Sunday was simply gorgeous. It was a balmy five degrees Celsius and things melted in a big way. I’d say, judging by the trunks of the trees on the front lawn, that we lost a foot of snow. It was fabulous. We did a bunch of household things (emptying compost, hacking snow in the driveway,…
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Woolly weekend, part 2 (Saturday)
John and I have been itching to get the heck outta Dodge for a while now and when Saturday dawned, bringing sun and clear roads, we ran a couple of errands and hit the highway. Our destination was two-fold; the studio of a hand-spinner whom I know through the NL Craft Council who lives in…
A sunny Friday morning
Katherine and I ran some errands this morning. The sky was blue, K was in a good mood (so was I), there was coffee (for me), a toasted blueberry bagel with light cream cheese (for she) and a trip to the wool store (for we). On the way home, I stopped and quickly took a…
Let’s talk about socks
This won’t become a knitting blog. I promise. Lately, though, as a part of my lifestyle modification and knitting diet, I’ve been knitting what seems like an awful lot of socks. The most recent are: Tropicana – free pattern here. The stitch looks like this (and is incredibly easy to remember): This pair was knitted…
Enough already!
Okay, quit it with the snow. I mean it. I don’t know or care who’s responsible (pick a deity, weatherman, or neighbours who buy large expensive snow-toys thus invoking some bizarre karma and you know who you are), but we’ve got plenty now you can go bother people in British Columbia thank you very much….
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 