Yesterday I had many lovely birthday wishes and I extended my birthday wishes to our adopted country. Canada turned 147 years old.  Me?  44...

Please check out this videofrom the Art21 blog.  It is an interview with Jackie Battenfield . She and Trong Gia Nguyen discuss Jackie's...

Or are you just happy to see me? Handknit hat made from uncarded  BFL/Icelandic fleece spun straight from the bag.

It has been very gratifying over the past couple of days to encounter such a warm reception to this project. Many times when I have solicit...

After several weeks of leisurely gardening, dyeing, spinning and knitting, it is time to get down to brass tacks. I have a big project to g...

Just about every week, we head to the Corner Brook Public Library.  This is a real treat for us since our local library in Queens is, sad to...

Anni Albers (Berlijn 1899, woont in Amerika) Pictorial weaving 1959 New York , originally uploaded by shaunaisms . "Breathing does not ...

There is an interesting project afoot. It is far, far away from Newfoundland, however. No, it is not a stunning scarf for Ms. Sodia Pop . ...

For about a year, I have had a number of little skeins of black handspun hanging around.  Too small to list on etsy and too difficult to pho...

Two glorious days of sunshine in a row.  A thing rarely encountered. I took advantage of the sunshine (still quite cool, however) to test so...

One of my yoga teachers asked us what happened to the images our eyes take in - where do they go?  How real can what we see be if we can...

On Saturday we will be participating in World Wide Knit in Public Day here in Corner Brook.  Along with 200 other groups around the world, ...

Fortunately for us, the gardening season in Newfoundland is slow to start.  I always fear that I have missed all the deadlines but really, n...

I love hats.  I love making hats.  I love that one skein of funky handspun yarn can make a funky, handspun hat.   I make a lot of these hats...

Yesterday, Shawn and I headed down the Northern Peninsula to Daniel's Harbour - about a 2.5 hour drive from Corner Brook.  To get there...

Over at Monkey Mind , James reminds us that today is Donald Duck's birthday.  I can never think about Donald and his family without thin...

One lovely, if sometimes tricky, aspect of life in Gillams is the lack of schedule.  No racing out the door (mostly), few deadlines, and ple...

Corner Brook inaugurated their Farmer's Market yesterday in grand style. The weather was perfect, the crowds plenty, the music excellen...

Many dandelions were gathered yesterday - about 1/2 lb of flowers. I boiled them for about 1/2 hour then simmered for another 1/2 hour. Th...