the Hat Junkie
Once Upon a Time
–> Tomorrow I will be the guest of honour at The Bozzy Book club at The Boscawen Inn here in Lunenburg. It is hat day. So very exciting. This means I get to hang out with many children, read one of my favourite stories, Caps For Sale, make paper hats and tell a little tale…
Read MoreThe Living in Lunenburg top 10
Today is my birthday. Thank you, thank you. It’s been a verbal year for me, to put it mildly. I’m just a woman filled with opinions, but there is one opinion that has never wavered and that is that I am very lucky to live in Lunenburg. There is not a day that goes by…
Read MoreMy Big Mouth – The Changing of The Blogs
When I was a little girl and I was scared to ask for something or stick up for myself, my mother would say, “Anna, God gave you a mouth. Use it!” I am sure she came to regret this advice, as I was known as something of a volatile child, but six months ago,…
Read MoreMy Touchy Feely Christmas Message
The following blog is brought to you by a little extra something that I poured into my coffee.Was just thinking back to an Ideas on CBC episode that I heard over a year ago. Whoever was speaking was talking about how every major religion begins with the welcoming of a stranger. That’s it. When I…
Read MoreAnna Goes to The City
When I signed off yesterday, I was just about to curl up into a ball and settle in for the night in a pile of Edie’s fabrics, but instead Edie and I decided to head into Halifax…. to look at more fabric. Patch is a beautiful little shop on Robie st. in the North end…
Read MoreI Cried on Columbus
This little sad tale is the prelude to a happy announcement about a beautiful little craft show that I will be doing this coming Sunday, right here in lovely Lunenburg, NS.Every year at this time I am asked if I will be doing any big craft shows and my answer is always the same. Uhhh,…
Read MoreFor The Love of Colour
I have a little obsession with colour. If I look back on my life I can see that it’s always been this way. I remember sitting on a subway in New York City and using all my powers of restraint to not take a little cutting from the skirt of the woman standing in front…
Read MoreThe Ethics of Polka Dots
I believe we have a moral and ethical responsibility to wear polka dots in the winter. Add a big dangling flower and you can really feel good about yourself. We may have no control over the temperature outside, but we can certainly warm hearts. (and your ears)
Read MoreLet’s Talk About……HATS!
Today I would like to talk about something that I feel really strongly about. Hats. Polka dot hand felted hats…. Hats in alley ways modeled by bag lady wanna bes….. Hats in fields of flowers……. Hats for singing in the rain……. Hats designed on beautiful summer days…………. Hats designed on desperate snowy April days…….. Hats…
Read MoreKinda Cute, Don’t You Think?
We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog post to bring you a rather adorable sign. (If I may say so myself) There’s your close up. And now a little bit about the dream team that brought me this sign.It was designed by my friend Andrea Dixon who is quite the famous accessory designer in Toronto. www.pompandceremony.ca…
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