I'm a little late posting this time. Sunday night was spent tying a quilt and Monday figuring out the math for a new bag. I'll show the the first as soon as it's done and the second if it works.



In the North in the winter sunshine means cold weather and, if you're lucky, a sun dog. This is the most incredible sun dog I have ever seen. It was even more fantastic in person. The office building in the background is only a block away; I've never see one of the bright spots appear so close.

My dad came by while I was taking this and told me I looked like a tourist :)


More winter sunshine but this time inside our house and making my stack of blankets look extra cozy.


We got a rice cooker. It's so cool.


Most of my job is sitting at a desk but every once in a while I get to use some of my outside-of-work skills to help out on projects at the museum. Today it was sewing a new cover for a mock fur bale for an educational exhibit.


My sleepy Amaryllis finally woke up.


... and is growing quickly.


Tea and knitting. Two of my favourite things for a Sunday afternoon.

I looked out my window at work just before lunch time and this is what I saw. I love the effect of a sunlit foreground against stormy clouds.


Such a sunny day. It may not seem like it to some of you but this looks like spring to me (hardly any wind too!).


Cleaning up. Found some cool beads. Now what shall I do with them?


One of my favourite plants. I call it a lollipop tree. When it gets big enough babies will spring from its roots - very handy for sharing. I got my original tree from a co-worker a few years ago. She has no idea what it is actually called and I've never been able to find out.


Mail! I've finally got my binding fabric for the quilt I've been working on. Now I just need to get 7 or so metres of white flannelette and I'll have a quilt.


I spent the afternoon pressing stuff. Zeke came in while I was working on the table cloth. I tried to turn it to do the second side and discovered he'd found the perfect spot to sleep - a pre-warmed kitty tent.


This afternoon was spent in far less domestic pursuits. I got together with a few fellow belly dancers and we practised doing stage make-up just for fun. I was trying for a sort of smoky eye. I think it's a little better than usual.

Shadows cast by a street lamp along my path after work. I love the absolute quiet of this picture.


The beginning of the end for our gingerbread houses. This recipe is so good - they're still spicy.


I made a new batch of laundry soap. I love using this stuff; your clothes come out clean and smelling like nothing. I'd never realized how much smell my unscented detergent had until my sister gave me a bottle of this stuff.


Paper craft tools. Hanging out on my desk.


Friends of ours are having a baby this spring. I heard that the Mummy half likes hats with ears and went looking for this pattern. So cute! 


I cleaned out my stash the other night (do I get bonus points for putting the laundry away first? I needed the basket to sort yarn). This is one old project back on the needles. I'll mail a bar of chocolate to whoever guesses what it is; if more than one person guesses correctly I'll draw names. You've got until midnight (my time - mountain) on Tuesday; I'll get the chocolate in the mail on Wednesday.


I took down the tree (don't laugh - it's not going to be light here after work for almost another month - the tree is cheerful). I got this ornament box a few years ago. It has two layers of little compartments to hold all sorts of things. Most get wrapped in tissue for an added layer of protection.