Dear Self

Maybe, just maybe….. …. it’s time to take down the Christmas lights. In honour of St. Paddy’s Day, and all.

A morning sort of person

I have always maintained that there are sunrise people and sunset people. Being one doesn’t necessarily preclude enjoying the other, of course, but there are people who pick where they live and what they do based on whether they like to see the sun rise or set. There are people who roll out of bed…

Catching up

I’ve been climbing these stairs a lot lately. The combination of meetings, picking up paperwork, more meetings, clay classes, dropping in for a consultation with various folk and so forth have cemented the autopilot in my mind such that I find myself drifting towards Devon House (and the Craft Council) when downtown for other matters….

Janus

The beginning of Daylight Savings Time always makes me more aware of the beginnings and ends of days, particularly insofar as daylight is concerned. Our house is fortunate in its orientation, having a rather nice prospect on both sunrises and sunsets. Whenever completing a project, no matter how large or small, I always feel a…

Eggses, precious

Today we decided to decorate some eggs. A year or two ago, I bought a complete pysanky kit (dyes, waxes, kistkas and all the paraphernalia) at the Craft Council Seconds Sale, thinking it would be a fun activity for me and Katherine sometime. Boy was it ever! We blew the eggs first, which is atypical….