Remember these guys? They’re halfway married! They are doing 2 ceremonies – the ‘red wedding’ and the ‘white wedding’. The Hindu (red) ceremony was a few weeks ago and I was the wedding photographer :) We’re only 2 months away from the white wedding where…
Tito and I have had a romantic tradition of going to the CNE every year, on a work night, and just walking around, shooting the rides, eating bad food and losing spectacularly at games. This year I tried something a little different, just for fun:…
I’m in the mood for fall knitting these days – and this new pattern was inspired by a friend of mine who had a slouch hat that she loved so much she wore it almost every day, indoors and out, last winter. It set me…
Cool weather is coming; just last night in Toronto it was downright chilly. Time to stock up on some fall accessories! Mushin is a Japanese term frequently used in Martial Arts training that means ‘Without Mind’. It’s totally appropriate because this is completely the easiest,…
As part of Toronto ramping up for the 2015 Pan Am Games they’ve participated in an international project call ‘Play Me, I’m Yours.’ The project involves putting pianos in public spaces, and has already been through 26 cities around the world. Each piano is painted…
Leslie Ordal came over last night for some last minute photography of her spinning work for a piece she’s writing in Interweave Magazine. We didn’t have a lot of time to plan the shoot, and the material was all white. White fluff, spun into white…
I’ve updated the pattern for Jax to include instructions for a full-length leg warmer pattern as well as the boot topper version – I was enlightened to the need for this by someone who listed it as a project on Ravelry, and let’s just say…
Not that I’m hastening the end of summer. But it’s just cool enough at the office today to wear something knitted. Yes.
The photo is one I took of the 2 sisters roving I’m working on, and I found the quote online – feel free to click on it for a bigger version, enjoy! Here’s something else I learned from a friend, quoted from wikipedia: The charkha (etymologically related…
Taken after a storm on Saturday, I’ve never seen one so bright!
This past weekend was the dan (black belt) grading at my karate school. It was an excellent grading, and now that it’s over I wanted to share the photos of Senpai that I took for his grading submission. Every black belt I know dreads the…