Many years ago when we were posted to CFB Suffield in Southern Alberta, to earn extra money to help pay for Christmas each year, I sold my handmade crafts at farmers’ markets and craft fairs throughout the year. One of my most popular items was stuffed Christmas elves. I would sell out of them almost every week and have to…
We weren’t sure how we were going to manage to do Christmas this year living in our temporary housing, but it turned out wonderful in so many ways. Our Christmas celebrations started on the 18th with the decorating of the Christmas tree. Earlier in the week, we found a tree stand at a thrift store for $5 and then Saturday,…
I met this man. We must have spent five or six hours talking to each other that Saturday night and on into the wee hours of Sunday morning. While talking we discovered that we shared the same birthday. Dave is exactly five years older than I am. He asked me to have supper with him on our birthdays in…
Have you seen the price of Christmas stockings? Not the plain red ones with a bit of fake fur at the top (our kids had these when they were little) and can be picked up at the dollar store. I’m talking about the really nice ones. I’ve seen them priced anywhere from $20 on up. You can make your own…
I’d like to wish all our friends and neighbours and everyone else in the US a very Happy And Blessed Thanksgiving. Since we are busy packing for our move, I’m not cooking the big traditional Thanksgiving dinner that I usually cook. Our wonderful neighbours across the street have invited us to share their Thanksgiving with them. But it wouldn’t be…
Just a quick post today to share photos of the pillow cover I made from Laurel Burch’s Holiday Celebrations fabric that I mentioned in my FNSI Results post. This is the front… It’s difficult to tell from the photo, but I straight-line quilted with gold thread in the gold lines that frame each image. The fabric I used for the…
I am so pleased with the results of last night’s Friday Night Sew In. I was able to complete both Christmas stockings and on Monday they’ll be mailed off to Lyanna over at Purple Panda Quilts for her Stocking Drive to provide a handmade stocking to each of the foster children served by the agency she works for. After finishing…
Back in August when I took our son up to Canada to get him settled into his second year of college, my rest stops along the way were quilt shops. When I’m traveling, I have a tendency to succumb to a little impulse shopping and one of my impulse buys on that trip was a package of Moda Candy Bars. …
I’ve mentioned before how brilliant my husband is. I’ve also mentioned how handy he is. What I haven’t told you is that he also has a quirky sense of humour that makes life fun. This afternoon, I was getting ingredients ready to make a half recipe of Greek Pastitsio and I needed four yolks for the béchamel sauce and 2…
I wasn’t going to do Halloween this year. I didn’t last year. Well, except for giving out candy. It’s always fun to see the little ones and not so little ones dressed up carrying their trick or treat bags. But this year, like last, I didn’t feel like decorating the house. It’s not as much fun with our son off…