Have you ever seen one of these? Made in the mid-1960s and costing only $6.95: “with your Adjust-o-Matic dress form you see in advance just how attractive and becoming your dress, skirt, coat or blouse will look!” Inside the box was a bewildering assortment of pieces. I have to admit, as a person who kind… Continue reading Vintage Adjust-O-Matic Dress Form and a Healthy Body Image
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Garden Tour
It’s too hot to sew. It’s too hot to dig in the garden. It’s too hot to go for a walk. How about a garden tour? That will cool us off! I know some of my Whitehorse friends have been dying to see what I’m growing down here. My new yard here in the Shuswap… Continue reading Garden Tour
Moved to tears by the Ural University Choir
Here is something about me that I bet you didn’t know: I love choral music. LOVE it. Did you know about Kathaumixw? Kathaumixw is an International Choral Festival in Powell River, British Columbia. Choirs come from all over the world to participate! And here is something wonderful: every second year, the First United Church in… Continue reading Moved to tears by the Ural University Choir
A Wedding Quilt for Pam
In 2012, Jenny at In Color Order hosted a block of the month party. Every month she posted a quilt square made of 1/2 triangle squares. Every month I made the block and stuck it away in a box. At the end of the year, I had 12 blocks, one for every month. Pam was… Continue reading A Wedding Quilt for Pam
Pretty in Pink
This flowering tree is in my neighbour’s yard. I don’t know what it is, but it doesn’t grow in the Yukon. Being a Northern gal, I don’t recognize most of the trees & flowers here! It sure is pretty!
13 Small Pleasures: a baker’s dozen!
1. The first sips of hot tea over the rim of a bone china mug. 2. Standing on the deck on a spring or autumn morning as the crisp, cool air fills your lungs and the sun warms your face. 3. When the early morning sky looks like a diamond and you know it’s going… Continue reading 13 Small Pleasures: a baker’s dozen!