Author Archives: caroline

Christmas knitting

Posted on November 18, 2015 by caroline

Last Thursday I cast on the second (and only other) Christmas present project. Every year my side of the family draw names for the adult gift giving and this year I will be giving my father a gift. This has … Continue reading →

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temari learner ball – part 1

Posted on November 16, 2015 by caroline

See intro here. See supply list here. Just a reminder of the end goal – the learner ball uses a base colour of sewing thread and is embroidered with perl cotton and a metallic thread as well if desired. The … Continue reading →

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comfort

Posted on November 15, 2015 by caroline

I think we could all use a little comfort this weekend.  I like to bake when I’m feeling unsettled and it distracts me from checking the news updates every ten minutes. Then, I just need a little will power to … Continue reading →

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temari supplies

Posted on November 13, 2015 by caroline

You’ll need: 1 styrofoam ball – the one with the rough surface is much easier to work with. yarn – enough to completely wrap the ball and not thicker than sport weight. It matters not what colour, this will be … Continue reading →

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temari along?

Posted on November 12, 2015 by caroline

Would anyone be interested in learning how to make a beginner ball? I’d be happy to post a series of tutorials on here if there were some who would like to learn. Please leave me a comment if you would … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2015 by caroline

  I spent most of yesterday thinking it was Remembrance Day. I wore my poppy and at 11:11 I had a quiet moment and thought of how lucky I was to live in Canada and have the freedom that I … Continue reading →

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monday again

Posted on November 9, 2015 by caroline

Yesterday was an extremely long day. We left around 8am and had a little tour of Times Square by car on our way to the Lincoln Tunnel. There was a bridge scheduled for demolition this weekend in the Niagara area … Continue reading →

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early morning

Posted on November 7, 2015 by caroline

This city can be overwhelming! For an introvert, a few days is plenty of time and I will be ready to go back to the relative quiet of my home city and dream of the silence of the island to come … Continue reading →

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start spreading the news….

Posted on November 6, 2015 by caroline

I seem to have Frank Sinatra singing in my ear all day long while I’m here. What a crazy, busy city! We walked down through Central park this morning to make our way to the American Museum of Natural History. … Continue reading →

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change of location.

Posted on November 5, 2015 by caroline

Well, 5am came early this morning and saw us packed and out the door. 2 hours later, we were at the border in Fort Erie exchanging our CDN rainbow money for the plain green US $ and ooogling the vats … Continue reading →

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