Here be dragons.
This is the post I wrote about clothing choices for barn wear, for the Ontario Barn Preservation newsletter, March 2023.
One thing you may not spend time really thinking about… barn fashion. But, here we are, approaching another Spring and you might need to consider fashion, or at least function.
First, you might avoid open toed shoes.… Read the rest
Historically, vagabonds were pretty tough, anti-establishment characters who lived as homeless drifters by choice. Modern vagabonds tend to be people who live off the grid or those who travel the world from out of a backpack.
Traditionally a vagabond is a person who wanders from one place to another, with no real home of their own.… Read the rest
I first heard of the word, bookpacking, in the Suite101 post. I think it is great to have an actual, understandable, word for something I have been doing since I learned to read.
In the bookpacking post the writer combines bookpacking with exercise. I haven’t always done it that way, at least not deliberately. I do take the bus, walk along downtown, go shopping or even take a day trip or road trip.… Read the rest
A crochet purse can be very practical and very romantic at the same time. Here (see below) are patterns and ideas if you want to try making your own crochet purse. Some are purses which you can buy too.
I like crochet. I make granny squares and did start a bigger project but I messed up along the way somewhere and put on a shelf.… Read the rest
A denim purse has great looks, great style and does great when it comes to wear and tear. Wouldn’t you like a denim purse, backpack, book bag, or some other denim purse sort of thing for yourself?
Almost every purse or backpack I have bought myself has been denim. My Mother made me a denim purse when I was a high school kid too.… Read the rest
I love the look of this, the design. But it is way too much money – just for a fashion name which I will not care about and likely forget at some point.
Louis Vuitton Blue Monogram Denim ‘Sac a Dos’ GM Backpack. Price:US $901.80
… Read the restBookpacking is custom made for people who like to read. Many backpackers have packed a tattered paperback novel into their rucksack in case they are held hostage by rain pummeling the outside of their tents.
Packing a book for a bike trip, a hike or boating excursion engages both the body and the mind into an outing.
My brother bought me a Kobo Touch eReader for Christmas. Also, a travel case so it can safely travel around with me getting bumped about in my purse or backpack as I bus around town.
Now, I’m on the learning curve to figure out how to use an eReader, especially how to load and share ebooks.… Read the rest
Do you have a bookmark collection? Do you use bookmarks at all or do you just turn down a corner of the page you are reading and close the book on it (the dog-earred method)? I like having a bookmark. I do buy one now and then. But, being shoved into my purse, moved from backpack to purse and then forgotten on the nightstand awhile, a bookmark tends to take some abuse and get lost.… Read the rest