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I have my first head cold of the season! Blech…it isn’t bad as I’m just in the initial stage of feeling like my head is being stuffed with cotton balls. Time to haul out the garlicky Matzoh ball soup with extra Schmaltz and add on a side of Hot and Sour soup (must come from [...]

My Mum and Sister came in for a visit and to hash out the Christmas Menu. We wandered down into the Beaches to go to the Beacher cafe (about a 30-40 minute walk) for lunch, then a bit of window shopping where we ran into Marilyn Riley (she was the real estate agent we worked [...]

I’m not quite sure what to make of the look Abi is giving me here: It seems to be a bit of “Can I help you” and “Yeah, like you never stood in your toybox” In other news I’m booking along quite nicely on my Chunky Cabled Cardie: I’m starting to wonder if I’m channeling [...]

Was spent at Lettuceknit learning how to Crochet. I highly recommend the various classes that are offered there as I have actually managed to crochet! My Mu, had tried to teach me over the years and it just never clicked…but it did this time… I’m certain that treating myself to some ArtYarns Ultra Merino 6 [...]

I have figured out how I’m going to assemble the rink: series of 1×6 boards with holes drilled into them so I can nut and bolt the boards together (thereby making the strike super fast and allowing for easy set up next year) with a 1ft piece of wood behind the two larger boards giving [...]

As I am the proud owner of a backyard that is bigger than a postage stamp I feel that it is my duty as both a Canadian and a member of a hockey family (dad was a goalie on the school team and the great uncles on Mums side made up a goodly chunk of [...]

This name change comes about because I feel that is all I do. I may even print myself up a t-shirt to comemorate the name change. Let me present to you Exhibit A: Yesterday I came home from work to find the kitchen looking like it was housing the neighborhoods dirty dishes. Things were stacked [...]

Now that Mother Nature has decided to give us our regularly scheduled Fall, I find myself poking arround in my stash and finding all sorts of inspiration for stuff. In the past week I have cast on three diffrent projects (two of which have happened in the last 24 hours) and I’m not sure if [...]

Had a great night last night at Lettuceknit, as it was a DKC meeting night there weren’t as many of us…I kinda liked it, it was cozy and some near puddle-making laughter ensued over a certain nostril. I finally got the green Opal sock yarn I have been admiring and found a lovely yarn to [...]

I have a vague recollection of a sweater pattern booklet for Original 6 hockey sweaters from the 50′s. Now I’m starting to think I just imagined it as I can’t seem to find any reference for it…or perhaps those people who have this booklet are just not sharing! If in fact this booklet exists I [...]