Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Month: January 2011
First quilts of 2011
I finished these quilts last week – my first projects upon bringing home the new PFAFF after the Christmas holidays – but am just getting around to posting about them now. Two quilts for two pregnant friends made with the American Jane fabric line… Continue Reading “First quilts of 2011”
A hop, skip and jump…..
B. and I took ourselves a little post-holiday break this weekend and hopped the ferry to Bowen for a much-needed overnight escape. Just the two of us, hiking Killarney Lake, hot-tubbing in the afternoon and cooking a gourmet dinner and breakfast in our little… Continue Reading “A hop, skip and jump…..”
Working on it….
In a temperate climate that doesn’t get much snow (like ours), January/February are the best months for looking at the garden’s “bones” and thinking about what structure might best support new plant growth come the growing season. With the ground frozen and most foliage… Continue Reading “Working on it….”
The Gazebo
For the sake of showing off – here is the gazebo we built over the hot tub in December. I notice from the angle of this photo that it doesn’t look exactly square – but in fact it is. I’m looking forward to the… Continue Reading “The Gazebo”
Riders of the Capitalist Apocalypse
According to Slavoj Žižek, the four riders are: Ecological Crises Consequences of the biogenetic revolution Imbalances within the system itself (problems with intellectual property; forthcoming struggles over raw materials, food and water) Explosive growth of social divisions and exclusions Also in the introduction to… Continue Reading “Riders of the Capitalist Apocalypse”
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