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Read MoreThat’s going to leave a mark…my experience with PTTD
Warning: This is a super long post…long enough that it seems it keeps crashing my blog when I try to publish it in its entirety. I’ve put in “bookmarks” in case you want to hop directly to an area of interest. In short, I created this entry (which has been broken into 3 pieces) to describe my experience with PTTD, its treatment and my outcome – these ramblings span almost a...
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Read MoreBypassing 2015 and most of 2016
When last I blogged I was apparently lamenting my inability to find time to do so….and it seems like not much has changed! The super fast summary for 2015 and 2016 in order of what I can remember based on my social media streams 😉 I did not gain nor lose any more cats. I am of an age where my teeth now require crowns. In related news, my dental insurance appears to only cover 2 crowns per year. I do...
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Read MoreWhoops! Time sure flies!
Well, it seems it’s been since the end of August since I found the wherewithal to sit down and write. I blame the cats – it seems every time I try to have a sit down at my home office, this happens: or this happens: and am apparently not allowed to view the screen unless I do some variation of what is in the above cartoon….I present the following evidence: In any case, I seem to have...
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Read MoreHeading into the Home Stretch
The 2nd rest day of the Tour de Fleece was yesterday – this means we’re 2/3 of the way done and heading into the final week(ish) of the Tour! I spent the middle section of the tour working on a 3-ply combo spin. The fibers were all from Southern Cross Fibre – all from previous club offerings. I started out with Adrenaline Rush (on Spelsau wool – which, to me feels kinda like...
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Read Morea Week and a Half of Touring
So, the Tour de Fleece has been going for about a week and a half…I’ve been spinning daily, with the exception of yesterday, which was a day of rest. Instead of spinning, I had some quality time amongst my felines – we’re still trying to settle the new ladies into the household, and one of them in particular is proving to be a bit skittish of the resident cats (and one of the...
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Read MoreFledged
While there are a number of different hummingbird species that live in Arizona, I think I’ve finally narrowed down (with the help of a friend) the type of my primary visitors to be Costas hummingbirds. Identified by photos of the male that seems to like to visit my feeder, and then by reading up on the nesting habits of the female. The little lady that made her nest in my tree bore a clutch of two...
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Read MoreA mash-up trifecta
It all started out when Amy of Spunky Eclectic decided to do a sweater spin and knit along on Ravelry for her Less is More pattern. You may already know that I knit a Less is More cardigan not too long ago…but the lure was too great, and I have a lot of sweater-worthy wool. Not long after getting started on the spinning, a few friends started making comments about how nice it would be to knit...
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Read MoreSpectral Gradient
Quite some time ago, I spun up a gradient from Southern Cross Fibre Island Paradise – it’s been marinating in my stash ever since… I finally decided to pair it up with one of my own handdyed yarns – a SpritelyGoods limited edition semi-solid colorway on sylph – I think it was called Nighttime Sky and knit it up into a Spectra shawl/scarf. I especially liked how the little...
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I'm Stephanie. During the day, I masquerade as an engineer, while my weekends are filled with desert sunshine, fiber, fuzz and fabric - though often not all at the same time. Spritely Goods is my creative outlet.
In addition to Spritely Goods, my husband and I are also publishers. In October 2007, we released our first book, Arizona Technical Canyoneering. Our second book, Grand Canyoneering, was released in 2011.
