It's dishcloths again

This is another post on dishcloths. If you've had your fill of them, turn away now and come back later in the week. I've had a few emails asking about yarn and needles, so here we go again on one of my favourite topics. :- )Making your own dishcloths is a great way to learn how to make a jumper or mittens or baby clothes. It's true! If you've never taken up knitting needles before, knitting a

I Voted!

Have YOU? Will YOU?

(I was reminded some don't have early voting)

and because I'm in the mood this Monday:
some things to ponder, no pretty pictures but it is still good
to exercise your brain matter

100 thing challenge

333 challenge

Neo minimalism

and no, I'm not advocating either side of the discussion,
(someone just emailed - most distressed at me), I am merely
advocating that we think, ponder, alternative ideas.
Yes, I did indeed just acquire a set of dishes but go back a few posts
to my sale to see the mountain of things I and others
recently sold and donated.
In the past year I have reduced my personal
belongings by 1/3 and will continue to pare down.
It's a process.

Embracing low-tech

Hanno and I are always looking for low-tech ways to improve what we do here so when Tricia and I stopped at a thrift shop the other day and saw a Coolgardie safe for $40, I grabbed it. I gave it a good scrubbing and now it's sitting on the kitchen bench. I'm going to use it as it was originally intended, to store food without refrigeration.In the old days, before the introduction of

Do you feel it too?

I received an email a couple of weeks ago from a couple who have been following my blog for over a year. They have two children, both are working outside the home but have reduced their work hours to spend more time together, they're growing a garden this year for the first time and are doing a lot of the things I do here at my home. But they don't feel they're really living a simple life

Change is in the air

Well, I've just spent a few busy days catering for a community development seminar at my neighbourhood centre. Three days spent out in the community, watching on the side lines as a group of about 25 social workers and youth workers met to exchange ideas and to be motivated to continue their work. It was the last big event I'll help at as co-ordinator of the Centre because I'm beginning to slow

Solo Dining

The trick to solo dining is to treat yourself.
Even though this is OJ, coffee and granola, the non healthy kind,
"Pecan Sticky Bun", you must elevate
the experience if you wish to dine and not scarf it all down.

The beautiful Italian dishes Vietri are my new favorites,
long admired at a friends house. Recently she offered to swap these
for working hours on my part and I jumped at the chance, knowing I
could never afford them otherwise. I staged her home for sale,
and I now own these sage, saffron and cream beauties.
( The house sold in three days.)

This morning I decided that a nice relaxing breakfast using my
beautiful new dishes was just what I needed to chase away a disturbing
dream from the night before. The kind of dream that finds you
weeping as you come up from it's depths. The kind that knocks the wind
out of your sails, the first few hours you're awake.

Damn straight I deserved a pretty breakfast.

That's the thing about food. Not only life sustaining,
but nurturing as well. Yes, I have "nurtured" myself into
another size, but my alternate choices were unappealing.
"Give me pecan sticky bun instead!" she cries. "I will go on
to face another day, and kick those bad dreams to the hills."

I'm thinking if grilled cheese and cereal can look delicious
in these, maybe some beautiful pasta tonight would be
a good idea. I hope your dining this weekend nurtures you
and feeds your soul.

Suzan

Please join Chania at Razmataz for another
Friday photo challenge.

Pardon the Pride

That's my darling daughter behind the camera.

Her documentary "The World's Happiest Man" has just been selected

for a new documentary festival DOC NYC.

Mama and her Papa are as proud as punch.

Her film was nominated, then selected, to be part of the

Kanbar Film & Television Documentary Projects, if I have my info correct.

You Go Girl!

Create Change - The World Will Thank You
Project Genesis November 1st

We need to pick up some momentum here gang,

remember it can be a big grandiose post or itsy bitsy.

Just stick to the rules and c'mon make a difference.

Yes, people ( hundreds) read them. All of them. I can tell by

the analytical, so every PG blog is affecting change.

I still get emails from people telling me how waving

a vinegar soaked rag in the air really does

remove nasty kitchen odors.