Eastern Socks from Le Tissier On January 6, Christians celebrate the feast of the Epiphany – sometimes called little Christmas. In France it is/was the day that people exchanged gifts; but for most, it is the day that marks the story of the Magi – three kings, mystics, who came to pay homage to an […]
Filigree Ensemble from Heartstrings I enjoyed writing about my discovery of the new word (to me anyway) “mitochondria”, that I thought that I would add a blog or two on interesting words that could be related to knitting. So, for this post I have chosen the word “ubiquitous” meaning everywhere – omnipresent. Discussing interesting words,
from Infiknit …..dance on the head of a pin or dress a shop window. This article in the Toronto Star fascinated me – it’s about the “Abandoned Barbie Project” an undertaking by Dr. Sheldon Wagner, a 67 year-old psychotherapist who owns a store – gallery – at 100 Ossington Ave in TO. The gallery is
O.K. January is Oatmeal Month and if you say to me that you hate Oatmeal, let me say to you, that you’ve never had Atholl Brose (pronounced A thole brosey). Here are the components. Sarum Tunic from Cabin Fever Brose is a Scots word for an uncooked form of porridge. Oatmeal is mixed with boiling
OK, this is not a commercial for deodorant. If it were, I would be saying – “keep your lums from reeking.” Now, it does have something to do with pits – coal pits, that is. Actually, this is a New Year’s greeting or more specifically a hogmanay greeting – it means “long may your chimneys
Night on the Town by Ilga Leja ….yes, you are right, I failed to note that December was National Bingo Month. Here is the link to prove it and also a listing of all the other celebrations that I failed to write about (about which I failed to write) in Decemeber. Well, there was just
When it’s a de-stresser. Apparently someone has invented a pen that will measure the user’s stress level and give bio-feedback to help that person de-stress! Think of playing with pens in a nervous or stressful situation. Well, our new stress pen will measure these actions and if they are too stressful, the pen will itself
Wisteria Beaded Gloves & Socks from Le Tissier I was given two books as Christmas gifts (along with other lovely things which I will share later). The books are “Click” by Ori and Rom Brafman and “Split-Second Persuasion” by Kevin Dutton. Well, I am half way through the persuasion book and I have come across
Donkey ornament from wine corks OK, who said that there are some Christmas tree ornaments out there that are UGLY! I think that it must have been some journalist who was trying to get attention because newspaper sales are down and the best way to get noticed is to “dis” on everything and sound “funny”.
Family Cable Crossing I just love the way families “happen.” Yes there is always the traditional family which happens when a husband and wife have biological children and this is good. It is the foundation of a society. What fascinates me more, though, is how people, that are not part of this traditional family structure,
