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The CBC Interview
O.K, My technological skills are really being tested. It took about a month, but I finally figured out how to convert the DVD of my CBC interview for the internet. Just a refresher- Queen Elizabeth visited Canada, beginning her visit in Nova Scotia and the CBC contacted me to do an interview about hats in…
Lilly’s Hat
Here’s one of my favourite little girls in her new hat. Lilly and Dusty have been friends since we moved to town a couple of years ago. She’s pretty comfortable here. She has often asked me for a hat, but she has her very own strong artistic vision and you just never know if you’re…
The Queen and Baby ducklings
What a whirlwind of a week. The CBC did come to my house on Monday to interview me. I would say I was sickly nervous for a few days prior, but when I woke up Monday morning I just calmed down and went into performance mode. Colleen Jones was really fun. She is something of…
Her Majesty, The CBC and me
O.K, Here’s the scoop. On Tuesday I got an e-mail from Colleen Jones at the CBC. The queen is visiting Canada on June 28th. She will begin her tour here in Nova Scotia. In honour of her visit the National news is going to do a little piece on hats. So, Colleen googled hats and…
Busy
I seem to be getting into crazy busy mode again. It’s all good, but I tend to become a wee bit panicked at times. (read anxiety attacks) Somehow I always get everything done, but if anyone knows a good method of getting from point A to point B while still breathing please let me know.…
Lupine Love
When we lived in NY state I purchased some unknown to me flower called a Lupine. I never did get the thing to grow. My neighbour had a few in her garden that she prized and protected. Then we moved to Nova Scotia. One day I took a walk on the back harbour trail and…
More Coffee Hats
I have had a fun few days making coffee hats. It hadn’t occur to me to trim a straw hat with the burlap, so when it finally clicked it was one of those “I could have had a v8” moments. Still trying to decide if I like the grey background or not. If you have…
A Perfect Weekend
I was a bit panicked that Dusty had no school for 4 days in a row, I had no plans to speak of and Tony really needed the time to work on our house, but the very long weekend turned out to be completely perfect. On Thursday afternoon Dusty had a little class show of…
My new Raffia Hat
Here’s one of my latest creations. She is named Rachel and just loves sipping tea in the garden after a long hard day of pulling up weeds. She is made from raffia straw, linen and a vintage handkerchief. As my old native New Orleans roommate used to say- first you decide what you want to…