Scanning the blogs, there's some sentiment that there's not much knitting happening. Time to refocus. Easy enough, I had a dental appointment requiring some prophylactic stress treatment. It's not that I don't like my dentist, we have a 25 year relationship and he's an admired professional. Believe it or not I used to look forward…

Additions to my quirky sign collection:   How do you like your lite men? Rare? Well done? This is the place for you if you like yours with potatoes.   I know, it's in French, but it struck me funny that you could get pain in the spa buffet, but not in the general dining…

…a child's pronunciation of the very appropriate book series. I know, I know, it appears I've been ignoring my blog. It's just that I've been wracking my computer abilities trying to compose an animated GIF in honour of C's 60th big birthday, to no avail. Wanted to let you know we're still here. Three days…

Sounds so restful, that engineering term. The angle of repose: is the minimum angle made by an inclined plane with a horizontal surface such that the body lying on the inclined plane is just at the verge of sliding down along the inclined plane. So relaxed is that body, it's teetering on slippage. Just so long…

…and one much needed one for me, too. See you in three weeks. Knit lots!

Whomp rattle rattle. If you've been to my house you'll recognize that noise. Even the neighbours have commented. It's the front door closing. You had to whomp it to get it to close and then the single pane sidelights on either side would rattle like glasses in the cupboard during an earthquake. The rattle part…

Hardly a red meat eating household anymore, one day we decided to satiate our occasional meaty needs. C went to SaveOn Foods (for you non-Canadians, it's a division of Overwaitea Foods, an unusual name for a grocery distributor if you ask me) and bought some steak, Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Mmmmm. He threw the grocery bags into…

Not for the usual medical reason where you are advised against grapefruit juice for its potentiating tendencies when combined with certain drugs. My doctor has ordered me away from my pink grapefruit Citron in progress: In fact, any knitting does not mix with the current state of my thumb. How is it one little appendage…

What's more joyful than a child skipping down the sidewalk? One of my co-workers told me about when she and her son left a recent parent teacher conference and he broke into spontaneous skipping. You could tell he was one happy little camper. Adults don't skip down the street unless they're acting in a Viag*a…

For $29. Never thought I could do cashmere at that price, but the combination of Hand Maiden 2-ply (supposedly 273 meters/300 yards worth – seemed like more) and this pattern, produced a 70" scarf that's oh so soft.   Pattern: Lacy Kerchief Scarf (Interweave Press), way easier than it looks. Yarn and needles: Hand Maiden…