Katherine and I went to a Craft Council meeting this morning and afterwards, at the wonderful suggestion of Laurie Dempster, went to the Butterfly House in Bowring Park. It’s a project of the Newfoundland Insectarium in Deer Lake, in conjunction with the Bowring Park Foundation. They’ve turned the greenhouse, which is adjacent to the duck…
Category: Travel
Field trips and journeys, no matter how far
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…
“Acquainted with the night”
Acquainted with the Night I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain — and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. I…
For those of you who aren’t morning people….
This is what sunrise looks like, from about 5:30 onwards…. I woke up at 2:30am and was simply awake. I wasn’t worried or possessed of a ticking mind, just …. awake. Seriously irritating, as I knew I’d need the sleep come morning, but try as I might, it wouldn’t come. So I decided to make…
Exploits, a few quick photos
We just got back from a couple of weeks on Exploits Islands in Notre Dame Bay. The weather wasn’t as good as can usually be expected in early August, but it was still a fabulous vacation. Some photos shot during those two weeks….. Looking across to Burnt Cove in the evening: Rope, awaing a ship:…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 