A stolen moment the other day. My in-laws are visiting, and my husband and I had a secret mid-morning walk. I went to run errands and met him at work. This spot behind the university looked as though the trees…
be free to experiment
“The only way to traverse your creative path incorrectly is not to traverse it at all.” Jill Badonsky “The Nine Muses” I love to copy down quotes. And I love the wit and wisdom in the Winnie the Pooh stories.…
Just winging it
My husband and I are two of the coaches for our local university women’s soccer team. He’s the head coach and I’m the strength and conditioning coach, at least to read the formal documents. With the two other coaches we…
a little kitchen whimsy
Pattern: Pumpking Yarn: Sudz I love fall and I’m a sucker for anything with a pumpkin on it or in it. This one is for a swap. This dishcloth knit up so quickly and simply that I’m going to make another. I…
Riding Mountain Park
My mom just retired, and is enjoying the time to dive deeply into her yoga teaching as well as her own practice, and has started to invite me on little adventures. We drove up to Riding Mountain National Park, a…
Grey yarns
Playing around with greys this month has been a lot of fun, and it’s impossible not to find amazing grey yarns add to my Glorious Greys board on Pinterest. The colour grey is probably my favourite colour for yarn pictures…
Word of the Year, unexpectedly
In other years I have chosen a word of the year, or set New Years Resolutions. I purposely avoided doing either this time, needing more space in my mental landscape. But suddenly there is one. I didn’t choose it. It…
Running Out and About
I took my phone on my run with me today. I often wish I had a way to preserve moments while I’m out running. I seem to see better once my feet start flying. Today is definitely autumnal in feel,…
it might be fall…
I have been totally uninterested in these all summer, but all of a sudden I’m pulling out my Millie’s Savory Tea again. They’re low salt and really tasty. Really tasty. It’s like soup, but tea, but soup. I wish they also sold…