I was playing with yet another new iPhone app just before I left Toronto. Time Lapse. Great idea, put your iPhone on a tripod and it shoots an image at whatever time interval you set, add the time you want the…

Well Leap day has just passed and that means the Olympics are on their way! After a bout of tennis watching in January I asked you to name your favourite Olympic sport. Like me, most of you aren’t huge sports…

Sailing is about the friends you make along the way as much as it is about the wind. MiniBill is making muchos amigos here in the boatyard. This is Mango. I love Mango. Mango is a Yellow-naped Amazon parrot and…

Is this not the most exciting thing ever??? LAUNCH DAY!!! It’s never a good thing to see your boat walking down the yard in the slings, boats just weren’t meant to swing in the breeze. But then there’s that magic…

The month of January was a clean up month and inventory taking. Oh boy was that ever a lot of work! One of the issues with jewelry is that it is small, so little bits of stuff that I don’t…

oh boy oh boy oh boy!!! it’s here!!! the new head sail (the genoa) arrived!!! it’s still in the bag waiting for the boat to go in the water in a couple of days. we can’t put the sails onto…

Flowers are little works of art.   

 After 2 1/2 days of driving MiniBill was mighty happy to arrive at the boatyard in Florida. He was sick of being cramped up and eating road food. And it is so nice and warm here!!! And there’s green things…

Yippeeee!!!!! Sailing gloves, check! New sail ordered, check! (And muchas gracias to everyone who purchased in my sail/sale and contributed to the new genoa!)  A couple of t-shirts, check. And of course, MiniBill, our mascot. What’s a Sailorgirl without a…

Happiest of Happy Valentines Days to you! It‘s Valentines Day. My sailboat needs a new head sail (also known as a genoa). So what do those 2 things have to do with each other? Here‘s a lovely treat for you…

 A few years ago I went to see the Treasures of the Hermitage at the Art Gallery of Ontario. My favourite part of the show was the curio room. When world exploration was at its peak, when Europeans were discovering…

If we meet in the street as you’re walking your dog, don’t take it personally when I don’t gush all over Fido. I’m sure your dog is really cute and you love him to bits. It’s not you, it’s me….

Aren’t these just fabulous? I’m so happy with the way they turned out! I promised that I wouldn’t use her name yet as the wedding isn’t until next weekend but she did say that I could post the photos. This…

“A drawing is simply a line taking a walk.” – Paul Klee Is that not the best quote? It just takes my imagination right down a path. LOVE this. I found this quote on Gennine’s Art blog. I adore Gennine’s…

As I plodded away on the treadmill the other day the Australian Open tennis match was on the television at the gym. I love watching tennis. My thoughts meandered over to the fact that this is a leap year and…

There was a bit of a technical glitch last month due to a computer crash. The question I asked was about a goal you have for 2012, however an older question also appeared asking about your favourite treat. So this…

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon. 大展鴻圖Dazhan hongtu – “May you realize your ambitions”吉慶有餘Jiqing youyu – “May your happiness be without limit”萬事如意Wanshi ruyi – “May all your wishes be fulfilled” In the chinese zodiac I am a tiger. That’s…

It’s hard on a dreary drizzly day to find a bright spot. All around is grey grey grey, January in Canada is definitely not pretty. Thanks to my current fascination with my iPhone camera I am again looking at the…

Sometimes a goal seem so immense, so ridiculous, so overwhelming that you give up before you even begin. A while ago I realized that I wasn’t feeling quite my energetic rah-rah self. I didn’t have quite the same energy. I…

Pantone has announced that the colour of 2012 is Tangerine Tango. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic…

No matter how grey or dreary the day, there’s a bright spot somewhere. The challenge is to find it. What’s your bright spot today?

It’s that time of year people, we’re stuffed with holiday feasts, overflowing with holiday cheer and exploding with good intentions. Those of us who are self-employed have been working away at year end stuff and all that reviewing and goal…

In December I asked you to tell me about your favourite holiday treats. OK, how many of you joined a gym this week to work off all those holiday treats? I think the nicest thing about reading all your responses…

Oh boy! A new year! And that means one thing, I get to start a new notebook!!! I’ve mentioned my notebook addiction before, I LOVE notebooks. I love them so much that I have quite the collection sitting on my…

The bestest of wishes for the bestest of years to you. Flowers for the new year. And chocolate. Although I forgot to take photos of that. And a glass of your favourite beverage to celebrate. 2012 is going to be…

Hello, my name is Catherine and I am addicted to my iPhone. This thing is SO much fun!!! If only I didn’t have to do anything else (darn book keeping) then I could actually figure out how to use all…

A long time ago in a faraway land I spent some time in a desert. I went in not knowing much about deserts and not expecting a lot. The thing about deserts is that they’re really stinking hot, so you…

This is Ganmyagmar Ayurzana. She’s a butcher in Mongolia and she is my latest Kiva loan. As a small business owner I am frequently asked for donations to help fundraise for various organizations or groups. Much as I’d like to I…

Found on a street. I want these all over my yard. Everywhere I look are birdies, is the universe trying to tell me something?

SCORE!!! One of my favourite part of any craft show is the trade. Love the trades!!! And this year, being year of the birdies I scored a fantastic birdy trade. Jocelyne of Rain Goose textiles makes the sweetest most fantastic…