hand made hats
By Myself In the Big City
Last Friday marked a momentous occasion in my life. For the first time in five years I spent a weekend alone without husband or child. I LOVED IT!!! I adore my child, he is my sun and moon, but I had three precious mornings where I was not woken by way of being pounced on.…
Read MoreA Tourist Town
Boy, Lunenburg is like a whole new town come May. Suddenly the streets are filled with tourists from all over. I love it. In the winter there is a really great small community centred around the daily trip to pick up the mail from the post office and then WHAM! Suddenly, it’s a bustling little…
Read MoreMy Crazy Biker Boy
Happy April everyone, We are beginning the countdown to Dusty’s fifth birthday. Twenty one days to go. Being five means riding a bike. We have pulled Dusty’s out of the basement. Tony tied a strap around it and we drag him everywhere. He pedals when we are going down hill. We have now discovered that…
Read MoreThe Spring Wind
I find myself humming, “The Spring Wind blew my list of things to do away..” By Greg Brown. It’s a beautiful song. Definitely feeling that way these days. Although it is still cool, the days have been glorious, it’s bright out at 7 p.m and I just want to play with Dusty at the playground.…
Read MoreFascinating
In general I try, when designing my hats, to create styles that are flattering, functional and easy to wear. It’s so rewarding to make a hat from polar fleece that is warm and cozy, but looks like something from the roaring twenties or to add a dash of whimsy to a practical straw hat that…
Read MoreA day Off
I recently had to fill out a form for one of my stores listing my suppliers, what their fair labour practices are and describing my own working standards. I was so proud of the fact that almost all my supplies are made in North America by ethical companies and that when I do hire help,…
Read Moreself employment insanity
The question of the day is: Can self employment, motherhood and sanity co exist? In the realm of my mind they haven’t met yet, but it must be possible. People do it all the time right? Honestly, if anybody out there has found a way to balance it all and breathes easy at the end…
Read MoreThinking Summer Hats and Blueberries
For those of you that have never met me, you might think that I am a four year old boy, by the amount of four year old boy photos that are posted here, but I’m quite a bit older than that. So, I thought it would be a good idea to put my own photo…
Read MoreI Did It
I did it!! Unbelievable. My summer line is finished and on my way to my sales rep. That was done while moving for the second time in 5 months, filling winter orders and making valiant efforts at being a mother. I actually had graciously refused to do a summer wholesale line, feeling like the stress…
Read MoreHere we are
Amazing how time passes and things do get done. If only I could just do away with the stress it takes to get there. We are in our new beautiful home. I have 90 % of the boxes put away and I will leave the last 10% scattered about for the next couple of years…
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