Today was a snow day here in St. John’s, Newfoundland. We got about 25cm (that’s a little shy of a foot, for those among you who are of the Imperial Forces) in the span of around 12 hours, with high winds and treacherous driving conditions. Sane people stayed home, baked bread, made chili and did…
Exploits on Land & Sea (older episodes)
For those looking for more information on or pictures of Exploits Islands (and I know you’re out there – I can see you in my site stats!), follow this link to watch CBC’s Land & Sea Episode on-line (originally aired January 30, 2001). In it, Ed Roche talks about his researches into and paints about…
Spin, span, spun
Spent some time over the past few days finishing up a batch of fibre that is supposed to be a heavier-weight yarn than I usually spin. Contrary to what innocent bystanders might think, spinning thicker yarn after having gotten into the groove of thinner yarn is quite tricky. I wanted this to have a lumpier,…
Sometimes you only get one
I took a lot of photos this morning. The light was nice, but variable, but the sky was sort of bland (no matter how I exposed it). The end results were overall not what I was hoping for, especially since I had damned near frozen my fingers to the bones waiting for the sun to…
Green & Grey
Just taking a break from spinning to troll through a few photos I’ve taken over the last few days. We really do get quite a weird assortment of weather conditions. Newfoundland in winter is green and foggy….. … and grey and snowy. And sometimes all of them at once….. This is round about when I…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 