Well it looks like the last update was before gardening season started. The Canadian summer is so short we sometimes forget to come inside and do things like update our blogs. Here we are at the August long weekend, and are finally doing some long awaited canoeing for which we just haven’t managed to make time until now. In the …
Forks of the Credit 2014
Instead of buying each other Christmas presents, my husband and I indulge ourselves in a post-Christmas trip to Alton, to hike all day in the snow and then eat a ridiculously tasty meal over the waterfall at Millcroft Inn. We then stay over night in one of the crofts (with real wood fire places!) and stoke up a very toasty, …
What’s in the Basket Now…
Well it’s been awhile, but my day job took over, and I really miss my cat So since I’m always interested in other peoples’ knitting baskets, I thought I would post mine: There’s a pale blue cotton hoodie in Lang Denim there, waiting for crocheted button loops, and buttons. There’s my fleece artist zambezi mohair skein in the back corner. …
Lost a Friend
My little friend Eilonwy(“Wee”) was put down today. She is a beautiful kitty, with so much personality. I hope tomorrow is easier. Love you kitty. Miss you painfully.
Kitchener Knitter’s Fair 2013
I don’t really need more yarn… but I recently discovered mandel and instantly craved one of these sweaters. No matter how big my stash gets I never seem to have the right yarn for the right pattern at the right time! In this case… I was missing a drapey DK. I have some good DK’s in sweater quantities, but none …
Rouge Sheep on Lake Huron
And the Rouge Sheep progresses! Where better to add a few rows, than a weekend on Lake Huron, in St. Joseph’s with my oldest friend, her husband and 1.5 babies, …and MY husband and stepdaughter. Left front, and half of the right front is complete. Knitpicks City Tweed HW is mysteriously enjoyable to knit. Every time I pick this up, …