Nov 21st
Heard something today that's worth sharing. You know when you go to Wal-Mart, or the grocery store and they have the wipes to clean your cart handle? How many of you don't use them? I always use them, and I always thought of the germs only.
Was told today that a police chief suggests you do it because of all of the problems with drugs nowadays - if they have Fentanyl or something like that still on their hands and touch that cart, then you do, and it can get into your system.
Scary but worth taking the time to clean the handle. All you'd have to do is rub your nose or touch your child's mouth.
I'm searching for examples of how to display/store my tatting shuttles? I've acquired some lovely ones over the years and truly would like to SEE them, not just in a bag of those I'm using. These are my recent purchases! Tooooo beautiful for a storage case or drawer! MHO!!!
Okay after much searching I think I'd like something like this, known as a typeset drawer but with glass hinged door to keep dust out, for my shuttles.
It needs to have rectangular spaces of 3.5"w x 1"d x 1.25"h in each row or column, either vertical or horizontal. Maybe a few smaller ones for my thimbles? Now to keep my eye out for such! I was told matchbox car storage boxes might work!!!
Nov 23rd
It's nice to be back home and out with Edna and Sylvia at the MPQ guild meeting and craft sale. Thank you to those that supported the vendors. It was a might disappointing to find out one of my fabric covered notebooks went missing, I had counted items before packing up and once home counted cash and compared to my inventory listing, minor discrepancy. I honestly did not expect this!
Afterwards us girls went for lunch to Southdale Village Family Restaurant before heading home. Now back to my tatting and hockey watching!!!
Well I was pulling out my blank cards for special Thank Yous for my hostesses and hosts then realized there's a postal strike and it wouldn't go anywhere! So it's virtual!
THANK YOU so very much for making and sharing time with me on my visit to Toronto and area! I really appreciated this special time with you all! 💞 Hopefully it won't take me so long for my next visit with you, Yvonne and John, Nancy, Maria and Orio, Deana and who knows maybe combined with a tatting conference with you Deana and Ginny!
Nov 26th
It was a sleepy quiet morning except for Dahli somehow falling off the back of the couch scaring all of us, I can tell you! She seems okay upon her exit. Even later ran around the yard in the snow! Did she learn, nope, but at least she's awake.
Nov 27th
DAMN I am very frustrated with this Rogers/Shaw shit and NHL selling rights to varrious streaming apps that ive no desire to pay for. When Ignite TV was the away from home with WIFI I could watch my programs or hockey on my laptop or phone. This new Rogers Xfinity Stream has a restriction on and says to watch this hockey game on your home TV. I'm not home that's why I've this app but it's stupid and useless! GRRRRRR!!!!!
Here's wishing safe travels and a wonderful Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends here and in the USA!!!
Seems more often than not this is the "strikers" perfect time of year, no matter the company!!!
It's going to be another quiet day, slept in, coffee, then some phone stuff before finishing the last snowflake for Maija. YIKES now it's Bubba on the couch top, he was snoozing till I turned to get this picture. He better not fall off!!!
Nov 29th
Not a smooth sleep for Dahli (tossing around) nor me with aches etc! Bubba was in sleep mode!! Neither wanted up this morning! Maybe I should have slept in too! Dogs outside, fed, then another quick trip out and all of us back heading back to bed for a bit! EXCEPT I trip over the wooden crate of dog toys, that poor right leg has enough with sciatic pain now a nice shiner too!
At least I enjoyed my lunch with Cindy at Roxy's Restaurant and Lounge in Oak Bluff and delicious quesadillas and nice coffee! Lovely landscape art on their wall too, but can't figure out the medium used. We're trying to get a supper with Janice in before Christmas too, hope that's possible!!!
Nov 30th
Okay it was a rush getting out the door this morning making sure dogs were good to stay and picked up Sylvia from Pat's nearby. That sure was a help! Then off to ACQ where I sold her kits to students while Sylvia prepped to then teach her landscape class to eager quilters. Many afterwards said it was a fun, enjoyable and interesting class. Show n Tell next month.
I was in the free sew room and sandwiched 18 placemats. Next week I'll clip, turn, edge and quilt them before our Christmas luncheon and hand them in for Meals on Wheels program. Ohhhh I also have to sew up my pincushion for the gift exchange!!!
Also picked up some freebies a member was sharing! Talk about just in time for my handwork retreat in January to add to my wool applique projects! I'm so very happy!!! And I've always wanted the teapot pincushion pattern, now I have it!!!
Along with two quilting patterns, one for a child's PPd blocks quilt and one kinda New York Beauty that I'm going to reduce the pattern some and try a miniaturized version. She just chuckled when I said that!!! Thank you!!!
Can I somehow magically transport expenses paid back to Toronto area? Temps are to start dropping and I'm chilled at -10 to -21C already. I think I need warmer socks!!!
