As many of you know we used to carry historical sewing patterns. I remain in contact with a few of the remarkable people who research and create these patterns, designers who often work for little financial return in the face of overwhelming odds. One of these designers is Deb Salisbury of The Mantua-Maker. Deb has been a costumer for as long as I can remember, and now not only sells her patterns wholesale to other…
Charles de Lint is a master of urban fantasy. Combine that with his remarkable skill as a storyteller, his love of music, Celtic and Native legend and you have a tale that is enchanting, captivating, restorative. Forests of the Heart returns to de Lint’s imaginary town of Newford, and draws heavily from native desert culture pitted against uprooted Celtic culture, all of it existing on an alternate plane that truly is just one step to…
And it all has to do with computers. It seems every four years or so we have to replace our computer. Motherboard always fails, and despite the fact we always say we’ll just put in a new motherboard, invariably it seems it will be easier to just upgrade the entire system and purchase new. As we all like to quip: electronics are obsolete the moment they hit the marketplace. So this go around, after agonizing…
July 8, 10, 15, 16 & 17 – all seminars run 9:30 am – 12:30 pm PWAC, EAC, CAA and WEN members – $60; General Public – $75 Register online: www.paullima.com/workshops July 8 – Motivation and Business Vision: If you are thinking of launching a business, but hesitating, or if you’ve been thinking about expanding your business, but need a boost, then the Motivation part of this seminar is for you. Once you are feeling…
Well, the book signing at Coles, Conestoga Mall in Waterloo went well, and not so well. Certainly I sold quite a number of Shadow Song and Recipes of a Dumb Housewife. The books were well-received by the public, and attendance was good despite having a lack of media coverage. The highlight of the day, for me, was meeting Kris Kurasz, an old chum of my son and daughter’s. A whole gaggle of kids (Shawn, Shane,…