a southern gal knits in the north

Lincoln trivia from Mason-Dixon (the blog)

Love the humour over at Mason-Dixon Knitting blog – Ann is a southern gal after my heart and Kay, well, we give her Honorary Southern Gal status.  (and yes a Southern Gal can still admire Lincoln).  {EDITED 2–13–07]

In honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, some trivia:

1. He hated the nickname Abe.

2. Lincoln's mother and sister made all the family's clothes from buckskins and from homespun fabric made from the cotton and flax that they grew, picked, carded, spun and wove. My take away: Dress your boy in natural fibers, and someday he may save the Union.

Mason Dixon Knitting

what the cold wind blew in ...

Yes!  This weekend brought a clean sweep through the blogs of a Southern Gal.  Just what the doctor ordered for a COLD February ! (and who knew that I could get used to wearing three sweaters and double socks and 58 degrees!– anything to keep that gas bill down!)

  

So what’s up: 

• Changes to the templates of the three original blogs – thank goodness for Typepad’s new design!  I really was hating the narrowness of my other template.  And am very pleased with this new one


• Sidebar cleaned up and rearranged


• and a NEW blog dedicated to music (my experiences, musings and reflections from the keyboard to borrow from a well known show) 

Check the sidebar for a listing of the Southern Gal’s blogs and come visit !