Hallowe’en

56 trick or treaters plus four adults dressed up and taking candy! A recent years high. 

Porcupine

This morning as I was walking to work with our beautiful dog, we ran into a porcupine. It’s the third time we’ve seen a porcupine on this part of our walk, so I think he must live there. The other times Isla has let me know that there is something there but not chased after it. This time she chased after it. I called her back, and the porcupine grudgingly shuffled off the trail and we continued on our way to work. It was when I got into the lighted part of the walk that I realized that she must have somehow wagged her tail into the porcupine’s face. She had a porcupine quills and her tail! When I got to work I turned on all the lights and I was able to remove them with some effort. I was surprised at how deeply embedded they were and frankly how much blood there was. Of course it’s a labradors tail so she wagged her tail when we were done. My office was efficiently decorated with blood for Halloween. Half an hour of cleaning later I’ve gotten the core level down a bit.

 Here’s the quills:

Stavanger Selbu Mittens

Last year when I was on my epic journey back from Shetland Wool Week I ended up in Stavanger Norway. A lovely Raveler met me there and gave me this lovely Norwegian yarn. I found the perfect pattern. But it is not TV knitting! 

Stronger in the broken parts.....

I was devastated to break two tea pots recently. This caused me to consider that Japanese art of repairing ceramic with gold dust and resin. Needless to say I used the fast modern method of UHU glide and fake gold powder. All in all a satisfying result so far. 

I’ll probably tidy up the edges a bit, but nice to have my tea pots back instead of in the garbage. 

Gatineau Parc Cycle - Parc De La Gatineau

Our bicycle ride through Gatineau Park today...

Christopher says the view is always the same when cycling with Sarah... fortunately... it's a great view.😉

Ottawa Farmer's Market Results...

Yeah baby...

Roast Potatoes and Celeriac... who knew!?!

 

Ottawa Pilgrimage...

Topher flew across much of our huge country to spend a 'holiday's with his beautiful wife (here for an annual privacy conference) in our nation's capital...

We rented bikes as usual and ride on the amazing Rideau Canal path to the Ottawa Farmer's Market... Sarah is cooking lamb, potatoes and eggplant as I blog.