So glad I planted that spot of red. Can’t remember what it is though. The pear tree has already lost all its leaves and on the other side of the gate is a tiny cherry tree that was this year’s only addition. Today I will bring in the hammock and see if there is any mint left to harvest. Might bring a bit inside if I can find a suitable pot.

I found my knitting mojo somehow and swatched and cast on and then went hunting for the rest of this upcycled cobalt mohair. I am making a bottom up brioche pullover in the round. All of my (Ok, most of my) yarn is in this old trunk. I found the rest of this yarn. But apparently I already knit most of this into a top down broken rib pullover, and stopped because I could not find the rest of the yarn.

You have to be a special kind of toxic to be kicked out of the Trump inner circle.

Paris's school streets are effectively sculpting out instant parks in the locations where they'll provide immense public health benefits to the city's most vulnerable populations

It’s a unique way the government allows ‘personal financial benefits’ from public assets. One of the recipients is Finance Minister Nate Horner

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Today I spent some time updating my software suite. I will be moving forward with Affinity, Proton and Open office. I find charting and PDF software glitchy and temperamental for my purposes, and may end up coming up with my own solutions. I like double and triple checking chart and written instructions, and making sure that the charts fit evenly for all sizes.

I know when I look up an item or service I have one question. How much? I am a thrifty shopper and a thrift shopper. I am looking for the tag or sticker, and think you should too! Price is important information for decision making. Pears at a market stall, with the price on a cardboard sign. So how much does tech editing cost?

A large majority of Canadians agree that the COVID-19 vaccine should be free. Alberta and Quebec have begun charging for the vaccine.

We are almost at the end of October and the mercury hit 14 degrees today! Of course I have all the woolies I need, but I am itching to work through my stash. Even though shawls are my favourite to knit, I don’t know anyone who wears them, so I am trying to focus on mittens. It is busy season for tech editors and knit designers, and if you have a Christmas pattern bubbling away in the recesses of your mind it’s time to get writing, or postpone til next year.

Today’s rightwingers want their message to go mainstream, so it’s coming to a store near you

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Trying to start earlier every day, to keep up with kids on a steady schedule. Having designers around the world means I typically wake to new patterns that have been sent in the night by busy elves and fairies. Illustrated card, a red fairy with pink wings. This morning there are three new patterns on my desk and I have a meeting to squeeze in around the kiddos today.

Here is what we have arrived on: Wake up Breakfast Get dressed Head outside for some fresh air Math Reading (English or French) Lunch Art Writing (English or French) Some household activity Make dinner together So far so good. Teachers have been locked out. It seems like the Province is doing a lot of blustering, throwing posturing and messaging at the problem. Hopefully we all stand strong. A new referendum Q was admitted last night removing public funding from private schools. Feels like a FAFO no?

We are at the beginning of a teacher’s strike which means I am once again having to be deliberate with my schedule. On the first day of school I deleted my social media apps, started a new bullet journal practice and got to work on two new books. The social media breakup was hard for a day or two-and I leaned on matching games and Pokémon Go every time I reached for my phone.