Category Archives: Life

You will be able to purchase registration on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 6pmEST The retreat will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Brampton/Toronto on Sept25-27, 2020. You are welcome to come on the Thursday night to meet with other … Continue reading →

Trying to figure out the new landscape of WordPress to be able to publish details of the upcoming retreat for those not on FaceBook. Might need to get my 11 year old to help me. Ooof. More tomorrow afternoon.

Me circa 1980ish, and as others have pointed out – sporting an awesome tote bag. When we’re little and we think about what we want to be when we grow up, it seems like such a wide open world. We … Continue reading →

Just checking in. I hemmed and hawed over paying to renew the hosting fees for this blog because with all of the other avenues of chatter – this one seems to get left behind. I decided to go ahead because … Continue reading →

This is Louise. About a month ago, she slipped on some ice and broke her kneecap in half. This was her first night out of the house since the accident, and it was to attend knit night at our local … Continue reading →

Through making flosstube videos, I’ve made some lovely new friends. One such friend – Ginger Gerald Stitcher wants to learn how to knit. So, I decided that I would teach him how through a series of video tutorials on YouTube … Continue reading →

Tips for washing cross stitch projects!! – see the link here: Needlework tips and techniques Photos from the my favourite exhibit at MOMA What a gift, to see these treasures!!

I’ve had a couple of requests to de-mystify those little acronyms that crafters now come across on the internet. Instead of reinventing the wheel, I’m going to link to a very wonderfully detailed list (from a fantastic website) Cloudsfactory. That … Continue reading →

I’ve recorded and am uploading episode 7 of From the Stash Pile. This Alessandra Adelaide piece was my show and tell, and I said that I would post an up close photo here as the glare was so bad on … Continue reading →

I can’t believe it, but my summer is coming to an end again – even more quickly than last year.  Only three more nights until we are pushed back into our school/work routine and town life. It is always a … Continue reading →