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Category Archives: Life
Walking in the Woods – The Cure for Learning Curves and other Life Bumps
It has been a year – OK only three and a half months – but it feels like a year – of changes and they just keep on coming. Changes in my children’s lives, changes in my friends lives and a … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Watching, Design - Inspiration, Family, flowers, Life, pattern, Photography
Tagged beauty, favorite, Finished Projects, flowers, Inspiration, Morning, nature, outdoors, patterns, scenery, water, Yesterday morning
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Fall Is “More Than in the Air”!
Fall is drifting down from the trees and laying on the ground in heaps of brown and yellow; Orangey brown leaves are gathering up on the edges of our beaches; Back East Snow is falling lightly from the skies; Fall is here … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Photography, Water and Rain
Tagged beauty, favorite, Heron, Morning, Neck Point Nanaimo, outdoors, scenery, water
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The Waiting is Over!
This last week has been somewhat chaotic as we waited for the arrival of our new family member! He took 12 days more than expected to arrive, we were all more than ready to say Hello! Sept 25th saw the arrival of … Continue reading
Blogging Missed! A New KAL and more!
I have missed writing my blog – but my Summer has been jam-packed with activity! Knitting, Working and Family have consumed my Summer days and hours, for a wonderful, exciting time, but I have missed writing the blog! I hope … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Design - Creation, Design - Inspiration, Family, knitting, Life
Tagged beauty, Finished Projects, Focus, Inspiration, kal, Lace knitting, Neck Point Nanaimo, patterns, planning, Projects
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Wild Rose Season!
Last Weekend and again this weekend I have been bowled over by the Wild Roses. The Roses are blooming in all of the parks and blooming heavily. The bushes are covered in open blooms and there are still a great many buds … Continue reading
Posted in Design - Inspiration, flowers, Life, Photography
Tagged beauty, flowers, Inspiration, inukshuks, nature, outdoors, purple, scenery, wild roses, wild tiger lily
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Happiness Is….
I woke up this morning to hear that today has been deemed the International Day of Happiness. It was created by the UN in 2012. I think that every day should be a Happy Day – though, given human nature, that … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Family, flowers, knitting, Life, Painting with dyes, Vancouver Island Fibre Festival
Tagged beauty, collecting, dolce vita, flowers, Friends, Inspiration, Lace knitting, Lace Painting, Morning, nature, planning, scenery
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Happy Holidays to Us All
A new (and free) pattern has been added to Ravelry. There are two headband in the one pattern, a double cable and a beaded lace. Please take a look and enjoy = Buffalo Girl Bands – free until the end … Continue reading
Posted in Design - Creation, knitting, Life, pattern
Tagged Beads, Cables, favorite, Finished Projects, free, Free pattern, headbands, Holiday Greetings, Lace knitting, thank-you
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Fall Mornings
Amazing mornings this weekend – Saturday at Neck Point! The skies were clear and blue, the sun was shining and the wind was blowing in across the Strait and life was good! We had a lazy walk around the park, there … Continue reading
Posted in Design - Inspiration, Life, Photography, play
Tagged beauty, hemer park, Heron, Morning, moss, nature, Neck Point Nanaimo, outdoors, scenery, trees
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The Rest of the Walk
This mornings walk is one of those that will stand out in my memory for a long time. The elements of rain, sun and sea combined in a way to create a truly memorable experience. The air was clean and … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Watching, Life, Photography, play
Tagged beauty, crow, flowers, Great Blue Heron, Heron, Morning, nature, piper's lagoon, scenery, spotted towhee
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Sophie in the Snow
Yesterday at Diver’s Lake – Sophie was in her glory! Lynette
Posted in Life, Photography
Tagged fun, joy, outdoors, snow, Sophie, winter, Yesterday morning
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