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<\/p>\nThat was how I described my creative drive at the end of last January- one of the good things about blogging is the record of such things. Now I can chalk it up to a yearly cycle and feel as though I am making progress if I get back to my studio before the end of January!<\/p>\n
Hard to believe, but I’ve been gardening- doing the fall clean-up that I never got to in the fall. It was 70 degrees outside yesterday- which is just too very strange for Boston. I guess I can’t use the too cold up in the attic excuse for not working.
\nA few things that the blogging world brought into my house over the Christmas season-<\/p>\n
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Shobana<\/a>‘s wonderful knitting book- lots of inspiration in it. Knitting often gets me past a slump- I should start a project…<\/p>\n and this wonderful pin cushion from Betz White<\/a>–<\/p>\n I love pin cushions!<\/p>\n I was excited to see that Forest Rogers has a new blog<\/a>. Her work is amazing, the faces especially. And beautiful photography.<\/p>\n So I’ve got a question- is this blog working better for you, oh reader? Are the photos showing up? Is it unbearably slow? Better then before or worse? It is better on my end, but I have to admit I don’t know how badly broken it has been… I kept finding new problems over the last 6 weeks. Feedback would be very helpful.<\/p>\n Some things I’d like to get to this coming year-<\/p>\n -write up and publish at LEAST one pattern. That was how I described my creative drive at the end of last January- one of the good things about blogging is the record of such things. Now I can chalk it up to a yearly cycle and feel as … Continue reading ![\"17pincushion.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/17pincushion.jpg\")
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\n-make cards, probably through cafepress shop<\/a>
\n-go back and finish the many unfinished dolls sitting around my studio- they are all untouched since I showed them here<\/a> and here<\/a>. For the most part, they need clothes.
\n-teach a class- wool dolls
\n-more linking, more commenting, spend less money, make more dolls, go on a real vacation, laugh more, garden more, make a new friend, worry less… I’m sure there is more but that’s all for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"