Treasure
When I started knitting again, back in 2009, my yarn stash grew rapidly. First with acrylics, but once I was…
A great British sewing machine
Ever since my sewing workshop last year, I’ve been thinking about buying a modern sewing machine. I tried sewing on…
Bite the bullet
Not literally, of course, this is The Netherlands. But I did something that I’m proud of and I’ll tell you…
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…
Colour taming
Last weekend I finished spinning another project. This one was started in the last week of the Tour de Fleece,…
A Shrubbery!
That’s what I wanted. And that’s what I got! Well, not an actual shrubbery, of course. And I did not…
Feline tales
A couple of days ago, I went out for a photo walk through the neighbourhood. I walked towards the communal…
Gaining strength
Today I had an appointment with my physiotherapist. It has been two months since I started doing exercises to get…
Snuggle buddy
As you know, Freya is the sweetest cat. She follows me around the house and loves being close to her…
Tour de Fleece: Finish!
Last Sunday was the final day of the Tour de Fleece! It always goes so fast, and I’m amazed at…
Tour de Fleece: week 2
In this second week of the Tour de Fleece, I have spun some SpinJones fibre. I started the spin during…
Hommage à Klee
After my recording of Mémoire, I took some time to try and record the other two parts of Drieluik as…
Tour de Fleece: week 1
The Tour de Fleece has been going on for a week now, so it’s time for an update! I have…
Mémoire
Today, I recorded an old song that I wrote back when I was 19 years old. I wrote it as…
Finish to start
Tomorrow it starts: the Tour de Fleece 2019. This yearly event occurs during the Tour de France, and thousands of…
Meet the neighbours
As you may know, I often go on photography walks in my neighbourhood. Granted, it’s not the most special place…
Élévation
Élévation is the title of a beautiful poem by Charles Baudelaire. I found it on Reddit (of all places!) where…
Pavane
I’m sure you have noticed that there haven’t been many fibre-related posts, lately. I am still spinning my large purple…
Healing the superego
Healing the what? The superego. It’s a term coined by Freud back in the days. The superego is the ethical component of…
Weak at the knee
In my previous posts, I have mentioned that my knee was not doing too well. A few years ago, I…
Azure and gold
A long, long time ago, it may have been twenty years already, I wrote a piece of music for voice…
Dancing carps
I love taking walks during my lunch break. I work in an office building near the highway. You can walk…
Lush greens
I’m very fond of green. In the past, I usually preferred blue and purple, but lately, I have rekindled my…
Mithril shawl
Spring is in full bloom now. The pink blossoms are on the ground and the trees have deployed their leaves.…
Nana
I’m a bit hesitant to post this, to be honest. I’ve been a classical singer for years, but it was…
Spring fatigue
Don’t worry, I’m not tired of spring. It’s my favourite season! But I’m tired because of spring. It happens to…