It's been quite awhile since I have posted anything here. I've kept up with Facebook and Instagram, but I stepped away from the blog. Yes, life added more complications. Work took over. Sold my house, divorced, re-married, bought a new house, had a baby, sold house and moved to another state, bought another house. Those are just the highlights. Those are not the reasons that I stepped away. A woman blasted me accusing me of stealing her relative's pattern and posting it as my own. She did this on every social media platform. I had clearly stated in the pattern that I took parts from other patterns that I liked over the years. An arm here, the edging from here, the collar from there, etc. Is it possible that part of it was from her relative's pattern? Maybe. I don't recall. I do give credit when I can. I took this really hard. She didn't even demand I take it down. She just wanted to blast me, publically. So, I stepped away. I stopped crocheting. I