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Happy Birthday Sally

My dear mother-in-law has her birthday today. It is not polite to say a ladies age so I won't - but my lord she does not look her age. What did she want for her birthday but a chocolate milk shake. I...

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In the Dyepots Today

Today I am in dyeing mode. I have been putting it off because of the rain, since I like to hang my pieces outside to dry. I am going to be doing these colours, Wooly Sheep, Tantramar Marsh, Homestead...

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Changes to the Blog

HiJust finished a course with Deanne Fitzpatrick on colour - had a super time and learnt lots. More about that in the coming days.I am probably going to be changing the format of my blog and talk more...

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Workshop on Colour

Today I thought I would talk a little about the class I took with Deanne Fitzpatrick of Amherst NS. I had never been to any class related to rug hooking so I was ready for anything. I had no...

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Half Gone Half To Go

Half the holiday gone - two weeks to go....I put away my Shore Birds rug as I ran out of wool. I did not intend it to be that big, so not enough wool was available to continue working on it. I did buy...

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Sunday Drive

Studio Door....I am a country girl at heart. I love the rolling hills dotted with sheep and cows, the ocean views and the vast blue sky. Last Sunday we went to the eastern side of the Island by-passing...

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It's Fall and It's Baking Time

It's been almost a month that we have been away from home and loving every minute of it, but all good things must come to an end. Until next year - we'll be Island bound again. Yesterday I took a...

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Sorry...

Due to unforeseen circumstances I will not be blogging for awhile..thank you for your support and understanding.. I am still on FB and my website is still very active. Due to time committments...

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Happy Birthday Sis!

I was madly hooking this rug all last week to give to my sister yesterday for her birthday. We had a great time going out to lunch and did some shopping. I wanted to make her something special as it...

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Rayure Cowl - on my needles

What is on my needles these days......I seem to be in a knitting frenzy lately. That is the place where I am right now. Easy to pick up - requires no planning ( at least the projects I choose) and...

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Bouquet of Wool Bundles

Was busy today putting together some packages of hand dyed wools. It was time for some spring cleaning. They are all available on my website at various prices.  New Wool BundlesHi Moosecraft - a most...

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Socks on the Needles

I have not knit a pair of socks in a couple of years. Now that I am into this knitting frenzy thought it was time to put some on the needles. I found this wonderul yarn called Lucky Penny from my...

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Spinning with a Spindle

Yesterday - Sis and I had a 3 hour lesson spinning with a spindle. We had a blast! Lots of laughs and a lot of fun. A lovely lady by the name of Colette took us on and gave us a private workshop for 3...

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At the Beach

We are in Maine for a week. Brother, sister and family...my the water is cold but having a blast at Ocean Park and York Beach - eating lots of fresh fish! Just pictures.....

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Bloglovin

Since Google Reader will no longer be, I have since subscribed to BLOGLOVIN in order to read my favourite blogs. It is very easy to do.. and only takes a few minutes... So if you want to  Follow my...

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New Basket New on the Frame

Have to show you this wonderful basket that I purchased from Kay Kjeldgaard, which I use for current hooking projects. I just love it. She is a real master at basket weaving and thinks of all the...

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Blooming Flowers and LIam

Just pictures today.... from a beautiful sunny day last week in between all the clouds and rain we have been getting. My clematis - probably one of my top favourite flowers..some cosmos...and of course...

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Bloglovin'

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the last day to follow blogs with Google Reader. I have changed all the blogs that I read to Bloglovin and love it. So easy to use - much more user friendly. So if you...

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On The Island

Looking out from the deck to Cabot provincial Park over the dunes....We have been on the island for a week now and will be celebrating Thanksgiving here. Then off to Amherst, Nova Scotia for the fiber...

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Culinary Studio in PEI

Annie's Culinary Studio in New London, PEIThis year I took two classes at Annie's. She bought this old church in New London two years ago and renovated the interior.It contains a professional kitchen...

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First Fibre Stop Was...

Wool hand dyed by Lucy Richards and HeidiHeidi Wulfraat of London-Wul was our first stop. She is located outside of Moncton, NB in Lakeburn. We went there last year for the first time and knew that...

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Island Baking

 Have not found a bakery that does cinnamon rolls really well. So decided to make my own. It happens that Michael Smith who is a great Island chef was coming out with his new cookbook "Back to Basics"...

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Summerside Farmer's Market

Went to Summerside Farmer's Market early this morning and I was hoping to see the rug show at Eptek. Found out the exhibition is only open on weekdays and Sunday.. so put off for another day. We did go...

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Amherst - The Electric Street Knitting Room

Beautiful silk - perfect for a shawlOn our way to PEI we had to stop in at Deanne Fitzpatrick's rug hooking studio in Amherst, NS. I wanted to check out the new Knitting Room that she had established...

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Beautiful Days in PEI!

Liam and I at our beach.. It was his first time at the ocean and he loved it. Couldn't wait to see what that rolling water was all about. Time to give mommy a dog lick of appreciation for this great...

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