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For those of you still visiting my website I must apologize for the information posted on it.  I have a new computer and I cannot access Front page anymore (it doesn't exist) so I cannot update my website any longer.Therefore no new updates posted on it.

We are still meeting at currans everyother Sat at 1PM - if you are interested in joining just show up, like today, or send me an email that you'd like to be on the list.  bonny@creativefibers.com
We have a great group of women in this group and more keep joining.  Curran's is very gracious to us and we love it there.

I have started a new job!!!! I met a woman in Chaska on Monday nite at Dunn Bros and taught her and another friend to knit.  We were talking and she said where she worked and I said, Are you looking for anyone? and she said, Well, Yes.  Are you interested?  and I said, yes!  Interview the next day and hired that week to be a part time receptionist.  After a week one of the agents left because she was moving across town and so they asked if I wanted to get my license and they would train me.  WOW!
After a week long class and three tries at passing the test, I became an insurance agent.  I have my own office, business cards and I'm still training.  This was a huge leap for me, changing careers at 65!  It has given me alot of new confidence in myself after the grueling 4 years of working for some not so nice people.  I finally have an income that I can support myself with.

I have started a new knitting group with people at this new job on thursday nights.  There are 4 beginners and one very practiced student.  Two of the 4 are quite needy.  Want their stitches to all look perfect!!!  This is always a challenge for me.  They are so afraid of knitting, like it's the end of the whole world.  One gentleman has joined this group and wants to make a Toque for his historical reinactment group.  He caught on quite quickly. 

Projects:  I working on several, of course, fingerless mittens, a new chunky vest that Julie gave me the pattern for and I love it, making it out of yukon - photos when I get it done.  A new sweater for Josh and I'd like to make myself a new scarf.  I have great free pattern from Tentenknits called 5th Avenue Infinity scarf.  So, I have lots to do as usual. 

I have also made the three grandchildren coat trees for their rooms out of old dowels I found at an antique store and had the antique dealer put them together for me to make coat trees. 

A friend of mine made me a cement birdbath shaped over a large leaf so you can see the veins of the leaf in the bottom.  I have painted it and then I need to put a patina over it and spray with laquer so it can go outside in the spring.

I am sewing and smocking dresses for Ellie and somehow she keeps finding more things for me to make for her, dolls clothes, stuffed kewpie dolls, etc.

There is not end to crafting!