I’ve been trying to think on how to update my index of craftspeople while keeping them current and making it interesting, and decided that I will spend the next while writing “Craft of the Day” posts. Each day I will find a product (some will be from the Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador’s shop,…
It’s Monday
We had our Craft Council Annual General Meeting over the weekend and I’m just plain tired. Today is a day for puttering around the house, doing a myriad of odd jobs and playing a bit with some new ideas in the studio. It’s also Monday, with a capital “M”. I was cutting a piece of…
Still reeling
In Newfoundland, the May 24th weekend is the stuff of legends.It is the first long weekend of the summer (a term used loosely here) and people haul out the RVs, dig out their tents, stock up on booze, break out the barbeques and some (cough) “put in” their gardens. Victoria Day or “the two-four”, as…
In the mail today
A week or two ago I ordered a Jacob Fleece from Counting Sheep Farm. This particular fleece came from a ewe named “Miriam” and is quite lovely. I really didn’t know what to expect, since Jacob sheep are highly variable creatures. You can end up with what looks like wool from half a dozen different…
Growth
Tis the season for chaos, if you’re a craftsperson, mother and gardener. I’ve been juggling a myriad of meetings, trying to churn out some stock for orders and coming to grips with the fact that the weeds are currently winning the war in the garden. This blog has been a casualty of increasingly frenetic activity…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 