Jan Smiley

I am happiest when I am making something. Food, art, craft, fun, mayhem. They all make me happy.

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I’m not sure which is harder to adjust to: the idea of not having to mask in public for the first time in months and months? Or the fact that I now have to check to see if I have spinach stuck between my teeth.

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I love everything about spring except the pollen. 🤧

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I have some sewing to do.....#sewing… https://t.co/LyLpf9AqUE

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Why is there always one person on the train who doesn’t realize everyone can hear their entire phone conversation 🤨

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Hopefully I’ll get some real pics soon, but in the meantime, if you haven’t yet made a #carbeth… https://t.co/ySevPXtV9r

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Late spring = bonus sweater weather! Blu & I got out in the woods again 💙 Grettir was the… https://t.co/MZnZvJgIwS

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Fine. If you insist, I’ll sit here and spin all day today. But just because you insisted.… https://t.co/nCOftkKmJ4

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Two pair of handknit socks. Knitted the same, washed the same, not the same result; one is… https://t.co/I0U0YdPbWV

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When your yarn, project bag, patio table, beer cozy and backyard are all matchy matchy, re-entry… https://t.co/i3NhqoNBvz

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Cleaned off the bobbins. Only 1-1/2 more braids to spin. My faded blue jean handspun Rambouillet… https://t.co/fFDeimrZVr

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If I tell you later that my gauge swatch lied, remind me that I only made it this far before… https://t.co/HXScVzIMsz

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When you get home from an inspiring fiber retreat weekend, you start winding all the yarn. This… https://t.co/RtHk8XyLC1

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When your #carknitting yarn matches the colors seen thru the windshield 😍 #matchymatchy P.S. I… https://t.co/SGiLrTP0rL

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Finished the colorwork. Floats aren’t perfect, but I haven’t blocked it yet, so I’m optimistic.… https://t.co/8jJvXn1sji

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Finishing up a custom order today for six mini wool notions pouches (cell phone for scale).… https://t.co/NKwUQE76TE

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Really? You think I’m the only one in my neighborhood who’s making compressed pellets of paper… https://t.co/5lXh40f3PN

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Pretending there is nothing else I should be doing at the moment.... #likelivinginabubble… https://t.co/T2TwKDsOqa

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Apparently Blu finds being my full time studio assistant exhausting. #bestdogever #bluphotobomb… https://t.co/luUdQ2aLS1

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I enjoyed Knitting my gray woolly Daelyn sweater, but I don’t wear it much. Wearing it today to… https://t.co/Qtt0TDSSeY

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Back to Grettir. Almost time to join the body and sleeves, which means it is decision time for… https://t.co/5Kt7jPmYcX