Blog entries - August 2009

Here I am

Shelley — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:10:40 +0100

... in the car.

By myself.

If you happen to know me in person you know this is a big deal.

I Feel So Accomplished

Shelley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:54:42 +0100

A few hours ago this was a pile of tangled blue wool - now it is a ball of yarn.

This yarn is leftover from a hat I made for my brother last Christmas. Shortly (hours) after I finished the hat Abby discovered the ball of yarn and was able to play with it for, oh, about 30 seconds ...

Both Rob and I took turns trying to gently tease the knot apart. It was impressive. Th...

Jam

Shelley — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:33:29 +0100

We've been enjoying something new with breakfast this week. I spent Saturday afternoon at my sister's learning how to make jam. I've been wanting to try it for a while but was a bit nervous about the process (and the things that might grow if I did it incorrectly). I've read through the instructions in a variety of books and they are simple but I felt better watching someone...

Walking with Abby

Shelley — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:56:17 +0100

Abby and I had a particularly nice walk around the trail the other day. The stirrings of Fall are in the air and we are entering my favourite time of year. The bugs are disappearing and the air has a crisp tang to it but the afternoons are still warm and it feels good to be outside. Whenever possible, walks with Abby involve going around the lake near our house. It's a well maintained t...

Moving On To Step Two

Shelley — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:44:08 +0100

This quilt is consuming my brain. I can't bring myself to change the thread in my machine to work on something else. I'm so curious to see how it turns out I just have to keep working on it. It's almost all I think about while I'm at work and the first thing I want to do when I get home. I've got six large panels done now. I tried to lay them out on the floor on Saturday...

Mail

Shelley — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:22:26 +0100

So, about that mail ...

It was actually two packages: one from The Workroom and the other from Mokuba (who don't seem to have a proper website), both in Toronto. What are all these lovely goodies for? Underwear.

Amy, of Angry Chicken, has been talking a...

Upside Down

Shelley — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:24:16 +0100

I forgot my camera on my desk at work today so of course what I most want to do is take pictures and blog. Picture taking is pretty much a no go without the camera (it's too grey outside to even try out my sunprint kit) but blogging I can do. This is a cake I made on Sunday.

We got a basket of BC peaches at the grocery store on Saturday and I decided to use a few of them for ...

Unintimidating

Shelley — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:25:49 +0100

I have a really awesome scrapbook Rob gave me for Christmas a few years ago. The pages are 15" x 17" and it's the "master book" that holds everything ... right up to the end of 2002. I haven't worked on it in over a year (sometime before we moved last summer) and it is a daunting task to try and bring it up to date. My scrapbooking ideas seemed to evaporate...

Hello Friday

Shelley — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:18:15 +0100

In response to House on Hill Road, this is what I'm planning this weekend:

- take Abby swimming
- buy a front door and a kitchen faucet (you've no idea how exciting that is)
- drink a cup of coffee
- knit
- snuggle Zeke
- sew scraps together
- watch Star Trek
- water the plants
- practice embroidery (and learn how to use those trans...

The Mendocino Sundress and Some Knitting

Shelley — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:49:21 +0100

I'm finished my second sundress and love it dearly. It's my first project with a Liberty print and I think it was completely worth the price. Lots of the prints have a vintagey feel to me and I though this one was so summery with its fruit and flowers (the strawberries are my favourite).

Yesterday

Shelley — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:33:52 +0100

Yesterday was great. The weather was perfect: hot, but not too hot, and windy enough to keep the bugs off. We walked down to Old Town the Old Town Ramble and Ride with Abby.

There was lots of good food to eat: we had barbequed whitefish, hot dogs, fries and ice cream....

Just a Quick Sundress

Shelley — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:06:56 +0100

Last Monday was sticky. I've lived in the north most of my life and just can't handle heat at all. When it gets hot I want to be wearing the coolest thing in my closet and it will not involve any waistbands or tight fitting sleeves or body hugging bodice. A skirt and tank top usually work but really I wanted something totally loose and I wanted it quickly.

When I looked a...