I suppose it’s an odd thing to be working on when it’s 40 degrees Celsius outside. The tuque! It actually started a few months ago, but it seems to be a trend.
Another baby prop. How cute is this thing?
The little hat was followed by the blanket. I love this blanket. A lot of my friends and co-workers do as well. It’s made of the Pattens Alpaca Natural Blends in lavendar. It was heavy and beautiful and oh so simple to make.
In there, I managed to hit an antique shop. Do I EVER love antique shops!! I drive by this shop at least once a week. Last week, on my way from breakfast at the Elgin Street Diner (where they now know me by name), I stopped and had a peek inside. I could esily spend an obscene amount of money there.
I think I left some awesome stuff out of my last post.
My son graduated high school!!!! Oh my goodness!!! I can’t believe he’s all done. A whole giant chapter of his life is now complete. He’s offically a big boy. I’m having a hard time wrapping my brain around it all.
My sister France and I did a charity “Amazing Race” to raise money for Hospice Cornwall in memory of France’s coworker Tom who died of cancer at the Hospice a few years ago. What a hoot! We had so much fun. And what a great cause.
I made a tuque for my friend Brian. Easy ribbed hat.
My friend Rachelle and I took the canoe out for a spin for the first time. What a great workout. After all threat work though, we hit the Blue Anchor for some drinks.
We totally missed the fireworks I so wanted to see in Ottawa on Canada Day. What a bummer. But we had Beaver Tails to console us!
Spent Monday frolicking around Ottawa. I’ve been to Ottawa a million times and I never really noticed this fountain. Beautiful isn’t it?
On Tuesday morning, I got some great news. I guess I shouldn’t really get excited until the deal is complete but, all conditions have been waived and the closing is set for Friday the 13th. Yikes! This means a lot of good things. By that, I mean mostly that it will free up some money for TRAVELING!!!
I hosted a few kids from Los Angeles. They’re biking from Kingston to NYC. Couch Surfing ROCKS! They are Dave and Kyle. A few weeks ago, I hosted a guy from Petawawa who was in town for a wedding. I’m still in touch with him. In August, I’m hosting a couple from Toronto who are also doing a bike tour, as well as 4 music librarians from Europe who will be in Montreal for a converence.
I also started taking an online class through Craftsy on lace design. It’s very interesting – even inspiring. But, have I mentioned that I hate math!
Today, I started another tuque.
My Tilted Duster still haunts me!!!
So, there you have it. In a nutshell.