It’s Wednesday. There is no sunshine. We are experiencing that peculiarly Newfoundland phenomenon known as “freezing fog”. This leaves a sheet of ice all over everything, making expeditions like refilling the bird feeder or putting out the garbage more acrobatic tasks than they ought to be. It is a perfect day for being inside with…
Note to self: shut the studio door when going out.
I go out for one morning (well, and part of the afternoon, to be fair) and look happens? Best not to ask what the sheep got into. I *did* get this done this afternoon. Blue-face Leicester, one ply of what will be a worsted-weight yarn. Had a very good run and a strength-training session as…
Like a cat in the sun…
… is how I’d love to spend today. Sitting and spinning and doing some sketches for pieces. Alas, it’s to be a morning of meetings followed by a myriad of errands. With any luck there will be a fleeting burst of sunlight after the meetings and I’ll have a chance to grab a few photos…
Give the girl a hand….
Have you ever had days where you though, “Oh, if only I had an extra hand?” I have them all the time. I just never expected that anyone would call my bluff, give me an extra hand and thereby completely negate one of my fall-back lines for not accomplishing as much on a given day…
Of turtles and sheep
You may (or may not) recall the sheep: There are six. They have attitude. They were made by Maaike Charron of Blue Dragon Clay. I found them at the local Craft Council Seconds Sale and brought them home to live with us. They are also quite curious and charismatic sheep and they have wormed their…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 