Month: September 2012

More of this. Less of that.

I am having a difficult time keeping up with the week – my brain feels compressed and it’s all I can do to keep the tasks straight to get from one place to the next. It’s a result of no downtime, really – days… Continue Reading “More of this. Less of that.”

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Wednesday bits and pieces

The geeky part of me that enjoys certain minimalist composers is somewhat giddy this afternoon at the release of a first track from a new Philip Glass remix album – Rework – set for release in October. In honour of his 75th birthday, the… Continue Reading “Wednesday bits and pieces”

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Design notebook: Gift season

I know it’s spring when all I want to do is get my hands dirty in the garden… but come fall, I find myself stockpiling patterns, yarns and fabrics — while dreading the clean-up that awaits me outside. This is where I find myself… Continue Reading “Design notebook: Gift season”

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First Christmas Present Finished!

A shawl for my sister-in-law – a first project crocheting in cables and with slits that make the shawl self-fastening. It’s not a great picture – and I really want to re-block it (just learning about blocking and I managed to “pull” it more… Continue Reading “First Christmas Present Finished!”

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Yay me! Yay people!

I am (right now): finally at a place where I honestly make choices about how to spend my time rather than living in the land of what I “should” do; proud to have ended institutional and personal relationships that were self-esteem destroying and instead… Continue Reading “Yay me! Yay people!”

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