We went down to Sugar Beach last night to check out the street piano that was there. Fortunately we were able to avoid the $10.00 parking fee because we found on street parking – almost unheard of on the waterfront. At first my husband thought that the parking was $20.00 – but that was for […]
I will get back to the Found Poetry of Knitting Stitches shortly. I just need a few more pictures. The Inverted Gull Stitch, for example, is posing a bit of a problem – not to mention Odin’s eagles. I will also do an update on my daily challenges – just have to catch up on
I couldn’t resist going out to see the launch of these fantastic pianos that will be scattered around Toronto until the end of July. The event is a lead up to the Pan-Am Games in 2015. The promoters gathered together 49 used pianos and had artists who were born in the countries that are participating
When I was taking the video for the previous post, I was hoping that each sail would be opened, one at a time so that there would be this magnificence tall ship, under full sail, cruising off into the sunset, the way it happens in the movies. Well do movies imitate life? Or do we
Sometimes when you think about something too much, it takes on a life of its own and becomes connected to way more things than it should. Such is the case with the knitting stitch “dry bones cable.” Now I can see why it was included in the Found Poetry of Knitting Stitches, it has a
OK, I’m glad that you clicked on to read some more – because what could be more boring than vegetables – unless they are maybe the murder weapon and then everyone would say…”who would have thought…” My second daily challenge was to cut up a load of vegetables and leave them “front and centre in
I joined something today called – Daily Challenge. Mercury is running through my chart, so I have been looking into writing sites, because I have a strong urge to communicate and I need something to write about – why don’t I just do some cold calling?….you had to ask, didn’t you. Well Daily Challenge is
If Day Lilies could speak, what stories they could tell. Maybe this is why their blooms last for just a day, secrets must be kept – so sad. I have two beautiful patterns from two very talented designers using the day lily stitch. Here is Day Lily Shawl from Judy Marples. and here is Lalique
I neglected to mention in an earlier post the tradition of the Maypole which predates Christianity in Northern Europe and Britain. Apparently the early symbolism of the Maypole has been lost, though many link it to fertility rites, the worship of trees and/or the celebration of Spring. I like the worship of the trees’ idea.
So I was “Goin’ Down to Jordan”… there is a song about that and I hummed it all the way. Here is what we planned on our day trip. 1. to go Kayaking 2. to go to lunch and 3. to take pictures of the “boat” at Jordan Harbour and the waves of Lake Ontario.
