The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

Looking forward to watching the new HBO series No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency tonight. I read the first six books in this series by Alexander McCall Smith, and really enjoyed them. The books are about a woman - Precious Ramotswe - who decides to take money that her father has left her and open a detective agency in Botswana. At first, she seems the most unlikely detective, but her mix of charm, innocence and intuition always wins out in the end. And, it's nice to see a "traditionally built" woman - as Precious calls herself - in a main romantic lead type role.

Update

It's been a long time since I posted, don't know where all that time went! Here's what I've been up to -

- "Frenchy's" tour of the Annapolis Valley and Clare region of Nova Scotia. Lots of fun! Pretty much everything I'm wearing today is a result of that trip...
-Visited my nana...
-worked...
-got a new nephew...
-heard that I am getting another new niece or nephew...
-lots of custom orders...
-took Milo on his first trip to holistic vet for yearly wellness check up. It went well, but he was terrified...
-picking out new tiles and fixtures for our bathroom reno. Fun, yet stressful...
-checking out Shona's gorgeous house on designsponge...
-looking forward to spring. Feel like it's never going to come...

That's about it. Back soon with some photos.

The Crafts Department

I was searching for a recipe on the Martha Stewart site today, and came across a new blog that is written by the crafters on her staff. Called "The Crafts Dept.", the blog talks about the behind the scenes goings on at the magazine, inspirations, and profiles those crafters who have a job that many dream about! I love the photo of their old craft room above - believe it or not, they were in the process of moving to an even more beautiful space! Did I mention that this was a dream job...

Some updates...

Just a note for those who read the blog on an rss feed, I've updated my sidebar with some new blogs I'm enjoying very much, music I'm listening to, and other tantalizing tidbits such as my address on twitter. Next project, updating my website - how do these thing age so quickly!

Studio featured on "The 6 o'Clock Stitch"

Gina from the 6 o'clock stitch did a lovely post about crafty studios, and I'm happy to say mine was included! Check it out here. Thanks Gina!