Friday was a beautiful sunny day – almost warm and 1. I have started my next chapter of “getting things together” by buying an apple. I read in the paper that a study in bone density for woman accidently showed that woman who ate 75g of dried apple slices a day had a 23% drop […]
Well it is maybe time for a re-assessment of my lucky day diary. I started my diary in January and the idea was to try it for a month…to see how it might add a little luck…maybe I should say add a little more luck to my life. I was thinking Lottery win – several
Gauguin Sweater I have a book by Ruth Herring and Karen Manners, entitled Knitting Masterpieces, that has taken many of the great works of art and translated them into knitted sweaters. I love this book. I’m not sure that it is in print anymore; it was published in 1987. I have always wanted to “do”
Every once in a while you need a shot in the arm to get you back on a creative track – at least I do anyway. Well into my lap this morning fell an article about Roberto Capucci. Capucci says that he is more artist than dress designer, even though he has costumed some of
OK it’s the day after April Fool’s Day and I’m a little late; but I have just spent the last 3 days writing a pattern for the lace shawl Scorpio and I just lost track of time. Anyway, I have to say that for years I have been the fool. (Does that mean that it
Wool/Angora on cone I was just reading a review of a book by Donovan Hohn, who decided to track the fate of a lost cargo of those iconic rubber ducks. Apparently sometime in the early 1990s approximately 28,800 bath toys spilled from a container ship into the North Pacifc Ocean. Well, a large number of
Gaugeless Hat from Cabin Fever March is one of those amazing months that is full of a lot of “crazy things.” First it begins with St David’s Day, which is celebrated in Wales, a country known for its ties to the ancient Celts, the Druids and other mysterious “things.” March 1 is followed closely by,
It was lovely this morning – Spring bliss and…….. 1. Luckily I remembered to answer all the questions for my interview with Vogue Knitting for the Made in Canada column. It should be in a Fall issue. I always speak from the heart; but sometimes when what you say shows up in print, it sounds
Things are moving along well. There were no major set-backs on the Ides of March and my luck over the last few days was….. 1. I got my post done for St Patrick’s Day and I had the most delicious corned beef and cabbage for dinner that night. 2. Fortunately, I walked to the bank
Trilo by Carol Feller – copyright The Irish are amazing marketers. Few cultural figures enjoy the popularity of St. Patrick, whose feast day – today, March 17- is celebrated virtually everywhere! Even fewer nations have a colour that is so recognizable. Add to this “branding” a capacity for fun, fantasy and fortune and you have
