Our word for today is synchronicity – meaningful coincidences. We’ve all had them. It’s that time when you said, “I was thinking of calling, so and so, when all of a sudden the phone rings and it’s so snd so.” There is a theory that there is a time in the universe, when concepts were […]
I’m cheating. This is repost from a page I wrote for a knitting retreat that I attend in the Spring – Yarnover Sleepover. This year it’s April 20-22 At The Fern Resort, Orillia ON. I hope you enjoy it. Many of us knit or crochet for charity. There is a wonderful feeling about being able
…..The Ugly Christmas Sweater!! Please, let me explain!! Sometime in mid-November, my youngest was telling us about a planned Christmas party at his work. There was to be a “Secret Santa” gift exchange and an “Ugly Christmas Sweater” contest. He loved the concept of the ugly Christmas Sweater!! (In my heart, I wept – how
While shopping for Christmas gifts this December, I came across a book entitled “Worn.” It’s a collection of stories by famous personalities about special garments that have become part of their life. It got me thinking about the clothes that people wear and how so many of them must have amazing stories to tell. I
I realize that I haven’t posted in almost a month. This is so unlike me. After three years of posting at least every other day and every day (sort of) in 2013, I am falling short for 2014. I can explain. You see, I needed a new sweater. Below is an explanation of how ravelling
Translated it means YarnOver SleepOver 2014. The weekend just past, I was one of 10 organizers of a knitting retreat at the Fern Resort in Orillia, ON. Twenty seven knitters came to learn, laugh, love and laze. It was awesome!! Here are a few pictures – Above Mary Pat is teaching the purled German cast-on.
Weird and wonderful things happen to morning people. I know that even weirder and dare I say more wonderful things happen to night people too, but since I’ve never been one, I wouldn’t know. However, as an insomniac, I have been known to peer out of windows at 3:00am and I have seen you out
My blogs are works in progress. That is, I often re-read a post, which might be listed on my stats. page, as recently read by someone else. Invariably, I find an error, usually minor, in the spelling or the syntax, which I then correct. Today, someone read this post – Content Marketing Tools Can Be
There was an interesting post to my FB wall yesterday about knitting. Yes I am still involved in the knitting community and I do enjoy articles that add to its mystique!! The article from The Guardian, listed several little know facts about knitting and its uses, other than to make scarves, socks and sweaters!! There
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