I am a selfish knitter. There, I said it. About 6 years ago I made my daughter a beanie. It was the Snapdragon Tam by Ysolda Teague and it was a bit of a punt as to if she would wear it or not. Lordy! I loved knitting that thing. A good chunk of was… Read More
I am a great believer in the power of habit and its ability to create improvement. Heck, that’s what I do for a living. Getting kids to practice something so many times that it just becomes habit so they can move onto learning the next thing. For me, it helps that I love getting up… Read More
…I’m back writing here! That’s not to say I’ve been sitting around resting on my laurels. Work has been busy and I’m now a Filial Play Therapist. I’ve been working lots on my art practice and I’ve been involved with some really great knitting projects as well. And got a singing group off the ground.… Read More
Have you heard about febfast? I must admit I hadn’t until a friend said on social media she was doing it. Now, this is a gal who grabs life with two hands, so anything with ‘fasting’ involved piqued my curiosity. I signed up almost straight away…I had over indulged a little more than usual over… Read More
I don’t understand when people say that they are bored or have some sort of creative block. For me, my lack of posts here lately has certainly NOT been because of any sort of lack of inspiration. Quite the opposite in fact! I’d had a few things on the boil and they have taken my… Read More
The other day I was clearing out some paper (man, do I love random stacks of paper!) when I came across a list of people I was going to interview this year. Creative people I know personally, creative people I’ve got to know online, people who I think are interesting and I would like to… Read More
Tomorrow is the first of September, the beginning of spring here in Australia, though the plants and animals started a little earlier than that with their blooming and breeding. I love this time of year in the Outback with all of the wildflowers blooming and the weather is just amazing. Its so wonderful to be… Read More
Today I put aside my knitting and spent this beautiful Sunday outside. By the end of the day my garden bed had been extended by a metre and all of it was mulched. In the early evening sunlight the straw was shining with the promise of a new spring. I planted out some of… Read More
I’m not in love with my blog. That’s not to say that I don’t like it. I just feel like its not a ‘pretty’ place to hang out at the moment. I’ve got lots of things on the boil and teaching myself all the ins and outs of creating a beautiful blog isn’t high on… Read More
Yesterday I burnt a bridge. I did it with intention and I felt good about it. Actually I felt so good about it that I left smiling, and so did the other person. On the surface we should have been great friends. Both of us have a quirky sense of humour, are creative, our kids… Read More