Took Winnie Glavine’s class “Hooking the Moon”. Thanks Winnie! Of course I had to modify it. 😉 #RugHooking

Busy dyeing a skein to match those mini skeins. For a friend. #DyeingWool #DyeingYarn #RugHooking

A successful sale in my studio last week. Thank-you everyone! #RugHooking

My latest creative project is a banner. #banner

Yep! Grocery prices have definitely gone up in this household! We’re two seniors who have frequent company. #costofliving #grocerycost #NovaScotiaCOL

My friend gifted me a beautiful Silk scarf from Dawn Oman - gallery in Bridgetown i have yet to go ~ looked at her website ! So cool she also has rug hooking patterns and much more www.dawnomanart.com/product-page...

Switching gears to prepare for Christmas. Making tortiere for Christmas and New Year’s. Waiting for the filling to cool. #ChristmasFood

Two more tote bags complete. That’s 4 out of 7 done. #RugHooking #ToteBags

😕Missing parcels…’tis the Season! Be vigilant people! Be kind. Don’t ruin others’ Christmas.

One successful Scandinavian meal was had by all! Apple Slaw, Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, steamed vegetable platter and lingonberry sauce for main course. See alt text for appetizer platter. #food #feast #Scandnavia

Another finished tote bag! Two down. Four to go. One sold already. Two spoken for. 😁 #rughooking #totebag

Spent all day decorating for Christmas. Done!

Annnnd…the Cranberry Sauce is made for Christmas! Three jars already spoken for by family members. A couple might disappear to a community craft and bake sale. Pretty good, considering how hard it was to find cranberries this year! #canning

And my rug hooking is up! I’m sharing the space with a talented cross-stitch artist. The exhibit runs from now to January 10th! So happy to be showing again. #RugHooking

Preparing for an exhibit and sale! #RugHooking

More mini-skeins. They’re piling up! Most are mixed fibres (wool, silk, Tencel, bamboo, Angelina), some just wool. All are 10 grams each. Mostly DK weight or heavier. I’m selling to rug hookers. Any idea what I should sell them for? #RugHooking #SpinningYarn

Turning hand spun skeins of yarn into mini skeins. #spinningyarn #rughooking

Busy trying to figure out pin weaving. Not having any luck.

It’s finished! Heading to a framer next. Thinking a shadow box would be best. #RugHooking #TextileArt #FibreArt

Dye day results… #RugHooking #DyeingWool

Dye day over. Lots of wonderful blues, some purple, and a gradated brown/back spot dye. Wonderful for sky, rocks and brightly coloured fishing shacks! #RugHooking #DyeingWool

Straining juice from home grown grapes for jelly. Then roasting poblanos. Next up? Planning a breed study and doing some fibre dyeing. Nothing like variety! 😂 #canning #foodpreservation #spinning #dyeingwool

Busy preparing for a sale. Patterns and bags of fibre. #RugHooking

The finished multicoloured wool yarn! And a tote bag front. Lots of fun! #spinningyarn #RugHooking

It’s off the spinning wheel and ready to be processed! #spinningyarn #spinningwool

Stumpwork pansies, ready to be attached to “The Farm” #RugHooking

Canning applesauce, spinning yarn, embroidering the last of the stumpwork pansies, and planning and planting a fall garden. Life is busy. I will post more photos when I actually complete something! Have a great day everyone!

A better look at the recent dye job. #RugHooking #DyeingWool

Pickled Hot Peppers done! Finished dehydrating basil…for now. Tomorrow is more dehydrating. Maybe looking for local peaches too. #food #homecanning #PickledHotPeppers

Recent dye jobs. using up my Majic Carpet dyes. Preparing for Christmas. #RugHooking #dyeing #wool

20 pounds of tomatoes ready for antipasto and tomato basil sauce. There’s another 5 pounds of damaged ones I might be able to salvage. We’ll see. #food #canning #tomatoes

Preparing for a sale this week. It’s been a busy day.

Some beautiful fresh produce from a relative’s garden! Roasted Salsa Verde coming up tomorrow! #hotpeppers #tomatillos

Been busy canning. Taking a break. Cupboard is filling up! #preservingfood #canning

Busy spinning more singles to ply with the multicoloured singles. It will be interesting to see what I get for a yarn! #SpinningYarn #SpinningWool

Attended the Annapolis County Exhibition in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia last week. The Fundy Rug Hookers put on a wonderful display! Here are just a few of the pieces. #rughooking

Pulling and curing garlic today.. #gardening

Our Indian supper last night. 🙂 details in Alt text. #food #IndianFood

Games Night tonight. Our dinner theme is Indian food. Yum! Garlic naan Hummus Tandoori Chicken Basmati Rice Mango pico de gallo Chickpea Salad Raita & Mango lassi Guest is bringing dessert. 😋

Back from a delightful trip to Digby Neck, Nova Scotia! Definitely plan to go back! 😁

#Spinningyarn and picking up today. Things are getting out of control again.

Taking a break from canning today. Busy grocery shopping and visiting family. Have a great evening everyone!

#forevercanadian is hitting @edmfolkfest keep Alberta in Canada! Thursday, August 7, 2025, 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday, August 8, 2025, 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  More times and locations to come! 🇨🇦❤️ Thank you for all the support! #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Good morning Bluesky peeps! I’m shifting focus today. Probably back to spinning and/or stumpwork pansies. It’s a gorgeous day out, so I think some outdoors activity would be great! Maybe I’ll spin on the deck. Have a great day everyone!

Today’s addition to the canning cupboard is 7 1/2 pints of Chunky Mustard Pickles. I also made Basil Pesto for the freezer, and I’m currently drying rosemary in my dehydrator. I’m feeling pretty accomplished. Hoping the recipients like this canning! #food #canning #preservingfood

Added a couple more items: Dijon mustard and canned peach slices. I’m preparing to share with at least 5 other families. It’s not all altruistic. They provide jars, produce, & other things. I just do what I love…can! #food #preservingfood #canning

Cleaned the fridge last night. Today I reorganized the canning cupboard. Tomorrow morning it’s the freezers. Company is arriving sometime this weekend with extra garden produce! Putting away canning supplies for the weekend. No room to can when they’re here.

Slowly building up my preserve cupboard. See alt text for info. #food #canning #preservingfood

Refocusing to canning and preserving food. We have very narrow windows for some fruits here up north. I made mango chutney the other day. Mangoes were 12/$17.88 CAD at the local Asian food mart! Lots left over for topping ice cream and waffles! #food #canning