Category Archives: random

Breathless

(tap tap tap…is this thing on?)
So…apparently I have a web site – the best kind of unexpected and wonderful surprise! I feel entirely invigorated to post but also completely tongue-tied and fairly certain no one  is going to be reading it!  Well, I know two people who will read it.
Wait, three.
So suddenly I have so much to do…pictures [...]

Also posted in dyeing, etsy, life | 7 Comments

Raw fleece…Thanksgiving dinner wild kingdom…and, ooh…shiny!

Massive picture-heavy post!
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians today – I hope your day is full of turkey and family (for some) and sleep and rest (for the others). I personally spent last night sleeping at the hospital wired up to within an inch of my life for a sleep study to see if I’ve [...]

Also posted in cats, dyeing, kids, knitting, life, swaps | 5 Comments

Is that a bandwagon I see in the distance?

It’s 1:35 a.m. and I am awake because I have cats – and these cats decided that midnight was the BEST TIME EVER to play in my room.

And I was going to post my mosaic of the meme with the twelve items you search on flickr and then choose photos and stick them in a [...]

Also posted in cats, kids, life | 3 Comments

Drive by posting…

I should be getting ready for work…really. But. Well. I just don’t wanna go.

Warning – the following paragraph may contain whining.

I hate my job right now and the petition to remove the Board at my condo has been received and Deposal Day is August 27th. I’m not sure if I am looking forward to it [...]

Also posted in finished objects, knitting, socks | 3 Comments

True achievement!

My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that ‘achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that’s nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.’Helen [...]

Also posted in knitting | 7 Comments

100th POST! Randomness

1. Roving porn – absolutely gorgeous wool-silk blend from Fleece Artist.

2. I have a new obsession – teddy bears. Specifically, teddy bears from Sandra Polley’s The Knitted Teddy Bear. I’ve looked everywhere for this book – and then FINALLY checked my library (love you library!). I can’t recommend this book enough. The best part [...]

Also posted in books, cats, finished objects, knitting | 3 Comments

Earth Shattering Kaboom!

So…the Very Important Thing finally happened! Did you feel it? Did the earth move for you about 2 pm on Valentine’s Day? Did your world change? Did everything seem somehow brighter and shinier?
No? Yeah. Me either.
So to celebrate – I have a few pics to share today – one FO and a nearly done sock.
[...]

Also posted in finished objects, knitting | 6 Comments

Its not amnesia

I didn’t forget that I have a blog…promise! Its just work…and stuff. The kind of stuff that makes you get home at the end of the day and brushing teeth feels like a lot of work. That kind. And living on rice and pasta because if it has more than 2 ingredients and the dishes [...]

Posted in random | 2 Comments

Life is just REALLY boring…

So I don’t generally do meme’s…but I couldn’t resist asking Leanne for a letter…and its an R. Ironically, I can think of a lot more R things that don’t apply than do. For example: right – as in right of centre or even correct most of the time. So in coming up with a list [...]

Posted in random | 2 Comments