Off tomorrow to St. Thomas . . .
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| Centrepiece on coffee table |
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| Newly enclosed porch! |
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| Cool garden ornament |
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| Heron in the garden |
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| The boat put away for the winter |
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| One-legged Charlie in his cage! |
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| Sunrise!! |
Thursday, 22 October 2015
October 20th to 22nd, 2015
On the road again! My first destination: Cheryl and Jim's house at Cormac. I love coming here - partly because Cheryl and I have been friends for around 38 years! Also, she and Jim have an absolutely beautiful house and piece of land here in the countryside!
Off tomorrow to St. Thomas . . .
Off tomorrow to St. Thomas . . .
October 18th & 19th
Sunday morning at Glebe St.James Church: today the baby quilts were presented to Nancy, director of St. Mary's House. A total of 48 quilts were donated! This was also my last Sunday in Ottawa - so Chris and Stephanie included Irene and I (she's off to the Bahamas this week) in the lighting of the Christ candle at the beginning of the service - and Robert noted my departure to the choir earlier. This was very, very special for me - I really do feel blessed to have so many people wishing me well and saying that they'll miss me! What a send-off this was! I don't really think of myself as having an impact on people around me - and it's very moving to get the opposite message!
Monday afternoon was my last craft afternoon at Judy's house - took some pics of the busy, productive hours we spend there!
Monday afternoon was my last craft afternoon at Judy's house - took some pics of the busy, productive hours we spend there!
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| A plethora of quilts - and Robert at the organ! |
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| Chris and Brad |
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| Two quilts at the back of the church |
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| Another wall hanging |
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| Jim and the sound system - and the side stained glass windows |
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| Hilda and Margaret with a quilt |
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| My baby hats, crocheted for the fall bazaar |
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| Laura. hard at work as usual! |
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| And some of us knit, too! |
October 17th, 2015
Kathy's birthday, so Sue-Jane Will and I took her to lunch at the wonderful Smith's Falls' restaurant "My House". Their schnitzels are to die for! Fabulous food, as expected - and Sue-Jane and Will treated me, too, since this is my last Saturday in Ottawa for six months or so.
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| Will holding his birthday present for Kathy |
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| The birthday girl! |
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| Firemen's Calendar . . . |
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| Will proudly occupying Judy's seat, since she's away this weekend! |
October 14th, 2015
Thanks to Judy's hard work, my mysterious quilt top has been transformed to a duvet for the comforter in my RV!! How cool is that? Judy says that this top is completely hand sewn.
September 25th to 27th, 2015
Quilting Retreat - always an awesome experience, and this year was no exception! Irene and I drove to Gracefield - stopped at the Milano Restaurant for lunch - then drove up to the main house to unload all Judy's stuff - and Irene disembarked here to get settled in her room. I took the car around to Beaver Lodge, where I was rooming with Helen (missing Emma, who did unexpectedly a few weeks before this - very tragic, and Emma is sooo missed by all of us).
This location is stunning - right on a river, with woods, an outdoor chapel, gazebo, and of course the big house where all the quilting magic happens! I went swimming on Saturday -beautiful weather. Also started each day with a meditation in the chapel, watching the mist rise off the river and listening to music provided by Chris.Because of the offshore breeze, it looks as though the mist originates in a little by just to my left, and is swept out over the lake, finally becoming invisible as the morning sun gets warmer and warmer. It occurs to me that our perception of God is kind of like that - we look for a source, a place where God lives or originates, then realize that He/She is actually everywhere, spreading in and through everything; the closer we look, the less we see, but we know that He/She - like the moisture in the mist - is actually always there. Anyhow, those were my philosophical tendencies during those morning meditations!
our project for the weekend was strip quilting - and even I seem to have mastered this technique - I made a placemat for my rv - and also put in some time crocheting. Ruth and I stuck together for the quilting, since we seem to be about the same place as far as sewing is concerned . . . Hopefully, we can band together next year, too!
The time flew by - more great memories created, a grand total of 48 quilts to donate to St. Mary's!!
This location is stunning - right on a river, with woods, an outdoor chapel, gazebo, and of course the big house where all the quilting magic happens! I went swimming on Saturday -beautiful weather. Also started each day with a meditation in the chapel, watching the mist rise off the river and listening to music provided by Chris.Because of the offshore breeze, it looks as though the mist originates in a little by just to my left, and is swept out over the lake, finally becoming invisible as the morning sun gets warmer and warmer. It occurs to me that our perception of God is kind of like that - we look for a source, a place where God lives or originates, then realize that He/She is actually everywhere, spreading in and through everything; the closer we look, the less we see, but we know that He/She - like the moisture in the mist - is actually always there. Anyhow, those were my philosophical tendencies during those morning meditations!
our project for the weekend was strip quilting - and even I seem to have mastered this technique - I made a placemat for my rv - and also put in some time crocheting. Ruth and I stuck together for the quilting, since we seem to be about the same place as far as sewing is concerned . . . Hopefully, we can band together next year, too!
The time flew by - more great memories created, a grand total of 48 quilts to donate to St. Mary's!!
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| Irene in the restaurant |
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| Beaver Lodge, on the banks of the Gatineau River |
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| Outdoor chapel |
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| Path between chapel and gazebo |
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| Gazebo |
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| Main Hoiuse |
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| Entrance to Main House |
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| Janet Nield hard at work! |
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| First night get together |
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| From Beaver Lodge |
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| Beaver Lodge |
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| Morning mist |
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| Ruth & I with our strip quilted placemats |
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| Strips for quilts |
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| Hilda focussed! |
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| My round crocheted baby blanket and placemat |
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| Cute little booties! |
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| Show and tell night |
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| Cool 3d-ish quilt |
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| A family affair - Stephanie and family |
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| Fireplace inside Beaver Lodge |
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| Some of the 48 baby quilts |
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| My car at Beaver Lodge |
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| Patio outside the Main House |
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| All the participants and the quilts! |
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