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Winters’ Day In
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author Talena Winters.
Pour a cuppa and stay awhile.
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![Through the Fire](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5400f920e4b0b0a7e18454b2/1685374138759-AR2S6G654UMAJ2KX8UP0/2023-05-05+181700+fxd+web.jpg)
Through the Fire
We’re in the worst wildfire season in Alberta’s history, but there’s a lot of other life stuff happening too. Thankfully, most of it’s good.
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Peaks and Valleys
When the blahs happen two weeks a month, it’s not just depression… Also, update on my slow productivity mission, what I did this week in my business (hint: knitting pattern update), and some sad news about my grandmother.
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The Year of Playing with Words and Yarn
This year, I'm taking my knitting business in a slightly new direction, one designed to respark my joy, to borrow an overused trending phrase. I have decided to take a year off of publishing new patterns, and have declared this my "Year of Playing With Words and Yarn." That means you’ll be hearing more about knitting. And that’s a good thing.
![7 Moments to Remember](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5400f920e4b0b0a7e18454b2/1473971536999-D00JYAZQFPIZPARGCXZX/image-asset.jpeg)
![Introducing the Brennan Hat](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5400f920e4b0b0a7e18454b2/1551292097268-4W5UW0FJJTDP5X0CJKFP/Brennan+Hat+Hero+sqr+web+lg.jpg)