Living in Canada, you tend to expect a certain amount of bad weather through the winter. If there wasn’t, it wouldn’t be Canada, it would be the Caribbean. Today we were hit with a particularly bad nor’easter. Being Canada, we continue with business open as usual through most conditions. But with the forecasts yesterday, most…
Read MoreKate Plus 8 (Plus Lobster)
I sat down to watch this week’s “Kate Plus 8” fully prepared to be annoyed and/or outraged. According to the commercial, the premise was pretty straight forward: a showdown over whether the lobsters caught on vacation should be cooked. Coming from a fishing community and fishing family and working for a commercial fishermen’s organization, clearly…
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New Socks for Me!
Inspired by a lack of clean socks I finished up my new socks last night. I love the colours of this yarn, and my own sock collection is in need of a bit of replenishing. It’s great to finish the week with new socks! (Linking up with Hardknitlife’s Freshly Finished Friday)
Read MoreHeading Home
An early morning, a day long meeting, and finally heading home into the sunset.
Read MoreA Quiet Saturday
Serenity: A cup of coffee, some chocolate, and knitting on a cold, windy Saturday morning. (And a borrowed dog sleeping on the other end of the coach)
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Vapour on the Water
On these cold winter days when vapour forms on the water it’s normally wispy and a bit wavy, especially near shore. This morning it had developed into a thick bank obscuring the houses across the harbour and creating an eerie glow.
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