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Archive for February, 2004

Remembering 228

228 Rally in Taiwan, 2004 More on what happened on February 28, 1947: 228 Incident Various first hand accounts of the events Formosa Betrayed by George H. Kerr, now a movie (2009)

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Magic

Socks with Magic Loop I had a little private lesson with Sarah during the Gig Harbor Retreat on how to use the Magic Loop for socks. As I mentioned, this little lesson has changed my opinion of the magic loop method. Why? Because I was getting ladders at the “turn” and I often would slide [...]

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Confessions

It took me an embarrassing amount of time to finish this pair of socks. I believe that I started this on a cruise through the San Juan Islands about 18 months ago. I found it in the bottom of the sail bag at one point, then lost it in the move, and found it again. [...]

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I’m back, darn it.

Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat was a blast. Definitely worth going to. Just image an entire inn, taken over by the fiber addicted for 4 days. Add classes, food, and fiber vendors. What more could an addict ask for? I roomed with 3 other gals (2 from my old guild up in Ballard). So I [...]

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Nothing to Report

Sorry. Things have been crazy around here. I’m leaving this afternoon for the Gig Harbor retreat. The movers are coming tomorrow morning to move us to our new digs. So things will be a bit crazy until we find everything again sometime in the next century. With 2 (and a half) moves in less than [...]

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