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IWSG Day, Ozzy, Ahlberg, and Upcoming SIWC

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appy Insecure Writer's Support Group Day! Insecure Writer's Support Group A database resource site and support group for writers and authors. Featuring weekly guests and tips, a monthly blogfest gathering, a Facebook group, and thousands of links – all to benefit writers! #IWSG Website / Facebook Group Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds! The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. This group is all about connecting!    Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! The awesome co-hosts for the August 6 posting of the IWSG are  Ronel Janse van Vuuren,   Natalie Aguirre,   Sarah - The Faux Fountain Pen,  and  Olga Godim ! Speaking of insecure, I've had a touch of it lately. I've registered for the next ...

Crochet and Knitting and Nature, Our Flag Means Death, and Dessert!

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ow! After years and years of saying I'd like to learn crochet, I've finally gone and done it! Things are progressing slowly, of course. I've been crocheting a single granny square over and over, trying to get it to look less like a circle, ha ha. In between, there've been beach days, and desserts! I went to a coffee tasting! I hadn't known before that there's another variety of bean out there, besides arabica and robusta: liberica! The first time I ever made more than a simple chain! Getting there... Working on my tension... My first ever solid piece in crochet! Whew, need a rest! Olive oil gift from a friend Wee Canada flag under the Switzerland one! Ship flags Making eggs and hackey sacks... Sugarless banana bread! Knitting while watching an Our Flag Means Death convention My wee thermal printer! Trying to knit gloves... Starting all over again... I did it! Aww Knit with wool from Turkey that I bought in Ireland! Wool that I want, at a new shop in Geneva...