One of the things I like about recycling / upcyclng discards is the chance to play with ideas. A few months ago I wrote about a messenger style bag I made from a pair of Sam’s toddler pants. Well over the last little while I have been toting it around,
Life
Thoughts from what I have seen on this road I walk.
Life
Frederick Buechner on Homosexuality
(I don’t often quote other peoples’ opinions on life but in this case this struck me as a very honest way to look at people – ml) ONE OF THE MANY WAYS that we are attracted to each other is sexually. We want to touch and be touched. We want
Life Lists
Bread Was a Nickel
I am a child of the 60’s, no surprise there with the recycled denim bags and macrame bracelets I post about on here. But I am also an engineer of the new millennium, building and fixing systems that will be broadcasting you the evening news long after I have hung
Life Recycling
Knot Too Hot Now!
I have had a Lee Valley mug for over 30 years now, 3 trips across Canada, years in the States, this has been one of the best mugs I have ever had. With one minor issue… The handle is hot! I like my coffee hot and black (2 sugars, no
Recycling
From Browsers to Trousers
My ‘geek-life’ involves 2 laptops, a linux box and 3 very large monitors. Needless to say ‘focus’ is the keyword from 8:30am (usually anytime after 7am) til about 5pm (with the odd evening or overnight session). My work can get stressful at times, not the geekstuff as much as the
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Beachcombing
(From the unpublished recollections – ‘K444 – Growing Up In The Shadow of A Rusty Boat’) When you grow up so close to the sea that high tide in a storm means logs on the front lawn, beachcombing becomes a way of life long before the first bell rings for