In My World

August Mystery Knit-Along Day 4: Row 37:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, *P1, K3*, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 38:   P2, *K1, P5, K1, P1*, P2 Row 39:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, *K2, P1, K3, P1, K1*, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 40:   P2, *P2, K1, P1, K1, P3*, P2 Row 41:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, *P1, K3*, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 42:   P2, *K1, P5, K1, P1*, P2 Row 43:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, *K2, P1, K3, P1, K1*, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 44:   P2, *P2, K1, P1, K1, P3*, P2 Row 45:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, *P1, K3*, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 46:   P2, *K1, P5, K1, P1*, P2 Row 47:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, knit to last 2 sts, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 48:   P2, knit to last 2 sts, P2 Cast off. Day 3: Row 25:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, K2, P1, K3, P1, K19, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 26:   P4, K1, P1, K1, P21, K1, P1, K1, P5 Row 27:   Slip 1 st knit...

I think the person who hires St. Thomas Transit drivers should be forced to play Undercover Boss and ride the buses for a day . . . SERIOUSLY!!! On the plus side, for $2.50 I can get to just about everywhere in town . . . usually . . . Today was the WORST ride I've ever had.  I transferred to the Hospital bus at the terminal near Walmart and it was downhill from there.  The driver was ridiculous.  The first time she hit the brakes to avoid running into the back of a car on Talbot Street near Briwood, I had to grab the bar on the back of the seat in front of me and the lady in front of me put her hands up against the partition between her and the driver. Her hard braking nearly threw me and an elderly lady out of our seats several times in the few blocks I rode that bus.  HEY DRIVER, WE DON'T HAVE A STEERING WHEEL TO HANG ON TO!!!!!!!   I won't be crafting or scrapbooking tonight because my right wrist is hurt now . . . To add to the fun, I ran my erra...

Happy 28th Anniversary to my unique husband . . . My Hero!! A few weeks ago I purchased a box of Multigrain Cheerios which is Hal's favourite snack when he's on the road.  There was a free beach towel offer.  You had to find the pin number on the inside of the package and enter it in a website to earn a free beach towel.  Well, as you may know, anything that is free interests me.  I was afraid that Hal might forget to bring home the package if he emptied it while he was away so I took out the cereal, cut out the pin number and put the box back together with duct tape.  Hal's driving partner thought it was unusual to see a Cheerios box covered in duct tape. We received a notice from the post office the other day and went to pick up our new beach towel.  Hal tied it around his neck in the drug store and flew out of the drug store . . . sigh . . . Sometimes boys just never grow up . . . LOL

Day 3: Row 25:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, K2, P1, K3, P1, K19, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 26:   P4, K1, P1, K1, P21, K1, P1, K1, P5 Row 27:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P2, K3, P1, K3, P1, K19, P1, K3, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 28:   P2, K1, P5, K1, P1, K1, P15, K1, P5, K1, P3 Row 29:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, K2, P1, K3, P1, K19, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 30:   P4, K1, P1, K1, P21, K1, P1, K1, P5 Row 31:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P2, K3, P1, K3, P1, K19, P1, K3, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 32:   P2, K1, P5, K1, P1, K1, P15, K1, P5, K1, P3 Row 33:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, K2, P1, K3, P1, K19, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 34:   P4, K1, P1, K1, P21, K1, P1, K1, P5 Row 35:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P2, K3, P1, K3, P1, K19, P1, K3, P1, slip 1 st knitwise Row 36:   P2, K1, P5, K1, P1, K1, P15, K1, P5, K1, P3 Day 2: Row 13:   Slip 1 st knitwise, P1, K2, P1, K3, P1, K19, P1, K3, P1,...

I just finished a pair of mitts and then realized they were both right mitts . . . argh!! I just finished two left mitts . . . ta da!!

Early Saturday morning (okay early for me) Hal and I headed out to Toronto to pick up Tim and Krystel for a weekend of adventure.  Our first pit stop was at Stop 50 Restaurant and Gas Bar near Winona, ON.  Pit is the key word.  Don't go there.  Filthy is a polite word for the condition of the propetry and restaurant and let's not even talk about the bathrooms!  We quickly moved on to Winona to have a picnic and pick up a quick drive-by letterbox, Small Town Festivals:  Winona Peach Festival .  Hal was not happy with me by the time we found the box because the hiding spot was very scratchy and overgrown.  But we got the box.  Isn't that the most important thing? Don't they just look all pirate-y matey? Our next stop was to check out the Ol' Weasel near Lincoln, ON.  This ship began in 1914 as a St. Lawrence ferry. In 1991 a business man converted the ship into a floating restaurant, built to resemble "La Grande Hermi...

I don't know how anyone can possibly get bored in St. Thomas.  There is just so much to see and do.  Today we took the boys to check out the Elgin County Railway Museum.  I hadn't been for quite a while so it was very different from my last visit.  I'll just wet your interest with a few photos.  You really need to go check it out yourself.  Very interesting indeed!!!!

We drove through Sparta on our way home at for the first time ever I saw that the little mud house was open.  Also known as Ye Olde Forge and Anvil, this little blacksmith's shop was built in 1827 of clay and straw by a Mr. Keller from England. The walls are very thick.  During the Mackenzie Rebellion of 1837, militia horses were stabled here. In 1944 E.A. Smith gave the building to the Sparta Sorosis Women's Institute, who used it as a meeting place for many years.  They turned it over to the Sparta Historical Society in 1995. It is currently being used as a museum; a very interesting little museum. We managed to pick up a new letterbox planted by Jiggs , took a few photos of the First Avenue bridge being demolished (to be shared in a separate post) . . . and then headed to Waterworks Park for a picnic supper. What boy doesn't love a huge piece of watermelon.  I kind of miss the real watermelons with black seeds that we used to spit at ea...