……..blowing. I have been reading books about journeys. I have been talking about journeys. My husband last night said that there was a walking trail along the Amalfi coast – another journey to add to my list. I get “antsy” when the seasons change. I usually turn this energy into much needed cleaning power and
…the truth. Last night my son asked if we had any cook books. I have a library’s worth of cook books!!! He needed some samples of typography and lay-out for one of his university courses. This was my shining hour – OK 5 mins. I started with – The Joy of Cooking..”This is from my
My husband just booked our daughter’s flights for Thanksgiving – only she isn’t coming home – she’s flying to Halifax. I think that she must be homesick for a place she fell in love with, even before she arrived there, three years ago to start her undergraduate degree at Dalhousie. We fell in love with
My daughter called to say that it snowed in Thunder Bay today. I have heard stories that the snow starts in mid Sept and ends in mid May, but I have always presumed that these were exaggerations. I am not sure that it actually snowed in Eqaluit today. Thunder Bay may be a micro climate
“A good psychic would pick up the phone before it rang.” – Ellen DeGeneres. I have always been fascinated with psychic phenomena. Maybe it’s because reality can be a little boring – day in day out. I guess that’s why we have to work at making reality magical or surreal. Science and hard core facts need
This is a quotation from Winston Churchill. It formed the opening lines of the president’s address to the graduating class at Dalhousie 2012. And here is a video of the amazing proof of this belief. You will need Kleenex. He sings The Rose, but that’s not all there is. Have a very successful day!!
One of my favourite quotations is – “They also serve who only stand and wait.” It’s from a poem by John Milton entitled “On His Blindness.” There are so many times when I have had to wait – in line, on the phone, on the computer…. or I see people waiting and I can’t help
It always amazes me that as soon as you create something – there is something out there that wants to destroy it. Maybe this is just basic physics, in that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction – so create something interesting and those who are bored will find a way to
I follow a lot of posts and blogs by knitting designers because I am interested in what they are doing and where they get their design inspiration. Today a very famous designer and teacher, Cat Bordhi posted and I realized that she had named her blog site – “Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things.“ Well, this
