Catchup - Aug 16th-23rd

Aug 16th

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!! Us girls were on a ROAD TRIP once again to Perrault Falls for our annual Cliff Lake RV Camp for quilt retreat and relaxation. But first lunch at the Coop restaurant with sweet Adeline and her friend Wendy in Keewatin. 

We're all unpacked food wise and relaxing. OOOHHH and Angie it's all thumbs up on the rocking chairs!!! But I didn't ensure it was locked and when the cat jumped onto it well it snapped closed, cat got caught. Pat was laughing when leaning over to release the cat and her chair collapsed too. At least the cat left!!!

Aug 17th

We're in the summer kitchen BBQing chicken breasts, baked potatoes and green beans!!! Yummy!!!

Only picture of Edna and her one finished item so far.

All in a day's work!!!

I planned out the gifted 1 3/4" HSTs today! Probably a green border!

OMGG we three hadn't a chance as Pat's start was also the end!!! Cheeky girl!!!

And then this game we were down to THREE before I won!!!

Aug 18th

You know that song, "Moody Manitoba Morning", well that's what we woke to and stayed around all day! But finally it saw the loon not only hearing it often!!!

Aug 19th

Thank you Pat for smokies n pork n beans n Edna for pickles luncheon! 

Today I finished the HSTs Mini Chevrons quit top, will add a narrow purple then a green print wider borders. Gonna be my baby from gifted triangles. Next for me another 1.75" HSTs project from Pat's magazine, lots of ideas in there!!!

Edna is hand quilting a wall hanging, Pat's stitching the binding on her Eskimo ladies placemat, fabric from their Alaska trip and Sylvia was doing Suduko and also working on her maple leaf hot mats.

Finally it's partially sunny n clouds and warm so we are relaxing (I'm tatting) outside, while Sylvia is taking a nap! Oh this is the life!!! This fresh air is even zonking me out some, but I've lots of projects to do!!! Ohhhh and Angie, Pat found your rockers on Amazon but over $200 each, guess I'll have to check locally for one at least on sale! They all say very comfy!!! Thank you for lending them to us and I pray I bring them home undamaged!!!  Aaahhhhh Sylvia joined us now!!!

Dang it!!! I forgot to take pics of our lovely BBQd riblets, savory potato wedges and coleslaw supper! It was scrumptious!!!

Lots of seaguls.

Aug 20th

Ooopsie, forgot pictures but Sylvia, Edna and Pat are still works in progress. Here's my next project laid out and I've 3 rows sewn together. These are another set of 1.75" HSTs gifted to me, this will be a NICU coverlet when finished. 

We also went to the Whiskey Jack Restaurant for lunch, YUMMY!!!

Aug 21st

Well today after our trailer breakfast we went to Dryden and first stopped at Fabric on a Whim then downtown to the thrift stores before heading to lunch with Sylvia's friends. Then over to see Florence's new home before dropping into Tammy's Studio to say HI to the Dryden quilting ladies having a sewing day. Then gassing up and heading back to the trailer for a bacon n eggs supper and Dominoes games.  DUH ME, forgot pics!

Aug 22nd 

Today I tried to get Edna's machine working (stopped Wednesday) but even with her manual I didn't know enough to do so. So I let her use my machine to finish attaching her binding and now she's hand stitching it closed. Pat is working on a background for her hexie flowers she worked on earlier, her own design using up left over charms from two previously finished projects - way to go girl! Sylvia was working on a Christmas table runner but stopped to let Pat sew and switched to her Love Letters Sampler embroidery project for awhile. I'm sewing up my HSTs for a NICU coverlet.  

So far it's a partially sunny day and I'm going outside to tat later on. Reubens for lunch - honestly we're eating well and mostly healthy! BBQd pork tenderloin for supper!!!

Edna finished her binding, I'm sewed up my rows, Pat's sewing her background squares for her hexies and Sylvia finished sewing up some Christmas table runners, just need to quilt them. And here's the other day's finished hot mats!

Then Pat fixed up the pan hash browns and foil wrapped BBQd garlic carrots and I prepped the foil wrapped BBQd seasoned pork tenderloin for our supper! Yummy!!!  

Finished the evening packing away our sewing paraphernalia so tomorrow after breakfast we just have to pack up the left over food and return home!!! And more Dominoes!!!

Aug 23rd

On our way home we stopped into Kenora, I bought a lovely summer red dress from Reddens, we met Adeline for lunch at BP then walked down to Turtle Island Cloth & Craft Company to check out her shop - WOW!!!  

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This shop was bought over from Born to Quilt and expanded! Love the old hardware left intact from the Hardware Store it was in the past.

Arrived home 6ish and just unloaded the car in three trips! I'm pooped, feet up and making my grocery list for tomorrow's shopping. See Monday morning our one and only elevator will be out of service for major repairs. I've rescheduled two appointments for the week after but my dentist one Monday was too short notice so it'll be a very slow walk down then back up again the SIX floors!!! UGH!!!