Tag Archives: Beads

Sunshine

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Yesterday evening the sun illuminated the flowers in the backyard. My backyard is usually shaded, especially on one side.  But there is a small window of sunlight in the evening – just around 7:00pm right now.  The sun pours into … Continue reading →

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Water Falls and Waterfalls

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

    It rained this weekend.  It wasn’t supposed to.  It was supposed to be dry, maybe even some sun – but this is the Wet Coast – weather is subject to change without notice! We went for several walks, … Continue reading →

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Spring – Whispers in the Air, Hints in the Green!

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

Tales of Spring on the Way! Spring is hinting at its imminent arrival.  Snowdrops are opening, trees are budding and the air has a different scent.  Whispers of warm air, eddy around the new growth and we are looking forward … Continue reading →

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Knitting Curves

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Knitters are fascinated by Curves and Circles. Curves and Circles are not natural to the knitting grid, which creates shapes by rows of stitches and lines of stitches.  Kaffe Fassett is still fascinated by circular shapes in knitting.  His “dots” or “Poppies” … Continue reading →

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A New Year

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

It is a New Year; The Christmas decorations are down and put away until next year; I am still working through the last of the Shortbread; We moved my Daughter up to Campbell River this last weekend to start her first “real” job – … Continue reading →

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Lemons, Poppy Seeds and “Let Me Make Cake”!

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

I am taking huge liberties with the title today – but I am baking cakes today and it just seemed to work!  One lemon layer cake and one lemon poppy-seed pound cake!  We are going to be the ones eating cake … Continue reading →

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All About the Knit

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

This week I am writing patterns for the knitting I did last week and I have started an eternity scarf for the store. At the store we got in some great yarn yesterday.  One yarn was from Queensland Collection, a … Continue reading →

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Well, Fall is Officially here!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

It is past seven am and  it is still dark.  The rain is pouring down and the wonderful extended summer has abruptly come to a close The furnace is blasting out heat and I am sitting here with a shawl … Continue reading →

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“Busy as a Buzzing Bee”

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

I don’t know how true the saying is, but that is how I feel right now!  Fall classes are about to start and I am working on something new for Vogue Knitting and I am already thinking about the Spring … Continue reading →

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A Random Assortment

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

It has been an odd kind of week.  There is so much going on – it is hard to keep track of everything. The bathroom reno has started very well – no surprises, no signs of rot, the window will … Continue reading →

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