News, weekly blog posting from Della's Rug Hooking.

It is an exciting time to be a fibre artist. Not only are we privileged to have so many talented people around us, the community of rug hooking, continues to grow.  If you don't belong to a local group, please join as you will never meet a more inspiring group of people. The Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia is a good place to start.  Become a member, the quarterly Loop that is distributed to you as a member is an inspiration. The local groups are listed in the Loop, the...

A new year is about to begin. Do you make a list, mental note, plans to change or do things differently, resolutions for the new year? I think I have in the past many years ago but lately I have not. I pray my family stays well and happy. I try to remember to journal each year around Christmas time. Give an update what is going on in our family. I asked for a new journal as the one I had gotten as a gift from my sister Debra...

Christmas Eve is a week away. My cat Chubs is patiently waiting for Santa! The little menace rips and tears apart my tree.

I am ‘not so patiently’ waiting for my knee to decide to function as it should. I have my follow-up with my surgeon this week.  It has now been 6 weeks.

I am waiting for family to be together over the holidays. Each year it seems our family is growing as most families do. Our tradition is to get together at Christmas Eve which is always fun to...

The above picture is of my moms new cat Barney.  He likes to sleep on her foot. He's so cute. He's just hanging out, I feel the same until I can drive, just hanging out here at the house, trying to stay busy as I am able, hanging in there, healing more every day. Staples are to be removed tomorrow so I will be happy about that.

I finished up 4 of my tree ornaments, inspired by Winnie Glavine.  I plan to place on top of my presents I will be...

Until we need it, we don't realize how the simplest gesture, kind word or actions of others can change a person's day. I said to my mother the other day, and by the way, I believe she is the strongest woman I know, it is easy to be negative but a whole lot of work to be positive. Mom was encouraging me to think positively.  I think I am a pretty positive person until circumstances happen that shows you, you aren't as positive as you thought you were.  I...