March 2015 (5)

Sunday, March 29 2015

Sunday Walks

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As the problem Lexie had with her paws has been improving, so we've been getting a little more adventurous in our hill walks again.  It is such a delight to see her leaping over heather and bracken again.  This time last year she couldn't put her paw on the ground without it spontaneously bleeding.  […]

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Sunday, March 22 2015

The "Ripples" in Ripples Crafts

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Sometimes I idly wonder if I chose the right name for my business - Ripples Crafts.  I mean, it doesn't really say "hand dyed yarn" does it?  But then someone said something to me at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival which bought back exactly why I'd chosen the name, and I searched back through  […]

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Monday, March 16 2015

Aaaaaannnnnnd ............ Collapse

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What a wonderful weekend at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival.I could end this blog entry right now and that first sentence would say it all.  But I know you'd be disappointed if I didn't have more to say and I feel like there is  bit of an Oscar speech coming on!First, let me say the biggest and loudest  […]

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Friday, March 13 2015

On the eve of Edinburgh Yarn Festival

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Tomorrow the Edinburgh Yarn Festival will be OPEN for business!Today was all about the hard work of setting up.  We arrived to find our stand ready for us, albeit a little bare looking:The first thing to happen was the beautiful plan I'd drawn up and mapped out got screwed up into a ball and thrown  […]

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Friday, March 6 2015

Gearing up - Edinburgh Yarn Festival Looms

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This time next week I'll be setting up the stand for the Edinburgh Yarn Festival.   I am more than excited about this.  This event is going to be HUGE!  There are visitors, vendors and teachers coming from all over the world.  And I am going to be there too.   I can't tell you how much it thrills me  […]

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