She's a knitter, a foodie, a writer and she loves dogs. No, not me, this one's a famous writer. Kate Jacobs read from her sequel to the Friday Night Knitting Club at the CBC Radio Studio One Book Club: Amazing! At 35 she's sold over a million copies of her first book, was on the…

Ever have that feeling about a project? This one's been around – started in Toronto, almost finished in Honduras, finally completed at home in Vancouver when I should have been doing the taxes. Avoidance behaviour at its best: The wrap-up: A Mitred Square baby blanket variation made from eight skeins of Needful Yarns Cotton Joy…

Thirty plus years in the field of mental health/social services has influenced the way I spend by time off. I love my job, but as much as possible, I leave work at work. My family knows that I don't watch movies with social service-y plots – no addiction, child abuse, depressing themes, no loud family…

WARNING: this is a post about a feminine hygiene product. Not the obvious one. You read it right, can't have too many innocuously titled posts in a row, sometimes you need an attention grabber. There is a story behind the title, so here goes. A few years back I was at a conference talking to…

I'm having one of those moments. After a night of fever and chills, and making the always difficult decision to call in sick to work (it really torments me to do that) I envisioned a day in bed with chicken noodle soup and knitting. That blasted knitting. I am on the second to last square…

In my college years, flying between New York and Michigan, I remember airport vending machines that sold life insurance for the duration of your flight, in case of crash. How comforting is that? I know this is reflective of my age but it does comfort me that I still have a memory. Do you remember…

This could be a post about the antics of certain all inclusive resort attendees who took advantage of the unlimited Nicaraguan rum, Honduran moonshine, beer and vino tinto. But since I didn't partake to the extent that warrants a blog post I'll move on to the the creatures of Honduras. Below are a jelly fish,…

We're back. Adios Honduras.   Besides missing Vancouver's record setting snowfall, one of the best parts of the trip was the Latin American food which satisfied my genetically Puerto Rican taste buds. Pasteles, plantains, and flan, oh my. Rice, beans, and fresh fish on the beach:   While I do a good job of trying…

It's been a challenging year. We just need some time to catch up with life and our yearly holiday traditions were adding to the pressure. I've always been an advocate of separating the meaning of Christmas from the hype on a bi-yearly basis and this year we're doing it. No cooking, no tree and no…

I'm sure this has been abbreviated to a shorter commercial in the US, but we don't subscribe to TV, and this Internet version just cracked me up. No expectations for gifts at our house this year as we've agreed to do something different. I've always advocated celebrating the non religious parts of Christmas every other…