Monday, August 19, 2019

Mid-August Catchup!

Aug 15th

Breakfast on the balcony was a bit warm but then the clouds came in and it's just right!  I don't want to leave now for my appointment! ☹

This evening again at the Lyric Theatre at Assiniboine Park listening to McGiver with Carmine LaRosa with Angela again (glad we're here, they are really good).  We thought it was Emm Gryner but that's Sunday evening!  Saw a friend Chris from years back!  WOW!!!!


Aug 16th

OH OH OH, another lovely tatting exchange within Fringe Element Tatters group!  I can't wait for Sept 27th-29th when I get to meet some of these talented ladies at retreat!  Thank you Rita for the exquisitely made bookmark, earrings and the pretty Kleenex case!  WOW!!!!





Aug 17th

WOW!!!  Finally it's my kind of weather and I'm kept company with Fred n Zero on the deck.  Maybe get more tatting done before heading out to Hamish and supper with my sister!  Busy weekend!





OOOHHHHH I'm so excited and finally relieved that I've got the knack of this split ring under over interlaced technique!!!  NOW after like 10 inches I can finally tat on my fingers without the assistance of the TABLE to keep things in order!



Help please?  I've used my Celtic fabric with my own design but running out of fabric for the binding.
I've three options:
1. Left side and bottom is using the design at 45° angle for patches of dark and design?
2. Top and right side is using the outer border medium fabric?
3. Cut a strip of the dark green from between designs and sew to medium to make required width and seam at outer edge and sew so just the dark is the binding?
Please let me know your choice.  Thank you!


Aug 18th

Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh it's heaven on the deck this morning.  Earlier I was at the condo but too chilly on that corner!  😂  Even Zero is staying outside whereas the other day he stayed a bit then went in! Fred wants to play fetch!  OK!!!

Ohhhh they are sooooo tired!!!!  Zero guarding the door incase I try to leave him!!!!  Fred just wants to be beside me!!!!



Another evening concert T the Lyric Theatre at Assiniboine Park with Angela but it sure is "fallish"!  This time listening to Emm Gryner.


Aug 19th

Well one more item off my bucket list.  Today Edna and I took Trolley 596, the free Domo Shuttle to Assiniboine Park foot bridge where we started our walk around before the ride back!  Lovely!









Yummy yummy yummy!  Again we shared a 2 piece pickeral and fries and our beer!  Now sitting in the blue chairs checking out the river action!  Stopping to pick up our cinnamon buns before heading home!


OMGG in all the visits to the condo I've never seen this.  I was opening the folding blinds and heard this roaring sound, looked up and saw this Herc coming towards me!  Kinda got the weebie jeebies flashback to 2011!  I barely had time to open my phone, so no zooming in just 1:1 photo out the window, no time to get to the balcony either.  It looks smaller in the picture but looked lots larger out the window!!!


OK this time I had time to get out on the balcony and video it before it headed out EAST!

Dang it's going over again and this time in the sky too are two parasailers too!  So quickly got a few shots before they landed at Shaw Park for pregame program and ended with another circle of the Herc.  Guess it's flying practice before shipping out???

#1

#2

#2 heading down

#1 slower but finally coming down

#1 heading in also

Herc around again!  Maneuers???

After my baked salmon and asparagus supper I decided to have a Nespresso with milk.  I stirred it and made my first foam design! HMMM!!!


DANG!!!!  It's thundering and lightening and I hate that!  Plus there's nothing but windows in this condo with lighter window coverings than my light blocking curtains!  It better fly over fast!!!!  And no power outages!!!!

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Fun Times!

Aug 12th

OH FOR GOODNESS SAKES, I MUST BE CRAZY!!!!   ðŸĪŠ  Yep my first time tatting with FOUR shuttles!  AND it took a couple weeks of reading and finally trying to understand Muskaan's Tips from November 2014, How to Start Interlaced Rings, from back to front.  But finally after about an hour or two of undoing split rings, I finally have them interlaced 👌 and I think understand the technique so I can go to bed!!!!!! ðŸ˜ī



Aug 13th

Hamish is telling me "feed me now"!



Aug 14th

Well it wasn't our usual brisk long walk, but still a walk of 3.98 km in the fresh air around the Forks, St Boniface and we were going to relax in their blue chairs with an ice cream. Nope that's not what we had, instead Edna asked for our Steigl Grapefruit Radlers instead. Talk about refreshing!!!!!




While listening more than watching the Blue Jays vs Rangers baseball game I cut out and sewed this week's block.  I really like the new red OH Canada fabric!
#52blocks52weeks


I had to entice him to let me have the chair!

I'm the "King of the Castle" pose!

Sunday, August 11, 2019

Interlake-Eastman Quilt Shop Hop - Aug 10th

YAY!!!!  We're on another road trip!  Started off with breakfast at Sal's on Regent where Edna, Jeanette and I met Dianne.

Yummy it's lunch time at Kris' Fish & Chips in Gimli!



OK we're played out, had loads of fun and even visited three quilt shops for the first time. Thank you ladies for joining me and Pauline for taking the "end of the line" photo!  Now can we fly home????  OK here's the Google Maps itinerary!  My new baby did very well!  So did we!





It was just so close to closing but we made it to the last quilt shop Mama Bears in Ashern at 4:45 - that was close!  Thank you to the Arborg shop owner for calling to let Ashern know we were on our way!  ðŸĪ—

We finished off having supper at Boston Pizza on Lag once back in the city.  I promptly went to check on Hamish, feed and scoop litter, before taking the girls home!  Once back at the condo, I treated him and he soon came for lap time.

Aug 11th

Awesome strong bluesy voice and lovely swing like music!  Enjoying a nice afternoon in the park with Angela!  Leo Mol Gardens, Assiniboine Park listening to Nadia Douglas Band.



Then once back at the condo Edna phoned that she'd been contacted about winning a prize!  OMGG!  I mentioned to my friends yesterday Good Luck when we dropped off our completed passports at Mama Bears Fabric Shop yesterday!  CONGRATULATIONS to Edna for winning the prize! 🎉💞ðŸĪ— https://m.facebook.com/events/480069519397066?view=permalink&id=515903402480344


I'm so glad she won!  Maybe there's a project for her inside for the Dryden Retreat to work on! 🎉

What a lovely weekend!!!!!! 💞