Cynthia_June_RuppLuciene Profile
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2011-09-25
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1. Cynthias Cynfully Spiffy Stuff
A mixture of my experiences and discoveries while being my mother's hospice caregiver and dealing with schizoaffective disorder. Also free crochet patterns, crochet book reviews and some old family recipes.
Tags: crafts, schizoaffective, hospice, crochet, recipe
Latest Blog Posts
- Crochet News: Well, Kinda - Bag Handles Tutorialon Apr 13, 2012 in bag handles tutorial happy hooker stitch n bitch crochet FBB fat bottom bag photosThis is only "kinda" crochet news because it's not really about crocheting but it involves something you might need when you crochet something: Bag Handles! They are no longer found at Michael's (the one by my home doesn't carry the...
- Crochet Update: Mandala Throw: Finished!For the past couple of weeks I've been working on the Blue Mandala Throw by Sharon Mullett Bowlsby as found in Crochet World magazine June 2011 issue. (The link will open in a new window and is the link that will allow you to purchase the back...
- Crochet Update: I Found The Photo; Easter Sunday 1966Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family. Mother Teresa, in her Nobel lectureIndian (Albanian-born) humanitarian & missionary (1910...
- Caregiver Update: Postive Actions; Positive Attitudeson Mar 24, 2012"May I never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down." Sara June Parker Here's another update, since that last update about how much trouble I was having with voices and depression following the death of my mother last October: I was...
- Crochet Review: Red Heart's New Boutique Changeson Mar 9, 2012 in bag yarn red heart purse "Fat Bottom Bag" crochet photos review "Stitch N Bitch Crochet"If you haven't seen it yet, you've got to check it out. It's Red Heart's new Boutique Changes. It's quite interesting, comes in many different off-the-norm colors, and I guess you could call it "artsy-fartsy". Well, I could an...
- Crochet Pattern: Vintage Style Church Lady Haton Feb 27, 2012Browsing through hats patterns all over the internet for the past week I had trouble finding what I had in mind for left over yarn I had. I wanted something simple and neat, and in my mind's eye, something like the little hats we used to wear t...
- Caregiver Update: I Have To ShareSometimes the purpose of a day is to merely feel our sadness, knowing that as we do, we allow whole layers of grief, like old skin cells to drop off us ~ Marianne Williamson (Note: Just after I published the post below I came across a web sit...
- Crochet Review: Fun-Time Bath MittsWhen was the last time your creative juices got flowing and you crocheted something completely fun, fast and rewarding that you could give to a youngster (or oldster!) and see them smile real big when they got it from you? If you've been following t...
- Crochet Blog I Must Share With You; Spiffy Stuff AwardWhile wandering around the internet looking at photos of crochet projects, trying to get inspired and motivated to start or finish one already in the works, I stumbled across a blessed blog called SIBOL which means "to spring forth" or "blossom" but...
- Easier Than You ThinkLining a Fat Bottom Bag doesn't have to be a pain in the butt, I found out after making about twenty of them. lol. If only I used my head the first time I would have figured it out then but NO, me? I have to do things the hard way,...
- Crochet Motifs: Putting It All TogetherIf a man empties his purse into his head no one can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790) I've always wan...
- In Memory Of And To Remember And To Make Awareon Jan 19, 2012 in breast cancer mom free pattern washcloth photos pink ribbon army links "Stitch N Bitch Crochet" IBC(I am liking the washcloths in the bottom photo - they are pink and grey - green camo for the Pink Ribbon Army cloths the most but I will make pink cloths of all variations because we all have different tastes from one another. The black...
- Crochet News: Hearts Of Love Group on RavelryIf you crochet or knit and you haven't done so yet, I highly suggest you join the community at Ravelry dot com. It's a wonderful place to meet some really great, very talented people with a knack for knitting or hooking. Ravelry has a vast num...
- Crochet Tutorial: Seed StitchIn an earlier post I mentioned the Soft Seed Stitch Scarf and Hat pattern and thought I would post a quick photo tutorial for the seed stitch for you. After working a round of making stitches in the BLO (back loop only) of previous row : sc in...
- Family Recipe: Nana's Post-Christmas Turkey Soup/Feel Good SoupHere's Nana's recipe, just as scribbled on a note card by her I don't know how many decades ago... (I've inserted a few notes, in parentheses to help things along, I thought it was kind of humorous the way Nana wrote it.) ------ June! (My Mom's name)...
- Crochet News: Sensations Angel Hair Yarn And A TweenAs you probably know by now, I crocheted everyone's gifts this year for Christmas. Everyone seemed pleased with their gifts, and to my surprise, even Natalie - a TWEENager was happy with her hat! I didn't think anything but electronics sa...
- Crochet Pattern: Favorite Beanie For A LadyOf all the hats I've made I think I like this one the best. It's fast and easy to make if you already know how to do the cross stitch. If you don't know how to make a cross stitch there are several video tutorials on Youtube but you ought...
- O.T.: Happy Holidays??? Happy HOLYdays!Happy HOLIDAYS? Yea, R-I-G-H-T! It's MERRY CHRISTMAS! This is a Christian holiday marking the birth of our dear Savior Jesus Christ. If someone is offended by that let them move to a country where people are not Christians and do not celebrate th...
- Crochet News: Hats Off To Christmas...or should I say "Hats On To Christmas"? I've been doing a lot of sitting in our dear doctor's office waiting with my son and my daughter (each having malfunctions of their very own), and while sitting for a few hours waiting to see our belov...
- Crochet Pattern: Easy Beaded Snowflake EarringsI have not been posting much lately due to depression and grief for the loss of my mother. I don't think it's something I'll get over but may overcome some grief at some point. Whether I do or not is not the point. The point is I've...
