tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75478708717213921312011-12-20T04:18:58.537-06:00Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-67341751592948417672011-09-02T20:58:00.004-06:002011-09-02T21:18:45.607-06:00

1. I've sent an email to all of the prize winners to confirm addresses, so if your name is on the list of winners below, please check your email (there weren't any duplicate names, so if your name is on the list and you made a donation, that's you!). I've already heard back from a lot of you - thank you. 2. If you made a donation and did not receive a copy of the My Wish pattern, check your

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Congratulations to everyone who has won a prize! I wish I had a prize for everyone. I've listed the names of the prize winners in bold by each prize. If you won something, I will send you an email to confirm your address. I have started sending out the email messages tonight and will finish sending them out Thursday night. Thanks to everyone who made a donation to Make-A-Wish, donated a prize and

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-22692150144627524762011-08-29T20:41:00.002-06:002011-08-29T20:54:12.729-06:00

Team Cupcake Mafia crossed the finish line at the Denver Oyster on Saturday! And we were the top fundraiser - raising more than $8,100 for Make a Wish of Colorado! I spoke with the director of Make a Wish and she was beyond thrilled. She said that your donations would be enough to pay for TWO wishes. Incredible. More than 350 individual donations were made throughout the fundraiser, which

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-81979225854799573632011-08-25T22:16:00.011-06:002011-08-25T23:47:12.867-06:00

Friday (8/26) at noon MDT is the deadline for making your donation to my fundraiser for Make A Wish of Colorado to receive the My Wish pattern and be eligible to win the amazing prizes. Your donations, which have topped $7,000 so far, will help make Laird and Jane's wishes come true. If you live in the U.S., here's how to make a donation to Make-A-Wish of Colorado: Click Here to visit the

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-16737542766100109732011-08-21T22:18:00.001-06:002011-08-21T22:19:53.280-06:00

Jane is 7 years old with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Her wish is to go to Disney World because "it is so fun - it sounds so cool and awesome!" Jane also enjoys the color pink, Wii games, strawberries, all kinds of music, Selena Gomez, the Rockies and Chihuahuas. In her spare time she likes to goof around and go to dance class. This is one of at least two wishes that your donations will help

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-55842744595677758312011-08-18T23:21:00.003-06:002011-08-18T23:26:59.539-06:00

Laird is a 5 year old with Burkitt's Lymphoma. His wish is to go to Legoland because he loves legos (especially blue ones). He also is a big fan of the color green, chicken, tootsie pops, the Black-Eyed Peas, the Broncos, the "Chipmunks" movies and panda bears. In his spare time he likes to wrestle with his dad and push him in the pool. This is one of the wishes that your donations will help

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-61583823285312305102011-08-15T22:22:00.006-06:002011-08-15T23:04:18.577-06:00

To those who have already made a donation: I am usually able to send out the patterns the day I receive your donation confirmation. If it has been longer than 24 hours since you made a donation and did not receive an email from me with the My Wish Shawl pattern attached, please forward your confirmation email to me at Lynn AT lynnzimm DOT com. If you have left me a comment on the blog regarding a

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-91256143761449230792011-08-07T20:02:00.008-06:002011-08-12T06:15:58.600-06:00

To those who have already made a donation: I send out the patterns the day I receive your donation confirmation. If you have made a donation and did not receive an email from me with the My Wish Shawl pattern attached, please forward your confirmation email to me at Lynn AT lynnzimm DOT com. Thank you again for your donations! We did it...$5,000 raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-68233132981526415472011-07-17T21:50:00.006-06:002011-07-17T22:38:36.210-06:00

This week, we went over the $4,000 mark! Thank you to everyone who has made a donation so far. Since we've smashed my original goal of $3,000 and we still have more than a month to go, we're going to raise the bar. According to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado, the average cost of granting one wish is $5,000...so that's our new goal. Together, we could help grant the wish of one of the

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-35704478544976870472011-07-04T20:40:00.006-06:002011-07-04T22:00:08.643-06:00

In just one week, we have raised more than $3,000 for The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado! WOW! Thank you do everyone who has made a donation, donated a prize and spread the word. You're all a part of Team Cupcake Mafia! Just a reminder, here's how to donate: If you live in the U.S. here's how to make a donation to Make-A-Wish: Click Here to visit the Denver Oyster donation site.Select City:

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-781738582268503952011-06-30T10:22:00.002-06:002011-06-30T13:43:15.453-06:00

First, Carin from Round the Twist was one of the lucky test knitters of the My Wish Shawl and she has generously donated her shawl to the drawing! I've seen this shawl in person and it is stunning. It's made out of her own handspun SW merino from Enchanted Knoll Farm in Sedona and Wollmeise 100% in WD Gianduia. She's working on getting photos sent to me. The details. Unless otherwise noted, for

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-51352615392639212822011-06-28T20:29:00.017-06:002011-07-04T22:09:16.206-06:00

First, a huge thank you. Before I've even posted any of the prizes we have raised more than $1,500! That's halfway to our goal in only 4 days. I'm thinking I might need to revise our goal...but that's for another post. This post is all about the prizes! Another huge thank you to everyone who has donated a prize for the drawing. Once again, both friends I know in real life and virtual friends have

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-88188425655713980562011-06-23T11:17:00.007-06:002011-06-24T22:02:06.414-06:00

One last update - I promise there will be a new post on Sunday night. First, we've already raised more than $400. WOW!!! Thank you to everyone who has donated!I am riding in the MS150 bike ride on Saturday and Sunday and I'm not sure if I will have access to the internet to send patterns out on Saturday. If I'm not able to send them out on Saturday, I will email them to donors as soon as I get

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-29695658054998410092011-06-13T19:31:00.003-06:002011-06-13T20:06:21.050-06:00

I'll be announcing the items that will be included in the giveaway for the Team Cupcake Mafia fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and how to make a donation next week. If you would like to donate an item for the fundraiser, please contact me at lynn AT lynnzimm DOT com. Thank you to everyone who supports our team!I've always loved competition. Growing up, it was softball, volleyball and

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-3435137622602855342011-05-18T21:47:00.005-06:002011-05-19T11:11:30.646-06:00

If you've been following my blog for awhile, you know that last year my little sister, a good friend and I participated in an urban adventure race called the Denver Oyster where we raised more than $2,500 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. On August 27, Team Cupcake Mafia will once again crack the Oyster and we hope to raise even more money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation with some great prizes as

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Probably. But the 15 year old Old Lady Cat deserves to be spoiled. My iPad is her iPad. At this point, I really don't have a choice. I found a fun new app - Paint for Cats. Xena is a huge fan. I'm sure she'll be opening a gallery soon.

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-83170610957854728582011-05-01T19:33:00.003-06:002011-05-01T19:34:52.786-06:00

The new loom is all set up and we've been getting along quite well so far. My first project off the loom was a simple wool scarf made from Wollmeise yarn. A match made in heaven I think.

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My love of fiber arts continues to grow and over the last year, I have been learning to weave. Today, I brought home my newest tool, a Schacht Baby Wolf loom. I am so excited to get it all put together so I can get it warped and start to weave. I also came home to find a package from The Loopy Ewe. Sheri held a contest on Facebook when the shop hit 5,000 fans. I was the lucky winner! In true

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-38014714770457425122011-03-07T22:43:00.003-06:002011-03-07T22:47:52.170-06:00

Some friends asked me to create a video of how I ply the yarn I spin. It's not the best video quality, but I hope it helps you see what I do to create an evenly plied yarn. And of course, there is a cat cameo. Ashford couldn't resist being on camera.

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-2363186582972346972011-02-21T22:59:00.002-06:002011-02-21T23:02:24.208-06:00

This is some fiber I'm spinning for a friend. I think it was dyed to be spun on a cherry wheel.

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-40161935526266390292011-02-17T23:51:00.002-06:002011-02-17T23:56:36.785-06:00

Here's a short post to get back into the swing of things on the blog. I recently bought a new camera - a fancy one in fact - because I wanted to take photos like I was seeing from some of my friends and on some of my favorite blogs. It arrived earlier this week and I've been learning how all of the bells and whistles work on it. I think I'm going to like it.Of course it is difficult to take a bad

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-49243828450640514552010-10-13T20:57:00.002-06:002010-10-13T21:55:55.442-06:00

I'll admit, I'm usually pretty selfish with my crafts. I don't have as much time as I wish I had to work on my projects, so when I do have the time, it's usually something for me. But this summer, I've learned how much joy the things that I make can bring to others. If you've been following my blog, you know that I offered several items that I have made as prizes in my fundraiser for the

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-52936983703151228692010-10-07T21:00:00.002-06:002010-10-07T21:47:03.364-06:00

Fall is my favorite time of year. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp (although Mother Nature seems to be trying to hold on to some of the summer heat) and it just makes me want to spend time outside. I've been lucky this fall to go to some of my favorite places. Over Labor Day, I went back to Kansas City to visit my friends and we spent a day in Lawrence. I hadn't been back there since I

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-793640173288058242010-09-01T21:45:00.006-06:002010-09-01T22:33:50.586-06:00

It's been almost two weeks since Team Cupcake Mafia cracked the Merrell Denver Oyster and I still smile when I think about how much fun we had. It was a gorgeous blue skies Colorado day and Mary, Tali and I were all ready to race.I saw more new to me places in Denver in the 6 hours and 30 minutes it took us to complete the course than I've seen in the almost 3 years I lived here. What a great way

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-88140254549261628522010-08-21T20:29:00.004-06:002010-08-21T20:42:12.932-06:00

The Denver Oyster was this morning, and we had an incredible time! Tali, Mary and I biked and ran all over Denver and completed every task we were asked to do in 6 hours and 33 minutes. It was so much fun!I'm way too tired to do a full report, but I'll share a photo of our day.This is Tali and I realizing we should have chosen a ride at Elitch Gardens that was NOT called Chaos to complete one of

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-38437171086028815912010-08-18T19:36:00.004-06:002010-08-18T22:17:49.475-06:00

The Denver Oyster Adventure race is only 3 days away! On Saturday morning Team Cupcake Mafia will be running, biking and completing crazy tasks all over Denver. I am so excited and can't wait to share my experience with you. I'm sure there will be good stories.I am also extremely excited that we have completely blown away our goal of $1,500 and are now only $125 away from raising $2,500. For

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-65542332834389501252010-08-03T21:20:00.004-06:002010-08-03T21:57:00.896-06:00

So far, Team Cupcake Mafia has raised more than $2,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation thanks to all of you. I am completely overwhelmed by your generosity. That's why doing this drawing was so hard. I wanted everyone to win something because you are all so awesome! But I guess in the end, we all do win because we know that very deserving kids are going to have their wish come true. I can't thank

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-86376292949300868652010-07-31T13:19:00.004-06:002010-07-31T13:40:37.879-06:00

But first, a message from me. I left the house for a bike ride about two hours ago and came home to find that we've gone over $2,000 raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation! Thank you to everyone who has donated!And now I'll introduce the girls. For those of you who are new to my blog, Purl and Ashford are my three year old "kittens" who are my constant companions. Throughout this fundraising

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-80892165786617996142010-07-31T08:51:00.005-06:002010-07-31T09:24:07.149-06:00

Help me help make the wishes of sick kids come true! I will be participating in the Denver Oyster Urban Adventure Race and my team is raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. To donate, click here, select Denver, Team Cupcake Mafia, and Lynn Zimmerman. (If you are outside the U.S., this site won't work for you. Send me an email at lynnazimmermanATmacDOTcom and we'll work something out so you

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-56860171102926923862010-07-29T21:18:00.003-06:002010-07-29T21:42:08.868-06:00

Help me and Team Cupcake Mafia help make dreams of sick kids come true! To make your donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, click here, select Denver, Team Cupcake Mafia, Team Member Lynn Zimmerman.We reached our goal of $1,500 today! But we're not stopping there. The more we raise the more we help make dreams come true. You still have until Saturday, July 31 to make a donation and be entered to

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-30059308611237303712010-07-28T22:31:00.003-06:002010-07-28T22:45:22.976-06:00

Help me and Team Cupcake Mafia help make dreams come true! To make your donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, click here, select Denver, Team Cupcake Mafia, Team Member Lynn Zimmerman.We're only 3 days away from the deadline (Saturday, July 31 at midnight MDT) to donate to be entered in the prize drawing for my fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. I have two more prizes to share with you

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-32118796386206327492010-07-22T20:42:00.008-06:002010-07-22T21:25:21.264-06:00

I have finished spinning two of the skeins of yarn for my giveaway. I'm very excited that this is helping raise money so some very deserving kids get to have their wishes come true by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. But as I finished one of the skeins, I realized how much I'm committed to blowing away our $1,500 goal.I love this skein.Photos do not do it justice. It is black BFL dyed by Gale's Art in

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-17459037919821833862010-07-13T22:47:00.004-06:002010-07-13T23:12:57.927-06:00

I got a surprise in the mail today from Sarah from Perfect Day Yarns! She sent me a skein of her awesome Sonnet Sport Yarn (245yards/4oz) in the Midnight Iris colorway to add to the fundraiser. Thank you, Sarah! Absolutely gorgeous!You can look through the last few posts to see the other fabulous prizes.To donate, click here, select Denver, Team Cupcake Mafia, and Team Member Lynn Zimmerman.

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-64820011270368646582010-07-08T21:00:00.005-06:002010-07-08T21:20:12.231-06:00

Seriously. I know the coolest people in the world! Amanda from Frog Creek Fibers has donated two skeins of her Sonsie base (8-ply 100% Superwash Merino) in this gorgeous Computer Blue colorway. Each skein is 100 grams/330 yards.Once again, to donate, click here, then select Denver, Team Cupcake Mafia, and Team Member Lynn Zimmerman. I discovered today that the site is only set up for donations

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-8168708948088820912010-07-07T21:44:00.005-06:002010-07-07T22:34:52.154-06:00

I recently rekindled this blog to promote my fundraiser, and have realized how much I really enjoy blogging. I do a lot of writing professionally, which I love, but the blog gives me the opportunity to be a little more free with my writing. No promises, but I plan on blogging more often from now on, even after the fundraising is over. So stick with me! I have a special "infomercial" edition of

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-41692771860543869852010-07-06T20:29:00.006-06:002010-07-06T21:25:21.483-06:00

I think it's pretty obvious that I love yarn and fiber and knitting and spinning and weaving. But something I have neglected to write as much about is one of the things I love the most about my hobby...the awesome people I've met who love yarn and fiber and knitting and spinning and weaving as much as I do. It has been incredible to me how many people from all over the world I have met and am

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-49346944931404846432010-07-05T22:05:00.003-06:002010-07-05T22:18:17.891-06:00

Please consider supporting my fundraising efforts for the Make-A-Wish Foundation! Click here to find out more. When I took a weaving class earlier this year, I really didn't expect to enjoy it that much. But I'm hooked and fascinated by the fabric I'm creating. I made this incredible scarf in a day. I made this out of Noro Sock Yarn. Either this scarf, or a very similar one will be a prize in my

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-85440831424935409102010-07-01T20:24:00.003-06:002010-07-01T21:19:02.234-06:00

As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I am going to be competing in August in the Denver Oyster, an urban adventure race. Team Cupcake Mafia, which is made up of me, my little sis, Mary and my friend, Tali, will be running, biking and completing crazy tasks all over Denver while covering a distance of 20-30 miles. One of the requirements of this race, is to raise money for the Make-A-Wish

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-6401615065100717652010-06-28T21:20:00.002-06:002010-06-28T21:29:41.874-06:00

Please consider supporting my fundraising efforts for the Make A Wish Foundation! Click here to find out more. Two weeks ago was one of my favorite events of the year - the Estes Park Wool Market. One of the best things about living in Denver is that I live within driving distance of this fiber paradise. And this year I managed to talk Denise and Megann to come to Denver and go to the Wool Market

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-90015761846029079952010-06-15T22:23:00.004-06:002010-06-15T22:41:45.671-06:00

In August, my friend Tali, my little sis Mary and I are going to be competing in the Denver Oyster, an urban adventure race. The three of us are competing in the full course, a 4-6 hour race where we get clues, find our way to a checkpoint somewhere in Denver, then complete a task that could include a physical challenge, a puzzle or any other type of crazy challenge the organizers can come up

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-51720438392656776242010-06-06T21:08:00.004-06:002010-06-06T22:17:24.980-06:00

Waking up at 5:30 a.m. to a blaring carbon monoxide detector followed by a visit by three of South Metro Denver's Bravest is not a great way to start the day. Fortunately, it was a false alarm and I've purchased a new CO detector. I hope I'll get a good night's sleep tonight. It turns out that 2.5 years after you move into a new house is when things start to break. Last week, I fixed a toilet,

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-27071390425692072562010-04-29T21:22:00.003-06:002010-05-02T22:18:22.822-06:00

It has been a busy month here at Chez Zimm, plus I am fairly certain Colorado is trying to kill me with all of the pollen that is in the air right now. I have never sneezed so much in my life! But in happier news...In March, I met six of my best friends for our annual girls weekend. This year we decided to meet up in Sedona and we rented the most incredible house. It was the perfect place for us

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-78033276515256101092010-03-23T20:33:00.001-06:002010-03-23T20:35:23.938-06:00

It was 70 degrees yesterday. This is the view from my front door tonight. 5-10" is expected. Craziness!

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-83061622744396883922010-03-02T21:29:00.003-06:002010-03-02T22:51:55.068-06:00

What? It's March, you say? Seriously? How did it get to be March anyway? Life just continues to speed by and I'm just trying to keep up. At least I can say my new year has been a productive one so far. In January, I spent a fantastic weekend in the OC with Megann and Denise. We met two years ago at The Loopy Ewe Spring Fling and became fast friends. Our rented beach house was perfect for hanging

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I finally drug the tree out of storage and decorated tonight. It's feeling a little more like Christmas! And the fact that it's supposed to be -2 degrees tonight means the holiday isn't very far away. I was excited to get the tree up so I could put my new star on top. The pattern is the Star Tree Topper (Ravelry link) from the 2009 Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts issue. As soon as I saw the

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Today I found out that a skein of my handspun has been selected as a finalist in the "I made it on my Schacht" contest. Schacht is the company that made my spinning wheel. They're celebrating their 40th anniversary this year and have done several special promotions. The first is the contest. Here's my entry: It's hand-dyed superwash merino from AllSpunUp. I'll find out in October if I've won.

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The Iowa State Fair is already over for another year, but I was lucky enough to make it back to Des Moines for the first two days of the Fair. Once again, it was a great time!Megan in the tunnel at the Master Gardeners' gardens. I have a photo of her in this same spot over the last few years. I think she was able to stand up in the the tunnel the first year I took this photo.Noah found his

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After a long blog hiatus, it's time to start blogging again. This weekend Linda, Mary, Phil and I spent a long weekend in Steamboat Springs. We all had a wonderful time - it was a relaxing getaway. We did some hiking, knitting, cooking and watched the final stages of the Tour de France and a few too many episodes of the Deadliest Catch. We even made it to a rodeo. Here's some photos from the trip

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I have become a social media junkie lately. Ravelry for my knitting and spinning exploits, Facebook to reconnect and stay in touch with friends from my many moves and volunteer activities, and now Twitter, which allows me to give my loyal followers minute by minute updates on the exciting life I live and dailymile, a social network and training log which lets me track my workouts. Being this

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This week I celebrated my 36th birthday. Mary, Phil and Crumpet gave me a scratching post, but I'm not sure who is enjoying it more, me or the kitties. All I know is that the yellow toy mouse is not allowed to hang on top of the scratching post.

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Since today is St. Distaff Day, I thought it would be appropriate to blog about some yarn I recently finished spinning. Although unlike the spinners who used to take the 12 days after Christmas off from working, I actually had more time to spin. I was able to finish spinning 8 oz of superwash merino from Crown Mountain Farms. It is approximately 800 yards of 3-ply fingering weight yarn. It needs

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Send your own ElfYourself eCards

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Mary and I had decided to go shopping on Friday morning, but after looking through the newspaper ads, there wasn't anything that we just had to have except for the free Christmas ornament from World Market. So we woke up with enough time to get there so we could be one of the first 100 shoppers after they opened at 7 a.m. Surprisingly, there wasn't a huge rush at the door. I mean, who could pass

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I hope everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving! Today Mary and Phil, Phil's parents, Joe and Monica and my neighbor Jinhee were brave enough to join me for Thanksgiving and eat the first turkey I've ever baked. I started out by brushing the turkey with olive oil, garlic powder, basil and sage.Xena offered to keep an eye on the turkey when I had to take a shower. I declined her help and shooed her

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Well, except for Ashford. We had a bit of an incident earlier this week that could have been much more traumatic for the kitty had I not been on vacation from work and home during the afternoon. I was sitting on the couch when I heard something sliding and then a thud. I knew it had to be kitty related so I went to investigate. Purl was sitting next to me and she was immediately ruled out. The

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I spent last weekend in Bartlesville to visit my friends. I was able to see almost everyone I wanted to see, and had some tasty meals at some of my favorite restaurants. I had dinner with my friends Andrea and Jennifer I spent an afternoon catching up and knitting with Stacy from Tempted. I didn't get any photos of her or her amazing yarn and fiber, but I did get a photo of me meeting her two

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-58725697828649729362008-11-08T12:44:00.001-06:002008-11-08T12:44:55.102-06:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } IMG_0690, originally uploaded by zimmerml. I was looking for something that I'm pretty sure the kitties have hidden from me, and I took a yard stick to see if it had rolled under the couch. I didn't find what I was looking

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This is far from being a political blog. I try to stick with topics that are non-controversial, but since the election is only 9 days away, I'm going to start this post by straying from my normal yarn and kitty fodder and blog about my chance to see Barack Obama in downtown Denver this afternoon. (Don't worry - there's plenty of yarn and kitty activity to talk about in this post too!)Mary, Phil

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I'm afraid I might have driven away some of my readers with the tarantula photo in the last post so I will start with one of the most photogenic kittens in the world. I promise that there aren't any more giant spider photos planned for this blog for the foreseeable future. It has started to fee like winter here so I've been taking advantage of the cold and getting a lot of spinning done. We

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This weekend Mary and Phil, and I took the Tribeca on it's first road trip. I needed a break after the very successful IABC Southern Region Conference. We picked Taos because it happened to be the weekend of the Taos Wool Festival. The drive down was spectacular because the Aspens were at their peak and the mountains were bright yellow. So beautiful. We stayed with Mary and Phil's friends James

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I've made two visits to the vet in the last couple of weeks. It was supposed to be one trip for our annual checkup and shots, but Xena decided she was not interested in a trip to the vet with the kittens, so she went a week later. I'm happy to report that all three girls are very healthy - the vet even said that Xena, who is 12, had bloodwork of a much younger cat. She's a very svelte 7 pounds.

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Over the last 10 days, I have been in Des Moines, Kansas City and Calgary, with brief stops at home in Denver. That much traveling tends to put a crimp in my blogging style. But I'm back and I have photos!First, I never posted the photo of the finished yarn I sent to Janice for her Team in Training fundraiser drawing. I love how this yarn turned out. It's about 370 yards of light sportweight yarn

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With the secret spinning project and a crazy work schedule, I haven't had much to post about lately. But that has all changed! The secret spinning project is complete, and has made its way to Deidre in Seattle so I can finally post a photo here. This is Rambouillet wool, which was a first time spin for me, and it was dyed by The Fox Hop. It is a super soft wool, similar to Merino, but with a much

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This post won't be very exciting because I still can't show off what I've been spinning. I had hoped to finish the swap gift this weekend, but I started having water drip from the vent in my living room Saturday night. When I called the builder's emergency line they told me to turn off the A/C and keep it off until they could come fix it on Monday (I was told that A/C was a luxury, and they would

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I've been trying to post at least once a week, but I've been busy lately so I'm behind. I was listening to some great music over the weekend, work has been crazy busy, and I've been spinning like a madwoman to get my secret fiber finished for the Hush Hush Handspun Hootenany. I can't post photos in case my pal has figured out who I am (I'm not very good at being a "secret" pal), but I am really

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The Hotel Zed has been busy lately. Yesterday, my friends from Kansas City, Kent and Allison, drove into Denver on their way to Crested Butte for a few days of mountain biking. I was excited to get to see them. Gina came down from Boulder, and we went to LoDo to do some shopping at the Denver REI flagship store. They happened to be having a big clearance sale, so we all found some good bargains.

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Because I have a yard! Look at all that land. Thank goodness the homeowners association is responsible for its upkeep. It would take HOURS to mow. And the mostly dead plants they planted just add so much to the landscaping. Hopefully, someone will notice that and replace them soon. I hope everyone had a fabulous 4th of July weekend. I had visitors this weekend. My mom, dad and sister drove in

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One year ago today Purl and Ashford came to live with me from the Washington County SPCA in Bartlesville. Since then, they have provided me with hours of entertainment and lots of snuggles (as long as its on their terms!).Even Xena has learned to tolerate them. June is Adopt a Shelter Cat month, so if you're thinking of adopting a new pet, visit your local shelter. There are lots of wonderful

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I recently signed up for a swap where I will spin 4 oz of fiber to send to someone, along with 4 oz of unspun fiber and other goodies. And I will receive a similar package. It sounded like fun, especially since my spinning skills have improved so much since my class and buying the new wheel. This is a questionnaire so my swap partner can get to know me. There's more info about my trip to NYC

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Don't worry. I have things covered. This weekend was a great opportunity to add to the fiber stash. Saturday morning I drove up to Estes Park for the Estes Park Wool Market, which is a fiber lovers dream. They had more than 50 vendors (most of them from Colorado and surrounding states) along with lots of fiber-bearing animals to look at. I found a couple of things that needed to come home with

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Yesterday Mary and I both had the day free, so we decided to do some exploring in downtown Denver. I took the light rail from the south side of town and Mary took the bus from Boulder and we met up at Union Station. Our first stop was the Denver Capitol Hill People's Fair, which is an annual festival in Civic Center Park. There were a ton of booths to check out from arts and crafts vendors and

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Because the air conditioner doesn't seem to work. I broke down last night and decided that I needed to turn it on. It was on for about 5 hours and the temperature in my house went up about 5 degrees. Not the result I had hoped for. Sigh. The joys of a new home. Fortunately it's all under warranty and should be fixed in the next day or so. At least the kitties are enjoying the fresh air. Let's

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I've been extremely happy with my spinning wheel purchase. I haven't had much time to spin this week, but I did manage to finish spinning the superwash merino wool from The Dyeing Arts. It was like butter to work with and I'm really excited about how it came out. It is approx. 350 yards of sportweight yarn. I think it's going to make a gorgeous pair of socks!I've also been working on a scarf out

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I brought home a new toy yesterday. Isn't it pretty? It's a Schacht Matchless and I had the opportunity to bring one home from my class to play with for the last week and I had to take it back yesterday. It just so happened that the shop had some that were just waiting to be taken to their new homes. This one wanted to come home with me. I've been spinning all day today. This is the roving I

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I have been trying to take full advantage of having the Schacht Matchless live with me this week. I finally (it seemed to take forever) finished spinning 4 oz of Merino that was dyed by the Yarn Wench in her Flaming Pie colorway. I was trying for fingering weight to make a pair of socks, but I think I ended up with about 500 yards of lace weight. I'm still really proud of it and I think it will

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Last weekend was my annual trip with my girlfriends from Kansas City. This year, we took advantage of the fact that one of us moved to San Diego. Christy was a great host! She arranged for us to take surfing lessons. I tried to block out the fact that there had been a deadly great white shark attack off of one of the beaches in San Diego the week before and got in the water. We had so much fun.

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When I moved into the townhouse I loved everything about it...except the light fixture in the dining room. I'm assuming that the woman who picked everything out had a chandelier she planned on installing because I couldn't believe a person with such good taste would like such a horribly ugly light fixture. It was so ugly I must have tried not to take photos of it. This is the best one I could

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Last week, I attended my first Colorado Rockies game with my friend Tracy from Bartlesville. It was a beautiful night to sit outside and watch the game. The Rockies were playing the Cubs, and apparently I witnessed history. The Rockies lost in an exciting extra innings game, but the Cubs won their 10,000th game in franchise history. The next 12 hours were a bit tense. I managed to get stuck in a

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For the last three weeks, I've been driving to Boulder to take a spinning class and I have loved every minute of it. It's inspired me to spend more time working on my technique.One of the bonuses of taking the class is that every week you get to bring home a different wheel to play with. Last week I brought home a Louet S10. This week I brought home a Lendrum folding wheel. My camera battery died

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I had a meeting this morning, which gave my coworkers plenty of time to desecrate my Jayhawk bobblehead doll. I'll admit that it's pretty funny and that I'm impressed with their bobblehead doll clothes making skills, but it's just very very wrong. Since my last post, lots has been going on in my crazy world of fiber. I got my Loopy Ewe Spring Fling Swap package from my awesome swap partner, Julie

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Life at Chez Zed is pretty easy-going, but in order to maintain some sense of decorum, there are a couple of rules that must be followed. We don't allow any of them to be broken. 1. Yarn is not a toy. 2. If the toy is brought to you, you throw it immediately. Even if it is not brought directly to you, you still must throw it immediately. If the toy is dropped in your general vicinity, it is

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Last weekend I finally got to show off my new house to some out of town visitors. My mom, dad, older sister, Linda and my niece and nephew, Megan and Noah made the drive from Des Moines to Denver to visit Mary and me. We had a very fun time. We started out the weekend on Friday at Mary and Phil's house in Boulder with a walk down Pearl Street (with a stop at Ben & Jerry's...yum!) then a

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It was an exciting day at Chez Zed (thanks to my Canadian friend Mark for the new household nickname!). After almost a month of attempting to unpack without a place to put a lot of my things, our new furniture was finally delivered. I say "our" because it clearly is not just for me to enjoy. The kitties have quickly picked out their favorite places to hang out. Ashford is fond of the ottoman that

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I still have to remind myself that I actually get paid to live in Colorado. I love the clear days when the mountains come out and have a crystal clear blue sky behind them. It takes my breath away every time I see them. When I was house shopping I knew that buying a place with a mountain view would be a bit out of my price range. But, somehow, I was lucky enough to get one.This is the view from

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Life has been a bit busy since my last post. So much to catch up on. On Feb. 10, I celebrated my 35th birthday. It was a pretty low key celebration, but very fun. My friend Tanya and I decided to take advantage of the amazing weather, and headed to Mount Evans, the home of the worlds highest paved road, to do some snowshoeing. We weren't able to drive all the way up the road, but we went almost

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She is seriously offended that my last post was all about Ashford. She insisted that I post a photo of her immediately. How could I resist?

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Like the rest of the people in the United States, the kitties and I spend Super Bowl Sunday glued to the television. Since there's nothing to watch in between the commercials, I often flip over to Animal Planet to catch the action on the Puppy Bowl. Ashford is a big fan of the Puppy Bowl. I'm not sure which team she's rooting for, but she is enthralled by the action on the screen. I just hope we

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Not that I'm counting or anything. I hopefully will be moving into my new house on Feb. 12. This afternoon, Mary, Phil and I went to take a look at the progress that is being made. There's still a lot to do, especially on the outside (they have wrapped it in plastic to keep it warm enough for them to finish the stucco), but the inside is looking livable. They've installed the hardwood floors and

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When you're Purl, being cute is a given.Even when you're fast asleep. However, if you ask Purl, being cute can be a curse.The flash on the cameras constantly capturing your cuteness keeps interrupting your nap time. Life is tough for the cute.

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Last night, Mary, Phil, Gina and I went to the Colorado Avalanches game for some good hockey and knitting. It was fun to sit in a section for knitters and see the reaction of the non-knitters (and unaware it was Sticks and Stitches night) when they saw all of the people knitting around them. And, the Avs won with an exciting overtime goal. In kitty news, Ashford has decided that Xena is her

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As I sit here being held down on the couch by three adorable sleeping kitties, I thought it would be fun to take a walk down memory lane and reminisce about the year that was 2007.JanuaryI somehow managed to find my way home from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, during a huge ice storm that shut down much of Oklahoma, while battling a nasty case of the flu. Thanks to a box of Pepto Bismol and sheer

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Since the chances of me sending one out are zilch. So much has happened since my last post, which was, um, before Thanksgiving. I'm a busy girl, what can I say?On the house front, much progress has been made. I spent most of the week after Thanksgiving back in Bartlesville packing up my house and sending most of my belongings off in a big moving truck for a tour of Texas and Kansas before getting

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The blog for the next month or two is mainly going to be about me obsessing about my house getting done. I stopped in earlier this week to see what progress had been made, and found that things looked very different. One week ago: Two days ago:The funny thing was that there are 6 units in my building, and mine was the only one with the brick. None of the others had even been started. I like to

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Hooray! I got an offer on the house in Oklahoma last week, so things are moving along nicely. I'm still waiting on the inspections to be completed, but I'm being optimistic that there won't be too many issues and the sale will close with no issues. So that means I needed to find a place to live.My goal was to find a place to move into shortly after the closing of the OK so we could simply move my

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Here's Hermione (Megan) modeling her sweater. I'm so excited with how it turned out!And here's Hermione and the scary dinosaur trick or treating at Living History Farms.

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I've been in Denver for almost two weeks now and finally have time to blog about it. I've been rushing home from work every night since I arrived and knitting feverishly to try to get a sweater done for my niece Megan to wear as part of her Hermione costume. It was the House Sweater from the Charmed Knits book. I have realized that it probably wasn't a great idea to have such a tight deadline for

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Like I said in my last post. The last month has been a whirlwind. The week before Ironman, I was approached about a new job opportunity. I wasn't looking for a new job. I was actually quite happy with the one I had, aside from where it was located. But the more I heard about the new position...it's a growing company, the position is new, the department is led by someone I knew from a previous job

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I can't believe it's been two weeks since Ironman Wisconsin. It seems like ages ago. Why? Well, because in between finishing Ironman and today, I have interviewed for a job, been offered a job, accepted the job and resigned from my current job. I'm in the midst of a whirlwind of cleaning and sorting so I can get my house up for sale. The sign goes in the yard tomorrow morning. More about that in

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It has been a whirlwind since I arrived in Madison on Thursday. Between registering for the race, spending a small fortune on Ironman merchandise, eating, driving the bike course, packing my transition bags for the race, reevaluating what I put in my transition bags, eating, getting in a few short quick workouts, eating and getting my bike and transition bags checking in this morning, there

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I brought home a surprise for the kitties this weekend and while it doesn't come close to matching the decor, it has been a big hit. Xena has made herself at home in the penthouse, but the downstairs neighbors have been a bit pesky. It's unfortunate she wasn't able to choose her neighbors. Only 2 days until I leave for Ironman. I was finally able to get back in the pool today, so I was able

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