My Copilot Is A Troll

Four years ago (yesterday), I started writing a blog. My first blog was a reaction to having to stay home. I only lasted about a week at home, not working, before I was going stir crazy. I had thought, after 12 years, that I didn't really need to use my brain too much at work. I just knew what I was doing, and did it. I realized how much time I spent teaching my clients, problem solving their injuries, devising treatment plans and counselling.  My Chinook Massage Therapy blog was a tool for me to help my clients help themselves. They weren't allowed to go for massages, but they were still in pain. I found a great deal of professional satisfaction in that.  Unexpectedly, I also discovered that I love to write. I am a natural storyteller and this was a vehicle for my stories. The problem was, once that stay at home order lifted, and I was back at work, everything changed. I didn't want to massage all day, then come home and write about massage.  And so, "My Co-pilot Is A...

If there is one thing I like to talk about as much as gardening, it's fibre! In September, I volunteered for the Sundre & District Museum's Art & Culture Days. This turned out to be the kick off weekend to a Fall and Winter chock full of cultural events! A few years ago, I had developed a display of Farm to Yarn, showcasing the steps involve in yarn production.  I have every thing from antique hand shears to the spinning wheel. There is an amazing array of fibre tools - some which are familiar and their use is obvious. Others, not so much! I will freely admit that I'm a gadget junkie, I love a hobby that has so many gadgets and tools! Fibre tools can often be made or repurposed from household items. (but don't use Dad's electric razor to sheer a sheep!) Shears - Whether hand forged or electric, sheep or alpaca - the goal is the same, get the fluff off the critter! One of my most prized possessions. My Great-Grandmother's drum carder. My cousin remembers ...