1. Well luckily my daughter’s cell phone alarm went off at 8:00am giving me an hour or two more of Carpe Diem (sieze the day). Actually my daughter is in Halifax and we are in Toronto, but she has a Halifax phone and a TO phone. It was the TO phone, which she leaves behind […]
Beaded Shamrock Socks from Heartstrings I have become fascinated with the idea of luck. The day I posted “Get Lucky,” I had an appointment at a clinic – just something routine. I got a bit lost getting there, so I was running short of time. However, when I arrived I not only had to park
Bunny Fun from Fiber Trends According to this article in the Globe luck is something that you can learn – maybe something like “get lucky 101.” The main thread of the article is that through trial and error you can train yourself to have more lucky breaks. For example: When looking for a parking spot
OK this is not Wikileaks – but it is a little bit of insider information….I am thrilled to announce that we have an amazing Canadian finalist in the Vogue Knitting LIVE in NYC January 21-23. Out of the incredible array of garments submitted (100) to the competition, Lynette Meek of Le Tissier Designs was chosen
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
