……… procrastinate. I am in another blog challenge and it is to complete the line – 12 ways to……and I decided on “to procrastinate” because I am very good at that and I am surprised that they have only asked for 12 ways 🙂 1. Go for a coffee to think about what’s to be […]
It snowed last night…one of those deep white snows that makes everything look like a fairyland, especially when the sun shines and it shone today!!! We went for a walk just to be out in this wonderful landscape. Well, we weren’t the only ones. Along the way, we passed some professional photographers. With cameras the size of Bazookas, lawn
Snowy Evening Shawl Soon I am going to be starting my Snowy Evening Knit-a-long. We will be knitting an oblong scarf based on the stitches in a triangular shawl that I designed several years ago. I have varied the stitches a little but essentially you will be capturing a snowy evening like this in lace.
The challenge in the Globe and Mail camera club this week is to take pictures in your backyard and post them. The idea being, I guess, is that the really good photographer can take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. Here’s the link to some pretty interesting pictures of really nothing special, except that the photographer has
When is a tree a scarf? When it is turned into one. I was out for a walk yesterday for about 5 miles – getting ready for “The Way” – not sure it will happen; but I’m keeping the dream alive. Anyway there were some awesome trees along the way that have to be turned
…..or another reason to teach your children to knit or sew or both – especially your male children. There is still a lot of stereotyping around and where it is easier for girls to ask to be taught to knit or sew, boys often avoid the opportunity because it might “label” them. Having the ability
Marzipan – that sweet almond paste – divides the world into two groups – those who hate it and those who love it. I happen to LOVE it. I especially like croissants stuffed with marzipan, Christmas cake iced with it, candies filled with it and confections shaped in it……I could go on. Well you can imagine
I haven’t posted in a while because my brain has been frozen. For the past few weeks, I have been debating whether to by a Mac laptop and this is all that I’ve been able to think about. Do I really have to spend $1,500.00 to be able to edit videos and maybe do a
This has to be the coolest name that I have ever come across for a yarn store. It was in the old town of Barcelona and I nearly missed it. We were walking through these narrow winding alleyways and I was looking for interesting shots of gargoyles, when my husband said, “look a yarn store
