new journeys

we are both on the path of new journeys my friend.................... yours to a new country , new house, new life

mine is a new job, another new house possibly next spring, and a new life style for me with a retired husband...........

where will these paths take us ? life will be different - but isnt that what life is all about? we all need changes - enforced or otherwise - life would be so boring without that.

one thing is not changing though - we will still meet over the net - you and me - friends through a modern medium - not the ''pop in for coffee'' type friends but friends who are just ''there'' and who just ''understand'' how life can suddenly throw up these little blips that make us stop and rethink strategies.

You may be in sunny San Francsico and me in frozen cold Sweden but together we are artists who are joined together through our art ............... one day we might just meet - and drink that coffee ..............what a day that will be!

At the start of your journey I wish you all the love in the world that you will stay open minded and happy - continue to make your art - and will always be ''my friend''...................

oh, my sore head

in only two weeks the Knitting Companion and i will be
moving from our home in Montreal, Quebec
here in Canada
to the city of San Francisco, California in the USA.

there is still so much to be worked out and arranged.
not to mention my tons of "things" that have to
be sorted out.

oh - and legal arrangements are not finished either.
You can imagine that i have a constant headache these
past two weeks.

big move ahead

The Knitting Companion and i will be moving
our lives and art to the other side of the continent.
We'll be three time zones away from here by
this time next month. We will start our driving-trip
in just a couple of weeks. It will be a whole new life.

hello from Canada

my fuzzy companion and
i are Loving this ultra-warm autumn.
it's quite rare that we have summer time temperatures
this late in the year. it's been in the mid 20's (celcius)
all september, and now for october as well.

autumn in montreal

the leaves there in Montreal
have begun to change colour ... it won't
be long now until they're creating a multi coloured
carpet below our feet.

my dear friend:

Congratulations on the Start of your Degree course.
Your journey will be wonderful.

CLASP was Fabulous !

i'm so glad i was
able to attend.

wow !

catching up

A long time ago
i signed up for a conference.... i think we spoke about it in the winter
or the spring.

the conference in Denver, USA starts
next week. 3 days. it costs an arm & a leg.
I hope i get a lot out of this - i really need a kick start
and some business knowledge.

Here's the Link
for the Conference. It's called "clasp".
it's for jewellery artists/ designers/ makers.

images from montreal summer

Received this lovely little skein
of silk last month from a friend.
what a marvellous and exciting gift !
Lucky Me. it's not a very big skein but she
promises that if i make it Narrow enough
there will be enough silk to knit a little scarf.





took myself to the museum of fine arts last month. It's SO close, why
do i wait so long ??
and, yes, this is a sculpture of a cow, outside the museum.




Little fuzzy boy enjoying the quiet, warm summer afternoon.

a visual catch up

a few things
have happened this summer.
None of them were actually
work .... not even work related, i suppose.
I'm trying not to dwell on beating myself
up for the Not work issues.

but i do have some new socks completed.
Yes, they're for me.

the brown pair is knit with "lorna's Laces" and the
skein that's showing still in it's bag is Opal's cotton
blend. A lovely cotton/wool blend that still has enough
bounce. I don't like knitting with 100% cotton. And i'm
not a fan of 100% cotton Socks, either.
Below you can see a little swatch
i made with some Wonderful silk yarn. it's 100% silk,
and Helen C has some of this yarn too!
i have made a little hat - perfect for autumn & spring.
I've yet to start a scarf with the silk that's left over. I know
it will feel wonderful to wear and the colours of mauve
and lilac are rich and so luscious.





This is quite an event:
i actually read a book . A whole book. A book
without any pictures, diagrams, illustrations or photos.
I used to be an avid reader until 15 years ago. I stopped because
the time i spent reading, i wasn't "doing" anything else.
No art, no designing .... nothing of my Own.
I'm sure you understand. it's hard to describe.
This book was
so well written, and if you
decide to pick up a novel, i highly recommend this one.

denver -

it won't be long now .... Denver USA in september:

garden update

the garden is full of life again.

little update

this is big news.
i've signed up. and booked my hotel.

This coming september, i'll be in the USA at a conference:


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spring time in Montreal

hello from Montreal - this
image was taken just
a few weeks ago,
down town.

This is a marvellous quote

"One thing life has taught me:
if you are interested,
you never have to look for new interests.
They come to you.
When you are genuinely interested in
one thing, it will
always lead to something else."

Eleanor Roosevelt

the sun is out

spring has been on the calendar
for a month already.
but snow has an almost constant
visitor this month.
Today the sun is out. Spring is here.
the snow is working hard at becoming a mere memory.

even though we had a nasty weather-week, now
It's warm enough now to sit outside without shivering.

there were no posies for easter in Montreal

We had a lot of fresh snow
in time for Easter Weekend
here in montreal.

I knew you'd understand.

some Recent Updates

a few photos to update
you with my life.
Since the first of the month,
we've had fresh snow. Several times.
Here, you can see the
view from my hotel room
recently, in Quebec City.
it's four hours drive from my city. and they'd just
had 35 cm of fresh snow the day before my arrival.




For my birthday, i received some
lovely silk/cotton yarn, that i've been
making into a springtime scarf.
Perfect for those days when you don't need your
winter coat - yet it's cool enough to warrant
something with your Spring time coat.
Something other than a big Wooly scarf.



Last week, just before our most RECENT
snow fall, i bought myself this tiny pot
of daffodils, for my kitchen window sill.
A nice reminder of Spring.
Especially nice to look upon since we've had
over 12 cm of snow since then!

we have Marmelade

Marmelade.
Marmalade.
One is english & one is french. I can never
keep them straight. It doesn't matter though.

My guy made Marmelade this month.
it's fabulous and delicious.
So fresh & vibrant tasting.

this is too wonderful to keep to myself

"Now then, you of noble mind,
who love this profession,
come at once to art
and accept these precepts: enthusiasm
(love), reverence, obedience, and perseverance."

(Cennino Cennini, 1370-1440)

Marvellous book

I Love this book.
Do you know it ?
by Judith Viorst.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Einstein Coat

This is the fluffy, soft
wool/mohair yarn i am using
for my Einstein Coat.
Not much progress to show you,
but at least the coat has
been started. This will take a lot
of knitting before it's ready to wear.




I really want to finish a pair of socks soon.
Since it's still peak sock-wearing season,
i have such motivation.

domestic views from Canada

still lots & lots of snow outside.
But i'm fine with that. I don't want rain
or very high temperatures. I want it to melt
slowly.
Otherwise, we'll just have Lots of ice.
it's too cold at night not to have any rain
turn into glass.

tonight, we move our clocks ahead
one hour for the Earliest Daylight Savings Time
that Canada has ever had.

Today, i share with you some views from
my kitchen.


• A Bonne Maman jam jar makes an excellent
holder of English teabags. (Taylors of Harrogate)

• My "vat sized" mug for
times when i want an awful lot of tea.
I love the Cave Paintings on this mug.

• Finally, two chocolate delicacies from Italy.
Purchased at the lovely italian
shop at the end of my street. They turned out
to be chocolate Eggs inside.
A special for Easter Season!
yum.

italian views

worth sharing.

we had some snow

thank goodness i didn't have to shovel
anyone else's snow. our snow was enough.
See how small the Knitting companion looks
in all that snow !

Workshops at the Museum of Contemporary Arts

The museum
of contemporary arts, here in my city,
is holding workshops
for adults.
Have a look at this link.
Scroll down for "Creative Tuesdays".

I've signed up for a few of them.
My first one will be on March 13th.
I don't know what we'll be doing.
And it really doesn't matter right now.
I think i need some new stimulation.

what does friday look like ?

from my house,
friday looks like this:






New pen and new ink!
now, i need a little lesson in how
to fill up this charming new inkpen.



Early this morning, this was the view
from my studio window.

it's snowing.
And Snowing.
And snowing.
Totally normal for this part of the world
for the month of March. It was a marvellous
day not to have to drive anywhere.
time to go back outside
and shovel.
again.

postcard from Italy

some postcard views
from my brief time in Lovely Lucca.

I saw David

back home now.
i saw THE David.
it was amazing.
because this is an "Icon" of
modern art, i hadn't expected
to be blown away.
But i was.
The David was totally amazing.
Awe inspiring.

Truly a sculpture of beauty and grace.

Dream

"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you
become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day
be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall unveil."
(James Allen)

Kitchen view

sleepy guy ... who could blame him?

My fuzzy
Knitting Companion
and i like to relax together.
I get to knit, and he provides
me with warm hugs.
Nothing is like getting cuddly
with a dog.