The Blue Brick | Inspired Yarns

Yep – I’m on it! And this is me. And just so I don’t feel like the entire post was shameless plugging, here’s a lovely photo of the yarn display we just made (full DIY details coming soon!)

The Blue Brick has a (slightly) new look! Thought it was time to freshen up – what do you guys think?

Heading home in the morning and very reluctant to say goodbye to El Salvador! Expect lots of photography when I’ve had a chance to settle in and process :) Until then though, I leave you with this lovely discovery. This is a Michelada. Our lovely…

Of much knitting. And sleeping. Oh, and I’ve taken up surfing (if riding a wave on your belly counts)

Just a quick note to show you this fabulous place :)

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Tito and I have had a romantic tradition of going to the CNE every year, on a work night, and just walking around, shooting the rides, eating bad food and losing spectacularly at games. This year I tried something a little different, just for fun:…

  This weekend I have done nothing but have fun. Dearly needed, overdue, fun. Sunday was the icing on the funnel cake as a bunch of us spent a glorious day at Canada’s Wonderland. A rainy morning combined with a long weekend resulted in a…

I’ve got two good-for-nothing, freeloading, overweight, unemployed, couch surfers who live with me, and who I love dearly. In other words, I’ve got cats. One of them (Shodan) is black and a real shedder. So when Tito and I bought our dining table chairs at IKEA…

I’ve been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award! It just makes me feel so warm and fuzzy it’s like rolling around in the yarn stash. According to the VBA Rules, here are the next steps: Add the award to your blog Thank the blogger who…

This beautiful girl is the first baby born at Alpaca Acres this year! And they’ve named her… Shireena :) I couldn’t be more thrilled, and I can’t wait til we can drive up to see the baby! Annie – you’re amazing! xoxox.