Season – Passion To Create

The Grenada Chocolate Company, Caribbean Island

February 8, 2020February 11, 2020Grenada, Caribbean Island, Memory, Personal, Photography, Season, Traveling2 Comments

Chocolate, Chocolate, and more Chocolate!

As we arrive we got to taste some fruit from the garden of the former Prime Minister.

Meeting Tillman Thomas. Did I ever think that this happening? No way. The both of us talking about the many different fruits he grown in his garden. If I remember correctly he has 5 to 6 different kinds of fruits he grows on his property. So yummy….and sweet believe me I tasted some..Nothing like at home.

Tillman Joseph Thomas is a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 2008 to 2013

I don’t think I have come across anyone here on this island that is not smiling. There is this easy going vibe all around the Island. I tell you it is contagious.

So here we now are tasting cocoa that is grown right here on the Island. And guess what Switzerland my home country is one of their main purchaser. I knew I had a connection… smiles. LOL

Ok back to the cocoa and chocolate. Oh how I loves the chocolate with salt.. yummy. but that cocoa butter oh heavens that was soooo needed on my back… Thanks Cutty for that treat. You know what a woman likes… smiles. Back rub after a long Drive (no not at all long, since I had so much fun in the falls, and with the Mona Monkeys.) in the bus… smiles.

Cutty thought Cocoa Butter is the best for my back… totally agree with him. Wish I had bought some of that there. As I did not find it anywhere else on the island..

This small ground herb has many common names
One would be Sleeping Grass, Humble Plant, Mimosa or Sensitive Plant. It closes up and droops down when touched, which indicates one of it properties.
If I remember correctly it was planted around prisons. If someone escaped and they walked in this area it would show where the escaped once walks and give a path to where they

Nothing Is Promised In This Live….

August 2, 2019Canada, Challenge, City, Country, Flower, Information, Life, Memory, Nature, Passion, Personal, Photography, Season, summer, Traveling2 Comments

It is my moments to go for a drive and just drive …

Not to long ago on a Tuesday…

……no destination in mind usually.

My Pick up truck takes me along the county roads… I make sure I know how to back track my ways too. GPS yeah but my GPS is driving on a road that does’t exist most of the times … LOL

Honestly my truck has taken me to the Lake Simcoe lately … or to the smaller Churches around them. I was about to leave that church ground when something just pulled me over on my walks….

A Rose found just like that in the grounds… In Moments when I needed a sign…My Dad always loved roses… What are the odds of that…

Totally amazing to see the old grave stones and the beautiful doors and windows on the churches.

Crispy Canada Winter Day

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018Canada, Information, KnitswissYarn, Life, Nature, Season, Switzerland, Thoughts, Town, Winter, Winter Season2 Comments

Sure it is still a very crispy

WINTER here in Canada…

…..not like my home town Möhlin in Switzerland. They are as of tomorrow in full swing of “Fasnacht” Carnival

But to top it of even more a friend of mine has seen “Schlüsselblümli ” in the forest out already….really I am crying now!

wald-schluesselblume-d3557908-a53b-46be-aae5-5ee8ac75cc8b — “Schluesselbluemli” one of my faves, (not the picture she posted on Facebook)

It used to be that you there…Yes You,“Weather in Switzerland” !

were a month ahead of us here in the Canadian North of Toronto, but not two full Months!!!

What was my day like youmay ask …smiles fun filled with snow! Really softly falling down this morning, shoveling during the day, sunshine to finish the perfect day at minus 15 temp…cooooollllll

Yes, You see it correctly I have skis on the fence and that all year around…

just my kind of artsy funky fun…

Antigua Holidays

May 9, 2017Animals, Birds, Events, Flowers, Garden, Information, Life, Memory, Nature, Personal, Photography, Pictures, Season, Spring, Traveling2 Comments

Spending some time together with my hubby…yehhhh just him and I in the beautiful Island of Antigua. I tell You I was in paradise for sure.

Sooo miss it now…:-)))

The ocean turquoise blue and so clear and warm. The resort “St.James Club and Villas” truly a fantastic place.

Let me tell you the people just sooooo happy all the time…but how could you not living in the sunshine all the time and having the sound of the evening crickets chirp you to sleep. Once the crickets stop you know it is time to get up!!!….and the birds start to sing….as you hear the surf of the ocean hit the shore and the palm leaves swing in the wind…So Peaceful and relaxing.

We where able to go onto two snorkeling trips. One with a catamaran along the Caribbean side of the Ocean that we booked and one right from our resort. Guess what, that trip we won at Monday nights mangers party …luck us the ocean was calm on the second last day of our holidays.

Conch shells where lots to be found…smiles without the conch in it and to get the pink colour one had to find the one that was still housing the conch in it…and hubby dove down to the ocean floor several times to find some for us….We had seen a stingray and several schools of beautiful fishes even two big barracuda where close to us too…..

I think the pictures will tell you a story all on its own.

I sure can tell you I really miss that part of our world…and I am happy to say all that rain has finally stopped that we have been getting since we came back …..so I can be outside again enjoying my gardening now all is green… (cry not ocean blue….)

Memories are beautiful to have too….one day we will be back.

Gray Flax

April 1, 2017March 30, 2017Handmade, Knitting, Knitting Blog, Knitting Fashion, Passion, Personal, Season, Spring, Yarn, Wool, CottonLeave a Comment

My go-to knit usually is a cardigan as they can be layered over a lighter top long or short-sleeved. But I was in need of a sweater this time. A light weight one I thought would be great for right now this in between winter – spring weather.

My knitting girls where knitting this one called “Flax” by tincanknits on Ravelry…works well for me too. But I chose a much lighter weight in yarn and therefore had to knit several different sizes as I went along with the pattern. Always enjoy a top down knit. Used up some yarn from my stash 7 skeins off “Phildar Phil’Soft 3 1/2 in gray-blue and knitting needle 3.75mm.

At the bottom edge I used a pattern from Nicky Epstein in her book “Knitting On The Edge” the Berry Cluster pattern but without knitting the bubbles.

Like to finished look and the edge is just perfect.

Mein Go-To-Strick Muster ist in der Regel eine Strickjacke, da so eine Jacke perfect ist über eine leichteres Oberseite lang oder kurz-arm. Doch dises mal könnte ich einen Pullover brauchen. Etwas leichter für den Winter zu Frühlin übergang.

Meine Strickfrauen die zu mir kommen, stricken fleissig an dem “Flachs” Pullover von tincanknits auf Ravelry … toll auch für mich. Doch ich wählte ein viel leichteres Garn und musste also mehrere verschiedene Größen stricken, als ich das Muster so strickte.

Von meinem Stash brauchte ich 7 Stränge aus “Phildar Phil’Soft 3 1/2 in grau-blau und Stricknadel 3,75mm.

Am unteren Rand strickte ich ein Muster von Nicky Epstein in ihrem Buch “Knitting On The Edge” das Berry Cluster-Muster, aber ohne die Ballen zu stricken.
Fertig und passt sehr gut.

Homespun Rag Quilt

May 28, 20161, Fabric, Handmade, Information, KnitswissYarn, Passion, Personal, Pictures, Quilt, Quilting, Season, Sewing, Thoughts4 Comments

Yes new Homespun fabric has arrived at “The Quilt Store” where I work…

Love the colours and I have to tell you the Homespun is one of my favourite fabrics by far.

Well next to the batik. But with batik you can’t make a rag quilt…So this Homespun is a perfect weight for a spring or summer evening cuddle quilt sitting by the fire camping or in your backyard.

You too can sew this up in no time.

I was kind of thinking of making a longer rag wrap quilt for me to put over my shoulders in the evenings…but really need to get some headway with some of my knitting too.

All you need is half a meter of 6 colours each.

Cut them into 6″ squares (my front and back are the same fabric) then deco stitch a “X” with any fancy stitch you like onto the 6″square. Sew them all in a pleasing way together with a 1/2″ sem . I had 6 squares by 9 squares as you can see in the picture or at the store.

For the edging you need about 1.20 meters of one colour cut them into 5″ stripes and fold in half. This amount was based on the length 9 squares that now are only 5″ due to the 1/2″ seam. I sewed the edge onto the 9 square length first then the 5 square edge.

Cut the fringes and off to the wash…Please make sure once you put this into the drier you empty the filter about every 3-5 minutes believe me it will be full of lint.

2016-05-23 11.17.12 — lint amount every 3-5 minutes! So make sure you empty it often

Glistening In The Ice

March 26, 20161, Canada, Country, Frost, Garden, Ice-Pictures, Information, Knitting Blog, Life, Nature, Personal, Photography, Pictures, SeasonLeave a Comment

For the past view days we had everything covered in Ice.

Trees, branches, bushes and yes cars too. Whatever was outside was covered in a layer of 1-2 inches of Ice.

It sure looks pretty, but lots of damage it can bring too. Do I shake the ice off the cedars or not was the question at one time? Well one of my tree was not able to carry the weight and did fall over…

Today is a big melt and the sun is shining so bright. With the backyard door open a tad bit is really neat to hear all the sounds outside. Sound of rain though it is the ice melting, birds tweeting, Ice crashing from the trees and branches shifting back to the normal place. With a lot less weight on them.

The sun makes it all sparkle and glistening like in a fairytale world

In den letzten Tagen hatten wir alles mit Eis bedeckt. Bäume, Äste, Sträucher und ja auch die Autos. Was draußen war, wurde in eine Schicht von 5-10cm Eis bedeckt.

Schön sieht es schon aus, aber viel Schaden bringt es auch. Soll” ich das Eis von den Zweigen schütteln oder nicht war die Frage auf einmal. Auch einer meiner Baum war nicht in der Lage, das Gewicht zu tragen und fiel auf den Boden…

Heute kommt die große Schmelzung, die Sonne scheint so hell und bring die Wärme das Eis zu schmelzen. Mit der Tür ein bisschen offen höre ich alle Arten von Gereusche. Mann Könnte meinen er Regnet, schmelzen Ice , Vögel zwitschern, Eis kracht von den Bäumen und Ästen wieder auf eine Eis schichte die noch am Boden ist.

Die Sonne verzaubert alles im Funkeln und Glitzern wie in einer Märchenwelt

Water Droplets

February 25, 2016February 25, 20161, Backyard Flower, Garden, Ice-Pictures, Life, Memory, Nature, Passion, Personal, Photography, Season, Winter Season, Winter-Freeze2 Comments

There is something magical hanging on the branch.

I just love when I see water droplets on branches.

Today they are hanging on all kinds of branches in our backyard.

Ich finde es immer sehr schoen Wasser Tropfen an den Zweigen hängen zu sehen…

Heute gibt es viel davon in unserem Garten.

You Guesst It RIght

January 8, 2016January 11, 2016Information, KnitswissYarn, Knitting, Passion, Personal, Photography, Season, Thoughts, Yarn, Wool, Cotton2 Comments

It is the Baby Surprise Jacket.

So you know Noro Yarns is one of my favourite yarns, and so is this pattern. So easy to knit and fun too. Great for any yarn though. But with the Noro Yarn you get the colour play too and that along makes this Jacket never a boring knit!

Not sure who get to wear this jacket yet…so if anyone is interested in purchasing it, send me a note with email address.

On another note, keep stopping by as I will have a Give-A-Way for a correct answer sometimes during the next couple of months happening. The question will be something I will post over the next little while….smiles will have some fun.

Richtig geraten es ist ein Baby Surprise Jacke.

So wie Ihr wisst is die Noro Wolle einer meiner liebsten Garne, und so ist dieses Muster. So einfach zum Stricken und macht auch Spaß. Großartig für alle Garne. Aber mit der Noro Garne erhaltest Du das Farbespielen und dass entlang macht diese Jacke nie ein langweiliges Stricken!

Habe keine Ahnung für welches Kind ich dies gestrickt habe…also wenn jemand interese hat and dem Jäcklein und es kaufen möchte, senden mir eine Notiz mit der E-Mail-Addresse.

So nun noch schnell eine andere Notiz, währent den Nächsten Monaten ein “Give-A-Way” “Verlosung” haben. So wenn Du lust hast da mit zu machen schau weiterhin bei mir herein die Frage wird in den Post sein.

…Lächeln wird werden Spaß dabei haben.

Red Umbrella

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015Flower, Flowers, Knitting Blog, Life, Nature, Personal, Photography, Pictures, Poem, Season, Spring, ThoughtsLeave a Comment

Feels like I am looking under a big red umbrella.

Spring is here

Flowers a blooming

Trees are green

Every picture has a story

Just like every heart has too

Bear Cuddle-Iciuos Wrap

January 7, 2015January 7, 2015Fashion, Knitswissyarns, Knitting, Knitting Blog, Season, Winter, WrapLeave a Comment

Bear Cuddle-Iciuos Wrap is a amazingly big and bulky wrap. Winter-chill today I can honestly say! Today is the day to wear my wrap at a bitter cold -29 degrees weather and windchill. Burr… is what I say.

When I knit this wrap with only 2 skeins of Borgo de’ Pazzi Firenze© Naturalia. In a natural colour with ohhh yes! 20mm needle thicker then my thumb smiles the yarn felt soooo cozy and warm. I have to confess I may even make myself a blanket in this yarn. It really warms you up.

Well I decided to knit a second one, with my own “Knitswissyarns” I had bought several hanks of a really chunky undyed SW Merino weight yarn and some dye and off I went with my creative hand. Then the wait till it was dry. Knitting this one was just as nice as the first one. Now a very kind lady and her daughter can enjoy wearing it and keeping them warm too. Enjoy.

The pattern you can find on Ravelry under “Cuddle-icious Tasselled Wrap by Helen Firing” and the Borgo de Pazzi Firenza Naturalia is also available at “The Yarn Store.ca”

Knitswissyarns This is my own yarn I have dyed with a SW Merino in Super-Bulky too...love the colour and this yarn is very soft and warm too — “Knitswissyarns” This is my own yarn I have dyed with a SW Merino in Super-Bulky too…love the colour and this yarn is very soft and warm too

“Bear Kuschel-Iciuos Wrap”

ist ein erstaunlich groß und dicker Wrap. Mit der Heutigen Winter-Kälte kann ich ehrlich sagen “Heute ist der Tag, für so ein kuschelig warmen grossen Wrap su tragen – bitterkälte von -29 Grad. Burr … ist, was ich sage.

Echt toll war es diesen Wrap mit nur 2 Strängen “Borgo de ‘Pazzi Florenz © Naturalia.” In nature Fabe mit ohhh ja! Nadel dicke von 20mm also mein Daumen ist dünner als die Stricknadel…Lach. Das Garn fühlte sich soooo weich, warm und kuschelig an. Ich muss gestehen, wenn die Wolle nicht verkauft wird werde ich sogar selbst eine Decke in diesem Garn stricken. Es ist wirklich sehr schoen warm.

Nun, ich beschlossen, eine zweiten Wrap zu stricken, mit meinem eigenen “Knitswissyarns” . Ich kauft etliche Strängen von “Super Bulky” ungefärbter SW Merino und etliche Dosen Farbstoff und los ging’s ich mit meiner kreativen Seite. Dann das Warten, bis es trocken war. Stricken war genauso schön wie der Erste. Nun eine sehr nette Dame und ihre Tochter genießen die wärmen auch von diesem Wrap.

Das Muster ist bei Ravelry unter “Cuddle-icious Quasten Wrap von Helen Firing” und der Borgo de Pazzi Firenza Naturalia ist auch bei “The Yarn Store.ca” zu kaufen. Meine Wolle ja da kanst Du mir schreiben wenn DU interresse dazu hast, im Moment bin ich noch mehr am Färben...