I almost forgot to write my blog for today. I was so excited about the end of the Olympics and wrting my last Digest that I forgot my original purpose which was to write a daily blog. I guess no more cute stories but I will be on the hunt for them.
i did do a piece of embroidery today a tea towel for a friend , another cappucino cup. It was a bit of a nuisance as the thread kept breaking. Sometimes the thread never breaks , others it breaks a lot. Must be the thread I think. Fairly obvious?haha. I have a lot of different threads that people have given me because they no longer embroider. One of my friends was dying of cancer and she gave me her threads before she went. She said she would not be using them again . I treasure them and think of her every time I use them.
I wasn't too happy about the quality of the towel though, it was too loosely woven for my liking. But I had to move on..Tomorrow I want to do another tea towel for the same friend.
My eyes are a bit better tonight but it won't take long for them to act up again so I won't be on the computer for long.
Knitting last night was a bust as I had made an error and had to take it back severa inches. Not a happy camper :>( It is a tiny baby shrug and should not be a problem
but it has little holes, YO bits and when I did the decreases it threw the pattern off. I wonder about pattern makers , couldn't it be made a little clearer. Oh well I will need to catch up tonight. Maybe I should go back to socks, I can do them blind folded. When I was young I could do the most difficult knit patterns with no problems. Time changes all things.
a favourite shade of blue
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Olympic Digest 2/28/2010
The last hurrah!! The game just exoploded and the US shot and scored at the last 30 seconds bt Hurrah again Sid the Kid shot and scored for a Gold for Canada. We are ecstatic!!!! It is bedlam here, across Canada and in Khandahar where the troops were watching. It was a hard fought game, well played by both teams. Hockey Gold for both Canadian men and women. The perfect end to the perfect games.I can't help but cry with the American team as their faces show such a huge disappointment. But that doesn't mean I wanted us to lose :>)) As Ray just said if someone had to get Silver he is glad it was the States, we love America almost as much as we love Canada..
So the games are finished ,the closing ceremonies start at 6:00 I think.
It has been such a good time for all. Our athletes have performed wonderfully well. On u tube there is a video of dancing in the streets, it was super to see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZyX8qQgvE
And the second one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QuBge8AQCI&NR=
Finally Oh Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwDvF0NtgdU
Thanks for reading, it has been so much fun to write about the Games.
So the games are finished ,the closing ceremonies start at 6:00 I think.
It has been such a good time for all. Our athletes have performed wonderfully well. On u tube there is a video of dancing in the streets, it was super to see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZyX8qQgvE
And the second one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QuBge8AQCI&NR=
Finally Oh Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwDvF0NtgdU
Thanks for reading, it has been so much fun to write about the Games.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Olympic Digest 1/27/2010
I am having trouble seeing tonight all is blurry so I may not do a blog tonight. Check back again tomorrow.
Well I am going to try and complete this as I have another twin story and Canada won 4 medals today. We now have 13 gold medals tied for the most ever with Russia i think but am not sure.
Please frogive any spelling mistakes i can't see this small print and i am not a good typist. Anyle which way this will be short and sweet.
Two young men from Dartmouth Nova Scotia , twin brothers Brian and Dennis decided to drive across Canada in 1995 Mercuty Sable which Dennis bought for $500. Young men are so brave LOL. They spray painted theor old crate with Halifaz to Vancouver. I made taht drive both ways in 1959 ad 1961 / Coming back west with husband. 5 choldren under 6 and a mother in law in a second hand station wagon, so I know what that drive entailed. Brian says it took a week and a half, about 65 or 70 hours of driving and $1000 worth of gas.They got here and had a fabulosu time along with everyone else in town. He says it was awesome. They gave the old Sable away and he says he is thinking of heading to Australia next week.
I hope this isn;t too, too bad but franky i cannot see what I have written. I'll clean it up tomorrow...
Off line for tonight.
Well I am going to try and complete this as I have another twin story and Canada won 4 medals today. We now have 13 gold medals tied for the most ever with Russia i think but am not sure.
Please frogive any spelling mistakes i can't see this small print and i am not a good typist. Anyle which way this will be short and sweet.
Two young men from Dartmouth Nova Scotia , twin brothers Brian and Dennis decided to drive across Canada in 1995 Mercuty Sable which Dennis bought for $500. Young men are so brave LOL. They spray painted theor old crate with Halifaz to Vancouver. I made taht drive both ways in 1959 ad 1961 / Coming back west with husband. 5 choldren under 6 and a mother in law in a second hand station wagon, so I know what that drive entailed. Brian says it took a week and a half, about 65 or 70 hours of driving and $1000 worth of gas.They got here and had a fabulosu time along with everyone else in town. He says it was awesome. They gave the old Sable away and he says he is thinking of heading to Australia next week.
I hope this isn;t too, too bad but franky i cannot see what I have written. I'll clean it up tomorrow...
Off line for tonight.
Friday, February 26, 2010
sew darn much to do
I slept in until 8:40 this morning and it took until 11:00 before we got out of the house since the Friday newspaper takes me nearly an hour and a half to read. Then I had to shower and get ready for stepping out with my man. We didnt' do anything of any great importance but did our mall walk and had a Burger King hamburger which we cut in half and each ate one half.
We met an old friend of mine from when I used to go to exercise class. His wife has the Janome 11000 and was off to a class to learn how to use it.
When I got home I had to go upstairs to get the e-mail on my PC cleaned off and to reorganize my embroidery designs. Some of my Sunbonnet designs were getting out of control, can't trust that girl , so I made another folder and put the ones from emblibrary in it. Then made another folder
for religious designe, Only have one but it deserves a folder of its own. I bought this design today too.
Then I had to write and address two thank you cards , no stamps , that's for tomorrow :>))
Finally.... I sat down to sew some more Snowball blocks. That wasn't going so well and I decided that my machine needed cleaning. My Janome is quite fussy about cleanliness and starts misbehaving when dirty. It wasn't really that dirty but there was fluff and a bit if dust in the bobbin case area. Good thing there was no loose bits of thread , that causes a real temper tantrum LOL. After that and a drop of oil I changed the needle and it was all set to go again.
I find you need to be most careful when doing the diagonal sewing line on the cornere squares as it won't fold back correctly if the line is sloppy. I had to unsew one line, could be worse , but then I only got 5 blocks done before it was time to make dinner. All we had was macaroni and tomatoes with weiners, one of my favourite dishes if not a culinary marvel LOL
Now I need to get to my knitting..good night all.
We met an old friend of mine from when I used to go to exercise class. His wife has the Janome 11000 and was off to a class to learn how to use it.
When I got home I had to go upstairs to get the e-mail on my PC cleaned off and to reorganize my embroidery designs. Some of my Sunbonnet designs were getting out of control, can't trust that girl , so I made another folder and put the ones from emblibrary in it. Then made another folder
for religious designe, Only have one but it deserves a folder of its own. I bought this design today too.
Then I had to write and address two thank you cards , no stamps , that's for tomorrow :>))
Finally.... I sat down to sew some more Snowball blocks. That wasn't going so well and I decided that my machine needed cleaning. My Janome is quite fussy about cleanliness and starts misbehaving when dirty. It wasn't really that dirty but there was fluff and a bit if dust in the bobbin case area. Good thing there was no loose bits of thread , that causes a real temper tantrum LOL. After that and a drop of oil I changed the needle and it was all set to go again.
I find you need to be most careful when doing the diagonal sewing line on the cornere squares as it won't fold back correctly if the line is sloppy. I had to unsew one line, could be worse , but then I only got 5 blocks done before it was time to make dinner. All we had was macaroni and tomatoes with weiners, one of my favourite dishes if not a culinary marvel LOL
Now I need to get to my knitting..good night all.
Olympic Digest 2/26/2010
Joannie Rochette whose mother died on Sunday skated to a Bronze medal in the women's free skate long programme. She is amazingly strong holdong it together for the Olympics instead of opting out as she well could have.
Korean Yu Na Kim was magical on the ice, skating to a record number of points and winning Gold in the Free Skate. I did feel sorry for Japan's Mao Asada who own Silver and whom no one seems to mention. She had to be fabulous to win Silver and she was.
Interesting story from Iran-one lone Olympic female contender who performed in the giant slalom oourse in the first race. Although she finished last, she was a first for her country in that they allowed her to compete. That is a huge triumph for Marjan Kalhor and hopefully she can attend another Olympics. She did finish the course , many others didn't. I wonder where she practices..Anyway congratulations to her for being here and for finishing.
Prime Minister Harper and Wayne Gretsky were sitting in on the Women's curling today,cheering on Canada but it didn't help Sweden won the Gold and Canada got Silver..
They say there are so many Australians in Whistler they are calling it Whistralia! They are working in Whistler because the Canadian Government allows Australians a 2 year work Visa and the Aussies do love to ski on our mountains.
The aerial events are so exciting, they fly so high and land so strong most of the time. Very scary , no wonder I love it..
One last comment on the shape of things to come in fashion. The Olympics were something to behold when it came to costumes in skating. Shaun White and the American half pipe skaters in baggy jeans and plaid shirts were quite sloppy I thought even though I drank in all the jumps. Shiny skin tight body suits worn by The Ukrainian pairs skater were not somethng I like but who knows what might appeal to others. Evan Lysachek looked sharp in black but the feathers have to go. Johnny Weir who also wore feathers, fur, and red roses on his head at the end of his programme is annoyed at the Quebec journalists for the nasty things they are saying about him. The anti fur folks are after him for wearing fur so he has decided to go for fake fur the next time. He is controversial to say the least.
Last but not least were the Russian skaters who sheathed themselves in Aboriginal feathers. It seems that feathers ,leather and fur are the shape of the future.
That's it folks, we are almost done here :>)
Korean Yu Na Kim was magical on the ice, skating to a record number of points and winning Gold in the Free Skate. I did feel sorry for Japan's Mao Asada who own Silver and whom no one seems to mention. She had to be fabulous to win Silver and she was.
Interesting story from Iran-one lone Olympic female contender who performed in the giant slalom oourse in the first race. Although she finished last, she was a first for her country in that they allowed her to compete. That is a huge triumph for Marjan Kalhor and hopefully she can attend another Olympics. She did finish the course , many others didn't. I wonder where she practices..Anyway congratulations to her for being here and for finishing.
Prime Minister Harper and Wayne Gretsky were sitting in on the Women's curling today,cheering on Canada but it didn't help Sweden won the Gold and Canada got Silver..
They say there are so many Australians in Whistler they are calling it Whistralia! They are working in Whistler because the Canadian Government allows Australians a 2 year work Visa and the Aussies do love to ski on our mountains.
The aerial events are so exciting, they fly so high and land so strong most of the time. Very scary , no wonder I love it..
One last comment on the shape of things to come in fashion. The Olympics were something to behold when it came to costumes in skating. Shaun White and the American half pipe skaters in baggy jeans and plaid shirts were quite sloppy I thought even though I drank in all the jumps. Shiny skin tight body suits worn by The Ukrainian pairs skater were not somethng I like but who knows what might appeal to others. Evan Lysachek looked sharp in black but the feathers have to go. Johnny Weir who also wore feathers, fur, and red roses on his head at the end of his programme is annoyed at the Quebec journalists for the nasty things they are saying about him. The anti fur folks are after him for wearing fur so he has decided to go for fake fur the next time. He is controversial to say the least.
Last but not least were the Russian skaters who sheathed themselves in Aboriginal feathers. It seems that feathers ,leather and fur are the shape of the future.
That's it folks, we are almost done here :>)
Thursday, February 25, 2010
quilts I am not doing today
That says it all.
Our friends came today and Buzz set us up to get a Nexus card so that when we go to the States we don't have to wait in line for hours. We just have to wait now for an appointment to be interviewed by the USA customs to see if we are acceptable to them. Two little old people should be acceptable don't you think? Much thanks to Buzz for her efforts on our part. We served lunch, baked Potato and bacon soup and devilled egg sandwiches. Very good, the egg sandwiches were made by us and the soup was made by Safeway from their Signature collection in the plastic tubs. Excellent soup !!
That was all we did today , made lunch , chatted and filled in forms, but it was a nice, pleasant day.
After that I read my newest book Gotham Diaries and it is interesting enough to review when I have finished it.
Ray made a salad for his dinner and didn't make one for me, Waaa. He likes endive lettuce and I can't stand it so he just makes it for himself. I teased him, did you make mine and he said do you see any? But he gave me his vinegar and oil and I added my iceberg lettuce to it. Great dinner LOL. But I made some hot chocolate and that spiced up the meal!!
I have to sign off now, I can barely see this print tonight, it's so blurry. It is awful.
Canada women won Gold in hockey-hurrah!! Happy day.
Our friends came today and Buzz set us up to get a Nexus card so that when we go to the States we don't have to wait in line for hours. We just have to wait now for an appointment to be interviewed by the USA customs to see if we are acceptable to them. Two little old people should be acceptable don't you think? Much thanks to Buzz for her efforts on our part. We served lunch, baked Potato and bacon soup and devilled egg sandwiches. Very good, the egg sandwiches were made by us and the soup was made by Safeway from their Signature collection in the plastic tubs. Excellent soup !!
That was all we did today , made lunch , chatted and filled in forms, but it was a nice, pleasant day.
After that I read my newest book Gotham Diaries and it is interesting enough to review when I have finished it.
Ray made a salad for his dinner and didn't make one for me, Waaa. He likes endive lettuce and I can't stand it so he just makes it for himself. I teased him, did you make mine and he said do you see any? But he gave me his vinegar and oil and I added my iceberg lettuce to it. Great dinner LOL. But I made some hot chocolate and that spiced up the meal!!
I have to sign off now, I can barely see this print tonight, it's so blurry. It is awful.
Canada women won Gold in hockey-hurrah!! Happy day.
Olympic Digest 2/25/2010
Wow yesterday was a great day for Canada with 4 medals, Gold and Silver in the Women's Bobsleigh, always want to call it Bobsled for some strange reason. Clara Hughes gained a Bronze for the 5000m speed skating race and we scored a Silver in the 3000m speed skaters relay. Good news!! We now have 7 Gold medals like the USA and Germany but not the same number of total medals. We also won the hockey game against the Russians who like Elvis have left the building/country.
Red Mittens on Inukshuk, they are on every statue, I am just collecting stories.
There is a woman from Winnipeg who looks a lot like Shaun White and is being tagged for photo ops and free drinks, she says she would like to meet Shaun. Who wouldn't, he is my hero even though he isn't Canadian.
Norway's King Harald V arrived at the bonspiel rink to watch his countrymen beat out Great Britain 9 t0 5. That only means that the team will progress to another never ending qualifying game in curling sigh ! Did you know that a curling rock is made of 100% Scottish granite and weighs 40 pounds. I didn't either..
Wveryone knows that you need to watch your wallet when you are in such great crowds as are at these games and in the town. One person's wallet was gracefully taken from his pocket, the money and cards removed and the wallet returned to the man's pocket by a very clever thief. Fortunately he discovered the theft early and was able to cancel his cards. Now what will he do with no money and no credit cards. Poor guy!! Hope his wife had hers :>))
I like this one, the visiting Swedes came to Ikea for some home cooking and left without buying anything. But they ate what their stomachs wanted :>))
We are watching the women's Team USA playing hockey against Team Canada. These women's games are really fast and good to watch. Try it some time.
It is too early to say good night so I'll say good evening :>)
Red Mittens on Inukshuk, they are on every statue, I am just collecting stories.
There is a woman from Winnipeg who looks a lot like Shaun White and is being tagged for photo ops and free drinks, she says she would like to meet Shaun. Who wouldn't, he is my hero even though he isn't Canadian.
Norway's King Harald V arrived at the bonspiel rink to watch his countrymen beat out Great Britain 9 t0 5. That only means that the team will progress to another never ending qualifying game in curling sigh ! Did you know that a curling rock is made of 100% Scottish granite and weighs 40 pounds. I didn't either..
Wveryone knows that you need to watch your wallet when you are in such great crowds as are at these games and in the town. One person's wallet was gracefully taken from his pocket, the money and cards removed and the wallet returned to the man's pocket by a very clever thief. Fortunately he discovered the theft early and was able to cancel his cards. Now what will he do with no money and no credit cards. Poor guy!! Hope his wife had hers :>))
I like this one, the visiting Swedes came to Ikea for some home cooking and left without buying anything. But they ate what their stomachs wanted :>))
We are watching the women's Team USA playing hockey against Team Canada. These women's games are really fast and good to watch. Try it some time.
It is too early to say good night so I'll say good evening :>)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
quilt finished/ book finished
Isn't it lovely. I just adore this little quilt, it is so cute. Thanks Fons and Porter for a great design. And thanks to my friend Lynn for such beautiful quilting.
It has been such a fun quilt to do, it's not every quilt I am so happy about. If you scroll down the earlier photos you can see how it all came together.
This one's for me !!
My friend Buzz is coming tomorrow to help us get a Nexus Pass that gets us into the States without having to go through the massive line ups. We rarely go over the line as we call it because of the waits despite the fact that we are so close to the USA. If we get the pass we just have to go through without being inspected by Customs.
No sewing today , too tired again. Watching the Olympics is wearing me out LOL.
I finished a book last night called Dead Cold and I think I have read it before LOL. It was interesting though as it takes place in a small village in Quebec. Location is of great importance to me when I read a boook and because we have family in a small town in Quebec it makes it more interesting as I can put myself in the picture and relate to the story.. So this one is a little mystery but the life in the village and the way people interact is of most importance to me and to the detective of the story. It was just fun to read. Some books are like that.
Done for tonight folks! Sleep well.
It has been such a fun quilt to do, it's not every quilt I am so happy about. If you scroll down the earlier photos you can see how it all came together.
This one's for me !!
My friend Buzz is coming tomorrow to help us get a Nexus Pass that gets us into the States without having to go through the massive line ups. We rarely go over the line as we call it because of the waits despite the fact that we are so close to the USA. If we get the pass we just have to go through without being inspected by Customs.
No sewing today , too tired again. Watching the Olympics is wearing me out LOL.
I finished a book last night called Dead Cold and I think I have read it before LOL. It was interesting though as it takes place in a small village in Quebec. Location is of great importance to me when I read a boook and because we have family in a small town in Quebec it makes it more interesting as I can put myself in the picture and relate to the story.. So this one is a little mystery but the life in the village and the way people interact is of most importance to me and to the detective of the story. It was just fun to read. Some books are like that.
Done for tonight folks! Sleep well.
Olympic Digest 2/24/2010
Are you watching the game. All Canada is... The Canadians and Russians are duking it out on the ice. Canada is ahead and has been throught out the 3 periods . But the game is not over yet and you can never count the Russians out. The score is 7 to 3 for us. We prayed hard to win and are still on our knees LOL. Of course nothing in Canda is more exciting for us than hockey and nothing is more important.
However Joannie Rochette has won all our heats with her gutsy performance last night in the women's free skate just 2 days after her mom died at the aiport of a heart attack. She was coming from Quebec to see Joannie perform. It was a stunning performance and our hearts were weeping with her as she skated. She was third/bronze medal in her short programme. After the skate was over she broke down and sobbed with grief. She had not been able to do that for the two days prior to the skate and it just came gushing out. I don't think there was a dry eye in Canada. What a magnificent woman and an magnificent athlete.
Lots of celebrities in town and they can be seen in the restaurants, Wayne Gretsky causes a huge sensation wherever he turns up. Cindy Crawford was seen at Chambar and Glowbal eateries.
I love this story, the "top dogs won't get 'board' on the local slopes" says Vancouver Sun. An English Bulldog who rides the snowboard and is famous for a U Tube video is looking to ride the slopes , either Grouse or Cypress Mountains. Nothing has yet been agreed upon but the owner says they will crash some mountain so watch for it folks. I can't wait!!And the dogs are proof that even small, fat ,ugly dogs can be true athletes LOL
Hurrah!!! Canada won 7 to 3 way to go Canada. Off to the next round. Too many rounds to my liking. I want quick results.
Night folks.
However Joannie Rochette has won all our heats with her gutsy performance last night in the women's free skate just 2 days after her mom died at the aiport of a heart attack. She was coming from Quebec to see Joannie perform. It was a stunning performance and our hearts were weeping with her as she skated. She was third/bronze medal in her short programme. After the skate was over she broke down and sobbed with grief. She had not been able to do that for the two days prior to the skate and it just came gushing out. I don't think there was a dry eye in Canada. What a magnificent woman and an magnificent athlete.
Lots of celebrities in town and they can be seen in the restaurants, Wayne Gretsky causes a huge sensation wherever he turns up. Cindy Crawford was seen at Chambar and Glowbal eateries.
I love this story, the "top dogs won't get 'board' on the local slopes" says Vancouver Sun. An English Bulldog who rides the snowboard and is famous for a U Tube video is looking to ride the slopes , either Grouse or Cypress Mountains. Nothing has yet been agreed upon but the owner says they will crash some mountain so watch for it folks. I can't wait!!And the dogs are proof that even small, fat ,ugly dogs can be true athletes LOL
Hurrah!!! Canada won 7 to 3 way to go Canada. Off to the next round. Too many rounds to my liking. I want quick results.
Night folks.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
quilting day
Off to the sewing ladies today. I took some heart blocks to the group to see if they liked the fabric I had thought about using for sashing of the blocks. No one liked it and made numerous suggestions none of which I cared for so I am at a standstill. I think I'll go to the fabric shop as there are many more choices and one can always come up with something perfect- or close to perfect LOL.
I continued to sew on my purple butterfly and one lady said that might work for the hearts but it is no longer available at the shops.
I did get all four out of five parts hand appliqued today . That means I have done three less the embroidery of the antennae.
At Community Quilts we work on quilts for hospitals and otherplaces/ I just sewed on the labels today.
My friend finished quilting my Hallowe'en wallhanging. We have a deal, she quilts and I knit her socks. I already told you that dear readers That works for both of us but now two more ladies want me to make them socks.They are friends and I'll do it as long as they give me the time I need and they will. Right now I'm knitting a little shrug for my great granddaughter who is just 4 months old.
Today another friend gave me her serger, she didn't want it any more and just wanted it out of her house. originally she bought it to make clothes for her grandchildren but they didn't like what she made them so I think it discouraged her a lot. I'll need to take a class to learn how to use it. At 78 Ihave not used a serger and am not sure why I accepted it from my friend. It will keep my brain functioning LOL
I continued to sew on my purple butterfly and one lady said that might work for the hearts but it is no longer available at the shops.
I did get all four out of five parts hand appliqued today . That means I have done three less the embroidery of the antennae.
At Community Quilts we work on quilts for hospitals and otherplaces/ I just sewed on the labels today.
My friend finished quilting my Hallowe'en wallhanging. We have a deal, she quilts and I knit her socks. I already told you that dear readers That works for both of us but now two more ladies want me to make them socks.They are friends and I'll do it as long as they give me the time I need and they will. Right now I'm knitting a little shrug for my great granddaughter who is just 4 months old.
Today another friend gave me her serger, she didn't want it any more and just wanted it out of her house. originally she bought it to make clothes for her grandchildren but they didn't like what she made them so I think it discouraged her a lot. I'll need to take a class to learn how to use it. At 78 Ihave not used a serger and am not sure why I accepted it from my friend. It will keep my brain functioning LOL
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