Landscaping by Tonka
Remember this? Well, the project has progressed through piles of dirtand heavy equipment parts strewn up and down the boulevard, like the cast-off sandbox toys of a bored toddler,and moved on to more...
View ArticleI am Golden
While most of Canada spent Friday at the beach or on the deck, enjoying hot dogs and cold drinks and celebrating Canada Day, my time was spent doing something a little different.You see, today, I turn...
View ArticleAnd the fun continues
After a spectacular day in Stratford, and a good night's sleep at the Swan Motel, we went back into town to do a little shopping. If I had been on-the-ball enough to bring the camera along, I could...
View ArticleFamous last words
The nice folks at Spinning Daily wanted to hear about people's first spinning experiences. I started to post a comment and realized I was writing a book. So, I thought I'd put it here.I remember my...
View ArticleHer Name Might Be Mud
It was seven o'clock on a recent Sunday morning. I was awakened by my usual alarm -- the flying leap of a determined Princess onto my bladder and then away to the window. She can be put off for only...
View ArticleComing up for air
Hello there!It's been a little over a month since I last checked in.So. What have I been up to? Let's see...There was a lovely salad I made, glorified by some leftover chicken, some garden flowers and...
View ArticleThe things you see when you're out walking...
Scrawled on a railway underpass in magic marker, in dear ol' B'ville:Wicked Clown Love Whoop whoop This proves it. I live in the cultural centre of the world.
View ArticleMirror, Mirror
I have a confession to make. I knit backwards. There. I said it. You have no idea how much better I feel, getting that out into the open.You see, I'm left-handed, and my mum is a creative right-hander...
View ArticleOhhh, Funk!
I have been called a fibre snob and I'm not gonna argue about it. I like nice fibre. And I will do almost anything to get my hands on nice fibre. Anything legal, at any rate.Usually my thing is animal...
View ArticleMore Co-ordinated than I look
It happened last winter. A dear friend looked at me getting ready to leave an evening meeting. I had pulled on my neckwarmer, hat and coat -- which wasn't yet fastened. She turned around from someone...
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