Jack of all trades...

and master of none. That's how the saying goes. I lament on a semi regular basis that I don't focus very well, and so I dabble. Eternally dabbling. I do a bit of this and that, sampling, starting and not finishing.

Periodically, I attempt to change my nature and focus. Okay. THIS time I'm going to just buckle down and do exclusively. 

It never lasts.

My poor self esteem would appreciate it if I did, this being a beginner eternally is hell, but there's something to be said for being able to learn and explore everything from cooking to weaving. I speak just enough of many jargons to find myself able to listen in all sorts of places.

And that, that is a good thing. So I'll just embrace the knitting, spinning, weaving, cooking, dyeing, embroidery, lacemaking, preserving, sewing, costuming, singing and so on and so forth.

It might never make me 'awesome' at anything. Or known for being an expert, but my self esteem is just going to have to cope.

I do sometimes finish things, and its cold enough to appreciate a lovely new scarf. (Adapted from Kinzel's Rose leaf curtain pattern, Malabrigo lace yarn)

The beginning, a very good place to start.

First post! WooT!

Well. Now that I have that geeky moment behind me, I feel obligated to go with the standard opening volley in this conversation. And I do hope it will be a conversation, on all sorts of topics with all sorts of people. I sat down to set up a new blog. A new place to discuss things that didn't fit in my more limited focus blog and I thought "Self.. what do you know a whole lot about that you might chat about at length".. and there was nothing. Not in the bad sense, not in the 'I know nothing! Oh noes!' sense, but in the 'jack of all trades' sense. I've got the focus of a ferret on pixie stix. I considered writing about any of the different topics that currently have my attention.. fibre, personal finance, healthy eating, frugality, body size acceptance, frugality, games of all sorts.. yikes! This is quite the list and the only real link between them all is me. My knowledge is like a swamp rather than a lake, wide but not very deep and requires a certain amount of poking and prodding to effectively get the water out.

Which brings me to the name of my blog, which conveniently also helps define the theme of the blog. The phrase 'renaissance man' has long been thought to be someone with a broad knowledge base.. someone who knows a lot about a lot of things. (Also could have been a polymath, according to wikipedia, but that's not nearly as nice a word). Well I'm not a man, and I know a little about a lot of things. I am a Canuck though (Canadian for those of you who aren't aware of the slang.), ergo Renaissance Canuck.

The current plan is to update 2-3 times a week, more if I'm inspired. Let's see where this journey takes us!