With summer comes spiffying up the gardens ... a big job and this year my daughter Traci is going to kindly give me a hand which I am eternally grateful for! ;-)
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Summer is Here !!!!
WOW ... the summer is here ... it reached 80 degrees today.
With summer comes spiffying up the gardens ... a big job and this year my daughter Traci is going to kindly give me a hand which I am eternally grateful for! ;-)
With summer comes spiffying up the gardens ... a big job and this year my daughter Traci is going to kindly give me a hand which I am eternally grateful for! ;-)
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Can You Say Snow!!!
Monday, 11 February 2013
Family Day ... A First Time Holiday for B.C.
Today was the first of many Family Day holidays our beautiful province of British Columbia will recognize!
To celebrate I took my granddaughter Lissy to buy the paint for her room this morning ... she chose a beautiful light shade of teal/seafoam green for her walls. She has chosen black and white as her accent curtains and bedding. I think it will look lovely and very modern for her ... she is 14 years old! Alyssa made the honour roll at school and this is Nana and Poppa's way of saying "well done!" I will be going over there on Wednesday and Thursday to paint her room for her. She is so excited and keeps thanking me over and over!
Hubby and I took advantage of this B.C. holiday and drove across the border into the States today ... along with every other British Columbia it seemed. It is at times like today with such horrendous border lineups that we are so glad to be Nexus cardholders! While there was a little wait, it was nothing like the 2 hours that others had to wait!!
What would a trip down south be without shopping for fabric which was exactly what this gal HAD to do. I would so love to keep the Canadian economy in full swing, but quite frankly with saving $20-25 on a gas fill-up and about $10-12 a metre on fabric - well, I have to shop where my money works the hardest for me!!
Gerry and I were able to enjoy a lovely lunch in Bellingham before doing a little grocery shopping and heading back home.
What a lovely way to spend Family Day with my dear hubby! Life is good!
To celebrate I took my granddaughter Lissy to buy the paint for her room this morning ... she chose a beautiful light shade of teal/seafoam green for her walls. She has chosen black and white as her accent curtains and bedding. I think it will look lovely and very modern for her ... she is 14 years old! Alyssa made the honour roll at school and this is Nana and Poppa's way of saying "well done!" I will be going over there on Wednesday and Thursday to paint her room for her. She is so excited and keeps thanking me over and over!
Hubby and I took advantage of this B.C. holiday and drove across the border into the States today ... along with every other British Columbia it seemed. It is at times like today with such horrendous border lineups that we are so glad to be Nexus cardholders! While there was a little wait, it was nothing like the 2 hours that others had to wait!!
What would a trip down south be without shopping for fabric which was exactly what this gal HAD to do. I would so love to keep the Canadian economy in full swing, but quite frankly with saving $20-25 on a gas fill-up and about $10-12 a metre on fabric - well, I have to shop where my money works the hardest for me!!
Gerry and I were able to enjoy a lovely lunch in Bellingham before doing a little grocery shopping and heading back home.
What a lovely way to spend Family Day with my dear hubby! Life is good!
Saturday, 9 February 2013
Painting Time Again!
This afternoon I received a call from my granddaughter, Lissy who is 14 years old. She wanted to know what colour I thought she should repaint her bedroom ...
Yes, hubby and I went around and I ended up taking off the border in her room. She is so delighted even with that but when I told her that I would help her repaint it, she was over the moon.
Lissy just made the Honour Roll at school this semester so I told her that I would redo her room for her, complete with new curtains, pillows - and - I'm sure there is a new quilt in the making somewhere in there! LOL
Lissy is so grateful, it does my heart good to be able to bless her in this way!! ;-)
Yes, hubby and I went around and I ended up taking off the border in her room. She is so delighted even with that but when I told her that I would help her repaint it, she was over the moon.
Lissy just made the Honour Roll at school this semester so I told her that I would redo her room for her, complete with new curtains, pillows - and - I'm sure there is a new quilt in the making somewhere in there! LOL
Lissy is so grateful, it does my heart good to be able to bless her in this way!! ;-)
A Special Quilt
In keeping with years gone by, our quilter's guild has undertaken a very special and meaningful project called Kourageous Kids. This is done through the Children's Hospital in Vancouver, B.C.
The very special children in the Oncology Ward at Children's paint their beautiful pictures and then we turn them into their special works of art. As you know from my previous posts, I take part in this every year. These are tough quilts to work on but knowing the smile they will bring, makes it such a pleasure to make.
This is the quilt I have just finished for little Brandan ...
The very special children in the Oncology Ward at Children's paint their beautiful pictures and then we turn them into their special works of art. As you know from my previous posts, I take part in this every year. These are tough quilts to work on but knowing the smile they will bring, makes it such a pleasure to make.
This is the quilt I have just finished for little Brandan ...
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Waaaay too long ....
Gosh ... here I promised to write on my blog on a more frequent basis - that was on October 22, 2012 - and here I am back! Just a tad infrequent!! LOL
Life is so busy and the grandkiddies, guild, friends and hobbies keep me constantly on the move! I am not complaining, but I wonder sometimes where the months go!! January truly is quite a blur±! LOL
I have been able to finish up a lot of the projects I have had on the go ... my conscience just won't allow me to buy more goodies until I finish some of these UFO's up.
Here are some of the things I have finished over the last few months ...
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| Roses in a Window |
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| Woodland Scene ... what fun this was to make. Everything with the exception of the real moss and lichen was made by machine! |
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| Celtic Knot |
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| Sashiko Butterflies |
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| Seahorse Double Applique |
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| Giraffe Double Applique |
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| Dragonfly Double Applique A lady saw this on Facebook and had to buy it! ;-) |
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| Masai Warrior in Silhouette |
Monday, 22 October 2012
Time!
Is it really October? I cannot believe that my last post was on August 26th!!
It has certainly not been due to boredom in my life ... on the contrary! There are days when I long for the quietness of a passing day. A day in which to dabble in a little of this or a little of that at my leisure without the mad rush of meeting deadlines.
I am the only one to blame as I continually take on more and more projects and so often can be heard to say "yes" when I know in my heart I should be saying "no!" They do say if you want something done to give it to a busy person!! LOL
So much exciting news to report ... first and foremost we are going to be grandparents AGAIN! This will make us the very proud and delighted grandparents of 9 of these little darlings! Daughter Jennie and our son-in-law Norm are over the moon excited ... baby is due the first week in March. We have lots of birthdays happening in that week already and one more will give us even more reason to celebrate! ;-)
I am almost halfway through my two year term as Co-President and President of our local quilters' guild. I have learned much from serving in this capacity and am thoroughly enjoying the challenges and also the rewards presented to me. My retirement from this position will almost coincide with my hubby's retirement too ... we have many dreams to follow when this happens - one of them being to travel across Canada and back through the U.S. in our rv - perhaps even spending the winter in Mexico. We are both very excited about next year and the beginning of yet another chapter in our life together!! ;-)
I am planning to post regularly again but this is all for now as I am expecting daughter Briggy and our little Emmy and Lauryn for dinner this evening.
We continue to be blessed every day of our lives! God is indeed good!! ;-)
It has certainly not been due to boredom in my life ... on the contrary! There are days when I long for the quietness of a passing day. A day in which to dabble in a little of this or a little of that at my leisure without the mad rush of meeting deadlines.
I am the only one to blame as I continually take on more and more projects and so often can be heard to say "yes" when I know in my heart I should be saying "no!" They do say if you want something done to give it to a busy person!! LOL
So much exciting news to report ... first and foremost we are going to be grandparents AGAIN! This will make us the very proud and delighted grandparents of 9 of these little darlings! Daughter Jennie and our son-in-law Norm are over the moon excited ... baby is due the first week in March. We have lots of birthdays happening in that week already and one more will give us even more reason to celebrate! ;-)
I am almost halfway through my two year term as Co-President and President of our local quilters' guild. I have learned much from serving in this capacity and am thoroughly enjoying the challenges and also the rewards presented to me. My retirement from this position will almost coincide with my hubby's retirement too ... we have many dreams to follow when this happens - one of them being to travel across Canada and back through the U.S. in our rv - perhaps even spending the winter in Mexico. We are both very excited about next year and the beginning of yet another chapter in our life together!! ;-)
I am planning to post regularly again but this is all for now as I am expecting daughter Briggy and our little Emmy and Lauryn for dinner this evening.
We continue to be blessed every day of our lives! God is indeed good!! ;-)
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