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.