December 2006



Sacre Bleu!

Saturday, 30 December 2006 4:09 P GMT-05
My friend Melinda and I did a little shopping in Fells Point the other day. We had hoped to visit A Good Yarn, but disappointingly, they were closed for the holidays and "year-end" inventory (the quotes are theirs). Not to worry, there are plenty o

Fragrant Friday - End of Year Wrap-up

Friday, 29 December 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Category: Fragrance

Handmade Giftswap Part 2

Wednesday, 27 December 2006 6:23 P GMT-05
Welp, Sheri's daughter was right - the handmade portion of my Handmade Gift Swap was well worth the wait!

Post-Christmas Cookie Coma

Tuesday, 26 December 2006 2:41 P GMT-05
We must have made a gazillion cookies on Friday - chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, cinnamon chip, toffee, chewy chocolate, and almond macaroons. We'll be eating them well into the new year, even though my brother took several dozen home with him that

Christmas Countown

Monday, 18 December 2006 8:52 A GMT-05
Christmas is a week from today, and while I'm looking forward to the holiday, I'm really looking forward to my long vacation from work - 12 days! There's plenty to do though, especially at the end of this week: Friday is our annual cookie-baking day

Fragrant Fridays

Friday, 15 December 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Apothia is a company that sells scent, candles, makeup, hair products, etc., but they also have their own line of fragrances. I read on another blog about their sample promotion, so I signed up. Yesterday, I received three small spray samples of If
Category: Fragrance

Even More Goodies!

Monday, 11 December 2006 2:57 P GMT-05
Have you noticed that the USPS delivers on Sunday during the holiday season? Strange, but true! And look at what the postman left for me this past Sunday - a suprise package from Wendy G. Wendy correctly guessed the number of skeins of Noro in my

Handmade Giftswap

Saturday, 9 December 2006 10:47 A GMT-05

Fragrant Friday - Sniffin' Around New York

Friday, 8 December 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Last week, I took a short trip to the Big Apple with my Dad. We mostly goof around and shop, stopping for c
Category: Fragrance

We Meet at Last!

Tuesday, 5 December 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Look who showed up on my doorstep Saturday afternoon! Despite living a handful of miles away and being at both Stitches East and MS&W at the same time, Lolly and I had never met. So she took matters in her own hands and suggested that the two of us

December Already!

Sunday, 3 December 2006 1:39 P GMT-05
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly the year passes. Seems like it was only just December 2005, and it's already 12 months later. There's still some Norovember knitting going on: Dyann finished her Shawl with Cables, and it's spectacul
Category: Norovember

Fragrant Friday - Spice is Nice

Friday, 1 December 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Lubin Idole Notes: Rum absolute, saffron, bitter orange peel, black cumin, Doum palm, smoked ebony, sugar cane, leather, red sandalwood I Profumi di Firenze Spezie de Medici Notes: cinnamon, cayenne, cardamom, clove and ginger Donna Kar
Category: Fragrance