Palm Springs Catch Up

Travel

ByCarolynMB February 26, 2007

Well, it seems so long ago now and had I not been so busy on my return I would have posted way sooner. I was in Palm Springs for a week on
the kind invitation of our friend Adrienne. I’ve never been to the desert before and I found it fascinating.

The flora and fauna grabbed me…. from the lemons and grapefruit Adrienne picked from the trees around her condo to the cacti in this lovely front garden and the pine trees at 8500 feet up a mountain. Notice I have my gloves and jacket on …it’s chilly at 8500′!!!

It was a great break since I had been going since the last show in Chicago in December and knew I’d be hell bent for leather up to the One of a Kind in Toronto and Originals in Ottawa when I got back. So I enjoyed some R&R and fresh air….

……not to mention 6 airplanes, four airports, de-icing in Washington and two blizzards in Northern New York state!…. but that’s another post….if ever.!

To Demonstrate or Not To Demonstrate.

ByCarolynMB October 1, 2013

I love to teach! I love to impart what I have learned over the past 31 years to other potential machine knitters, polymer clayers, felters. I love to travel….anywhere, I don’t do it enough to be bored or fed up with it, exploring the world has been instilled in my by my Dad (who at…

Handknitting | Out and About | Shopping | Travel | Yarn Shops

Yarn Shop in Manteo NC

ByCarolynMB May 15, 2010

Manteo, Roanok Island NC. I knew there was a yarn shop around the Outer Banks, North Carolina, and I remembered one from years ago, the last time I went over to Roanok Island and it’s main town, Manteo. Fine Yarns at Kimbeeba is in what used to be an auto shop and under part of…

Machine Knitting | Out and About | Travel | Workshops/Teaching

Purls: Day Two

ByCarolynMB April 24, 2010

When you visit a city for a workshop, you never get to really see the town, unless you meet a wonderful woman like Nancy. I sat next to her at Friday’s lunch and we got chatting. She has lived and worked in Minneapolis for years working, I believe, with museums among other things. I asked…

Stix and Stones II

ByCarolynMB May 17, 2011

WeWell, the weekend in North Bay is over and I had a great time….and my friend Sonja was such a boon with helping out and just knowing what was needed (…like a coffee!). I didn’t take any photos myself but I’ll get some from the ladies who took the Button Making Workshop on Saturday and…

New Buttons…

ByCarolynMB November 13, 2012

Well, it’s been a busy few weeks since I returned from PEI. There was a workshop at Frontenac Secondary School that was very interesting as I have not worked solely with teenagers before and it was a unique experience! From deciphering teen talk & slang to figuring out what each individual was really interested in….

Purls of Joy

ByCarolynMB April 22, 2010

Wha???? Took my wrist supports off late, washed them and three hours (3am) later got up to hit the road for the Syracuse airport to get to here…Mounds View Minnesota. The supports were still wet so I thought sticking them in the air vents while the warm air blows out might work, it did, they…