Category: Me

East Van Blossoms

Walking to work this morning I heard an owl hooting a warning, woodpeckers tapping at the telephone poles, and lots of songbirds. I was glad to have left  my headphones off for a change.

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Design notebook: Summer clothing!

Yesterday I handed in my final paper of the school year and went straight from that small victory to running some errands, cooking a duck, cleaning the kitchen, and finishing up a small bit of painting I started three weeks ago (turning the ironing… Continue Reading “Design notebook: Summer clothing!”

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Breaking our backs….. (a rant about keeping down the working class)

In March, Canada posted the loss of 54,000 jobs. That’s right folks, 54,000 jobs disappeared in one month, wiping out the gain of 50,000 jobs in February plus some. And it’s not like jobs have been plentiful around here to start with. From what… Continue Reading “Breaking our backs….. (a rant about keeping down the working class)”

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Mobilizing myself: A 3-month personal change experiment

Some days it seems like so much is going on that I can’t say anything because my tongue gets tied just trying to figure out what’ s the most important, and what doesn’t need talking about at all. That’s a little how I’m feeling… Continue Reading “Mobilizing myself: A 3-month personal change experiment”

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Design notebook: Bandanas for summer

I’m on day six of no-wheat and I’m feeling murky and strange – so what better day to talk about something as simple as the bandana! There is nothing I love to have in my camping arsenal more than a good, triangular bandana. Tied… Continue Reading “Design notebook: Bandanas for summer”

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