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Dusty and the Sheep
We went to Ross Farm a couple of weekends ago. This is a little clip of Dusty sharing (sort of) with the sheep. He clearly had his own sense of justice, with babies given priority. Please leave this field empty10% off, especially for you I would love to keep in touch. Sign up for my…
A Tourist Town
Boy, Lunenburg is like a whole new town come May. Suddenly the streets are filled with tourists from all over. I love it. In the winter there is a really great small community centred around the daily trip to pick up the mail from the post office and then WHAM! Suddenly, it’s a bustling little…
Life Outside Lunenburg
On Tuesday we returned from a week long trip to visit family and friends. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia is an amazing place to live, but getting anywhere from here is ridiculous. We are sort of at the end of the earth. We started our trip with a 10 hour drive to spend a couple of nights…
A Breath
Ahhhh.. Just finished my winter samples and shipped them off to my sales rep, Doreen. (Hi Doreen) I know this sense of completion is always fleeting, but I am going to enjoy it for atleast a few hours. Life has been a real whirl wind. Dusty and I went to Toronto for a couple of…
My Crazy Biker Boy
Happy April everyone, We are beginning the countdown to Dusty’s fifth birthday. Twenty one days to go. Being five means riding a bike. We have pulled Dusty’s out of the basement. Tony tied a strap around it and we drag him everywhere. He pedals when we are going down hill. We have now discovered that…
Star Struck
I just have to get to the point here. Courtney Love bought two hats from me on etsy yesterday. Kind of crazy, right? I always thought I’d act sort of grown up if anything like that ever happened to me, but let me tell you, you discover who you really are in these situations. I’m…
The Spring Wind
I find myself humming, “The Spring Wind blew my list of things to do away..” By Greg Brown. It’s a beautiful song. Definitely feeling that way these days. Although it is still cool, the days have been glorious, it’s bright out at 7 p.m and I just want to play with Dusty at the playground.…
Fascinating
In general I try, when designing my hats, to create styles that are flattering, functional and easy to wear. It’s so rewarding to make a hat from polar fleece that is warm and cozy, but looks like something from the roaring twenties or to add a dash of whimsy to a practical straw hat that…
A day Off
I recently had to fill out a form for one of my stores listing my suppliers, what their fair labour practices are and describing my own working standards. I was so proud of the fact that almost all my supplies are made in North America by ethical companies and that when I do hire help,…
self employment insanity
The question of the day is: Can self employment, motherhood and sanity co exist? In the realm of my mind they haven’t met yet, but it must be possible. People do it all the time right? Honestly, if anybody out there has found a way to balance it all and breathes easy at the end…