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Love your country, not your government.

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

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Photo taken October 2008 on Parliament hill overlooking the Ottawa River. Part of the Lucipetal series. Posted today in response to a piece in the Toronto Star over the weekend and the start of the G/20 summit amidst heavy police presence.

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The Olympics and Housing.

Posted on August 24, 2009 by

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An egregious use of your tax dollars.

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

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http://www.actionplan.gc.ca This is the government’s stimulus package website. Besides being ugly and next-to-useless on the information front, you will note that every one of the social media links goes to Stephen Harper’s Facebook, Twitter, Flickr etc. accounts. Not the Government of Canada, or the… Continue Reading “An egregious use of your tax dollars.”

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Economies and elections.

Posted on September 16, 2008 by

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So I guess it’s no surprise, really, that the US stock market had a major meltdown yesterday. I mean, according to friends of mine who pay attention to this stuff, it’s been coming for a long time and was entirely predictable. Even to someone… Continue Reading “Economies and elections.”

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Election madness.

Posted on September 8, 2008 by

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There are just far too many elections going on at the moment for my liking – US Federal, Canadian Federal and BC Municipal – all in the next 2 months. Cringe and cover time people! Elections really get me down – although I vote,… Continue Reading “Election madness.”

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What I'm working on this week: twisting a whole lot of fringe on a shawl I took off the loom on the weekend.
The flax is looking spectacular this evening. It has gone from seedling to a definable grass structure. Some of it is nearly 2 feet tall now. Day 54.
This photo doesn't do the fibre justice, but I'm showing off my current spin - a wool/silk blend from @smallbirdworkshop that I'm hoping to ply into a fingering weight yarn. I think I have enough to make a woven shawl, though I'm not sure what material I'll use for the warp just yet.
Brian hung a little hammock swing in my orchard, and this is the view from here.
I had to go to Victoria for some unfun chores the last few days, but while I was there, I got to see some good friends and had dinner with my brother and sister-in-law.
Midtide swim date.
I completed this rug-sized piece of cross stitching 20 years ago but never finished it properly. I had a dream about it last night, which brought me to retrieve it from the trunk it was stored in this morning. Now I'm thinking about a little restoration work and putting a more functional backing on it after all these years.
The #flax project is coming along nicely.... some of it is six inches tall now!
Bought six vintage embroidered pillow cases for $14 today at a farm sale. I love the details on all of them, and look forward to dressing the Birdsong beds with them this summer. #textilestudio #textiledesign #vintagestyle #vintageembroidery #embroidery
First swim of the season, thus beating my spring swim record by one week (and by 20 minutes - the surface temperature was very warm).
We weeded and watered our flax yesterday, and it's looking good!
I finally got the top half of the McClure hutch (given to me by friend @afiah2o) into my studio this afternoon (thanks to some strong helpers!) I would like to hang it eventually, but knowing me I will probably just get used to it being slight off kilter in this way.

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