There is nothing better than the arrival of a new hand-dyed lace yarn. I'm trying something new for the new scarf/shawl. Silk. 100% silk. If it knits up as good as it feels and looks, I can't wait to cast on, although I probably should decide what pattern...

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My best bud from school forwarded this link to me, the report on the closing ceremony at my alma mater in England. Reading it, I sat and cried like a baby. Silly, huh? I can't even write about it right now. Those two years I spent there were among the...

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Yes, Mother's Day was yesterday... but go watch this video. I sat here and laughed at my email watching it. Remind you of anyone?

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Wis. festival sells deep-fried testicles Around here, it may be tough to pass up anything deep-fried. Wisconsinites have deep-fried cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies. They now have deep-fried livestock testicles, too. More than 300 people paid $5...

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Well, Living in the south has its adventures. I'll bet MAD doesn't have this one on her "Things to do" list. My friend found that he had a uninvited Alligator in his fish pond and she was helping her self to his catfish. Animal control would not do anything...

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Bleary-eyed and shuffling about in my jammies, I opened my 'fridge this morning in a desperate hunt for half 'n half for my coffee, the elixir of life, the bringer of all good things before 8 am. To find my Mothers' Day gift: Oooooh yeah. No, I did not...

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I am getting a little lot woozy, just looking at this photo. Just what somebody who's scared of heights needs to keep them awake at night.... Ananova - Worlds highest swing The world's highest swing has been set up on a 1,100ft TV tower in Harbin city,...

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Wis. farmer finds new calf has two noses MERRILL, Wis. - Mark Krombholz had to look twice at his new calf, Lucy — one time for each nose. "I didn't notice anything too different about her until I got her in the barn," Krombholz said, "and all of a sudden...

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A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle. For example: If she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged...

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Yeah, yeah... I know I promised an update on the thing that nobody could figure out. So I'm a little slow. But first..... the eagles are nesting!! Isn't this a cool pic?! Beautiful birds, aren't they? Looks like one of them caught a fish. Although I've...

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