Shifted focus
Lately, I have been focused on some other things than fibre crafting. I don’t have room in my head for…
Category: Cats
Low-key holiday
It has been a while since I posted, and that’s because I have been on a short holiday last week.…
Pacing myself
I have a tendency to dive all-in when I undertake something, especially something new. When it’s learning about a new-to-me…
I'm still here
It has been almost a month since my last post. I haven’t really had the mental bandwidth to write to…
Freya to the rescue!
Whenever I’m not feeling great, Freya notices and she becomes extra cuddly. I can’t help but smile! Sometimes I wish…
Roseroot top in Nachtblau
When I started knitting again in 2009 I quickly built up a small stash of (semi) acrylic yarn from Zeeman…
Freya and the vet
As you may know, my sweet Freya is already 15 years old. She used to be quite overweight (6 kg),…
Quiet time
It has been a while since my last post, and with good reason: I was on holiday! My husband and…
The felineship of food
For a while, I didn’t take as many photography walks as I used to, but lately, I’ve been going outside…
Activating the gluten
Because that’s what you need to do when you work with fibre, according to Freya. This is my next spinning…
Feline tales
A couple of days ago, I went out for a photo walk through the neighbourhood. I walked towards the communal…
Snuggle buddy
As you know, Freya is the sweetest cat. She follows me around the house and loves being close to her…
Meet the neighbours
As you may know, I often go on photography walks in my neighbourhood. Granted, it’s not the most special place…
Expressing your needs
We (or at least I) can learn a lot from cats. No words necessary! This is also what Freya did…
Year in yarn
Last night, on New Year’s Eve, I did indeed go to bed early. I didn’t go to sleep early, though.…
Story Time
The latest swap in the Dutch Karma Swap group is called Story Time. It’s a long-running swap (three months) in…
Silhouettes
I had a bit of a painting block going on. Painting colour and shape and precision were too much for…
Lace and nupps
In September last year I cast on a lovely lace pattern: Spring: flowers and butterflies. It’s an Estonian inspired lace…
Princess Scarf
In the past weeks I’ve been knitting on and off on my Princess Scarf. The pattern is BEBEB by Nancy…
Weird week
Freya and I have been spending a lot of time on the couch and in bed in the past week. I have…
Le chat qui rit
Lately I have been wanting to draw and paint a bit more realistically, but I have been stuck on finding…
Zero to technicolour in 3… 2… 1…
These pencils are so much fun! They’re little firecrackers of pigment, and if you’re not careful in applying them, the…
Depth and silhouette
Remember the painting I was working on? This is the one: I worked on it a bit more, adding in…
Meeting some new friends
I had already spotted them sitting in the window sill, but lately they have been getting out of the house…
Fluid silhouettes
Even though I haven’t posted about it, I have been painting a bit. Just not as much as before I…
Contrast
I have just had a very busy two weeks! I started on a new job last week, then went away…
Remember
It has been almost half a year since my dear cat Fiona passed away. On Tuesday September 1st we had to…
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