I realized the other day that I never posted the photos of my finished first pair of knit socks. Here are some! I knit them from the toe up because it seemed so much easier than cuff-down like many people seem to do. This blog post from Knitgrammer really helped me with all I needed […]
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I have always been fascinated by bright colours. I think that’s one reason why I really enjoy drawing and colouring with markers. In the past, I have made a lot of cards this way. I’ve collected Sharpie markers for years, and I get excited when they come out with a new set of colours. Except,
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At the beginning of 2022 I started keeping a journal again after many years of not doing so. 2022 was a journey of many things for me, partially to deal with PTSD, partially to recover some of my artistic nature. I did a book study with a friend, on Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. She
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Sometime last year while playing with watercolour, I discovered an artist whose videos on watercolour flowers I found easy to follow. Her name is Jenna Rainey, and I’ve since bought a couple of her books. But before that, I tried my hand at various watercolour painting various types of flowers. Here are some samples, laid
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If you’ve been following me for a few years, you’ll know how much I love vintage sheets for their sturdy cotton weave and their colourful and graphic floral designs. I have loved sewing with the fabric. Imagine my delight one recent day as I browsed thrift store racks for sheets and came across this set
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Hello, IRELAND!! I have wanted to visit this land of my heritage ever since I was a young girl! In the early 90s, I had three different flight layovers at Shannon airport when I visited Russia and Ukraine; but I never got to exit the airport and explore the multi-hued green squares of land I
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After a night in Switzerland, we spent two nights in Germany at the apartment of some long-time friends of my husband. They live in Esslingen, outside Stuttgart; one day they drove us to a magical forest playland where we spent hours in sensory delight. Simply put, the Eins und Alles complex is a forest full
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Next in my series of artistic delights I discovered while in Europe: Chillon Castle in Switzerland. After we left France, we journeyed by train to Switzerland and spent one night there. A friend of my husband met us at the train station and whisked us off for an afternoon of sightseeing (and an evening eating
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We stayed for three nights in a city called Clermont-Ferrand, about a four-hour train ride south of Paris. I know I said I wouldn’t turn these posts into travelogues, but I must mention the bathroom of this place!! This tiny apartment was a study in style and efficiency. Kitchenette, room with slideout bed/TV/desk/coffee table. Sliding
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Here is another installment in my series about artistic delights I found while in Europe this fall. The photo below is one I took while marvelling from a train at the Scottish countryside. I’ve seen photos, but it’s breathtaking seeing in person the different shades of green covering the rolling hills. The rolling hills themselves
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