the Hat Junkie

In The Studio Then on My Bike

Tony takes Dusty to gymnastics on Friday evenings. Usually I work on making supper, but last night I said to heck with it. Let them eat bread. I hopped on my beautiful new bicycle and headed towards Blue Rocks. I’m sure my exhale was heard for miles around.

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Back to Maine

Happy New Year everyone. There was something of a reunion at Tony’s sister’s house in Maine over New Year’s. It’s a long weekend of family and gluttony. Amy’s house is so beautiful and cozy that no one ever really wants to leave. Dusty was in heaven, sorrounded by doting aunts and uncles and most of…

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A Little Escape

I haven’ been writing much lately because I have been busy trying to get those wholesale orders out. It has been quite nice hiding away in my studio making hats, but sometimes I just dream of making something beautiful, impractical and that loses money in every way. So, with that in mind, I took the…

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The Best Model Ever

Remember that adorable little girl in my hat from the last post. Well, It seems the whole family is into hats. This here is Feather. I do have to admit she looks really good in it.

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Back To Hubbards

For the Month of august I’ll be switching it up a bit, alternating Saturdays between the Hubbard’s Market and The Halifax Seaport Market. Tomorrow will be Hubbards. Really looking forward to seeing old friends (and waking up at 5:30 instead of 3:45)Hope to see you there.

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Marblehead

We just returned from a much needed vacation in Marblehead, MA. Two days of driving, but worth it.We stopped first at Tony’s sister’s place in Maine. Our brother in law, Chuck, of Cycles Immortal Fame is a mechanic extraordinaire. Pretty cool for Dusty to have an uncle with a shop full of motorcycles and at…

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When The Sun Shines in Lunenburg

When The sun shines in Lunenburg there is no more beautiful place on earth. We haven’t had much of it lately, so on Sunday the whole town was out celebrating. First stop- ice cream shop Sitting outside on our favourite chairs we happened to meet our good and most adorable friend, Lucy with her dad,…

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Birthday Week

Seven Years ago today at 7:19 a.m, my little Dusty was evicted from my belly. After 9 1/2 months, 36 hours of hard labor and enough pitosin to induce triplets, Dusty held on to his Mama with impressive tenacity. They eventually had to pry him from my womb by way of the knife. The cord…

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I love Halifax

Yesterday I set up my wares at the Halifax Market again. I had only one goal and that was to get there alive. I’m on the road at 4:30 a.m and the thought of being pried out of bed in the middle of the night and then driving for an hour and a quarter always…

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