Author name: Carol Tomany

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The Year of the Rabbit….

Bunny Hat from Woodsmoke Woolwork Here are my offerings for the year of the Rabbit, to help you get a “jump” 🙂 on sales.  These are the amazing hats, mitts and socks from Woodsmoke Woolworks! Barb Telford of WW has 15 simply wonderful hats to which she has added mitts and socks.   Well we don’t […]

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Lucky Day Diary Feb 2, 2011

Lucky groundhog Day….. 1. I can dream lucky and believe that because the groundhog didn’t see his shadow, we will have just two more weeks of winter – wake me when it’s over! 2. Fortunately, I was able to get to the bank today, in spite of the snow, and in the Random Acts of

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Lucky Day Diary Feb 1, 2011

It’s a new month and that always suggests a lucky start…. 1. Fortunately, I was able to first, find my Groundhog mitten, then take a picture of it for my Feb 2 post on Groundhog Day. 2. There may actually be a snow day tomorrow, which will be lucky for my youngest, who is still

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Groundhog Day

Groundhog mitten from Infiknit If the groundhog sees his shadow, the belief is there will be six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t see his shadow there will be only two more weeks of winter. We wish that there would only be six more weeks of winter! When you live in the North, Spring

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Lucky Day Diary Jan 31, 2011

It’s another sunny day today and… 1. Luckily my son got his act together and submitted all that was needed for one program at Ryerson. We just have 4 more to do! 2. Fortunately also my daughter called at the appointed time (once a week from university) and discussed baseball with her Dad – a

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St. Brigid’s Well

Imbolc February 1 is St. Brigid’s Day or Imbolc – the Irish festival marking the beginning of Spring.  The other Irish festivals that follow the seasons are – Beltane (May 1), Lughnasadh (Aug. 1) and Samhain (Nov 1.) On these days, the ancient Irish believed that the water of the “otherworld” entered our world through

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Lucky Day Diary Jan 30, 2011

Another lovely day – bright and sunny and just a little below zero – this in itself is lucky…plus…. 1. Did a three mile walk today. I always consider being able to do these things very lucky! 2. Fortunately, the 18-year-old hung in there and wrote up the essays for which he had done the

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Lucky Day Diary Jan 29, 2011

It’s Saturday and a lovely bright and sunny day, though a little cold; but my luck today was…. 1. Fortunately, the ladder was in the house and not frozen outside somewhere, because that meant that I could wash the bathroom ceiling – what a lucky break  🙂 2. The Globe had a little article and

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Guerilla Crochet

Crocheted Car Cover by Agata Oleksiak Just when you think that you’ve seen everything, along comes someone like Agata Oleksiak.  I don’t sell a lot of crochet patterns and I don’t think that many people would buy crochet patterns to create things like this! But you have to marvel at the talent, endurance and moxey

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Lucky Day Diary Jan 28, 2011

Filligree from Woolly Wormhead Lucky Friday was very active because…… 1. Woolly Wormhead sent me two new patterns. I always love seeing Ruth’s work.  It is so creative, so tasteful and yet so easy to knit! 2. Company is coming for dinner and dinner is made! 3. Nothing like company coming to make you clean

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