Piglet said, in the Disney version of Winnie the Pooh anyway, maybe even in the real version, “I don’t mind the leaves that are leaving; it’s the leaves that are coming….” He was raking on a rather blustery day. Today is a blustery day and my garden is full of leaves from the Maple and […]
I have just spent the last few days mining the V & A’s (Victorian and Albert Museum) knitting section. (see link in “Mrs. Brown” post) It is AMAZING!! I took this quotation from some text describing a knitted pin cushion (in silk, no less). How many of us have knitted, silk pincushions today? “The Industrial Revolution
I read my horoscope these days. I don’t live by it; but I find its little ironies interesting. There have been times in my life when I refused to read newspapers, let alone their horoscopes…there was just too much bad news. Yes, the bad news is still there, maybe I’ve become inured to it or
It’s a grey somewhat rainy day, today. There was nothing very magical in the paper, this morning and nothing really exciting on the internet either. It’s one of those days that you have to work at keeping “up”. OK, time to start with the check list: 1. Not sick – this is good; because, if you have been sick and get
I always think that Fall (or Spring) are good times to clean out the cobwebs, re-structure, re-think, pull out the map – make sure that we are going in the right direction and so on…… I joined the visa entrepreneurial group on Facebook and came across some really interesting information. One was an article by
Paul, the octopus, has died. You remember Paul. He predicted the winner of 8 world cup matches in the last world cup series in South Africa. OK, he was based in Germany – or should I say “tanked” in Germany. Caretakers would put a flag from each of the opposing teams on one of two tanks. Whichever
….And it’s not over yet for Hazel McCallion. I just had to write this up today – the morning after a rather amazing election in Toronto & surrounding areas. I am not from Mississauga and I don’t necessarily like Hazel McCallion’s politics – but I love her stamina. The very idea of running for mayor of Canada’s
It bugged me that I had to leave a blank in my last post on upgrading your “About Us” page by adding someone famous who visits your store. No one came immediately to mind. So I went looking for famous knitters. There are a lot of articles out there on celebrities, who knit. It’s not
I was testing the link to INC magazine on my Infiknit blog today – just had to check that Horoscope forecast – when I noticed in INC’s right hand side bar a link to some interesting articles – One in particular really stood out “How to Design A Great ‘About Us’ Page on Your Website”. Well, I’ve
This is an interesting article published Oct 11, 2010 in the Globe and Mail. Here is the link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/grow/customer-experience/why-you-shouldnt-just-reward-your-best-customers/article1753081/ Be sure to click the 3 headings in the middle of the article to read the full article. If you have ever thought of putting in a customer loyalty program, read this first. Even if you
