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The Strong Witch and New Directions Part Two
Last I left you I wrote about how knitting seems to be taking me and my little cottage industry into new territory. I wrote about my concerns regarding micro fibres. I’ll come back to that topic, but first….Here’s my latest! She is called, The Strong Witch. This hat is an ode to all the women…
Read MoreBrier Island
This past weekend Tony and I ran away to Brier Island. I have always had a long list of reasons as to why I can’t go anywhere, not least of which is a sense of needing to be open in case someone comes to visit my studio. But Robin, who runs the Chester Bay Chalet,…
Read MoreHats For the Men Folk and a special delivery on VIDEO
Big News! I discovered what to do with that iMovie thing on my phone. My poor, long suffering husband, is none too thrilled. It was bad enough having me photograph the world, but now our little day trips are being filmed. You’ll hear him, in the video, subtly ask, “Will you be video taping the…
Read MoreMy Idea of a Custom Order
My idea of a custom order might not look like a typical custom order. In this case it went something like this…. Brenda- Hi Anna, I love your dangling flower hats. They are so Springy and I really need a fun hat.Me- Oh, sure, but would you mind if I made a couple of changes,…
Read MoreOne Extraordinary Woman (with good taste in hats)
This is Thelma. We met a couple of weeks ago. She was looking for a hat for her friend in British Columbia who is going through chemo. She came by my studio and together we came up with this… Word on the street is that her friend was delighted. But back to Thelma. When she…
Read MoreMen Say The Darndest Things
Today I have been the most easy going spouse imaginable. Tony came into the kitchen and suggested I might be putting too many nuts in the salad….He turned off the corn that was cooking for 30 seconds because he thought it would overcook and even asked me what’s for supper tomorrow before we had finished…
Read MoreDoes This Hat Make Me Look Old?
Last week I set up my wares at Lady Luck Boutique in the Hydrostone Market in Halifax. Gloria walked into the shop looking like the text book definition of elegance. She tried this hat on and asked, “Does this hat make me look old?” We all agreed that it looked beautiful on her and she…
Read MoreA Hat Junkie Hat and Nova Scotia License Plates
Funny title, eh? There really is a connection, though. This is Janis Campbell. I met her a week ago at the Lunenburg Farmers market. She picked up this hat and fell in love. Then she looked at the price. She was totally sweet about it and I never take offense when someone can’t afford one…
Read MoreFrom Sandwich Wraps to Glamping Hats
Today’s blog is brought to you by a block of bees wax. This hat, modeled by Pam, comes later in the tale. The story begins with these bees wax fabric food wraps. I got them from my friend, Elisabeth Bailey, the locally famous cook book author. If, like me, you lose sleep over plastic in…
Read MoreLearning from Maud Lewis
Yesterday Tony and I went to see the movie, Maudie, about Maud Lewis’ life. For those of you who are not familiar with Maud Lewis, she was a very well known Folk Artist who worked from her tiny home in Nova Scotia before tiny homes were trendy and before folk art was cool. This morning…
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