Harvest Swap

I signed up for a mail art swap through Pretty Postal whom I learned of through Maple Post.  Four of us will swap mail art with a harvest theme.  I got mine in the mail on Monday hoping to beat the possible postal strike.   This has been fun and I am excited to see what  I will receive in return.   #prettypostalswap

Polka Dot Hand Bag

I have had a long standing love affair with polka dots. I made this handbag a while ago but the weather just didn't suit the cheeriness of the bag. Now that the river is open it seems like the right time to bring it out for some fresh air.

Getting ready for next winter

The snow is mostly gone and the river is now open.  You would think that next winter would be the last thing on my mind.  Still,  it's better to knit now and be warm later than decide on a sweater in January. 


I started this beautful pattern called North Atlantic by Lone Kjeldsen at Ravelry, on Tuesday. I am knitting it with Briggs and Little heritage yarn. It's great yarn to work with but I will treat it with lanolin when I'm done to soften it up some.

I treated myself to a bouquet of daisies.  I like having them in April to honour my mother's memory.  They were her favourite flower and she was born April 30, 1931.

I'll Give You a Daisy a Day Dear

My mother would have been 87 had she not passed 10 years ago.   Her favourite flowers were daisies so whenever I see daisies I think of her.  This morning I woke up to the song I'll Give You a Daisy a Day playing on the radio.  I thought she must be near.  I went to the florist in the afternoon and asked if she had any daisies.  She told me she had three stems left over from an arrangement she had done that week. She doesn't usually carry them.  Luck (or mom) was with me so I bought them.  I usually draw or paint daisies when I'm missing her.  I thought this might be a nice way to honour her memory today. 

Anniversary Surprise

My son Alex and his partner Greg showed up early for a concert we were going to attend.  They brought with them a beautiful set of dishes I had been admiring at one of the local antique shops.  Crown Ducal in gorgeous sapphire blue.  Underneath the dishes is an antique linen and lace luncheon cloth my grandmother was given by her mother when she came to Canada from Ireland in 1927.  What a wonderful surprise for Paul and my 38th anniversary tomorrow.  Thanks boys xoxo

Top o' the Morning

 

My mother's collection of Belleek started with the first trip she and my father took to Barbados.  He bought her this beautiful harp at the duty free shop.  Imagine buying Irish porcelain while on holiday to Barbados.  The Belleek was the one thing she asked me to never get rid of on her passing.  I have honoured that request.  The crocheted doilies were made by me at some time or another.  I have a drawer full.  No one wants them anymore.  I guess they're too fussy.