gardening

Holy Hollyhocks, Batman……

I hope that you can stand another scavenger hunt, because I’m in one again for December. This what I posted for “green.” It is very “ungreen” though, in an ecological sense, because it was taken on December 1, 2011 about 6 blocks south of the 44th parallel of latitude North. These are Hollyhocks blooming in […]

knitting

Food….

The last photo in November’s photo scavenger hunt was ‘food”.  This is what I posted. The shape and the lovely colours of this fruit made me think of balls of yarn in a yarn shop. It also reminded me of some jewellery that I had knit on a fruit theme. I knit these with 1.5mm

photography

Last of the photos

For those of you who were following the photo scavenger hunt that I was in, in November, here are the last three pictures that I posted. First for “smile” It’s a large Gingerbread cookie that was in a shop window.  The bakery is called “The Flakey Tart” on Mt. Pleasant and I thought that it’s

books, knitting

Paper teacups

I know that everyone thought that I was a little “nuts,” when I started making kits for knitted teacups. No one every thought Debbie New was a little strange and she started the craze! Well some one has created a stunning paper teacup.  I know we drink hot (and cold) beverages from paper cups; but

knitting

That still small voice……

I was asked to write about “what is in the back of my mind “- a motherlode.  This is where I store and ferment my ideas for business, knitting and life!  At any given time there is a seed, a seedling, an adolescent plant and one that is about to bloom and produce seeds again

knitting

A day in the life of a design….

I have another blog challenge which is to describe your day or your year….given that for the most part the minutiae of my day is pretty boring…extend that to a year and you get 365 days of the same. I think that I would like to tweak it a little and talk about the development

photography

Abandoned…..

This is another heading in the scavenger hunt, I am in.  I spent a lot of time thinking and looking for something that would fall under the heading – abandoned.  I walk to the cemetery a lot and there are a lot of seemingly abandoned graves there – this is very sad. However, I walk

photography

In the shadow of the solstice….

I have a love-hate relationship with the winter.  For example, there is a lot that I can find to like about winter – white fluffy snow, warm fireplaces, hot beverages, flavourful soups and stews, cozy clothes, skiing, skating etc.  What I really dislike about winter are the short days.  This is what I mean. Here it

photography

Stranger…..

This is for the heading “Stranger” in the photo challenge.  I believe that he is a Maine Coon cat that’s a little feral. There was one in the area a few years ago, who just seemed to disappear – maybe he’s come back.  Anyway he was at the back door this morning so I was

knitting

Love…..

Another heading in the photography scavenger hunt that I’m in is Love.  I’m getting down to the end. There were 18 headings and after Love I have just 6 more. Of course they are 6 of the harder ones, because I did the easier ones first – go figure! This is a snowman ornament that

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