Annabella's Cowl Day two

I have been knitting up a storm, almost half way there...

Annabella's Cowl Day one

Just a start...

Annabella's Cowl

When I was thinking about a gift for my Aunt D, I couldn't resist a piece everyone in my knitting group has knit and loved.  I've just started Annabella's Cowl by Annabella Serra.  I chose Hand Maiden's Sea Silk 70% silk blend with a strand of Rowan's Kidsilk haze Mohair/silk blend, for warmth, it's in it's infancy and already looks great.  It won't be finished for Christmas, so I decided to blog my progress, so she can see her gift growing as she waits.  I'm putting lots of love in this one as I go.  So stay tuned...

Hibernation

This is the time of year when I like to crawl into a hole and not come out until after New Years.  Merry Christmas!  Happy New Year!

Sheepdogs

Last night my friend and I traveled to Halifax to see "The Sheepdogs" perform.  Everyone I talk to say they've never heard of them, they are a great Canadian band, who have recently had some success, making it onto the cover of Rollingstone.  It was a sold out concert, standing room only, well there were no chairs.  That was a first for us, we perched ourselves on the balcony.  We had a great view, a people watching paradise.  Yukon Blonde, a Vancouver based band opened for them.  The Sheepdogs were true to form, CCR meets Lynyrd Skynyrd.  They totally looked the part, they are a bunch of hairy dudes!  We went wild when during the encore, Matt Mays jumped on stage to join in.  It was cool!!  We keep saying to ourselves that we are such lucky girls, this weekend we are staying close to home and enjoying some homegrown talent, The Hupman Brothers Band.  They have their CD release in Wolfville this Saturday.  It's so awesome to be surrounded by such talented people, right here where we live.  We are truly blessed!

Deadlines

Sometimes I wake up, and I think that I'm still in university and I've forgotten to go to class for a few months and I wonder if I'll fail, or do I have time to drop out before the deadline.  Deadlines...life's deadlines never seem to end, I set goals, organize my schedule, like failure is right around the bend if I don't go to the gym, clean the house, walk the dog, really? because in the end we all end up the same organic mulch, feeding worms in the ground six feet under, or ashes saved on the mantle until you're forgotten.

Jian Ghomeshi

Saturday night I traveled to Halifax to see Jian Ghomeshi, he is on a tour promoting his best-selling book "1982".  Jian is a CBC Radio host, he has a long list of other accomplishments, but I mostly admire his ability to bring Canadian culture to Canadians.  He has helped us realize our distinctive Canadian identity.  In my opinion Culture is the key to keeping us unified, it makes us who we are as a country, sets us apart from our more homogeneous neighbours in the world.  He is a very interesting character, very witty and charming.  It was nice to hear him speak with pride about being a Canadian and what that means to him.  His book isn't just about being from an immigrant family trying to fit in,  it's about the desire to belong.  A basic human need.  The book is presented in a way that would appeal to all ages.