Many months ago, I said I would post some pictures of my favourite rocks in the garden. Well, it dawned me this morning that they will be completely covered in snow, probably by tomorrow morning (if the forecast is correct). We had some snow and freezing rain in the early morning, although by mid-morning when…

While I was reading Val’s blog, I noticed that she was reading The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton. I found the title fascinating because it brought back memories from childhood. Our neighbourhood bookmobile used to arrive every Tuesday without fail. After school, I would run home, collect my library books and head to the bookmobile.…

In her comment on my beeswax post of yesterday, Yolanda asked how the goldfish were doing. I am happy to report that all the fish are alive and well in their indoor aquarium, although I suspect that they would much rather be in their outdoor pond. Thankfully they are now inside, since the pond froze…

Without the garden and the stenciled wall to keep my hands occupied, you can t ell that I am now busy with my winter activities. Although knitting has taken precedence these past weeks, one of the other things that I have been doing is making collages. Lately I’ve been experimenting with beeswax and I think…

On Friday night, I spent a wonderful evening listening to April Verch, one of Canada’s best fiddlers. She was accompanied by two guitarists, who were both incredible as well. It was the opening night of their Strung tour and I’m so glad that I heard them. April Verch is also an exceptional stepdancer and singer,…

I spent way too much time today fooling around with ‘The Warholizer’. I came upon this amazing photo tool at Seth’s blog, The Altered Page. Just upload a photograph, and voilà, the Warholizer turns your photographs into cool pieces of art. As you can see, Lytton was singularly unimpressed with this new toy and spent…

Now that the gardening season is virtually over here – and snow flurries predicted in the near future, I’ve hauled out my wool and am knitting up a storm.I envy other knitters who follow patterns and knit beautiful sweaters, hats, socks and mittens. In the past few years, I’ve stuck to knitting scarves. (pictured above…

With the sun shining this afternoon, I sat out in my wicker chair reading a book I hadn’t picked up for ages. At least twenty years have passed since I last opened The Potted Herb, by Abbie Zabar. A softcover version of the book is available here. I remember when I bought this book. It…

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Last night brought freezing rain and colder temperatures than we’ve yet experienced this fall. It is a beautiful, foggy morning. The air is crisp, the wind is silent and the frost has made beautiful patterns on windows and on plants. It’s a good thing that the fish are housed inside since the pond is now…