Dear Vi, So, you remember a couple of days ago when I told you about the green sweater I wanted to knit? I’m so glad I decided to switch patterns. Somehow the way this sweater pattern is written reminds me of how I’m writing my novel. What? On sweaters I’ve knit in the past, you… Continue reading Knitting and Novel Writing… and Lord of the Dance for the letter L
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Mending…and Janusirasana for the Letter J
Hello! Today’s letter is a very short one. Also kind of boring, actually. Sorry. Here goes: the other day Mr. C asked me to mend his jeans. I knew that my little Janome 2030 wouldn’t have enough jam to sew over the heavy denim seams that the repair required, so I pulled out my antique… Continue reading Mending…and Janusirasana for the Letter J
It’s getting pretty Intense in here…
Oh, argh, I am frustrated with my green sweater and I’ve barely even started it. I wanted to knit this: It’s knit using the brioche stitch. Brioche is a really cool stitch that’s very warm and kind of puffy…sort of 3D if that makes any sense. Before casting on for the sweater, I cast on… Continue reading It’s getting pretty Intense in here…
I never in a million years would have believed I’d move so far away from home…and a home yoga practice
I’ve been thinking lately about how we identify with place. Last year at a gathering in Whitehorse, I was introduced as being from Salmon Arm, BC. Which, I suppose, is true, since that’s where I’m living right now. I had, after all, flown in for the event. But at time, we had only been gone… Continue reading I never in a million years would have believed I’d move so far away from home…and a home yoga practice
Green…and the Garland pose
Hello! I’m late with my letter today – did you think I forgot you? Spring is here in my area of the world. No doubt about it. The car is covered in pollen and I am stuffed up with hay fever. Today I knelt on the grass to take a couple of pictures (in bare… Continue reading Green…and the Garland pose
Fat people do yoga, too
The nicest people will say the most extraordinary things without even thinking about it. Like one time a friend was describing someone she wanted me to meet. I was told how well educated she was, how varied her interests were, how well she dressed. And then there was an awkward pause. “But she’s, well…you know…(insert… Continue reading Fat people do yoga, too