tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88580788642230872652024-03-05T21:04:01.717-05:00kate the hunterKate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-11757136831099718532018-10-10T12:06:00.002-04:002018-10-10T19:07:04.289-04:00Oh hi. Slow Fashion October Style Assessment.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">It's "Slow Fashion October", an event-type thing Karen Templer of <a href="https://fringeassociation.com/2018/10/01/slow-fashion-october-week-1-whats-your-look/">Fringe Association</a> created. A month to assess your wardrobe, your style, your consumption of clothing, etc etc. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I haven't posted on this here ol' blog in FOUR YEARS! But I find it easier to do this kind of thing on my computer vs. in a notebook. So here I am. This post is for my own sake. And maybe posterity's sake too. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">As I've been either pregnant or nursing a child for the past 4.75 (ah!!) years, I feel a major disconnect with a lot of my clothing. For 20 months of the past 4ish years I was pregnant and could wear barely any of my usual stuff. And then there's the postpartum phase, and then the breast feeding (which doesn't make it practical to wear most dresses, and other outfits that restrict boob access). Oh, and I've been too busy raising children, catching up on sleep, washing dishes, going to the park, and chasing toddlers (as well as attempting to help run a business) to focus on making clothes for myself in the same way I was before I had kids. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Moral of the story: I need to revamp/seriously look at my wardrobe. I have been on a few binges of ordering fast fashion stuff online to accommodate my in between weird body phases, and I'm sick of it! I need to nail down my personal style so I can </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">a) make clothing for myself and KNOW I'm going to wear it. No time to experiment with questionable styles/fabrics that I just won't wear</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">b) purchase ethically made/second hand clothing to fill in any gaps, and that will be hard-wearing wardrobe staples. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">First step: Answer these discussion prompts that Karen posted.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Do you have a colour palette? </b></span><br />
Kinda. Mostly blues, greys, muted greens, rusts, mustard, etc. I do like more vibrant colours too, and used to wear more of them back in the day (I loved my bright pink pants!). I'd like to interject some more fun colour, but maybe mostly in accessories as I definitely reach for neutrals more frequently.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Whose style inspires you; do you have a muse or icon?</b></span><br />
Jenny Gordy of Wiksten is a major style inspiration. I like her casual yet put together style. Kinda sporty, kinda preppy, kinda classic but also modern. And comfortable/practical.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Is there a brand you’re always drawn to, for their clothes and/or how they put them together? Why?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">I feel like a combo of Madewell (very rarely purchase, but was on their site earlier this week) + Toast (previous seasons, maybe not recent seasons) + Elizabeth Suzann + Mina Perhonen. I like the mixed vintage layered fun vibe of Madewell, and the classic shapes and quality of Toast, the simplicity, purity and timelessness of Elizabeth Suzann, and the whimsy and pattern design of Mina Perhonen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>What shapes and styles of garments work best for you, your life and your body?</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- loose fitting tops - easy to move in, plus I get hot and sweaty easily, so they allow more air flow</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- I like simple tops: t-shirts, stylish takes on the classic sweatshirt, cardigans, loose boy-friend type sweaters</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- I generally prefer a high neckline - crew necks on tees etc</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- all about the highrise jeans, but I'd like to move away from super duper fitted skinny jeans all the time. But I have yet to find a looser jean that I like</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- I do like dresses, and when I wear a dress I think I generally like to have a fitted waist (whether it's belted or not) but I still prefer an over all loose comfortable fit. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- cozy loose fitting jackets/cardigans/etc for layering</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>What are your clothing pet peeves? (lengths, necklines, sleeve types …)</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- boat necks (usually)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- I dislike most collared shirts (unless the collar is small, then it's ok - I don't like the look of big collars on me)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- I like the idea of cropped pants, but I think I've been scarred by a childhood of wearing pants that were too short to actually enjoy wearing them</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">- super fitted tops, especially in the arm pit. A revelation in my life was the realizing the joy of wearing loose fitting tops. Don't know if I can ever go back.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>What is your favourite garment or outfit (right now or always) and why?</b></span><br />
This week I really enjoyed wearing my long sleeved Everlane black and white striped boxy tee with my gap denim overalls, with my reebok sneakers or vans. And my Aritzia red and black wool jacket. It's very comfortable, and I feel kind of cool-ish, but casual and chill at the same time. That jacket always makes me feel good. I always get compliments on it. Plus it's so easy to wear.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>What is the image you would like to project with your clothing?</b></span><br />
Cool mum. Ha! But actually. I don't want to be frumpy mum. I'd like to come across as pretty timeless looking, but with a sense of style and a tiny bit of trendiness interjected (e.g. basic shapes, but maybe a fun sneaker, or hat, or jacket).<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Can you describe your style in five adjectives?</b></span><br />
Casual, comfortable, classic, simple, fun<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>What showed up in your mood board that surprised you?</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Not much! I think I know what I like. Though I did look at an older style board I've had for awhile (which still feels accurate in terms of capturing my style) and there were more dresses than I'd have thought. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>What’s an example of something you own and love (had to have!) but never wear, and why not?</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3d47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">A pair of black leather ankle boots from Clark's. They're totally classic and comfy, but they feel too fancy for 98% of my life. Because of where I work and what I do most of the time (go to the park, walk the dog, etc) they just don't feel practical. And they have a heel, and being 5'9'' I don't feel the need to be any taller. But I don't regret buying them because they are super classic and I know I'll be glad to have them on the 1 night a year that I need to be fancy when it's chilly out.</span><br />
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Knitting myself <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/strokkur-3">a Strokkur sweater.</a></div>
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<br />Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-20469573374921395972013-10-11T13:15:00.002-04:002013-10-11T13:15:50.115-04:00bavarian apple torte.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was at my parents' house in Thornhill the other week for my dad's 60th birthday. I was given the job of making dessert, and I opted for one of my all time faves: a Bavarian apple torte. I'd never made it myself before, but my mum would often make it on request for my birthday. It's so delicious, and turns out it's also totally easy to make!<br />
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Erick and I went apple picking on Wednesday. It was a beautiful day and I pet some adorable ponies and a goat. It was great. With an abundance of apples now in the house I decided to make the torte again.<br />
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Crust<br />
<i>1/2 cup of butter, room temperature</i><br />
<i>1/3 cup sugar</i><br />
<i>1/4 tsp vanilla</i><br />
<i>1 cup flour</i><br />
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<i>1 8oz package of cream cheese</i><br />
<i>1/2 cup sugar</i><br />
<i>1 egg</i><br />
<i>1/2 tsp vanilla</i><br />
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<i>1/3 cup sugar</i><br />
<i>1/2 tsp cinnamon</i><br />
<i>4 cups of sliced apples (3-4 apples)</i><br />
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<i>You can use a 9-10'' tart pan, or a 9-10'' spring form pan.</i><br />
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Preheat the oven to 400F.<br />
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Make the crust. Mix together all the required ingredients in a stand mixer until you have an even crumbly mixture. Dump it in your tart pan, and press into place along the bottom and about 1'' up the side of the tin. Make sure the crust is relatively even in thickness.<br />
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Dust out your mixing bowl, then throw in the ingredients for the filling. Blend together until relatively smooth. Pour into the crust and spread it out so it's an even layer.<br />
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In another bowl, mix together the apples, sugar, and cinnamon. Now one slice at a time, lay the apples in a pleasing manner on top of the cream cheese mixture.<br />
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Pop in the oven and bake at 450F for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 400F and bake an additional 25 minutes. Allow the torte to cool, then remove it from the pan and serve cold or at room temperature.<br />
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It's been a little more than a month since we got back from our trip. We had a totally wonderful time. We rented a Prius in Seattle, and managed to only dole out $70 on gas during our trip to San Fran. That was nice.</div>
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I was a little lazy with photo taking, and mainly used my camera on our treks down the coast, not much in the cities. I also neglected to take pictures of what we ate, which was a big component of what we did. In case you're looking for some tasty places to eat on the west coast, here's a list of the DELICIOUS places where we dined.</div>
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<b>Seattle</b></div>
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<a href="http://ilcorvopasta.com/">Il Corvo</a> - delicious handmade pasta, with a small menu of daily specials. It was clearly a popular place for locals.</div>
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<a href="http://www.sitkaandspruce.com/">Sitka and Spruce </a>- amazing local seasonal food</div>
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<a href="http://thewalrusbar.com/">The Walrus and the Carpenter</a> - hello oyster bar and cocktails! Erick's favourite place I think</div>
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<a href="http://harbourpub.com/">The Harbour Public House on Bainbridge Island</a> - just had drinks here, but super cute and lovely spot</div>
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<b>Portland</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.porquenotacos.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">¿</span><em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">Por Que No</em><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">?</span></span> Taqueria </a>- TACOS! delicious tacos.</div>
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<a href="http://www.broderpdx.com/">Broder</a> - I love this restaurant. Swedish food! Went for brunch and it was amazing. Last time we were in Portland we came here for dinner, and it was also the best. </div>
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<b>Places between Portland and San Francisco, as we drove down the coast:</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.pizzaresearchinstitute.com/">Pizza Research Institute</a> in Eugene, OR - tasty creative pizzas!</div>
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<a href="http://sweetlifedesserts.com/">Sweet Life Patisserie</a> in Eugene - delicious baked goods + coffee etc. Owned by the air bnb people we stayed with, who were super nice.</div>
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<a href="http://www.scopahealdsburg.com/">Scopa</a> - an amazing little Italian restaurant in Healdsburg, CA, which is in Sonoma County</div>
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<b>San Francisco</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.thegrovesf.com/">The Grove </a>- around the corner from where we were staying, we had breakfast here every day in SF</div>
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<a href="http://www.thegrovesf.com/">The Heirloom Cafe </a>- in the Mission District, this was one of the best dinners we had</div>
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<a href="http://www.bluebottlecoffee.com/">Blue Bottle Coffee</a> - BEST LATTES EVER</div>
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<a href="http://www.calacademy.org/visit/shopping_and_dining/">California Academy of Science </a>- went for their Night Life event, and the food was AMAZING, all local, organic, and sustainable. Hey Canadian galleries/museums: take note of this. </div>
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<a href="http://www.magnoliapub.com/">Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery</a> - popped in for a quick lunch and were duly impressed! Delish.</div>
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<a href="http://www.missionbeachcafesf.com/">Mission Beach Cafe</a> - grabbed brunch here on our last day in San Fran. Super busy, and yum.</div>
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This might seem like we went out of the way to eat at good restaurants, and that is indeed the case. I like planning where to eat in advance for the most part when I'm on vacation. I hate accidentally eating at a subpar restaurant when I know great ones are out there, and I really dislike hunting for a good place to eat when I'm hungry. Plus I find that good restaurants tend to be in interesting neighbourhoods, so it sort of guides what sections of a city we'll explore. Which is nice. </div>
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Driving down highway one was amazing. Non-stop gorgeous views, gorgeous beaches. We went through the Red Woods, where we saw trees that were 12 feet wide, 300 feet tall, and over 2000 years old. COOOOL. Loved Seattle and San Fran. I've been asked which I liked better, and I can't even say. I really do adore the West coast. If I lived in the states, I'd probably move to either Portland, or somewhere in California. Did you know that in San Fran it rarely goes below 8<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 12.666666984558105px; text-align: center;">°C</span> or above 23<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 12.666666984558105px; text-align: center;">°C</span></span>? That's my kind of weather. </div>
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<br />Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-85360878643907023382013-04-28T11:51:00.003-04:002013-04-28T11:52:40.081-04:00pacific coast road trip plans<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Erick and are going on vacation for 12 days as of Tuesday! What?! Yes. This was a sort of last minute planned vacay. We knew we were going to go somewhere in the world, but didn't decide where exactly until a few weeks ago. We considered Italy for a couple of weeks, then changed out mind. Engage Operation Pacific Coast Road Trip! We're flying to Seattle and then gradually road tripping down to San Francisco. This is our rough itinerary:<br />
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We're staying in <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/">air bnbs </a>the whole way down, which is excellent. So yes, we have flights booked, accommodations booked (for the most part), but other than that we have not much else planned. I've mostly been figuring out where we should eat, because really, that's what's important. Foodie road trip? Sort of. Everything else will fall into place I hope. Today's my last mostly free day before we leave, so I'll be doing laundry, packing, and figuring out what we should be doing/seeing on our trip.<br />
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I'M EXCITED! I'm going to pick up a new book to read today. And bring either some socks to knit or some hand paper piecing. Flying and driving and adventures, oh my.<br />
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Hi! In theory it's officially spring, but in practice it is not. Below zero today, with a super cold wind and flurries. After an hour of braving the elements for the sake of Peg, I spent a large chunk of my day off watching episodes of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1778108/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">The Hour </a>and knitting another pair of socks. I'm really enjoying this show so far! I'm super into anything that's British, drama filled, with some crime/mystery. This one's set in the 50s, and that is most excellent. It's on Netflix, you should watch it.<br />
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Here are some more photos of my pysanka eggs that I made last week. Well, the ones that survived that is.</div>
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The back of Erick's egg.<br />
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On Wednesday I made another egg during Craft Night at NW. Unfortunately I dropped it on the table. Fortunately only the back cracked.</div>
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After my marathon of The Hour, I finally started some of my vegetable seeds. Just kale and some lettuce. Others I plan to direct seed once it's warm enough, and some plants I'll buy as starts later in the season (tomatoes from <a href="http://www.treeandtwig.ca/">Tree and Twig</a> for sure!). </div>
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Hopefully the weather will warm up soon!Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-33716344486470715812013-03-26T22:38:00.000-04:002013-03-26T22:38:59.115-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had pysanka night yesterday at <a href="http://iloveneedlework.com/">Needlework</a> with the lovely ladies of the the <a href="http://kosakolektiv.com/">Kosa Kolektiv</a>, and I decided at the last minute that I should bring some cookies. My go to in-a-pinch cookie recipe is <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/315603/glazed-lemon-cookies">Martha's Glazed Lemon Cookie</a>. Fast, easy, and delicious. The winning trio of elements that make a good recipe.<br />
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...BUT I had no lemons! Oh what's a girl to do? Well, I had an abundance of delicious grapefruit. Lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit...pretty much all the same, right?<br />
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And so I made grapefruit cookies.<br />
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Bonus step of making these cookies: eating half a grapefruit since they are huge and you don't need all that juice.<br />
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I wasn't sure how they'd turn out, but everyone really liked them! So that was great! Moral of the story: grapefruit is the best.<br />
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Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-63460245502547655882013-01-28T20:35:00.001-05:002013-01-28T20:59:30.541-05:00winter knitting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two pairs of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dala-selbu-hybrid-dala-selbuvotter">Dala mittens,</a> out of Tanis Fibre Arts yarn. These are the first serious colourwork mittens I've made, and they were fun! It took me awhile to knit them as I would put them down and pick them up a week later, but they really don't take that long to knit. And are really not that tricky! These photos of are them in their unfinished form, but they're done now.<br />
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<span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">The <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/snoflinga-hat">Wiksten <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Snöflinga Hat</span></span></a>, knit up in some Madeline Tosh. I've worn this hat almost every day this winter. Super comfy. I finished knitting myself a second one last week.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-8NpQVnRQ4XjcghmHcVQFxKhDVp-qvMOir64WeRg9i1GZ4raoBcmSdtLoZR-I4ecKFBHsFtJxF6_tHfdJkKic3M7VdpfbCbkZiMT2p42-EB3N0EeDicG9NgOq3FKAjRG3UbX9QFcfAas/s1600/IMG_0943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-8NpQVnRQ4XjcghmHcVQFxKhDVp-qvMOir64WeRg9i1GZ4raoBcmSdtLoZR-I4ecKFBHsFtJxF6_tHfdJkKic3M7VdpfbCbkZiMT2p42-EB3N0EeDicG9NgOq3FKAjRG3UbX9QFcfAas/s640/IMG_0943.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Had some yarn leftover from my mitts, so I knit this quick <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/really-warm-hat">Really Warm Hat.</a></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cuBlBOSuaQUvVu4nSe__0au3BteUUVrm7rl_y3yfAdAyEEPB1Li_klPCtSN8JA_xbOM4zAykKxaND7JVLG2mFcFf6yoqUzifir7kRn2gK_bt_U0d8mpIlwXAWObpKVMBQW064Cq3qBgW/s1600/IMG_0956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cuBlBOSuaQUvVu4nSe__0au3BteUUVrm7rl_y3yfAdAyEEPB1Li_klPCtSN8JA_xbOM4zAykKxaND7JVLG2mFcFf6yoqUzifir7kRn2gK_bt_U0d8mpIlwXAWObpKVMBQW064Cq3qBgW/s640/IMG_0956.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Erick knit <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/graham-2">this hat</a>. Isn't that impressive? The only other thing he'd knit before this was a scarf for Knit Night on The Brain. Good job Erick! </span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">I have plans to knit some sweaters soon too. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aidez">This cable-y sweater</a>, and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seamless-raglan-sweater---adult">a simple raglan.</a> And I think I've convinced Erick that he should knit <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oh-handsome-boyfriend-sweater">this sweater </a>for himself.</span><br />
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<br />Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-20628467308828041312012-11-05T16:09:00.001-05:002012-11-05T16:11:10.635-05:00dog walking.I like having a dog. Yes, it's certainly more responsibility than owning a cat - I can't jet away on unplanned weekend adventures, and day trips to Toronto aren't as simple as before. But the day to day life of having un petit chien is tres bien.<br />
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Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-38949012094084590112012-10-10T12:28:00.000-04:002013-04-28T12:06:02.922-04:00It's fall.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fall is my favourite season. Cool weather makes everything way more enjoyable. The overbearing heat and humidity of summer makes me lazy. I don't cook, I don't bake, and trekking around on adventures always makes me super sweaty. I'm definitely a cool weather gal. Now I'm back in the kitchen, I don't have a strong desire to shower after I take Peggy for a walk, and I get to eat soup and roast gourds, and bake treats. I like it.</div>
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Fall also means corn mazes! Too fun. It also includes...</div>
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enjoying the last warm days on coffee shop patios,<br />
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Thanksgiving at Grandma's house,<br />
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You know what's great? Vacation. Especially one that involves 2 nights at the cottage, 3 nights camping, 3 nights at Jenna and Jeff's new country home, 1 night back in Hamilton, then a day in Niagara on the Lake and a night at the Inn on the Twenty to celebrate our wedding anniversary. So much outdoor time, so much lounging, so much delicious food.<br />
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We camped on an island on Second Depot Lake in the Quinte Conservation Area.<br />
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Jenna and Jeff's beautiful new home near Perth, where Jeff is making his own cheese (<a href="http://www.artisancheese.ca/">Back Forty Artisan Cheese</a>) and <a href="http://jennarose.ca/">Jenna</a> has her amazing new studio (previously a sheep shed). Every meal we had with them was so delicious! And we played croquet a lot. I think it's Erick's new favourite lawn game. We had such a good time, even if Peggy and Beau didn't become BFFs.<br />
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Jeff burning cheese. It's the Bonnechere, and it's delicious.<br />
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Prepping cheese to sell at the Carp Farmer's Market. Bonus aspect of this job: the crumbly bits of cheese that fell off and we ate. Nom nom. Back Forty Cheese is REALLY GOOD! Also, I thought that their blue cheese smelled like cake.<br />
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Old barn nails, handmade many years ago.<br />
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Then we went to Niagara, which was great, but I only took pictures with my phone, so maybe I'll post those later.<br />
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p.s. don't think I've introduced Peggy on this blog yet. We adopted her a couple of months ago and she's the best. Clearly I'm a fan of white dogs with brown spots.Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-65086540189023072972012-07-08T23:29:00.000-04:002012-07-08T23:29:56.310-04:00Gyppers.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44607957@N00/5074166596/" title="gypsy '93 by kate the hunter, on Flickr"><img alt="gypsy '93" height="438" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4146/5074166596_9e08ae84ac_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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She was a great dog. We got her when I was in grade 2, and she was my mum's 40th birthday present. She came from a horse farm near the cottage where they also bred Jack Russells. I remember being super excited to tell my classmates that I was getting a dog. Gypsy slept with me in bed almost every night until I went away for university. She loved burrowing under the covers down to the end of the bed, She looked good in red. She didn't love all dogs, but she was BFFs with the yellow lab across the street until he died. She hated swimming, but would jump in the lake if ducks swam by. And if you shouted "seagulls!!!" she'd run down to the end of the dock and bark at them until they flew away. Once the dock was wet and she slipped right off the edge. It was hilarious. She liked canoe rides. She was a super fast runner, and loved peeling the fuzzy skin off of tennis balls. She let me dress her up in my baby clothes and take pictures of her. She enjoyed rolling in dead fish and chasing squirrels (red ones in particular). When my brother was little he would sometimes play chess with her as his opponent. I spoiled her by feeding her bits of my dinner at the table. She loved having her tummy rubbed and shoulders massaged.</div>
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My family actually has two cottages, right beside each other on adjoining lots. The McCulloch clan is large, so when the next door cottage went up for sale in the late 1980s, my grandparents scooped it up. Each cottage has an organ. Is that weird? Perhaps. But it's also pretty great, and sort of hilarious. You can be eating outside on the patio while listening to my brother playing Super Mario songs on one of them. </div>
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This weekend was lovely. With the sun shining and the thermometer reading above 20°C during the day, it felt like the first weekend of summer. Art Crawl was on Friday, which meant a long day and a packed shop all evening. This was our fourth art crawl at Needlework, and it was by far the busiest. In fact, it was crazy busy! But that's great! Lots of new faces, and many people who hadn't been to an art crawl before. Fun! After we closed up shop, we went to the Dinner Belles concert down at the Leander Boat Club. An excellent end to the night.<br />
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Where did we bike to? <a href="http://www.270sherman.ca/">270 Sherman</a> for the closing night of the TH&B exhibit! Erick and I had checked it out during Doors Open Hamilton, but this time the highlight was chickens! And quails, and baby chicks, and roosters, and a turkey! Amazing. </div>
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After 270 Sherman, we hopped back on our bikes, biked to Bayfront park, hung out at the tug boat, biked to Augusta, ditched Augusta, then claimed a new bar for our own. And that was Saturday.</div>
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Sunday was all about tidying the house, laundry, gardening, and bbq.<br />
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p.s. my camera has taken up almost permanent residence at NW, so unless I remember to make the effort, iphone/instagram is where many of my photos are going to come from these days. Better iphone photos than no photos though, right?Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-59038582564204955572012-05-01T22:43:00.000-04:002012-05-01T22:48:05.133-04:00back.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Almost 3 months ago we opened <a href="http://www.iloveneedlework.com/">Needlework</a>. Over a month ago I tried to do a blog post here (the above photos are from that attempt), but that didn't happen. This past weekend I officially finished school. Done. Tonight I am going to try to get back into the swing of Kate The Hunter blogging.<br />
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The Needlework blog/site is going to remain primarily about the shop, classes, sewing, crafting, etc. I miss documenting and posting about my own personal day to day life, so that's going to continue to happen ici. I really enjoy the fact that I can go through my blog and see what I was up to 3 years ago. It's handy for someone with a shite memory like me.<br />
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Anyhoo, it's spring time now, and I'm looking forward to an amazing summer of awesomeness. In the words of our friend Kieran "This is going to be the best summer yet".<br />
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I've been in serious hexagon mode lately. I've been working on making <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-beekeepers-quilt">The Beekeeper's knit quilt </a>with scrap sock yarn. Hexipuffs are so fun to knit! I was going to knit a sweater over the break, but instead I knit hexipuffs. </div>
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A few weeks after I started with the hexipuffs, a future Needlework customer expressed interest in English paper piecing classes, so I decided to investigate that as well. More hexagons! Except I call these guys hexiflats. I'm using random scraps of light weight cotton to make them. I realized going through all my fabric that my "stash" of quilting cottons is very limited. Sort of ironic, considering I'm opening a fabric shop. That is definitely going to change soon. We have SO MANY amazing fabrics coming in! Yay! Anyways, Meg is going to do a <a href="http://www.beehivecraftcollective.blogspot.com/">Beehive post</a> soon about what us Bees are up to, and she'll be saying some more about this over there. Oh, and speaking of the Beehive, one year ago today the Beehive Craft Collective formed! Such an amazing group to be a part of. I'm very excited for our second year of crafting, making, and community adventures.</div>
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Counting down.Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-60544074986853061992012-01-16T18:11:00.000-05:002012-01-16T18:12:17.154-05:00Jenna Rose, Etsy star!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My friend, fellow Beehive member, and sometimes employer, Jenna Rose, is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/featured-seller-jenna-rose-handmade/?ref=fp_featured">the featured seller on Etsy today</a>! Jenna's work is wonderful, just as wonderful as is she! So you should check out her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/featured-seller-jenna-rose-handmade/?ref=fp_featured">lovely interview</a>. Then go buy a super cute ship pillow.</div>
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<i> photos by<a href="http://www.loveitalot.com/"> Hollie</a> and Jenna.</i>Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-76915971549941900552012-01-13T11:14:00.002-05:002012-01-13T11:14:40.385-05:00family photo friday: young mum<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44607957@N00/5515780811/" title="Untitled by kate the hunter, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="640" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5136/5515780811_e0c47acab6_z.jpg" width="441" /></a><br />
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Sookie loves laundry day.Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-40962149977670294112012-01-11T10:38:00.001-05:002012-01-11T10:44:38.135-05:00belated christmas dogs.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh hi Christmas dogs. Peanut is sporting her christmas hat with elf ears (no, those aren't her ears), and Gypsy is modeling her cute baby reindeer hat, which my sister, Ros, knit and felted for her. Gypsy is almost 19, and has reverted back to puppy mode in her old age. She's skinny and wobbly, so she really looks like a new born baby deer walking around the house in that hat.Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-57540124939795099222012-01-08T20:35:00.000-05:002012-01-08T20:35:11.491-05:00brushes, rollers, drop cloths, and scaffolding.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There's been non-stop painting happening at Needlework lately.Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-80960232343232184602012-01-03T18:11:00.001-05:002012-01-03T19:57:29.646-05:00my 2011 in pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Holy moly, 2011 was an eventful year. It was really hard to choose photos for this post because so much happened! Without a doubt the busiest year of my life. </div>
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<b>January:</b><a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/01/making-pasta-featuring-erick-pasta.html"> Homemade fettucini with Erick</a>, and <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/04/dresses-that-didnt-quite-make-cut.html">tried on vintage wedding dresses with Amanda</a>! Plus some <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/01/wintery-walks.html">lovely winter walks</a>, and a <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/01/this-is-what-our-new-years-eve-looked.html">fondue-y new years</a>.</div>
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<b>February:</b> <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/02/breaking-news-debut-of-beehive-craft.html">The Beehive formed</a>! Wedding planning started to come into full swing, and I made <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/02/duffle-bags-galore.html">duffle bags</a> for a school project.</div>
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<b>March:</b> <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/03/ive-started-working-on-wedding-decor.html">Dyeing coffee filters</a> to make poufs for the wedding, and <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/03/seedy-saturday-at-dining-room-table.html">starting seeds</a> for our vegetable garden. The Beehive got together for some fun<a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/03/pysanky-eggs-addictive-craft.html"> pysanky egg decorating</a>, and my<a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/03/mail-time-dress-time.html"> wedding dress came in the mail</a>!</div>
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<b>April: </b>The end of the semester always means lots of school work. In this case,<a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/04/procrastinator-extraordinaire.html"> embroidery</a>.</div>
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<b>May: </b>My wonderful grandpa, who lived a long and lovely life, <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/05/family-photo-friday-grandpa.html">passed away</a>. Went to <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/05/busy-spring-weekend.html">Doors Open Hamilton</a> for the first time, and Erick and I went to <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/05/nova-scotia.html">Nova Scotia for a wedding and road trip</a>.</div>
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<b>June:</b> <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-weekend-by-my-iphone.html">Bridal shower</a><a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-weekend-by-my-iphone.html">s</a> and <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/hot-day-at-farm.html">farming</a>. As well as homemade wontons,<a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/lemon-rosemary-rhubarb-spritzers.html"> lemon rosemary rhubarb spritzers for Mel's Beehive baby shower</a>, <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/bonne-fete-jenna-rose.html">Jenna's 5 year anniversary </a>of her business, Liz and I announced our <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/needlework.html">initial plans for Needlework</a>!</div>
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<b>July:</b> We got MARRIED!! And also had a great <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/super-summer-weekends.html">"bachelorette weekend" at the cottage</a>, went to <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-at-beach.html">long point beach and made a cool sand castle</a>, made tons of <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/wedding-favours.html">strawberry jam for wedding favours</a>, made <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/busy-bees.html">beeswax candles</a> with the lovely Beehive girls, and basically made all the<a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/holy-poop-its-almost-wedding-time.html"> decorations for the wedding</a>. FUN!</div>
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<b>August:</b> An amazing <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/08/honeymoon-in-new-brunswick.html">honeymoon</a> at my aunt and uncle's cottage in New Brunswick, and the first ever <a href="http://www.beehivecraftcollective.blogspot.com/2011/08/summer-craft-fair.html">Beehive Summer Craft Fair</a> took place.</div>
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<b>September:</b> Super Crawl, and The Beehive's large scale knit installation, <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/09/knit-night-on-brain-completed.html">Knit Night on The Brain</a>! And <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/09/tomatoes-galore.html">canning tomatoes with Amanda</a>, more <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/09/farm-evening.html">farming</a>, and the <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/09/garlic-breath.html">Toronto Garlic Festival</a> at the Brickworks.</div>
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<b>October:</b> Lots of <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/10/knit-sew-embroidery-repeat.html">school work</a>, combined with Needlework business planning. A <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/10/pies-and-cats-and-embroidery.html">delicious pie competition for Roisin's birthday</a>, and <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/10/ponies-and-chickens-and-ducks-oh-my.html">apple picking and the Rockton World's Fair</a>!</div>
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<b>November: </b><a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-weekend-of-november.html">Babysitting Beau</a> and a late garlic planting. And some fun <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/11/you-know-whats-fun-ignoring-all-work.html">weeknight bowling</a>, plus lots more schoolwork and business planning.</div>
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<b>December: </b>A busy month of finishing and <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/12/needlework.html">presenting our business plan for Needlework</a> to CYBF, got approval for the loan, and started our business! Plus there was <a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/12/jenna-rose-at-ooak.html">The One of A Kind Show</a>, City of Craft, end of semester projects, making sea salt caramels and lemon rosemary shortbread with the Beehive gals. And many holiday parties.</div>
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Such a great year! It's going to be tough to top this one. But 2012 has lots in store, and I'm sure it's going to be just as amazing.</div>Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-39757633739095914792011-12-20T14:26:00.000-05:002011-12-20T14:39:35.148-05:00Needlework!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Liz and I have some super exciting news!!! A couple of Wednesdays ago (November 30th to be precise - yes, I haven't blogged in forever) we presented our business plan for<a href="http://katethehunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/needlework.html"> Needlework</a> to the loan review committee at the <a href="http://www.cybf.ca/">Canadian Youth Business Foundation</a>. The presentation went well, with lots of good positive and constructive feedback. That afternoon (while I was sitting at the One of a Kind Show) my phone rang and I got the wonderful news that we were approved for the loan!! Amazing! All systems are a go!</div>
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We've started placing fabric orders, signed the lease on our new space, bought a couch for the shop, and have cutting tables waiting to be assembled. We just need to set up our website (a work in progress), order a lot more fabric, finalize and order notions, buy some sewing machines, tables, chairs, check out counter, paint the building, get a sign made...and do a gajillion other things!!! Neither Liz or I have any background in business, so this is going to be a fun and interesting learning process. But we're up for it!<br />
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Since we had the keys to 174 James Street North (!) in time, we decided to whip something up for the December Art Crawl. We set up a quick window display, and handed out candy canes and coupons for a free 1/2 hour of our sew by the hour studio time. We'll be doing this again at the January Art Crawl. Probably without the candy canes, but maybe with something else!<br />
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We're so excited, and hope that you will join us on this adventure! Soon we'll have a Needlework blog (and twitter and facebook accounts!) up and running, and you'll be able to follow our progress there.<br />
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Thanks to friends and family for all your input and help! This is just the beginning.Kate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.com5