February 2014

Art, knitting

Observations at 6:00am…..

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 […]

Art, knitting

Observations at 6:00am…..

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

poetry

I Ask You

I am looking outside at bare tree branches – again. They are still taupe against a pale grey sky; nothing has changed in months. I am tempted to feel sad. No, I mustn’t give in to sadness. I ease back a little from the melancholy and think again. I realize that I haven’t read Billy

reality, Toronto

Corn Flakes and Beer

OK it’s 7:00am Sunday morning and the bars are open. This is not Mexico or some other exotic place where the bars never close. No, this is Toronto, where getting a license to stay open an extra hour or two on a Friday or Saturday night, if you are a pub owner, is right up

reality, Toronto

Corn Flakes and Beer

OK it’s 7:00am Sunday morning and the bars are open. This is not Mexico or some other exotic place where the bars never close. No, this is Toronto, where getting a license to stay open an extra hour or two on a Friday or Saturday night, if you are a pub owner, is right up

blogging, knitting

Psst…Buddy…Need an idea?

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

blogging, knitting

Psst…Buddy…Need an idea?

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

knitting

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold….maybe…

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

knitting

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold….maybe…

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

reality, unicorns

What does it take to win “gold?”

….maybe just an empty net and a flukey missed shot. How many times have you succeeded in spite of the odds and how many times have you missed a wide open opportunity? These moments happened in Olympic proportions yesterday to the Canadian woman’s hockey team. Down 2-1 against the US, they pulled their goalie. At

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