACEILA FEE NEE
Angel of Love(aka Vaceila)Lavender and Lace28ct. tea dyed linen by Charles CraftDMC floss, metallicKreinikMill Hill beadsI want to send a special thank you to Miss Emily of eclecticpossessions fame. I...
View ArticleDAMN, DRAT, AND PHLOOEY
I am supposed to be at a holiday luncheon at the moment with my stitchy sisters. Instead, I am under the blankets with Tylenol and Gatorade.I feel like a little kid that wants to be out playing, but...
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AND THE AWARD FOR A SNOOZY SLEEPY SUNDAY GOES TO...
3:14 pm.As in 3:14 in the afternoon.The afternoon!That's what time my toes eventually hit the floor today. I did get up at 9 and put a tiny little roast in the crock pot, but rather than start my day...
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I thought I would jump out of bed this morning armed in the outfit of a petite blond triathlete.Instead, I rolled over and looked at the clock and realized that I am still a flu-ridden portly grey...
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ONE MONTH
It's been one month today. I swear, it feels more like a thousand years, but today I am going to think happy funny thoughts about my Little.(I'm still in the well, but now I seem to be sitting upright...
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SERIOUSLY?
Just when I thought it was starting to turn around here at Chez Spinster...Yup.You guessed it.The damn Greek cookies.This year, though, I decided to try something new...incinerate them. These are...
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I think the universe is poking me in the eye to see if I'm paying attention.That damn flu came back yesterday, and I spent the morning at the doctor...getting poked, prodded, and patted.The patting...
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SATURDAY COCKPIT
Vitamin water...checkToasty fire and Notre Dame game on the TeeVee...checkStewey's little box on its perch in front of the tree...checkNewspaper read, now on to the puzzles...checkIt's a really good...
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HOW MANY MAGIC BLANKETS DOES ONE PORTLY SPINSTER NEED?
I couldn't resist.Since Stewey died, I have been trying to find something that would replicate his mink-like-soft-downy cozy-furry-warmness in the Happy Chair.You might remember that Chez Spinster is...
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