Art is in the Heart of the Creator

by Evin // April 25, 2012 // No Comments

Art is what you make of it, but I’ll admit that I do not think of my knitting or sewing or cooking or crafts as works of art. My drawings and paintings are art, perhaps even my graphics, but somewhere... Continue reading →

A Snapshot at Retro Businesses and Products

by Evin // April 24, 2012 // No Comments

I love my parents’ old cameras. The click, the texture, the everything! Having the pebble leather grips on the side and the movement from click to winding the shutter. Poetry. But when you’re on the go in a modern world... Continue reading →

Manners 2.0: Where Social Media and Social Respect Meet

by Evin // April 20, 2012 // No Comments

This post is trying to focus on the upcoming new year with a focus on self-improvement through kinder and more polite communications online. With more and more friendships having the bulk of their communications through Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace, there... Continue reading →

Luck of the Irish? And My Family’s Irish Scone Recipe

by Evin // March 15, 2012 // 2 Comments

Until last month, I had never purchased a lottery ticket, played a slot machine, or placed a bet outside a race course. Then I felt lucky. I’ll talk about my luck then share the Sullivan Family Scone recipe I found... Continue reading →

The Times, Daisy Greenwell, TripAdvisor and me

by Evin // February 17, 2012 // 4 Comments

The Times ran an article today written by Daisy Greenwell (if you haven’t read her articles, you’ll like them since she writes about food fairly often and in a cultural and lifestyle sense) hat discusses online reviewers and their approaches, roles,... Continue reading →

Fibre Feis 2011

by Evin // August 29, 2011 // Comments off

A few photos from the coolest thing I’ve done in a long time. And you may notice my belly looks a bit…big. Third trimester suits me well. This is the brilliant designer Aoibhe Ni. Voxless of Reckless Knitting getting... Continue reading →