Its been a quiet weekend but that is ok. It gave me lots of time to work on the quilt for the Shelter. Our local shelter is always looking for ways to fund raise. I decided to donate a quilt for them to raffle off. I should have had it ready for this weekend instead of just starting to get at the quilting. To be honest, It was to have been done earlier in this year but I was confined to the hospital and did not have access to my quilting stuff. Oh well, its on the go now and this way they have a bit more time to sell tickets. I got it half quilted this weekend. My hands will give me the business tomorrow but I don't care, I so enjoy quilting. I watched tv, stitched and was in my happy place.
I did have a break from the hoop and needle, Saturday morning The Banker, KitKat and I popped over to a trade show that (lets call her Care Bear because she is the most tender hearted person) Care Bear hosted at her house. It was to raise funds for the Shelter. The three of us went and checked things out, I got some Norwex stuff because I like the product, bought couple of Sunset Creek Gourmet mixes, one for scones and one for cheesecake and some earrings that I may keep for myself. We snooped, shopped and had a great time. We all went for lunch and then hit for home. I love spending time, bumming around with my friends. However when I got home I got stuck into quilting and I did not come up for air again until now.
I got to have my usual lovely Sunday morning, sleep in, read, snooze, make breakfast, eat breakfast while binge watching Coronation Street and then shower and dress. Then Quilting and texting and wishing for someone to go for supper with.
Every once in a while I regret the fact that I am single. Well its more than once in a while but I am not miserable. I have a very good life. It could be better but I have a good life. Lots of friends and lots to do. Every now an then I really miss not having someone. There are times when my friends are busy with their families and there stuff and I am on my own. Tonight I just wanted to go out for supper, sit and chat and have a lovely evening. Doing it on my own was not in my wheel house. Puts a bit of a pout on my lip when this happens but I will live through it. It is how it is and no pouting in the world will change what is this moment in time.
/Now it is time for bed. Another month end is looming and I need my strength to get through it.
Toodles,
Linda
Sunday, 25 October 2015
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Rounding Third and Heading for Normal
Or as normal as it gets around here. Now the craft sale is behind me I feel like I can focus on getting back to the normal routine. I can work on my quilts and I can get on with some Christmas crafts. I may even get some leaves raked and the yard cleaned up and ready for winter.
Went as saw the doctor today with fear in my heart that he was not going to be happy with me. I felt I had slide a little. After all it was Thanksgiving not so long ago and I had ice cream for supper last night because I am all mature and stuff, and that's how I roll when I am stressed (sometimes, not always, thank goodness). Pleasant surprise, he was pleased with me. Numbers are good and another 10 pounds are gone, gone, gone!! Sweet. I swear if my knees could stand it I would dance a jig.
He also worked his magic and I now don't have to pay as much for my meds as I was. Some were not covered and frankly the cost was making my knees buckle but its all good now. I am a happy, healthier bunny. So now the plan is I need to get doing some exercise. I need to get my stamina back. I have talked about it long enough, time to pitter patter.
This weekend I will be a quilting machine!! I have two quilts that need to be done asap. Two new puppets have been ordered and I have Christmas stuff I want to make. I have scrapbooks to finish and scrapbooks to start. I am spinning with all the things I want to do. Which is how I like to be.
I meant to mention this in my post about Thanksgiving but somehow I missed it. I wanted to say how happy it makes me to see the Pilot with his Wee Girl. He is totally and completely enchanted with his baby girl and its a joy to see it. Makes my heart ache with happy when I see him holding his dream come true in his arms. She is as cute as they come, that is for sure.
Well I have flyers to look at and lists to make.
Toodles,
Linda
Went as saw the doctor today with fear in my heart that he was not going to be happy with me. I felt I had slide a little. After all it was Thanksgiving not so long ago and I had ice cream for supper last night because I am all mature and stuff, and that's how I roll when I am stressed (sometimes, not always, thank goodness). Pleasant surprise, he was pleased with me. Numbers are good and another 10 pounds are gone, gone, gone!! Sweet. I swear if my knees could stand it I would dance a jig.
He also worked his magic and I now don't have to pay as much for my meds as I was. Some were not covered and frankly the cost was making my knees buckle but its all good now. I am a happy, healthier bunny. So now the plan is I need to get doing some exercise. I need to get my stamina back. I have talked about it long enough, time to pitter patter.
This weekend I will be a quilting machine!! I have two quilts that need to be done asap. Two new puppets have been ordered and I have Christmas stuff I want to make. I have scrapbooks to finish and scrapbooks to start. I am spinning with all the things I want to do. Which is how I like to be.
I meant to mention this in my post about Thanksgiving but somehow I missed it. I wanted to say how happy it makes me to see the Pilot with his Wee Girl. He is totally and completely enchanted with his baby girl and its a joy to see it. Makes my heart ache with happy when I see him holding his dream come true in his arms. She is as cute as they come, that is for sure.
Well I have flyers to look at and lists to make.
Toodles,
Linda
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
OHHHH Those are SOOOO CUTE!!!
( as promised this is the second of three posts I wanted to get up on the blog)
The blog post says it all, it was a phrase I heard time and again this weekend. 'Bout made my head puff up to twice its size. The reason was my puppets and I had them up for sale. On Friday night I packed up all my little critters, my dishcloths and some lovely hand knits from Birthday Twin and I set up a booth at the biggest craft sale my city has each year. When I say I packed them up I mean I had a butt load of help from a couple of those good No Cook Friday gals.
This little puppet theater is another yard sale find and the "jumping off point" for my booth's colour palette. One of my future tweaks involves this theater, what I need is to have a block of wood with some dowels in it to tuck behind the theater. That way the puppets would sit up higher and be seen better. I also want to add Aunty Linda's Critters to the front of it. So many people asked if I sold the theaters as well.
Something that made me supper happy was hearing people say they had purchased puppets from the first time I was at the sale, (several years ago) and the puppets were still good. That they were still being played with and were hanging in there. I am so happy to know they are durable, washable and stand up to kids.
What better way to announce my name but with a quilt!! It just seemed fitting for some reason.
Yes I took a selfie!! I am the Aunty Linda after all. I was so totally pleased with how well I did. I sold the most of my puppets and dishcloths. I had a lovely day. No Cook gals stopped by now and then to make sure I got to go the the washroom and to see if I needed anything. Teddy Bear helped me dismantle the booth and KitKat cooked us supper. I say people I have not seen for years, ran into some family and chatted up a storm.
I am thinking I may do more of this when I retire. I enjoy it, I like watching the people and it makes me happy that people love my little critters. I was invited to two more craft sales this year but I just don't have the stock. No time to make more either. I am ok with that. I do not want making puppets to become a job, I want to enjoy it. So I have made note of what I would do different next time and I will think about other craft sales, next year.
For now I have Christmas crafting to get at and quilts that still need quilting. Always something to do around here. Don't you just love it!!
Toodles,
Linda
The blog post says it all, it was a phrase I heard time and again this weekend. 'Bout made my head puff up to twice its size. The reason was my puppets and I had them up for sale. On Friday night I packed up all my little critters, my dishcloths and some lovely hand knits from Birthday Twin and I set up a booth at the biggest craft sale my city has each year. When I say I packed them up I mean I had a butt load of help from a couple of those good No Cook Friday gals.
KitKat and Teddy Bear lent me some muscle and after our usual fright night supper we loaded down cars and schlepped the stuff to the venue. With lots of hard work we had the booth looking like this in short order.
I think it looks good. I love the little bushel baskets, I think the colours are nice and bright. It looks happy to me. I have done this craft sale thing several times now and I still have things I would tweak.
A garage sale baby bed and baby doll worked nicely to display the snuggle cocoons Birthday Twin knit. Sadly only one sold and one pair of mitts. I felt bad for her, she did a lot of work. I think these will be in big demand in a couple of years when people here figure out what they are for.
Whilst trapped in the hospital I managed to knit rather a lot of dishcloths. They were easy to do and I could do them in my sleep I swear. Ending up with way more than I needed, I took 54 of them with me and brought 14 home. Made me happy
Something that made me supper happy was hearing people say they had purchased puppets from the first time I was at the sale, (several years ago) and the puppets were still good. That they were still being played with and were hanging in there. I am so happy to know they are durable, washable and stand up to kids.
What better way to announce my name but with a quilt!! It just seemed fitting for some reason.
Yes I took a selfie!! I am the Aunty Linda after all. I was so totally pleased with how well I did. I sold the most of my puppets and dishcloths. I had a lovely day. No Cook gals stopped by now and then to make sure I got to go the the washroom and to see if I needed anything. Teddy Bear helped me dismantle the booth and KitKat cooked us supper. I say people I have not seen for years, ran into some family and chatted up a storm.
I am thinking I may do more of this when I retire. I enjoy it, I like watching the people and it makes me happy that people love my little critters. I was invited to two more craft sales this year but I just don't have the stock. No time to make more either. I am ok with that. I do not want making puppets to become a job, I want to enjoy it. So I have made note of what I would do different next time and I will think about other craft sales, next year.
For now I have Christmas crafting to get at and quilts that still need quilting. Always something to do around here. Don't you just love it!!
Toodles,
Linda
Monday, 19 October 2015
Many Things to be Thankful for
Miss Mouse sent me a text and invited me to have thanksgiving with them. I practically snapped her arm off!! An absolutely perfect reason to get out of the city, go somewhere and see some of my favourite faces after a year of not seeing them. PLUS it was a chance to see the Tater Tot as he is two years old now and the last time I saw him he was not walking yet, Grandma Busy likes to say he is still not walking, he is running!! Not to mention the real pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in this trip was the Wee Girl. She was bringing her parents to the homestead. I needed no more incentive to throw my clothes in a bag and hit the road.
Before I go on and on about the babies, just let me say it felt wonderful to just go. I have been tied to the city for some time not and the freedom to jump into the car and go was sorely missed.
I headed to the Carpenter and Busy's house and then we traveled together to The Farmer and Miss Mouse's house. These two have moved and I no longer knew how to get to their farm. Now I do (insert evil laugh!!) We arrived in good time and it was so nice to see them. Since I was sick most of this year I did not get to visit much and while videos are wonderful they are not the real thing. The Teacher and the Pilot arrived rather late, having endured the dreaded "first trip home with the baby". Lets not dwell on it but the trip took twice as long as it normally would have and we may never get them to travel anywhere again until she is 18. (thankfully the trip home for them was not as bad)
But I know we were all ever so grateful to get a chance to love all over this pretty little personage;
She is beyond adorable and such a tiny little bundle. Perfectly made to snuggle and just dote your little heart out over.
We got acquainted, and I got to do the thing I like to do. rock a baby. The Wee Girl and I took a selfie to commemorate the event.
We speculated how Tater Tot would react to her, especially being held by his Mommy, Grandma and the most beloved "Papa". This little man is a real grandpa's boy and always wants to know where Papa is . We imagined some jealousy rearing its ugly head. Some tears, some tantrums ............What do we know???
Not one bit of it Tater Tot really likes the Wee Girl. He is enchanted with her. "nice nice baby" was the chant of the day. He did try to turn her on like the Ipad with a little poke in the belly and was interested in touching her eyes or finding out what was up her nose but he soon understood he should not touch her face unless he was wanting to give her a kiss. For being two he was very gentle with her.
Not a bit of jealousy when Papa held her, or Grandma or even Mommy. No tears no tantrums.
He wanted to see her,, touch her hair and give her a kiss or two. He seems to think she is quite ok
H liked to be near her and loved to get to hold her and lay beside her but when he was done he was off like a shot. Dude is a busy man and has lots to get done in a day.
The only time he is still it seems is when he has Grandma's Ipad and listening to the animal sounds or playing some games. This little smarty pants is better on my phone than I am. It took no time at all for him to cruise through my videos and find his favourites.
The Teacher and the Pilot have a pug/Boston cross and she came for the weekend too. Tater Tot loves her too.
Pup had some reservations about this new friendship although once again Tater Tot did really well for being two. Two is full of energy and sometimes does not know the limits but he gets it. He knows to be nice and tries hard to be gentle.
Before I go on and on about the babies, just let me say it felt wonderful to just go. I have been tied to the city for some time not and the freedom to jump into the car and go was sorely missed.
I headed to the Carpenter and Busy's house and then we traveled together to The Farmer and Miss Mouse's house. These two have moved and I no longer knew how to get to their farm. Now I do (insert evil laugh!!) We arrived in good time and it was so nice to see them. Since I was sick most of this year I did not get to visit much and while videos are wonderful they are not the real thing. The Teacher and the Pilot arrived rather late, having endured the dreaded "first trip home with the baby". Lets not dwell on it but the trip took twice as long as it normally would have and we may never get them to travel anywhere again until she is 18. (thankfully the trip home for them was not as bad)
But I know we were all ever so grateful to get a chance to love all over this pretty little personage;
She is beyond adorable and such a tiny little bundle. Perfectly made to snuggle and just dote your little heart out over.
We got acquainted, and I got to do the thing I like to do. rock a baby. The Wee Girl and I took a selfie to commemorate the event.
We speculated how Tater Tot would react to her, especially being held by his Mommy, Grandma and the most beloved "Papa". This little man is a real grandpa's boy and always wants to know where Papa is . We imagined some jealousy rearing its ugly head. Some tears, some tantrums ............What do we know???
Not one bit of it Tater Tot really likes the Wee Girl. He is enchanted with her. "nice nice baby" was the chant of the day. He did try to turn her on like the Ipad with a little poke in the belly and was interested in touching her eyes or finding out what was up her nose but he soon understood he should not touch her face unless he was wanting to give her a kiss. For being two he was very gentle with her.
Not a bit of jealousy when Papa held her, or Grandma or even Mommy. No tears no tantrums.
Papa, Tater Tot and the Wee Girl
He wanted to see her,, touch her hair and give her a kiss or two. He seems to think she is quite ok
H liked to be near her and loved to get to hold her and lay beside her but when he was done he was off like a shot. Dude is a busy man and has lots to get done in a day.
The only time he is still it seems is when he has Grandma's Ipad and listening to the animal sounds or playing some games. This little smarty pants is better on my phone than I am. It took no time at all for him to cruise through my videos and find his favourites.
The Teacher and the Pilot have a pug/Boston cross and she came for the weekend too. Tater Tot loves her too.
Pup had some reservations about this new friendship although once again Tater Tot did really well for being two. Two is full of energy and sometimes does not know the limits but he gets it. He knows to be nice and tries hard to be gentle.
Finding a safe spot at my feet
We had a lovely long weekend. Lots of catching up. baby snuggles, toddler playing, eating, planning and just general family stuff. I am always and ever grateful that I am included.
Oh yes she is a keeper for sure.
Thanks to my fancy phone I have lots more pictures and videos to look back on. Precious memories. Happy times with family.
It was so nice on Sunday night we even had a bonfire: This was a first for me for a Thanksgiving weekend.
The time slipped by all too fast and before you knew it, it was time to head home. Sigh. back to reality but lots of happy times to look back on.
Toodles
Linda
Sunday, 18 October 2015
Be Patient
I have about three posts to get up here but at the moment I am tired. When I get my feet back under me, I will post my little heart out and catch you up on all the carryings on in my life.
Toodles!!
Linda
Toodles!!
Linda
Monday, 5 October 2015
Time Crunch
You know when you are sort of bopping along feeling that yes you have some things to do but you have time and then BAM you have not time left and the few things have turned into a zillion things to get finished. Welcome to my world. I am in a time crunch, I am getting over a cold and I know I am not going to get everything done that I had hoped to but I am giving it my best shot.
So I have prioritized, put my nose to the grindstone and am working my fingers to the bone to get as much taken care of as I can. I think I will make it. I have the donation quilt (one of them) quilted, bound and in the wash even as we speak. I have the neck inserts made for the last of the puppets and will get them installed in the next couple of days, all 46 of them. I have the second table skirt made for the craft show. I have most of the craft sale stuff organized and will have that done in the next two days. I cannot leave it to the last minute, I have other things to deal with so the sale stuff all needs to be packed and ready to take to the venue in the next two day. I have the little baby doll bed kitted out with a mattress and pillow to showcase Birthday Twins baby snuggle cocoons. When I take pictures of the sale booth you will understand that if you don't now.
I will share pictures of all that I have been up to at a later date when I have some more time. For now this is going to be a very short post. I have the Wee Girl's gift basket ready to be gifted. Made a couple of last minute things to put in there this weekend. Her quit is not quilted but thankfully she is still a Wee Girl and does not need it just yet. Makes her Aunty heave a sigh of relief.
So I need to get back at the insert sewing. I will post later. Its the flight of the bumble bees around here and I am really just wanting to have a nap!!
Toodles,
Linda
So I have prioritized, put my nose to the grindstone and am working my fingers to the bone to get as much taken care of as I can. I think I will make it. I have the donation quilt (one of them) quilted, bound and in the wash even as we speak. I have the neck inserts made for the last of the puppets and will get them installed in the next couple of days, all 46 of them. I have the second table skirt made for the craft show. I have most of the craft sale stuff organized and will have that done in the next two days. I cannot leave it to the last minute, I have other things to deal with so the sale stuff all needs to be packed and ready to take to the venue in the next two day. I have the little baby doll bed kitted out with a mattress and pillow to showcase Birthday Twins baby snuggle cocoons. When I take pictures of the sale booth you will understand that if you don't now.
I will share pictures of all that I have been up to at a later date when I have some more time. For now this is going to be a very short post. I have the Wee Girl's gift basket ready to be gifted. Made a couple of last minute things to put in there this weekend. Her quit is not quilted but thankfully she is still a Wee Girl and does not need it just yet. Makes her Aunty heave a sigh of relief.
So I need to get back at the insert sewing. I will post later. Its the flight of the bumble bees around here and I am really just wanting to have a nap!!
Toodles,
Linda
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