Baby, baby

Life’s phases come in waves, it seems. Deaths, marriages, tragedies and periods of joy are never isolated, but cluster together to what can seem like mutual exclusion. Right now I seem to be in the midst of a deluge of babies. The most recent pair were twins Isaac and Alice, the kids of Jennifer and…

A very short post

Cats. Do not. Belong. In a dye studio. ‘Nuff said. Note: VIM with bleach completely removes dye from laminate flooring, some painted walls (careful not to strip off the paint too), vinyl kitchen flooring, laminate kitchen counter-top, phones, human flesh, plastic window frames, white metal ovens, sinks, glass and even sealed wood.

If I could save time in a bottle……

But there never seems to be enough time To do the things you want to do Once you find them. – Jim Croce I spent today in meetings and doing paperwork for the Craft Council. Since becoming Vice Chair (which entails attending both Executive and Board meetings) I appear to be spending an increasingly large…

Summer Past

Because most of my visitors seem to arrive here via the Exploits connection, here’s a pictorial revisiting of last summer’s vacation on the islands. All pictures were taken in August 2010, with my new camera (Sony DSC-HX5V).  Enjoy! Summer in Squid Cove A Large Day Home Stars Yellow-legs Dipping Ripple Effect The Dolphin, aka Mary…

Testing, testing…

The project in which I am currently engaged is that of dyeing and spinning fleece, roving and yarns and developing a coherent yarn and fibre product line. By “coherent” I mean products that are related to each other, seem like a unified group of products due to either materials, colour or even just labelling and…