Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
~~Theodore Roosevelt

The Time I Started a 100 Day Project
When I woke up this morning, I had no intention of starting a 100 day project. To be honest, I’m not even sure I knew it was a thing. I’d seen hashtags occasionally on Instagram, but I’d never really ventured down the rabbit hole to see what it was about. Just after lunch as I…
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The Time I Stayed in a Castle
A year ago (even though some days it seems much longer) I had the opportunity to stay at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa for meetings. I’ve been to Ottawa many times (it’s a favourite place to visit) and stayed at some nice hotels in the downtown core. The Chateau has always been a class by…
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The Time I Knit Another Hat
After frantically finishing my Christmas hats, I was ready to try something different. That’s usually how I feel over the holiday break and the beginning of the new year: I decide I’m going to challenge my knitting skills and not knit the same things over and over. I decided the best way to accomplish this…
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The Time I Knit 10 Hats for Christmas
Back in November, I had this idea to knit hats for my nieces and nephews for Christmas. I used to do socks, but I lost my sock knitting mojo a couple of years ago. (I still have a substantial sock yarn collection should the urge ever come back.) Hats though have that quick completion gratification.…
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