tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post8060470616101393449..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: Brilliance and inspiration.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-36277789844712399462007-06-03T11:44:00.000-05:002007-06-03T11:44:00.000-05:00Did you happen to see "Sing Behind the Plow" about...Did you happen to see "Sing Behind the Plow" about John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC?? I just returned from a week there and highly recommend it! The passion and atmosphere of craft is wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-86012966629853202442007-06-01T09:17:00.000-05:002007-06-01T09:17:00.000-05:00If you can take time for the gym with YOUR schedul...If you can take time for the gym with YOUR schedule, I have no excuses on this end. I too, need to lose 30 (uhm 40) lbs. So here goes - Day 1 and the sneakers are on! Bikini-season 2008, here I come!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-68671419019131064762007-05-31T18:30:00.000-05:002007-05-31T18:30:00.000-05:00A few years ago, I bit the bullet and lost about 6...A few years ago, I bit the bullet and lost about 60 pounds. Not easy. And some of it has crept back. Not a lot...but enough that I'm really watching what I'm eating. Good luck! And I've found that knitting on the stationary bike is really rather fun!Sheepish Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564802976550099985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-54393558285752883002007-05-31T15:43:00.000-05:002007-05-31T15:43:00.000-05:00I could probably lose an entire one of you and sti...I could probably lose an entire one of you and still need to lose thirty pounds-- but any weight loss, big or small, sucks, so I'm wishing you nothing but joy of exercise and fat-free thoughts from here on out!!!!Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-87658810041331483492007-05-31T15:33:00.000-05:002007-05-31T15:33:00.000-05:00Congrats on joining a gym. I'm working on it too. ...Congrats on joining a gym. I'm working on it too. I feel like starting that diet where you drink diet coke and smoke. Curse you non functioning thyroid!!Lauralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142895300567373085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-4333845333952556752007-05-31T13:02:00.000-05:002007-05-31T13:02:00.000-05:00I watched "Craft in America" last night. I really...I watched "Craft in America" last night. I really enjoyed it. I just wish I had a pinky finger's worth of the talent shown last night. Good luck on your weight loss!lisamaeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623781791775383953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-35081442304403050242007-05-31T11:49:00.000-05:002007-05-31T11:49:00.000-05:00I watched that Craft in America series last nite. ...I watched that Craft in America series last nite. I am in Kansas City, and our PBS apparently showed all three parts on the same nite. I caught the second and third part. Very interesting stuff.Jolenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14513886198927409074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-60951912687099058382007-05-31T11:26:00.000-05:002007-05-31T11:26:00.000-05:00Hi, I really enjoy your blog!I also really liked y...Hi, I really enjoy your blog!<BR/>I also really liked your Knitty article on how to dye. I was wondering--do you know of any dye technicques that yield a tweed-like yarn?<BR/>Thank you!<BR/>AliceAlice O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15275801587449219038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-58311963702615688432007-05-31T11:23:00.000-05:002007-05-31T11:23:00.000-05:00That is absolutely the way I work, pulling the dan...That is absolutely the way I work, pulling the dang thing out time after time until I get it right.<BR/><BR/>The up side is, when you help somebody else after all that, you know exactly where they can go wrong, because you've just been there.<BR/><BR/>Here is my one and only tip on exercising or cleaning:<BR/>"I don't have to 'want to,' I just have to do it."<BR/><BR/>And here's a zinger, a friend of mine got his blood pressure under control, and his migraine frequency plummeted! That's so not fair, my BP runs low enough that I get faint standing up too fast.Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-9155157674659920432007-05-31T08:51:00.000-05:002007-05-31T08:51:00.000-05:00I'm ten pounds down on a thrity pound goal myself....I'm ten pounds down on a thrity pound goal myself. I picked up a ten pound bag of sugar at tthe store the other day and was blown away at how much that really is! Stick with it! Every little bit helps. And yes, my feet hurt less already. If I can do it, you can do it too.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-34196170772322929292007-05-31T08:04:00.000-05:002007-05-31T08:04:00.000-05:00I watched this last night too. I flipped during so...I watched this last night too. I flipped during so you think you can dance and than after watched fully. Very cool, I'm thinking about buying the DVD.<BR/><BR/>Good luck on working out.Sarah O Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716722684674282600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-34332959950834634652007-05-31T07:16:00.000-05:002007-05-31T07:16:00.000-05:00I hear you sister. My goal is 10 pounds at a time...I hear you sister. My goal is 10 pounds at a time. The whole goal is just too depressing to think about.Saren Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947975330333922217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-27138393682785442212007-05-31T06:57:00.000-05:002007-05-31T06:57:00.000-05:00I got up to a point last year where I realized I h...I got up to a point last year where I realized I had to lose 30 pounds for my feet, health, etc.<BR/>I just concentrated on losing 10 and have done that while not going over for a while, so now I'm going for the next 10--for me, smaller goals make me feel great and gives me a better attitude for the next stepWhat I don't like is that I have to both increase my exercise AND watch what I eat--why isn't just one of those enough?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com