Finished

We have had some some rainy and cooler days this past week and more is expected for the coming seven days.

It's that time of the year when we can expect almost anything and everything in one day.  At least where I live there has been none of that white stuff yet.

Last Saturday I went to a craft day, great to see all the different crafts everyone was doing.  Unfortunately I had another commitment so my visit was short, will go again if there is another one planned.   Later the same day I went to a Barber Shop Concert,  Does not sound very interesting does it? but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

  

Have had a couple of appointments this past week, which were good.  Next week a  couple more, I always seem to have them all at once, which is a good thing really, get all done in a couple of weeks then I don't need to think about it for six months or more.

Went to yoga three times this week and also did a couple of walks, need to get a few pounds off---again.  

Went to my quilting guilds monthly meeting, it was an enjoyable time, as always.  Several quilts were finished for the Tiny Home Project here in the city, so they will be donated soon.  There was also lots of show and tell.  I  had just recently finished my 16 x 20 inch confetti fabric picture which I have been working on during the summer months.  Took it for show and tell and pleased everyone liked it.  So, I showing it here and hope you like it too.  Picture not very straight, sorry.

I browsed on the web to give me some ideas, combined all of the things I would like to see in my project and this is the result.   Some of the pieces of fabric are as small as a grain of rice so that I could get the effect of leaves, other pieces are a little bigger.  The rocks are from landscape fabric showing rocks, the water is strips of fabric, the water falls are threads from cheese cloth and batting pulled apart and mixed with white glue.  I attached black tulle on the top to make sure everything stayed in place as some of the pieces were coming loose even though they were ironed on with SAS.  I then attached it to an artist canvas, now having to decide where to hang it in my living room.

A very big crowd of residents were at the happy hour last night so lots of conversation and laughs.

Laundry done today, and I plan on visiting my sister tomorrow if she is up for a visit.

Have a great day.

Cheers.

Absent

 I was surprise to see no posts have been added since the beginning of the month, and here we are in the last week of October, I really don't know where the time goes.

A catch up and not in any particular order.

Visited my sister several times, she is doing okay and seems fine on the outside, but wonder what is happening on the inside.

Another outing with two of my quilting friends, this time we visited an apple orchard that has a shop with all fruity treats on display, so we had a nice long chat over an apple cookie and a coffee.  A bit too early for a cider plus I was also driving, so will save that treat for another day when I am a passenger.  

Attended the monthly jazz concert, saw two groups of musicians that we had not seen before which is always nice.

My friend "J" and I purchased another subscription to the Grand Theatre in London, ON again this year and attended the first play last weekend.  "The Play that goes Wrong",  the story was, a murder mystery being performed for the first time by a group of amateur actors and everything and anything went wrong.  It was a very good light hearted play, a bit over the top at times with the slap stick comedy, but I enjoyed it.

Saw the movie, "The Roofman"  it was a good movie based on a true story.

Monday, October 13, was Thanksgiving day here in Canada, on Saturday October  11th I was at DD1's family turkey dinner.  Again, DD1 did not want the turkey carcass, so it came home with me and into a nice big pot of soup.  On the 12th I was at my grandson's for turkey dinner, and met my youngest GGD  "H" for the first time.    "H", was wearing a knitted dress that I made for her mother, my grand daughter "C", when she was six months old, thirty years ago.  I had forgotten about the dress, but so happy it has lasted all of that time and still being worn.  

My DD2 was with her family on that weekend,  so last week I invited them over for a Thanksgiving dinner.  All of us had had too much turkey so I opted for ham this time.

Friday's happy hours upstairs here in the apartment building and a special get together to see the Toronto Blue Jays win the deciding game, now on to the World Series.  They won the first game of that series last night, however, I did not see that one.

Treated my ex to a dinner, for his birthday.  

 Yesterday, Friday October 24th was the convocation for my youngest GD "C", (not the same "C" as mentioned above).  She had graduated from college with honours for the three years of flight courses she has taken, so proud of her.  Now onto to further education, where she is taking courses to be a flight instructor, so that will allow her to accumulate more flying hours.  She has been accepted by an airline,  so when those hours of flying are done, she can then go for more schooling for the airliners planes.  Another couple of years and hopefully she will be flying the plane that takes me on a vacation. 

I have not done much quilting during the summer, but working on a fabric confetti picture.  What this entails is me choosing the fabric I need, using Steam A Seam so that I can iron the fabric where I need it to be in my picture.  However, before I can do that, I cut the fabric into confetti size pieces, use tweezers to put it on the picture, then iron it on.  I know what you are thinking.  No!  I am not crazy, well maybe a little bit, however, I love doing this type of craft.  When it is completed I will show you a photo and you can then see how crazy I am.  

Well that is that for me today.

Have a great day.

Cheers.

Is Summer Still Here!

In S.W. Ontario we are having some lovely weather, still wearing my summer clothes during the day, the evenings are cool so a sweater is needed.

A busy week,  yoga, coffee and chat afternoon on Monday,  Wednesdays quilting meeting, not at our regular location this time.   But at a local shop which sells articles of all shapes and kinds,  which are made locally.  There is also a meeting room,  which usually hosts classes, was available on this day so an appointment was made for us to go there this month.  The shop owner gave us a talk on how she and her daughter started the shop and where all the pieces which are available to purchase were made..  We then had our meeting and light snacks, followed, of course, with us all browsing around to look at and purchase some of her displayed pieces.  I resisted the temptations, but fell in love with a bowl carved from a root of a large apple tree, however, I could not justify the cost of it so left it for someone else to enjoy. 

On Thursday, a trip to the pharmacy for a Rx refill, also enquired  as to when the flu  and Covid shots would be available.   Covid shot was administered, but need to wait a couple of weeks for the flu shot.  Then on to Service Ontario to make an appointment for my 80 year old driving test.  Oh! we can do that right now, said the person on the desk.  Test done, photo taken, I can drive for two more years.

Friday,  picked up a few groceries, and washed my car,  Happy hour in the evening.

Yesterday, went to a local theatre, I say local, it is a good hour and 20 minute drive from where I live,  A lovely day for a drive so didn't mind the sitting for that long,  We saw, "The Wind Coming Over the Sea" by Emma Donoghue. It is a true story of a family coming from Ireland to Canada, and all of the hardships they encountered.  Enjoyed it very much.   Emma Donoghue, also wrote "The Room", the play and movie both of which I have seen in the past.

Today is the 8th birthday of one of my great grand daughters, Mum and Dad do not have a party for their children, but each one gets to choose what they want to do for their special day.  Usually each one choses something simple such as a shopping trip for a piece of clothing and then a food they particularly like but don't get to have often.   

  As it is such a lovely day, I plan on going for a walk during the afternoon.

Have a great day

Cheers

Winding down

 Yes, summer by the calendar is done, however, we are still having some lovely sunny warm days, and I must add some cooler nights,

The heat and very little rain we had during the summer this year seams to be hastening the leaves to turn into their glorious, reds, oranges and yellows and every colour in between.  Starting to look as if it will be a colourful fall (autumn).  During this month we have had some much needed rain, now the lawns are a nice bright green again.  Making the most of these nice days as they will not last long.  The evenings are drawing in and once we move the clocks back it will be dark even earlier.  Not looking forward to the shorter days.

So, what have I been up to this month.   My sister is not well, so visiting her.  She lives almost an hours drive from me so it ends up as a long day.  Never mind it need to do it, not only for her sake, but for mine too. 

Took myself  to the movies and saw Downton Abbey.  I had a gift card for the movie theatre and also one for Tim Horton's, so a lovely evenings entertainment and a meal all for nothing. and thoroughly enjoyed it all.   Later the same week, I again went to see the movie with a friend, enjoyed it again.

Then off to see a performance at a theatre in Petrolia where they were showing "All about ABBA".   I have always loved their music and this show did not disappoint.  

Also attended a local venue to hear a jazz concert.  Every month a different group of musicians put on a free show.  This one was a trio from Chicago. 

Pot luck dinners have started up again after not having any for the summer.  I made sweet potato casserole this time,  It must have been tasty as I came home with an empty dish.

I have been working on a fabric confetti fabric picture this past month.  It is looking nice, if I do say so myself.  Hoping to get it finished and on a frame within the next week or so.

This coming week I go to our quilting guild meeting.  This one will be held at a local craft shop which has a meeting/craft room, where the owner will be giving us a talk about her shop.  Looking forward to it.  

My DD2 and SIL will be returning today from their vacation to Alaska, it was an anniversary trip.  DD1 will have a birthday next week, and a GGD has a birthday the following week.   Then Thanksgiving, and I have received an invitation to have dinner with my GS and family.   

Today, I will be going out with a friend for a drive as it is looking like another lovely sunny warm day.  Not sure where or what but I am sure we will find something interesting.

Have a great day

Cheers.

It has changed

 "IT" is the weather.  

As soon as September started it changed almost overnight, and the nights are decidedly cooler.

Yesterday, we had to batten down the hatches so to speak, as it was so windy.  Overnight it settled down and this morning all is quiet,  cloudy and cool.

Wednesday, was the first meeting of the quilting guild I belong to.  We don't meet during the months of July and August so we all had a lot of chatting to do to get caught up on what everyone had done over the summer.  We must have been busy doing  other things than sewing as there was not many projects for show and tell portion of the program. 

Two of the members and myself go out every two or three weeks to find an interesting place to take a look at and finish off with a lunch.  The last of our travels took us to an art gallery showing fabric paintings and then to an Art Guild in another city.   This is where we saw a show the members had just finished.

This guild has members who sew, paint, work with clay etc. so it was interesting to see their latest show which included all of the mediums.  We got our idea for our guilds next challenge.  

With the help of the two friends, I took on the task of explaining the challenge to the members of our guild.  To make it short, one picture was given to each member and they had to look at it and use what inspired  them in this picture to make their project.  All methods of sewing or even some other medium could be used.   The challenge ends at our March meeting next year and then each piece will be put in a show in April.  It will be interesting to see the finished projects.

The rest of the week was doing all things that normally need to be done, and then yesterday was happy hour upstairs, which is always includes a lot of chatter and laughs.

Have a great day.

Cheers

Change

 On the 18th of August, I was given some bad news about my sister's health.  

I will not be giving any details, only say it is serious.

The weather here has taken a hasty change.  Down to single digits at night, warming up to 17 - 19 *C during the day.  We can expect higher temps in the coming week.   I am not ready for this cooler weather yet.

Today, I am going to see the Andre Rieu  show at the cinema today.  During the summer he has concerts in his home town of Maastricht, The Netherlands, they are filmed and then shown in cinemas all over the world.  Looking forward to that.

On Wednesday next week I start going to our regular  monthly quilting meetings, so need to finish the binding on a quilt in the coming days.

Have a great day.

Cheers.

Cooler air---finally

 It has been a very hot and humid week, with rain with some lightening but, very little thunder last night.  Cooler this morning when I woke, a little later than usual, that's okay it's Sunday and day of rest.

August 11, Monday

Did some more laundry and housework, it's seems that it always needs to be done, doesn't it.  Dinner was just a healthy salad with some salmon out of a tin, it was just too uncomfortable to turn on any heat to cook something.  After eating I grabbed my camera and went looking for the sunflower field I had seen on FB.  Found it, such lovely flowers, had a hard time seeing some of them, just too tall for little old me.  Another couple were there also, and they had the perfect way to see the best blooms, they were on a four rung step stool.  They were short like me.

August 12, Tuesday

My ex had purchased a subscription for a local theatre and today we went to see the performance, "Sexy Laundry".  A play of a married couple of 25 years were trying to rekindle there marriage at a posh hotel.  We heard all of the reasons why their life was not as they had hooped it would be and divorce was discussed.  In the end they lived happily every after.    It was funny and sad in some parts of the performance, I enjoyed it.  The ex, not so much I don't think.

August 13, Wednesday

Another scorcher, and I visited some friends.  We had not seen each other for several months, time to catch up again.  They had just returned from visiting their daughter who lives on the east coast, so heard all of their adventures there.  Some wine, nibbles, and great conversation filled the afternoon.  

August 14, Thursday

Today, would have been my mother's 108th. birthday, it does not seem possible she has been gone for 6 years.  The family always had a birthday party and reunion as close to her birthday was we could, I miss those get togethers.   So, on August 16th. my DD1 is hosting a reunion for my family.   Time to get making some things to put on the table for dinner that day.   A dip for the snacks, date squares, butter tarts and salad will be my contribution.  Today the squares and tarts were made.

August 15, Friday

A small grocery shop and went looking for some sandals, hoping to see some on an end of Summer sale.  Lots to look at, however, as I have aged my feet have got wider, just like the rest of my body, LOL  Did not have much luck, either too high in the heel, too sparkly, etc, so will try another store this coming week.   Friday, so it was happy hour in the lounge, it is always a lot of fun, laughs and nice conversation with all who attend.   Most Fridays the "hour" ends up being a lot longer and this was the case today.  

August 16, Saturday

Everything all made and ready to go to London, ON to meet up with family.   A lovely sunny day, but hot again, DD1 and SIL have a shaded back garden, so it was quite comfortable for the afternoon.  Not everyone in my family was able to come, that's okay though, I know they are busy and live too far for a day trip.  They are all well, so that is what matters.  When DIL arrived she was wearing a cast on her right foot, broken bones from hitting the base of their bed while making it.  No driving, golf games and curling might be off the agenda later this year.  A great day was had by all,  and we decided to have another reunion next year.  My three children and their spouses discussed where they would all like to go for a family trip next Spring. I am going too.   Lists are going to be made for a discussion later.

August 17, Sunday

After the much needed rain overnight, the sun is trying very hard to show it's face again, and appears to be successful.  A lazy day for me.

Have a great day

Cheers.