Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sunday, December 07, 2008
The tree was decorated this week with help from Ginger, Ken, and Brian.
I finally made a Pumpkin-chocolate swirl cheesecake I've been wanting to try. . . yum!
(I used 1 regular cream cheese and left 1/4 cup of brown sugar out so not as sweet. Also had to transfer mixture to large bowl after adding second ingredients and finish with hand mixer since my food processor was not large enough to hold all ingredients. This is a tall cheese cake so make sure your springform pan is pretty deep.)
CHOCOLATE CRUST
* 1 1/2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
* 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
CHEESECAKE
* 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
* 2 cups low fat cottage cheese
* 2 (8 ounce) packages neufchatel cheese, softened
* 2 cups light brown sugar
* 3 large eggs
* 1/3 cup flour
* 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
* 1 1/2 tablespoons ground ginger
* 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1 teaspoon nutmeg
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
MAKE CHOCOLATE CRUST: Coat 9 inch springform pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of springform pan. Bake 10 minutes.
MAKE CHEESECAKE FILLING: Place chocolate in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium power, stirring every 30 seconds to heat evenly. Set aside.
In food processor, blend cottage cheese until smooth (about 3 minutes). Add Neufchatel cheese, brown sugar, eggs, and flour. Process until smooth. Add pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg. Process 1 minute, or until smooth.
Whisk 1 cup of the cheese batter into the melted chocolate. Pour remaining batter into crust. Spoon dollops of chocolate mixture onto batter and swirl with a knife.
Bake the cheesecake for 1-1/2 hours, or until the top is firm and the cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. Chill well before unmolding and serving.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Maryland visit
Brian and I made a trip up to Maryland to visit the parents this past weekend. We had a great trip, touristing around Annapolis, and a nice breakfast out with Nana, Mom, Dad, Aunt Jan, Uncle Warren, Aunt Elke, Uncle Joe, and cousin Mark (Jackie was working).Just after we left, Joe made Dad get out all the John Deere's for a Kodak moment. Left to right are, a 1984 Model 1450, 1942 Model A, 1947 Model M, 1997 Model 855, and out front the 2008 XUV Gator. Yikes, we're considering sending Tom to John Deere Anonymous. ;)
Dad saved some historic newspapers (The Baltimore Sun and Annapolis Capital) for me from the week before. They have been securely archived. One more time. . . Go Obama!
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Go Virginia!
We did it. This year even my home, Montgomery County, went blue. Thanks to all my friends and community members who tirelessly volunteered and did so much for this historic event.
We stayed up late last night at our friend's, Chris and Joanne's, with a bunch of like-minded, wonderful folks. We had a laptop going, people text messaging friends, and flipping through several stations. Joanne made some amazing food for us all and Ginger and Ken shared some champagne.
Can you believe it! An intelligent president that will represent us respectfully to the world. My dad said on his trip through Virginia that he hopes Obama lives up to all the hype, and I have faith that he will. Just the fact that we elected someone that truly represents us all has brought our standing in the international arena up immeasurably.
I am thrilled to have become such an important part of history, voting in the first African American president. It seems to me almost every other event my generation has witnessed first hand in this country has been negative. 9/11, Iraq war, and the close-to-home Virginia Tech tragedy have loomed over my world.
When I was in Ethiopia last year, I spoke with an Ethiopian man on the way to the office. He was one of the directors of the organization we were teaching for. This was December 2007 and he spoke of Hillary Clinton and asked if I thought she would be our next president. I slyly said no, I hope it will be Barack Obama. He had not yet heard much of this African American man that would become our 44th president. When I told of his powerful speeches and that I believed that even if not in 2008, he would one day be our president, this educated Ethiopian man was amazed. He then relented, that is what I like about America, anything is possible, and all people are equal. I went on to say that there is still a lot of injustice in the US and the world and so much more to be done.
"For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
We stayed up late last night at our friend's, Chris and Joanne's, with a bunch of like-minded, wonderful folks. We had a laptop going, people text messaging friends, and flipping through several stations. Joanne made some amazing food for us all and Ginger and Ken shared some champagne.
Can you believe it! An intelligent president that will represent us respectfully to the world. My dad said on his trip through Virginia that he hopes Obama lives up to all the hype, and I have faith that he will. Just the fact that we elected someone that truly represents us all has brought our standing in the international arena up immeasurably.
I am thrilled to have become such an important part of history, voting in the first African American president. It seems to me almost every other event my generation has witnessed first hand in this country has been negative. 9/11, Iraq war, and the close-to-home Virginia Tech tragedy have loomed over my world.
When I was in Ethiopia last year, I spoke with an Ethiopian man on the way to the office. He was one of the directors of the organization we were teaching for. This was December 2007 and he spoke of Hillary Clinton and asked if I thought she would be our next president. I slyly said no, I hope it will be Barack Obama. He had not yet heard much of this African American man that would become our 44th president. When I told of his powerful speeches and that I believed that even if not in 2008, he would one day be our president, this educated Ethiopian man was amazed. He then relented, that is what I like about America, anything is possible, and all people are equal. I went on to say that there is still a lot of injustice in the US and the world and so much more to be done.
"For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, but America — I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there. . . .
. . .What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek — it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation — as one people." - Obama victory speech (Nov 4, 2008)
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Vote today!!!!
I probably haven't felt this excited about voting since the first time I voted 12 years ago. What a great feeling to know we can really stand behind our candidate.
http://www.canivote.org/
Leaving shortly to make some history. . .
http://www.canivote.org/
Leaving shortly to make some history. . .
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Mom and Dad Visit
Dad just shared these. I can't believe how big the girls are. They've grown a foot in 2 months. I'll be down for a visit before too long.
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Entrepreneurship and the Environment
Stealing this post from our work wiki.
Mountain Sky Guest Ranch, Emigrant, Montana
Co-sponsored by PERC (Property and Environment Research Center) and Liberty Fund
9/18 – 9/21/2008
Jessica L. Dorr
Thursday, 9/18
Arrived Bozeman, MT in the afternoon and met first conference attendee while waiting for our ride.
Jeff Masten, Triangle Land Conservancy, Durham, NC, jeff@tlc-nc.org – Recently acquired a farm that they are considering implementing many similar initiatives as we are on the Catawba Farm. Education, leasing farm space, community gardens, community supported agriculture, financially self supported, low overhead, etc. Jeff was on his way to a community farm in Missoula after the conference to look at how they operate:
http://www.gardencityharvest.org/programs/farm.html
Throughout the afternoon and evening I caught up with past faculty and coordinators from my month stint with PERC in 2003. I met several new conservation/environmental professionals that work in many different areas, all across the country and abroad. I talked with most everyone at the conference, but I will highlight important interactions in this document.
Friday, 9/19
We discussed “Entrepreneurs and Economic Growth”, “Theories of Entrepreneurship”, and “Institutions and Entrepreneurship”. These sessions were based on the Socratic method of discussion and we examined some big questions without having a pure goal or ending point. Several questions were tackled, including:
Why do we have the expectation that all can be rich?
How did the gradual growth of western society help with its accumulation of wealth?
What is the recipe for creating entrepreneurs?
What are the differences between an institutional entrepreneur and a market entrepreneur?
Institutions were said to be anything that defines the rules of how we operate. As an example, we have to work within the rules of Virginia Tech and the CMI mission. It is however possible to be an institutional entrepreneur and not just a market entrepreneur.
I will attempt to write a more concise and easy to read article for the CMI Bulletin or other pub to more closely examine the role of Free Market Environmentalism and Entrepreneurship within the context of our projects and the Virginia Tech and CMI mission.
In the evening we had an excellent presentation by John Tomlin of Conservation Forestry LLC:
http://www.conservationforestry.net/
Saturday, 9/20{BR}
Discussions on this day included “The Myth of the Robber Barons” and “The State and Enviropreneurs”. One of the main themes of this day was, is it possible and how can we “do good (for the environment) while doing well (for ourselves, making money, paying bills, etc.)” Conservation easements, limiting development, capitalizing on the desire for natural and well managed properties, property rights, carbon trading, and mutual benefit, were some of the examples given and discussed.
In addition, there was a panel session of Enviropreneurs in action that we were able to ask questions of. The PERC board was involved with this discussion and I spoke with several of the board members on this day. I met one of the owners of TFO (Temple Fork Outfitters) fly rods, Frank-Paul King:
http://templeforkflyrods.com/
He and other board members are very excited about the prospect of “doing good while doing well”. They seem to all have had positive outdoor, natural experiences that have shaped their conservation ethic.
Sunday, 9/21
After breakfast and last conversations and goodbyes, left the ranch at 10am and arrived back in Bburg at 1215am (after midnight).
Conference director and PERC Senior Fellow, Bobby McCormick, recommended contacting Steve Bick, VT Forestry Grad, who was a PERC Fellow and recently left Bozeman to continue his work in the NE.
http://www.northeastforests.com/Vita of Steven Bick.htm
http://www.perc.org/articles/article1053.php
He may be a good contact as CMI moves in the direction of assisting private landowners manage their property for conservation benefit and profitability.
On a side note, all my stuff smells like smoke because the Forest Service was performing controlled burns on their property adjacent to the ranch:
http://www.mtnsky.com/
Google map
Oh, and did I mention I went on a horse-back ride and learned some fly-fishing skills. Thanks PERC, Liberty Fund, and CMI:
Mountain Sky Guest Ranch, Emigrant, Montana
Co-sponsored by PERC (Property and Environment Research Center) and Liberty Fund
9/18 – 9/21/2008
Jessica L. Dorr
Thursday, 9/18
Arrived Bozeman, MT in the afternoon and met first conference attendee while waiting for our ride.
Jeff Masten, Triangle Land Conservancy, Durham, NC, jeff@tlc-nc.org – Recently acquired a farm that they are considering implementing many similar initiatives as we are on the Catawba Farm. Education, leasing farm space, community gardens, community supported agriculture, financially self supported, low overhead, etc. Jeff was on his way to a community farm in Missoula after the conference to look at how they operate:
http://www.gardencityharvest.org/programs/farm.html
Throughout the afternoon and evening I caught up with past faculty and coordinators from my month stint with PERC in 2003. I met several new conservation/environmental professionals that work in many different areas, all across the country and abroad. I talked with most everyone at the conference, but I will highlight important interactions in this document.
Friday, 9/19
We discussed “Entrepreneurs and Economic Growth”, “Theories of Entrepreneurship”, and “Institutions and Entrepreneurship”. These sessions were based on the Socratic method of discussion and we examined some big questions without having a pure goal or ending point. Several questions were tackled, including:
Why do we have the expectation that all can be rich?
How did the gradual growth of western society help with its accumulation of wealth?
What is the recipe for creating entrepreneurs?
What are the differences between an institutional entrepreneur and a market entrepreneur?
Institutions were said to be anything that defines the rules of how we operate. As an example, we have to work within the rules of Virginia Tech and the CMI mission. It is however possible to be an institutional entrepreneur and not just a market entrepreneur.
I will attempt to write a more concise and easy to read article for the CMI Bulletin or other pub to more closely examine the role of Free Market Environmentalism and Entrepreneurship within the context of our projects and the Virginia Tech and CMI mission.
In the evening we had an excellent presentation by John Tomlin of Conservation Forestry LLC:
http://www.conservationforestry.net/
Saturday, 9/20{BR}
Discussions on this day included “The Myth of the Robber Barons” and “The State and Enviropreneurs”. One of the main themes of this day was, is it possible and how can we “do good (for the environment) while doing well (for ourselves, making money, paying bills, etc.)” Conservation easements, limiting development, capitalizing on the desire for natural and well managed properties, property rights, carbon trading, and mutual benefit, were some of the examples given and discussed.
In addition, there was a panel session of Enviropreneurs in action that we were able to ask questions of. The PERC board was involved with this discussion and I spoke with several of the board members on this day. I met one of the owners of TFO (Temple Fork Outfitters) fly rods, Frank-Paul King:
http://templeforkflyrods.com/
He and other board members are very excited about the prospect of “doing good while doing well”. They seem to all have had positive outdoor, natural experiences that have shaped their conservation ethic.
Sunday, 9/21
After breakfast and last conversations and goodbyes, left the ranch at 10am and arrived back in Bburg at 1215am (after midnight).
Conference director and PERC Senior Fellow, Bobby McCormick, recommended contacting Steve Bick, VT Forestry Grad, who was a PERC Fellow and recently left Bozeman to continue his work in the NE.
http://www.northeastforests.com/Vita of Steven Bick.htm
http://www.perc.org/articles/article1053.php
He may be a good contact as CMI moves in the direction of assisting private landowners manage their property for conservation benefit and profitability.
On a side note, all my stuff smells like smoke because the Forest Service was performing controlled burns on their property adjacent to the ranch:
http://www.mtnsky.com/
Google map
Oh, and did I mention I went on a horse-back ride and learned some fly-fishing skills. Thanks PERC, Liberty Fund, and CMI:
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Triathlon time again
A great triathlon in Luray, VA. The best part was the surprise of Bylle, Allan, Jacob, and Mom in the crowd. I saw them after my bike transition as I started the run. The bike ride around the valley was super beautiful too.
The breakdown:
750m swim - 14:37
17 mile (27km) bike - 1:08:12
5K run - 32.36
Thanks for your support! Especially Brian for taking time out of his busy prelim schedule.
Allan's photos and his video, below.
The breakdown:
750m swim - 14:37
17 mile (27km) bike - 1:08:12
5K run - 32.36
Thanks for your support! Especially Brian for taking time out of his busy prelim schedule.
Allan's photos and his video, below.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
The Dorr Family campout was a great success:
Last weekend my parents with San Francisco brother (Allan) and Hamburg, Germany nephew (Jacob) met up with my Atlanta brother and family (Dave, Crystal, Catherine, and Sarah) at a beautiful campsite on Claytor Lake. Brian and I provided some camping gear and we all had a great time.
We spent a little time in Blacksburg on Saturday when some rain wouldn't let up. A 5 minute tour of my condo, lunch at Backstreets, and a quick walk around Steppin' Out.
Highlights at the lake were the nice diving platform at the swimming area, a try at fishing for the kids with Brian, and some silly group stories. Mom, Dad, and I had a nice loop hike into the woods and down to the water while the kids went out in Brian's canoe.
Thanks for coming out. I had a wonderful time!
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We spent a little time in Blacksburg on Saturday when some rain wouldn't let up. A 5 minute tour of my condo, lunch at Backstreets, and a quick walk around Steppin' Out.
Highlights at the lake were the nice diving platform at the swimming area, a try at fishing for the kids with Brian, and some silly group stories. Mom, Dad, and I had a nice loop hike into the woods and down to the water while the kids went out in Brian's canoe.
Thanks for coming out. I had a wonderful time!
Monday, July 28, 2008
We just had a great mini-vacation and only an hour drive from home. We spent Wednesday evening through Sunday on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rocky Knob Campground. Thursday we braved the 10 mile loop, 2000 foot elevation hike into Rock Castle Gorge and back out. Friday we found ourselves on our road bikes making our way to Mabry Mill and Chateau Morrisette Winery. We spent the day on Saturday at FloydFest, a fun weekend long world music festival. It was hard coming home on Sunday, but what a great mini-break.
Brian's photos (Some of the photos at the beginning are from Maryland and the New River.)
Jessica's photos (click on the gibbous moon picture below):
Brian's photos (Some of the photos at the beginning are from Maryland and the New River.)
Jessica's photos (click on the gibbous moon picture below):
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
More sad news. My cousin's wife lost her battle with cancer last week. We miss you Diana.
Diana Lang
Diana Miotto Lang, 42, a three-year resident of Ellicott City, formerly of Severn and a homemaker, died June 28 at Gilchrist Hospice Care.
Mrs. Lang was born May 17, 1966, in Washington, D.C. to Albert Miotto of Silver Spring and Angela Miotto of Greenbelt. She graduated from Bowie High School. Before moving to Ellicott City, she lived in Severn for eight years.
Survivors include her husband, Matthew E. Lang; three sons, Garrett, Aidan and Carson Lang of Ellicott City; one daughter, Bridget Lang of Ellicott City; one brother, Steve Miotto; and three sisters, Lisa, Ginina and Andrea Miotto.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, 9325 Presbyterian Circle, in Ellicott City. Interment in St. John's Cemetery in Ellicott City will follow at 11:30 a.m.
Arrangements are by Harry H. Witzke's Family Funeral Home Inc.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diana and Matthew Lang Family Fund, 501 Windy Knolls Court, Millersville, MD 21108, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, 200 E. Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21286 or Gilchrist Hospice Care, 555 Towsontown Blvd., Towson, MD 21204
Diana Lang
Diana Miotto Lang, 42, a three-year resident of Ellicott City, formerly of Severn and a homemaker, died June 28 at Gilchrist Hospice Care.
Mrs. Lang was born May 17, 1966, in Washington, D.C. to Albert Miotto of Silver Spring and Angela Miotto of Greenbelt. She graduated from Bowie High School. Before moving to Ellicott City, she lived in Severn for eight years.
Survivors include her husband, Matthew E. Lang; three sons, Garrett, Aidan and Carson Lang of Ellicott City; one daughter, Bridget Lang of Ellicott City; one brother, Steve Miotto; and three sisters, Lisa, Ginina and Andrea Miotto.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, 9325 Presbyterian Circle, in Ellicott City. Interment in St. John's Cemetery in Ellicott City will follow at 11:30 a.m.
Arrangements are by Harry H. Witzke's Family Funeral Home Inc.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diana and Matthew Lang Family Fund, 501 Windy Knolls Court, Millersville, MD 21108, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, 200 E. Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21286 or Gilchrist Hospice Care, 555 Towsontown Blvd., Towson, MD 21204
Sunday, May 18, 2008
It's been a week full of sad news for my family, ending with something unexpected and hard to understand. We lost my sister-in-law's brother this weekend. I graduated from high school with Paul (PJ) in 1995 and haven't seen him much since then. He was a great golf player and this is a picture from our high school yearbook. When his sister and my brother got married while we were in high school, Paul would yell out "hey sis" when we passed in the school hallways. My thoughts and prayers are with the Wills family. Paul will be greatly missed by his loving family.
Paul's obituary
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
This lovely soap dispenser showed up in our bathroom at work one day in March and for whatever reason it really struck my funny bone. It made its way to the men's room for a short while, but someone moved it back thinking it might offend whoever brought the glass slipper in. Later I thought about putting a big industrial soap dispenser inside a muddy boot for the guys room, but never followed through. Ohh, the little things in life to get through the mundane days in cube world.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Check out Pam's blog for some sweet videos of our trip to the VT Center for Ursid Research (Bear Pens).
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
It's 18 degrees fahrenheit in Blacksburg, but Gibbous and I are as snug as a bug in a rug. We're enjoying how sunny it is outside, lounging, knitting, reading, and will soon do a little cooking. The genius cat is learning to use his new window perch and the kitty door that Brian and I installed to the kitty litter closet. What a life!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Gibbous Franklin Dorr
I'm probably jinxing this, but he seems to be perfect.
Gibbous = Astronomy. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
Gib = 1. a cat, esp. a male cat. 2. a castrated cat.
Franklin = the street where he was found by the Sherriff's Department in Christiansburg, Virginia. His rescuers gave him the name Franklin, kept him for 3 months, got him his shots, and neutered him. They would have kept him, but they already have 3 other cats and one did not get along well with Gib. They had just about given up on finding him a better home when I came across his add on New River Valley Animal Shelters and Petfinder. I e-mailed them Tuesday, went to meet him Thursday, and Saturday a new cat.
I think I could easily become lame and sit at home all weekend knitting, sewing, and hanging out with my new cat. Some how I don't think my sense of adventure, Brian, or other friends will let me do that though. Last weekend we worked on a project cave called Kessel in Monroe County, WV, by Dorr Road and then headed up to the raptor observatory. This weekend I did mostly stay at home with the cat, but ran out to Floyd for half of the Contra Dance out there. Fun times!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
I'm trying out a new family member today and things seem to be going great. He's a super chill, 2 year-old, orange, tabby, short-haired cat. Since my camera is at work, I'll have to post a photo later on and then make the announcement when I know for sure I'm going to keep him. It's looking good though. I have great name for him. . . check in later.
I finished my first hat a second time. A better explanation: I've made a few hats since my first hat, but I lost the original so I made it again. I also made some great wrist/hand warmers out of the same yarn. I'll take a picture soon and post.
The earrings (a little hard to see) were a wonderful Christmas present from Brian. They are hand-made pottery earrings, made in West Virginia. Brian is from Beckley, so he went to Tamarack to look for a present he thought I might like.
Unfortunately the earrings have already had a rough life. I lost one on the first day I wore them to work. I searched where I went to lunch, all around the office, and finally found it by the recycling dumpsters (Ginger and I had taken the recycling out before lunch). It was broken in half, probably because I stepped on it after it fell off my ear. I super-glued it back together and they are as good as new. However, I do need to look for some backings for them so it doesn't happen again.
niddy noddy
My friends, Penelope and Mark, stayed with me for their first trip back to Blacksburg for New Years. They just moved to Mississippi and I miss them a bunch. They used to live across the parking-lot from me. I met Mark in 1996 at my first VPI Cave-Club Picnic. Penelope and I became good friends over the years she lived in Blacksburg. She first showed up to work on her PhD at Virginia Tech when I returned to Blacksburg from Georgia in 2001.
Penelope has encouraged my knew craft and has been a tremendous help with knitting projects. Here she uses a niddy noddy to measure out enough yarn to make gloves. Check out her blog. If you scroll down on her blog, there is a great picture of the niddy noddy up-close. I'm sure when we get together at various caver events knitting will be the real subject of interest.
New yarn from my Aunt Chris and Uncle Dave's sheep. Chris has changed her craft of choice to needle felting so doesn't need as much yarn. She used to make artful, completely hand-made stuffed bears, down to hand-woven cloth and hand-made clothing. She was very generous to give away so much yarn. What a great Christmas present.
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