Handmaiden Fine Yarn produces Camelspin — an most interesting combination of fibers that actually work well coupled together. This yarn is 70% silk and 30% baby camel and is dyed in the most gorgeous colors. A skein of this beautiful yarn in greens and greys had to be mine and I’m so glad that I used it to knit my other pair of Socktoberfest socks, Marlene. The yarn fuzzes up a bit as you knit but not in a gross pilly sort of way,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Canada
Vibrant Earth
I never meant to blog so sporadically but this month has been filled with bursts of activity followed by periods of sheer exhaustion. It’s nothing really different from every other month of the year but just seems like I have a bit less energy and I can’t seem to figure out why. While I’ve been keeping up with the sock knitting this month, Prithvi’s school has a project called Fall Foto Frenzy where students and their families are encouraged to take pictures and… Read more »
Giving Thanks
Giving thanks for family, friends, blessings unimagined and love. Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving!
Walk in the park
This past Saturday, we decided that we had to get out and do something fun together as a family. Weekend chores like grocery shopping, loads of laundry, library returns, haircuts and all the other things on my list could wait. The only thing we took care of was the haircut – just a couple of pesky bangs messing with the baby’s vision – nothing that my kitchen scissors couldn’t fix, so over the bathroom sink it was for a quick snip,… Read more »
SuperNATURAL
So, we touched down in British Columbia a week ago and I can’t believe that we get to call this home.It feels so good to be back, I’ve missed living in BC soooooo much.
