Tag: Crochet
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Lady Buttons Heads Abroad
We have some lovely friends who live in the UK. They came to visit recently on their Honeymoon and brought Cliff along with them. Who is Cliff? Well, Cliff is a toy stuffed Eagle and he blogs. (I will happily share Cliff’s blog once they are aware of what is headed their way… but I…
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The Never Ending Afghan
It’s been a while since I posted anything about my adventures in crafting. It’s not like I haven’t been doing things…. I just haven’t written about them. Two years ago, I decided to make an afghan. LB said she wanted a rainbow one.. and I was happy to oblige. My fall back craft when knitting…
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Rude Awakening
So I’ve been a green belt for a while, but evidently, I’ve not been pushing myself as much as I should. Last Thursday in class I got a rude awakening. I’m not nearly fast enough. Or I’m just comfortable and have gotten lazy. Or both. During one step attack I got tagged.. I got tagged…
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Just relax
Damn I have a hard time with that. Had class today. Sunday’s are always great because not many people show up which means I get a lot of instruction. Today was a little different. It was still intense, but Sensei didn’t spend a lot of time picking apart our technique. We warmed up, did a…
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I’m back!
I’ve been back to classes for about 2 weeks… and I hurt a bit. Ok I hurt a lot. After a month off of karate, going back was quite .. unpleasant.. but not really. It’s odd actually, because while my legs are screaming, my heart is racing and my back is complaining, I’m still kicking……
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Going Green
First, I have to congratulate myself. I FINALLY got my green belt!!! Woohoo! Of course, now work is keeping me late and I’ve not been to class in a week.. The most I’ve worn my green belt is all of five minutes after Sensei gave it to me. But I passed! And on the green…