2017 catchup - June and July

Can you believe we are in November already!  I sure can't.
Seriously!  Where has this year gone!

In preparation to blog more in 2018, here is a re-cap of what I've been up to. 
Doing in parts to not totally bore you all!

June
Reflections of Canada got some more love in early June, and saw a FINISH on June 4th

Santa's Village was pulled out of storage for some stitching but not much... I truly had a hard time staying with this one.

The last project that got some attention in June was Touching The Autumn Sky.

July
July was a crazy month for me with studying for 2 University Exams.  Even though they were 1/2 credit courses, that didn't mean the study time decreased.

Cirque des Coeur saw some attention       

 

 

As well as my leaves.

 

I also saw something new and shinny in July... A NEW CAR!  We finally became a 2 person household which was much needed with Blair commuting for work.
Meet my 2017 Kia Soul in Wild Orange.

Happy Dance x2

Last night around 10:30pm I finished Cirque des Cercles!

Here are a couple of pics.  I still have to put my name on, just trying to figure out a good spot.

Cirque des Cercles - Ink Circles

32ct Lemon Drop

Carries Creations - Epiphany

Close up of Epiphany

On the weekend I attended my first outing with the Northumberland Photography Club.  Unfortunately I think i got too much sun, and ended up leaving before the astronomy part.  I did get some neat pictures of the old cemetery, and I will post some pictures of that soon.

Getting closer

In between work and course reading, I am still working away at CdC
Part of me is getting sad that this one will end, but on the other side it means that I get to start Sabrina soon :)

Here is a couple of pics of Cdc as of tonight.

CdC @ July 9'11

CdC @ July 9'11 - close up of middle sections

Tomorrow (July 10) is one popular day!  I have been invited to 2 family reunions (one my mom's side, and one for Blair's moms side), a BBQ of a fellow blogger, and the Photography club BBQ.  I think there was a few others too.  As much as I would have loved the blogger BBQ to meet some new people, I have a big assignment I need to work on on Sunday.  I decided to go with the Photography club BBQ since it is closer and it is only half the day.  There is a hike to a cemetery, a BBQ, a bonfire, and then a shoot the moon photopraphy session.  I can't wait to attend my first outing with the NPC.  Hopefully I will have some great pics for you to view in upcoming blog posts.

It has been a while since I have posted a photohunt.  The current theme is Busy.
On June 18th, hubby and I went to the Toronto Zoo.  Talk about busy!!  This pic was taken in "Sting Ray Bay" which was also a busy location during the day.

Sting Ray Bay - Toronto Zoo

June 18, 2011

Hope you all have a GREAT weekend!!

Cirque update

As I told a friend on facebook that she hasn't updated her blog in a while, she reminded me I haven't done mine in a week either!

Last night I got some studying done, and didn't have much time to update the blog.  Tonight I took a few hours off as I had one of those evenings and wouldn't have been productive anyway.  I started to cut the grass (too hot to finish) and played around with my new tripod (bought with birthday money).

Now for the picture part of this post.  Here is a pic of the before and after on cirque de cercles.  It has been my main WIP and I can feel the end in site!  I am still enjoying this stitch a lot.

CdC as of June 14'11

CdC as of June 28'11

Last weekend I was invited to Kathy's place for a stitchy weekend.  I arrived Saturday morning and followed by Beatrice.  Dani and Christin had arrived Friday night.  No pics were taken, but as you can see from pics above, I did get lots of stitching in.  Almost all of the update was done on the weekend :)

This weekend is a long weekend in Canada, with Friday being Canada Day.  Here in lovely Cobourg, we have a wonderful waterfront festival each year.  Lots of vendors and arts and crafts tents to visit.  I plan on going down to the tents Friday morning and most likely Saturday sometime as well.  If you are planning a trip down and want a walking buddy, let me know.  I can guide you in a good place to park if you do not want to take the shuttle.

Well I should try and get a bit more grass cut before it gets too dark out.
Hope you all have a great stitchy week!

Beautiful Georgian Bay

I spent the weekend up at Sheila's (no blog) cottage on beautiful Georgian Bay.

Friday mid morning I was picked up by Rebecca and her mom Sylvia.  We had a short stop at the Lonestar in Whitby for lunch and to pick up chips and Salsa for Kathy.  We arrived around 4pm and after unpacking we made our way down to the main house with our stitching.  Beatrice, Kathy, Dani, and Christin had arrived Thursday and spent most of the day Friday on the deck stitching.  Friday night Sheila's husband BBQ for us and we also had some amazing salads.  Friday night was not a late one.

Saturday morning most of us were up bright and early.  We were soon joined by Ann, Barb, and Clare.  We stitched all day in the porch since it wasn't the greatest day for deck stitching.  Around 7pm we headed off to dinner at a restaurant in Port Severn.  After dinner, back to stitching.  Again, not a late night for most of us.

Sunday I got up a bit earlier as I wanted to take some pictures.  Man was it ever chilly outside!!
I got a few shots in, but not as many as I was hoping for.
Eventually we all headed down to the main house and stitched until just before noon.  We had to vacate the cottage by noon and got most of our stuff packed in the cars.  Around 1pm it was time to say goodbye.

It was an incredible fun packed weekend and can't wait until next year to do it all again.
Actually Dani and I might be heading up there in July when we are on holidays.

 A view from the cottage, looking out at the bay

A view of the cottage, from the water

During the weekend, I only worked on Cirque de Cercles.  Here is a before and after pic.  I didn't think I had done that much but after looking, I did actually get a good chunk done.

Before the weekend

After Sunday night

Stitching update

Where has the past few weeks gone??  or better yet, where did May go??

I haven't been able to stitch as much as I would have wanted in the past few weeks, but some is better than none.

On Sunday, my mommy came down and helped me plant some shrubs in my front flower bed.  OMG was I ever sore and tired on Monday!!  I will try and take some pics on Sunday... if they haven't died before then lol

On monday I aslo started my next course.  It looks like it is going to be very challenging, but hopefully I can do it and still have a few hours a week to stitch :)

This weekend I am off to Georgian Bay for a stitching weekend.  Can't wait!!!  I hope I can get lots done on CdC.

Anyway, here are a few photos of my Cirque des cercles for your viewing pleasure :)

Life is just a walk in the park

Last weekend was a long weekend in Canada.
I got a hold of Beatrice and asked if she wanted some company on Saturday, since I wanted to stop at Knowledge and Needles anyway.

I arrived at her place around 11am.  We had a quick lunch and then off we went to Ann's.  After a short shopping trip we made our way to Presqu'ile Provincial Park in Brighton.

It has probably been around 8 years since I had been there.  They recently updated the marsh boardwalk and it looks great!

Here are some pics from our walk.

A piece of the old boardwalk

I also have been working on Cirque des Cercles

Here is where I am as of tonight

update

My goodness how time flies!  I can't believe it has been over 2 weeks since I last blogged.

Last weekend I attended Dani's annual Get Together. 
Friday night I loaded up the car and headed east to pick Rebecca up. We made a couple of short stops and then we were off Dani's.  We had a little car trouble on the way up (wind shield wipers stopped working) but managed to safely arrive around 10pm.  Christin was already there and giving Zeus lots of cuddles.

Saturday morning Dani and I drove to Canadian Tire to get my mom's car fixed.  The weather man was calling for TONS of rain!  I manged driving there in one piece (a little harder than friday night) and left the car with them for the day.  Dani and I headed back to her place.  We were soon joined by Lynn and then Beatrice and Kathy.  Later in the afternoon Dani's friend Amy (no blog...yet) arrived. 

Dani made her KickAss Lasagna for dinner and for desert we had an amazing chocolate skor triffle made by Amy.

Sunday morning the four of us (Dani, Christin, Rebecca and I) headed for breakfast at this little spot Dani loves.  I am a fan too.  After breaky we picked up my car (yah fixed!) and headed back to Dani's for more stitching.  Around 3pm Rebecca and I said our goodbyes and headed back to her house.

Even though I had a little hiccup with mom's car, the weekend was amazing and very relaxing!
Thanks again to Dani for hosting and to Rebecca for the company on the drives.

As for stitching, I did stitch.... I just didn't have time this morning to take pictures.  I worked on Cirque de Cercles for all of Saturday and then worked on Blair's dragon and Cirque de Carreaux for a bit on Sunday.
Hopefully I will get some stitching done this long weekend (YAH!!) and have some pics to show you. 

May TUSAL

Its the new moon again, which means I have to update my Orts!

Lots of green from Paradigm Lost, blue/purple from Cirque des cercels and other colours are from Dani's quilt squares

Speaking of CdC, here is an update since working on it on Sunday

Cirque de cercles, Ink Circles

May 1, 2011

Now... back to stitching!!

End of January update

Okay this month has just flown by!  crazy fast!!

Nothing really to talk about since my last update, so I will just entertain you with pictures.

Paradigm Lost

and a close up

Fish City

Cirque de Carreaux

and a close up

Cirque des Cercles

and a close up of the beautiful colour

The Bramble and Rose

Well I think that is it for now. 



Post retreat update

This past weekend I attended the Knowledge and Needles First annual Winter Retreat.  For pics check out Dani's blog... I didn't get around to taking many pics.

On the weekend, for some reason I couldn't stay on one project.
Below are my progress pics.  I also worked on Blair's dragon, but not enough to show a new pic.

Cirque de Cercles

Ink Circles - Jan26'11

Close up of Cirque de Cercles

Paradigm Lost

Long Dog - Jan 26'11

Fish City (Stoney Creek Collection)

Jan 26'11

Cirque de Carreux

Ink Circles - Jan 26'11

I really need to start concentrating more on one project.  I don't feel like I am getting anything done...especially since my time is more precious now.  Oh well... I will figure it out :)

Update on CdC

I have been doing pretty good with working on CdC.  This weekend I was invited to a stitching weekend and worked on it most of the time

Here is my pic as of yesturday afternoon.

Cirque de Cercles - Ink Circles

As at January 9, 2010



New Year - New Start

2011
Wow.... it just sounds so weird!!

For 2011 Christin and I are doing Cirque de Cercles together as a SAL.  Dani is thinking about joining us later.
I am doing mine on Lemon drop lugana and using Ephiphany by Carrie's Creations.  I just LOVE using those threads!
Christin and I decided to post weekly on Saturday.  I didn't get a chance to blog on the weekend, but here is a pic of where my CdC was as of Saturday night

Cirque de Cercles

January 1, 2011

I continued to work on this on Sunday - I think I actually worked on it most of the day.  Here is where I was as of last night

Cirque de Cercles

January 2, 2011

These pictures do not do it justice at all so I tried to get a close up.  Still need to learn how to use my DSL properly.

Well, my dear hubby is sick so I think I am going to have a relaxing stitching night and make sure he rests.