The Gates was an impressive art installation, comprised of 7503 "gates" over 23 miles of Central Park, by artists "Christo and Jean Claude." What I found amazing was the effort for a 15 day exhibit. During that time it snowed, adding dramatic contrast to the orange flags. Not sure if this was taken before or…

Thanks to all  for your supportive comments. Gracee lived as long as as our first Scottie, almost to the day and really, it was on borrowed time. She was supposed to be put down at six months, but we took her in with serious health issues. We were told she would live until age 7…

I am sad to report that Gracee Mae passed away Tuesday, at age 11 1/2, from bone cancer that had obliterated her hip bone before showing any symptoms. What a shock. We took her into the vet on Sunday as she was in pain and had a slight limp.The vet thought it was backstrain and…

Someone in my life, with whom I am very close, has a fear of birds stemming from an English childhood pigeon incident. You know who you are 😉 and it's best that you leave. I miss the birds of my east coast childhood. The red cardinals and the jays lighter in colour than our deep…

Two in short succession. The first one was so quick and satisfying, thought I'd throw in the always fascinating self striping factor. Pattern: Summer Flies by Donna Griffin, with variations explained below, different from my first Summer Flies with Variations. Yarn: Drops Delight, 2 skeins, colour 05. Goes well with the blog theme colours, doesn't it? About…

No knitting here for a bit, having done a poor job of chopping an apple, slicing the finger instead. The result? Eight stitches, antibiotics and a tetanus shot. I still plan on posting the recent FO once the pictures are taken. No photos required on this post however, you do not want to see it.

That's the beauty of the Palm Springs area in the springtime: Vacation pictures, part 2: White wine spritzer with a palm tree swizzle stick. Compared to life in Canada, everything seems bigger in the US – Marilyn Monroe, for example. Margaritas at Macarios: Hamentashen at Sherman's Deli. Hamentashen on steroids, that's a Canadian toonie, a…

We're renovating the blog, and it may take a bit to get it right. So far, so good. What do you think? Big thanks to the son.

The older my kids get, the possiblity of everyone tgether on vacation seems like a remote possibility. We were fortunate to have it happen. Seven if us, including Baby Rye, in our two bedroom condo in Palm Springs. Cozy but fun. On our last night together we talked of our highlights: Two of my S'sIL…

Part of the fun of trip anticipation is the plan for travel knitting. Used to be I could take several projects, but with recent weight limitations I limit myself to one or two small ones. The result is quick progress. Pattern: Summer Flies by Donna Griffin, with variations explained below. Yarn: Madelinetosh Pashmina, Stargazing colourway…