A lot of things have happened in the last 2 months: The greenhouse business took so much of my time, that I didn't feel like reading or posting anything. But it has closed for another year, and I have time again to participate in blog hops, fb, and other things I really want to do.
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| The view of the greenhouse when you first walk in |
I have been the winner on several blogs over the last couple of months, and I have received all of the items except for one book I think. I won material, books, and a couple of pdf patterns. They are all received with thanks! I have been sewing the last couple of weeks also, but most of them were alterations.
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| The Chef's hat (for a children's cooking program.) |
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| The start of the baby blanket |
I did have to make chef's hats, and I also started crocheting a baby afghan. I will take some pictures of those items I have been working on lately, and will post them later.
On the family side, my son C has graduated grade 8! He was one handsome looking dude. (I think, anyway). He walked away with the Physical Education reward, and was also on the 80% plus average list.
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| Proud parents and Grade 8 grad! |
This means that I now have only one daughter left in elementary school! The end is in sight for that part of our lives. My second daughter is accepted in a University program. Not really the one she wants, but will get another chance of applying to the Architecture program next year. She's taking the offer of Carleton University (Ottawa, ON) for the history and theory of Architecture. So that will have our household 2 down. Three more to go....... Our middle daughter will be entering into Gr 11 this fall, and she is looking forward to taking more business courses next year. All in all they all did well, and I am proud of their accomplishments.
Vacation time has started. It means that the household becomes quiet for a couple of weeks. Our second and third daughters are at a church camp: the one a counselor and the other one is working on the crew that they have at the camp. Both are gone for 2 weeks, and that just leaves me with the 2 youngest. Sonny is driving the tractor for his dad and uncle: They are putting mums in the field so that we can sell them in a couple of weeks. And youngest D is the only one left in the house, and is complaining of being bored already. She will just have to find her own entertainment for the next little while, as I have to get busy in my sewing room for a while. I have to make a couple of curtains for our house. The ones in our bedroom have been up for 20ish years, and are totally falling apart! Yes, that is another thing that happened already: Hubby and I celebrated our 22nd anniversary ( by going out to dinner with just the two of us). And daughter # 3 also needs new curtains for her room so I will be busy with that, and a couple of other things I really want to get off my sewing table.
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| Ok, Ok, just one picture of a messy sewing table....... |
Happy reading, and happy sewing!
Maria K
