In My World

October 1 mystery dishcloth knitalong . . . watch out . . . I'm catching up . . . LOL

When we were in the Niagara area letterboxing last fall we happened upon a roadside stand selling bushels of fresh picked apples for $5.00.  We made room for a bushel in the back of the van.  A few days later Nanna, Mom and I made applesauce.  We had planned on doing some canned apples for pies and crisps but we were working so well and efficiently that we lost track of how many apples we were peeling and saucing.  We ran out of apples without realizing it.  We had a great time together.

You may recall that enjoy doing mystery knit-along dishcloths . . . but with all the crazy that is my world I've gotten behind.  This is the mid September 2011 mystery just finished.  If you enjoy this kind of project you should check out Monthly Dishcloths .

Yeah!!!! The final proofs of my new books have just arrived which means they are now available to purchase. Just click on the Book Store tab just under my blog title to view my books and ebooks. Thank you.

Here's a new challenge for you.  My friend and I were going through some old magazines and reminiscing about some older tools and techniques that we just don't seem to do any more.  Embossing, chalking, eyelets, deco squares were just a few of the things we saw and remembered fondly.  I'm planning on having some fun with some old techniques.  I challenge you to do the same . . . and I'd love to see what you come up with. On January 1st I challenged you to scrap about a habit you have.  I finally had a chance to create my layout and order the photo I plan to use online. My habit is my morning tea or coffee.  The photo is of my favourite coffee cup.  I chose it because it states something very true for me.  That truth about my sleeping in is also the reason I used a sheet of patterned paper covered in clock faces.

We woke up at the crack of dawn-ish on Sunday, September 25th, because we wanted to find as many letterboxes as we could in Niagara Falls, Ontario.  Our first find of the day was at 8:14 am.   Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1  also had the honour of being our 200th find.  We also found the bonus stamp Republic P-47 Thunderbolt  "Bubbletop". 2 0 0   It was an easy find and we were back on the road again.  Our second find of the day was a particularly hard find.  We knew exactly where the box was, but retrieving it without being seen is another story.  Fortunately the sight of 2 boys climbing randomly all over the sign with a grandmother shooting photos gave us the cover we needed.   A Whale of a Letterbox was our 3rd find of the day, When our boys were young we often packed a picnic and went on road trips.  We have carried on that tradition with our grandsons.  A two day trip (Rockwood & Niagara Falls) required 2 coo...

We had to leave St. Thomas quite early (by my standards) to attend this event, hosted by Fiddleheads, in Rockwood ON.  We still managed to be a bit late but in time to attend the workshop of solving ciphers and other interesting types of clues.  I have to admit I'm not all that great, especially with the really tricky stuff but the boys have minds like steel traps so we were pretty sure they would be able to help us find all the boxes when we headed out after lunch (pot luck and fabulous) to start solving some mind bending clues.  The boxes are hidden in the Rockwood Conservation Area, a fabulous park that we really enjoyed exploring.  Right beside the parking lot is this abandoned mill.  It looked more like a castle and the boys had an amazing time exploring it.  I was able to get some really nice photos like this one here. And then it was time to get serious and find some letterboxes. Our first find was Harris Woolen Mill Ruins . ...

My Nanna was turning 95 on January 2nd and we thought tea and shopping at the Mad Hatter Tea Room was the perfect gift idea for the lady who has everything. "We" refers to my husband, youngest son & girlfriend and myself. We refused to tell her where we were taking her but she seemed pleased when we pulled into the Orwell area business. Above are a couple of photos taken at this event. We all ordered pots of tea and scones from a nice young lad who was running the tea room single-handed. Service was slow but not awful. Tim, Krystel and Hal wanted sandwiches but despite what the menu said, the only sandwich available was roast beef and cheese . . . so that's what they ordered. Hal didn't tell me until later that the bread was dry. The tea was lovely and hot and our server came back with hot water and refilled the pots when we emptied them. The scones were fresh and warm. We had a fairly lovely time. And Nanna had a great time wandering throug...