Bay of Fundy Neckwarmer Pattern

I went to the yarn store last week and fell in love with this yarn. As I was holding both balls of yarn I was wondering how I could use them together and what could I make? Then I had a light bulb moment and decided to crochet them as one thread to create this bulky type neckwarmer.

It can be worn in a variety of ways....Collar up,


Collar down....


Collar way down...
I can just picture myself wearing it on the shores of some romantic setting...perhaps along the shore of The Bay of Fundy?

Happy Halloween!!!!

Another Halloween gone by....

I love blown glass ornaments...wait until you see my
Christmas pictures!


A little black spider made of bells.


A fierce knight, a cowgirl and Anakin Skywalker!

Piggy Pink and Her Pink Palace

How To Be What A Pig Ought To Be

How to be what a Pig ought to be
Is not easy for young Pigs like me.
Human beings I'm told
Talk of Pigs bought and sold
Never thinking that a Piggy should be free!

If it's Lions or a Kangaroo you meet,
If it's Dolphins or a Whale without feet,
They're protected you see
They're not Piggies like me
Who end up in a package of meat!

How to be what a Pig ought to be
Is not easy for young Pigs like me.
Human beings don't care
If we live with a scare
Never dreaming that a Piggy should be free!
-Monard G. Sanford

Little Pink Piggy makes her debut on Etsy tonight!

Favourite Things

A Woman of Many Interests

During the summer months my husband brought me home a present from the woods. He found this porcupine skull and instantly thought I would love it. He gingerly put it in a plastic bag and lovingly handed it to me as if it was a bouquet of flowers! Guess what? I couldn't be more pleased! I bleached it in peroxide, left it in the sun, glued it's lower jaw bone together, put him back together and found the perfect plate for him to rest his weary head. Just look at those teeth! Amazing!

Loki June 1, 2008 - Oct. 24, 2008

Our little Loki is no longer with us.
This is the day we brought them home.

Sometime last week.

I miss you.

Goodies Galore!

Ever make a mistake that turned out to be one of the best things you ever did? Well a few months back I did! I will blame it on computer gremlins, but I sold a pattern on Etsy to "yarnfreak" that had a mistake in it and she contacted me. Well several dozen emails latter a fast friendship has formed! AND look what I got in the mail last week from my new friend as a belated Birthday gift! A sampling of all her Etsy goodies that she sells at her Etsy Store Girls Just Want to Have Fun! Don't you just love all the colours? The wash clothes are FANTASTIC! The more you use them, the softer they become! Thanks to Debbie and her two girls for putting such a wonderful treat together for me! It certainly made my day!

The moral of this story? Mistakes happen, just keep your head up and look for some good out of it, be it a lesson learned, or a new friend found.

Little Cottage in the Woods...

"A house is made of walls and beams;
a home is built with love and dreams"

This is the summer side (left) and the winter side (right) of my newest felted creation.

Softwood and hardwood trees are included in this trio for a perfect cottage setting.

Another Crop of Mini Pumpkins

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin,

And have it all to myself,

Than be crowded on a velvet cushion."

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Rain Today....Again.

I found out today that while we had a very wet summer, it is the reason we are having such a beautiful autumn. The colours are still fantastic! While most of the oranges and reds have disappeared, the yellows are spectacular! Sadly, today it is raining.....again.