The other day Jenny over at Elefantz posted a tutorial on making cute little fabric baskets. I was immediately smitten and I HAD to make one! No…two! Three! The first one was easy. Too easy. Is there even such a thing as too easy? Yes, because it makes one careless. It was so easy that… Continue reading Tiny Fabric Baskets
Category: Play
In the Spirit of Play (or how I spent my April allowance)
Last January I posted my about word for the year: PLAY! So, in the spirit of that resolution, I spent almost my entire April allowance on playful inspiration: books! I want to knit something bigger than a sock or a hat, but I know myself…I will make the front of something, or a sleeve, and… Continue reading In the Spirit of Play (or how I spent my April allowance)
Sourdough!
Kelly had the opportunity to spend 10 days in Whitehorse earlier this month, so I took the opportunity to have him bring home some authentic Klondike sourdough starter. It came in a jam jar, well wrapped in plastic and carefully stowed in his suitcase. Good thing, too, because it had started to grow on it’s… Continue reading Sourdough!
Cheers for a Playful 2014!
Hello and Happy New Year! Have you ever chosen a word just one single word to guide you through the year? For the last couple of years I’ve held the word balance close to my heart. It was the word that helped me to navigate a very busy life: teaching up to 5 dance classes… Continue reading Cheers for a Playful 2014!
Bellydance after Retirement: the beginnings of a plan!
I have been pondering my upcoming retirement and what I want it to look like. Who do I want to be? What do I want to do? Ironically, it was my illness that gave me the opportunity to examine these questions. It was a devastating time for me. For a while, I couldn’t even… Continue reading Bellydance after Retirement: the beginnings of a plan!
Sewing a Hexagon Quilt
There hasn’t been much in the way of quilty stuff on my blog lately. Probably because I’m living out at the lake right now, and no electricity equals no sewing machine. But I wouldn’t let that stop me, eh? My friend Melissa had sent me a little care package containing (among… Continue reading Sewing a Hexagon Quilt