Handloomed Knit and Felted Artwear
‘Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it’. We all remember that nursery rhyme…sounds cute, fun and, of course, old fashioned. Well, on a sunny outing to cruise our downtown shops with take away lattes in hand we dropped Read More …
Before COVID set in I had been approached again by the San Francisco Opera for some knitting work they needed for a future production. Everything ground to a halt so I didn’t think about it as I did more slow Read More …
I have taken on a whole pile of knitting machine ‘stuff’, two knitting machines and a bunch of tools and equipment to go with them. I’ve listed some on Kijiji which anyone can pick up to augment what they already Read More …
This phrase has taken on so much more meaning in the past 16 months. At first we all thought we’d be locked down for a few weeks then things would get back to normal or would die back…but no and Read More …
I decided this spring that I have a love/hate relationship with nature. What brought this to a head: Live plants…dead birds. We usually have a nest somewhere around our house each Spring, used to be on a folded back screen Read More …
No…I’m not talking about how cats talk but a living situation that has endured and changed for about 500 years. I first became enamoured with this kind of housing decades ago when I watched Roger Moore as Simon Templar in Read More …
A couple of days ago, though it was windy the sun was out so I thought it would be a good day to empty some of the pots I plant up to decorate my deck and porch. I will have Read More …
We’re probably all going through stuff in our homes or studios as we have time not doing shows or travelling to meetings etc. I know I’m digging in corners and cupboards to see what’s there that I either don’t need Read More …
I live in a village…or it was until 1952 when it amalgamated with Kingston Ontario and is now just part of the city. It is still called Portsmouth Village as it has been since the late 1700’s when it was Read More …
With the scourge of this awful virus and as a senior I’m hunkered down at home with my senior other half but thinking of ways to still be in the world. I’m so appreciative of the work the frontline workers Read More …