The First Snow

I can’t help it. Even as others grumble about the weather and complain that winter has come too early, that this is the beginning of an unending cold season, I can’t help but feel excited about the first snow. I don’t know if it’s just an optimistic, positive attitude, but I always feel ready to embrace [...]

Yarn Bits for Birds

Yesterday I was cleaning up a little pile of yarn ends left after my weaving-in on a pair of socks when I thought of the birds. I have heard of people providing pieces of yarn and string to birds for nest-building. Of course, it’s a little out of season, but this is the prime knitting [...]

Morning Yoga with Erik Satie

Recently I’ve been trying to acquire a habit of morning yoga. I’m getting there. I have only limited experience of yoga practice so I’m using a book for my routines. I suppose it’s more like a glorified stretching session, but I do try to incorporate breathing (hard not to!) and balancing mind and body. Today, [...]

Hirtle’s Beach

Yesterday we took advantage of the incredible weather and went on a little outing to Hirtle’s Beach.

Design in progress and “Love blooms eternal”

Design in progress:

A little vest I’m working on. I’ll most likely finish it today but then I’ve got to write up the pattern and find some lovely volunteers to test knit it, so it won’t be on the website for a while.  But as it is what I’m working on these days, I thought I’d [...]

Morning Light

I’m making ratatouille in the slow cooker to freeze. I went out to the garden to pick the last of the basil, some parsley and oregano but got distracted by the beautiful morning light.

Fall is here. I love the disheveled look of the garden – everything grown too big and falling over, the scattered leaves, [...]

St. John’s!

(I realize this could be anywhere, and we always take the same picture but what can you do??)
I have just returned from a visit to see my sister in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Here are a few high points!

We went for walks. I love  that Signal Hill and a trail along the headland are just a [...]

Raging success!

Well, it’s September first and our Month of Local Eating was a raging success! Once again we are pretty happily rolling along the local food track and aren’t desperate to jump of the wagon (if I can employ that metaphor)! September is a a wonderful time for local harvest, so we plan to continue to [...]

Rediscovered: a very lovely house.

My mother was cleaning out her attic and found our old dollhouses. This is the little dollhouse my father made for me. It is the smaller and the first of two, and the one that seems to really strike a chord with me. Though I had forgotten about it memories and emotions came rushing back [...]

Weekend trip to Ross Farm remembered

I should be writing about the art class I am teaching this week but wanted to share some of the weekend fun instead! We went to Ross Farm on Sunday morning. Very idyllic.
Some baby animals:

The wash hung out to dry:

And Lion and Bright. I am a little bit obsessed with Oxen. (more on that another [...]