My Fair Isle
Friday, August 29, 2008

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Each fall, Sunnyside Community Services holds an art auction benefit. Since I support this wonderful organization and the vital services i...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Collective Unconscious

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There are moments when the idea of a collective unconscious seems too obvious not to be true. In 1997 I had an urge to bring my knitting ou...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Can I Vote for Michelle?

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I don't know about you, but I got goosebumps watching the crowd at the Democratic convention last night. Look around - it truly was a m...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Where's That Cool Canadian Air?

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Scene: Woman sits with laptop on her couch and looks out of living room window. How strange it is to look out the window one moment and see...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Enough Already!

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Ok, ok! We're leaving!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

We're All Mighty Grateful

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There is a very funny Bob and Ray routine that is called (I think) "Just Plain Fancy Dan" in which one of them plays a barber and...

Closing Up Shop

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Today, after getting the oil changed in our car, I will pack up all my fleece, yarn, fabric and what-not to get ready for the long trip sout...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Camouflage

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Artist, Barb Hunt , lives in Corner Brook and teaches at Grenfell College. We met several years ago and, as Barb put it, realized we were h...
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Monday, August 18, 2008

Patterns

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One place we visited in Bonavista while the wind blew and the rain fell in buckets was the Mockbeggar Plantation - the home of one of Bonavi...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

The Athens of the North

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It turns out my estimate of how long it takes to get to King's Cove was a little low: eight hours it was, with a small detour for lunch....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Should Be Sleeping...

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We will head east tomorrow morning. I hope we remember the 1001 things that need to be remembered but since I (always) refuse to put down t...
Monday, August 11, 2008

Ye Olde Swimming Hole

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The weather was lovely yesterday: warm but not too warm, a gentle breeze, and lots of sunshine. We had a farewell lunch for a dear friend w...
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Friday, August 08, 2008

Mom

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My mother is here for a 12-day visit. If it weren't for my mom, I think we would not be here at all (I don't mean on the planet, wh...
Wednesday, August 06, 2008

That's Why it's Called A Practice

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Knitter/spinner/farmer extraordinaire, the blogless Janine and I have been having a sporadic but ongoing conversation about whether or not i...
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

The Charm is Firm and Good

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First Witch Round about the cauldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Swe...
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Monday, August 04, 2008

We're Falling

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It was on July 1st, coming home from our Canada Day bonfire on the beach, that I was finally able to sniff the air and know that summer was ...
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Sunday, August 03, 2008

Electric

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Here is the finished power outage yarn. Shetland roving dyed with kool aid (can you tell?) spun in a thin single with bits of Lincoln lamb ...
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Saturday, August 02, 2008

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We took a trip up to Green Bay yesterday with our friend, Olive. Olive is the kind of person who manages to make lifelong friends where eve...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

There's Something Happening Down McIvers

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Last night, we got home from yoga class to discover the power was off. We had been having thunder all afternoon and evening and as we drove...
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