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I recently went through a very stressful period – school work/classes and starting a new job, plus a whole lot of crud that life threw at me. As a treat for surviving all of this, I bought myself some wonderful hand dyed Fleece Artist Country Silk. Fleece Artist is a Canadian company from Nova Scotia […]

I went to my dad’s on the long weekend because my aunt was turning 80. So I took the train down to Ingersoll on Friday morning (2 hr ride followed by 45 minute drive home). Half way there, I realized I’d left my ID in Toronto. Not normally a problem, except this time our destination […]

It’s difficult for me to include the word Happy in the title. For those who still have their mother, I’m glad, but a little jealous. I lost my mom in February 2003 to a sudden heart attack. I never got to say goodbye or tell her that I loved her, and that haunts me to […]

I’m pleased to say that I’ve welcomed a brand new (8 weeks old!) kitten into my life. Her name is Clancy (named after King Clancy – Toronto Maple Leafs great) and she’s just as cute as a button (always wondered…just how cute is that?). It’s only been two weeks since I lost my beloved Reiley, […]

While tossing my stash around this weekend preparing for the sale next week, I came across an old friend that I hadn’t seen in a while. This is what the finished piece will look like (who knows when I’ll get here though!) I started this piece over 5 years ago and put it away when […]