What a beautiful day, this is my favorite time of year. The garden is giving up her bounty and the fruit is ready to be put up. I picked Corn, Tomatoes, Cuc's and Plums today and raspberries tonight. By this time last year there had been a frost and they were all done.
10 jars of Plum jam are lining my counter top.
Tomorrow I sew. It is an exciting time of year getting ready for the Craft fairs. I have not done one in 7 years so fear and anticipation get all jumbled up. The Lord is my strength! Having done lots of cutting to get ahead of the mundane I can now get to the creative part.
Sunday is the Carlyle Quilt show and off we go for the day, should be grand.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Sunny Days and Flying Bugs
Look at the things you find in the draft file. Has it really been almost three weeks since this post was writen?
It was dodge ball all the way to work this morning with hundreds of Aphids flying around. Squint the eyes close the mouth and peddle fast, that was my manntra if I actually have a manntra. Ha Ha!
I am loving this sunshine it seems to have taken all summer to get here but for the arriving Hich School Students yesterday I am sure they thought it was marvilous. I love this time of year when all the Kids come back and we start all over meeting new students,
It was dodge ball all the way to work this morning with hundreds of Aphids flying around. Squint the eyes close the mouth and peddle fast, that was my manntra if I actually have a manntra. Ha Ha!
I am loving this sunshine it seems to have taken all summer to get here but for the arriving Hich School Students yesterday I am sure they thought it was marvilous. I love this time of year when all the Kids come back and we start all over meeting new students,
Monday, August 17, 2009
Sunshine makes me HAPPY!!
The sun is out and the breeze is up, it looks like a nice summer day. Now we just need a little heat to go with it. I am trying to devise a pattern for a quilt to remind me of friendships. I think something with flying geese would be appropriate as my dear friend will be heading south today. Pinwheels would be good and symbolic of change. I'll have to see what I come up with.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Market Day
Maerket day started out dreary and drizzeling but turn out quite nice. The sun came out this afternoon and I was able to finish picking the last of the Cerries and some Beans and beats for supper.
We had our first community farmers market this morning and even though it was moved indoors at The Poi, due to the rain the turn out was pretty good. There were two of us with fresh produce that looked marvelous after a refreshing rain and two of us with homemade jams. the Cuc's were a hit as well as the fresh cherries and cherry jam. I am always surprised how many people want to try new leafy greens. I took Sorrel and Swiss Chard and the rainy day made it a perfect choice as many were making soups for lunch or supper. The best part about these little markets is the people you connect with. Oddly in such a small town we don't really have a place that everybody goes regularly so we don't connect sometimes for months.
Farmers weren't the only people marketing today. Our neighbours house sold. Oh, we will really miss them. I can take years to build the kind of friendship we had with these folks. We squeezed in the last supper tonight. A yummy roast chicken with all the fixens and tried my Saskatoon pie filling in tarts and they were a winner.
We had our first community farmers market this morning and even though it was moved indoors at The Poi, due to the rain the turn out was pretty good. There were two of us with fresh produce that looked marvelous after a refreshing rain and two of us with homemade jams. the Cuc's were a hit as well as the fresh cherries and cherry jam. I am always surprised how many people want to try new leafy greens. I took Sorrel and Swiss Chard and the rainy day made it a perfect choice as many were making soups for lunch or supper. The best part about these little markets is the people you connect with. Oddly in such a small town we don't really have a place that everybody goes regularly so we don't connect sometimes for months.
Farmers weren't the only people marketing today. Our neighbours house sold. Oh, we will really miss them. I can take years to build the kind of friendship we had with these folks. We squeezed in the last supper tonight. A yummy roast chicken with all the fixens and tried my Saskatoon pie filling in tarts and they were a winner.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Laugh at the days to come
While visiting with friends I realize our time together is often shorter that we plan. How to savour those moments and share our memories is always my challange. I don't usually get to worked up about moves, coming and going of friends, but how can we be sure to maintain those special friendships from a distance. Any thoughts?
One way I have tried to commemorate my relationship with people is through quilting. Finding the right pattern to complement their home, an occasion or their personality. My Mother-in-law was the lady in purple. Any stranger could have picked her up at the airport as she was always decked out in Purple when traveling. My hubby the reader often pairs that with watching sports in the basement where the tempurature is a standard 67 degrees F. So for Him I made a muted rendition of Rail a Fence that just happens to match both upstairs and down. This was my first Jelly-roll quilt and let me tell you I could get hooked really easy. I have some Ideas for others. The Star Spangled Banner for my dear friend Polly's birthday was a favorite in the table runner catagory. It was just perfect that her birthday was the day before July 4th and she is America. I think homemade/handmade gifts are always the best. THey show we have put some thought into the creation and give a little of ourselves for the keeping.
While preparing for the students to return I am in the midst of reading 2 great resources, The Heart of a Mentor, by David A Stoddard and Laugh at the Days to come, A Mother's Commentary on Proverbs 31 by Ellen Hooge. Both of these books will be helpful resources for the comming year with the new thrust for mentoring relationships.
I am looking forward to once again finding the person who wants to learn to quilt. It is so much fun to share patterns and colour with others.
One way I have tried to commemorate my relationship with people is through quilting. Finding the right pattern to complement their home, an occasion or their personality. My Mother-in-law was the lady in purple. Any stranger could have picked her up at the airport as she was always decked out in Purple when traveling. My hubby the reader often pairs that with watching sports in the basement where the tempurature is a standard 67 degrees F. So for Him I made a muted rendition of Rail a Fence that just happens to match both upstairs and down. This was my first Jelly-roll quilt and let me tell you I could get hooked really easy. I have some Ideas for others. The Star Spangled Banner for my dear friend Polly's birthday was a favorite in the table runner catagory. It was just perfect that her birthday was the day before July 4th and she is America. I think homemade/handmade gifts are always the best. THey show we have put some thought into the creation and give a little of ourselves for the keeping.
While preparing for the students to return I am in the midst of reading 2 great resources, The Heart of a Mentor, by David A Stoddard and Laugh at the Days to come, A Mother's Commentary on Proverbs 31 by Ellen Hooge. Both of these books will be helpful resources for the comming year with the new thrust for mentoring relationships.
I am looking forward to once again finding the person who wants to learn to quilt. It is so much fun to share patterns and colour with others.
Catch a falling star!
I started the day the best way possible with great friends, a waffle and sunshine. It is so much fun to do spontanious things with friends. We had a mystery guest too! However, by the time breakfast and we were all on our way to work the sun was hiding. This really is the stangest weather I remeber. I was going to say on the prairies but I can't recal a summer this cool in Ontario or B.C for that matter.
Have you had a chance to catch a falling star? Well if it is clear the next 2 nights look way up. The darker your location the better. The peek veiwing nights for the annual Perseid Showers were the last three but i ususally catch them for a couple nights following just not as heavy. On the 12 I was out fom 10:30-11:30 and saw 30, 8 of which fall in the best every catagory, great tails and one even gave a little flash before it was gone. This is a great memory making time with kids and friends. Mark your calander for next year around the 13th of August. An easy for me to remeber as it's my son's birthday.
I'm thinking of designing a Quilt called Falling Stars. I have a new program coming that is going to be so much fun to learn and design with. As the title of my blog suggest quilting is my passion. It is a road I never thought to travel but has been so much fun. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun I have had how many friends I have made but I supose now that I have a blog you will here about it all.
Those who know me are not surprised that I want to create my own designs. Those who don't can follow my progress. I am sure it will be a steep learing curve just to figure out the program. The best part about quilters is they are a caring and supportive bunch.
Have you had a chance to catch a falling star? Well if it is clear the next 2 nights look way up. The darker your location the better. The peek veiwing nights for the annual Perseid Showers were the last three but i ususally catch them for a couple nights following just not as heavy. On the 12 I was out fom 10:30-11:30 and saw 30, 8 of which fall in the best every catagory, great tails and one even gave a little flash before it was gone. This is a great memory making time with kids and friends. Mark your calander for next year around the 13th of August. An easy for me to remeber as it's my son's birthday.
I'm thinking of designing a Quilt called Falling Stars. I have a new program coming that is going to be so much fun to learn and design with. As the title of my blog suggest quilting is my passion. It is a road I never thought to travel but has been so much fun. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun I have had how many friends I have made but I supose now that I have a blog you will here about it all.
Those who know me are not surprised that I want to create my own designs. Those who don't can follow my progress. I am sure it will be a steep learing curve just to figure out the program. The best part about quilters is they are a caring and supportive bunch.
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