Category Archives: Life

temari part 2b

Posted on November 27, 2015 by caroline

See intro here. See supply list here. See part 1 here.  See part 2a here. Today’s post will catch me up to what I had hoped to complete on Monday. You’ll need the paper strip that we used to measure the ball to find the … Continue reading →

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soup again and chalkboard designs

Posted on November 26, 2015 by caroline

Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating today! I had a butternut squash on the counter the other day and a hankering for soup so pulled some ideas from a few different recipes online and came up with a rather delicious concoction. … Continue reading →

Posted in good food, Life | 6 Comments

monday, monday – temari part 2a

Posted on November 23, 2015 by caroline

See intro here. See supply list here. See part 1 here. OK! So – here’s what we’ll need today: Ignore the stuff in the back, you will not need a razor blade or weird cork tubes. My daughter is an oboe player and this … Continue reading →

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comfort

Posted on November 15, 2015 by caroline

I think we could all use a little comfort this weekend.  I like to bake when I’m feeling unsettled and it distracts me from checking the news updates every ten minutes. Then, I just need a little will power to … Continue reading →

Posted in Finally finished, Knitting, Life | 8 Comments

temari along?

Posted on November 12, 2015 by caroline

Would anyone be interested in learning how to make a beginner ball? I’d be happy to post a series of tutorials on here if there were some who would like to learn. Please leave me a comment if you would … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2015 by caroline

  I spent most of yesterday thinking it was Remembrance Day. I wore my poppy and at 11:11 I had a quiet moment and thought of how lucky I was to live in Canada and have the freedom that I … Continue reading →

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monday again

Posted on November 9, 2015 by caroline

Yesterday was an extremely long day. We left around 8am and had a little tour of Times Square by car on our way to the Lincoln Tunnel. There was a bridge scheduled for demolition this weekend in the Niagara area … Continue reading →

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early morning

Posted on November 7, 2015 by caroline

This city can be overwhelming! For an introvert, a few days is plenty of time and I will be ready to go back to the relative quiet of my home city and dream of the silence of the island to come … Continue reading →

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start spreading the news….

Posted on November 6, 2015 by caroline

I seem to have Frank Sinatra singing in my ear all day long while I’m here. What a crazy, busy city! We walked down through Central park this morning to make our way to the American Museum of Natural History. … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, Life | 6 Comments

change of location.

Posted on November 5, 2015 by caroline

Well, 5am came early this morning and saw us packed and out the door. 2 hours later, we were at the border in Fort Erie exchanging our CDN rainbow money for the plain green US $ and ooogling the vats … Continue reading →

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