Trystan brought me breakfast in bed this morning, just before 7am, for Mother’s Day. He thoughtfully got it ready early so that I could head out on a 70km ride before it got too hot or too wet. As it turned out, it didn’t get up to the 30 degrees Celsius predicted a couple daysContinue reading “Mother’s Day Ride”
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No School and Trimming the Ivy
The Peel District School Board secondary school teachers went on strike on Monday May 4 which means that Megan and Alun are not in school. Mostly, they have just been doing as they please, however, I asked them to spend 30 minutes yesterday and today, and each day until we are done, cleaning up theContinue reading “No School and Trimming the Ivy”
Sunday May 3 – Success Climbing the Escarpment
It was the Brampton Quilters’ Guild quilt show this weekend. Trystan and I helped with set-up on Friday afternoon. I am the photographer for the Guild and I photograph every quilt in the show. I captured about a quarter of them on Friday. On Saturday afternoon, I returned, with Owen for my shift on mini-quiltContinue reading “Sunday May 3 – Success Climbing the Escarpment”
Sunday April 26 – Failing to Climb the Escarpment
Patti and I have signed up for Spin the Lakes on May 23 near Huntsville. It starts at Hidden Valley resort, and they have a deal with the resort for participants to stay at a reduced rate, so we will drive north on Friday, stay overnight, ride and head home after the ride. The routesContinue reading “Sunday April 26 – Failing to Climb the Escarpment”
Sunday April 19 – Riding the Humber, Again
On my second ride down the Humber this year, I invited Patti to come along. I mapped the ride from the Toronto Public Library on Humberwood Boulevard down to the lake and found it to be 50km return. We weren’t sure if we could go that far this early in the season but decided toContinue reading “Sunday April 19 – Riding the Humber, Again”
Sunday March 30 – Riding the Humber
Years ago, before the Humber River Trail, went under the 401, I rode a part of it with Patti. We didn’t go far. My only strong recollection is pushing our bikes along the sidewalk over the 401 and how noisy it was. Patti’s recollection is that we got ice cream at Dairy Queen on WestonContinue reading “Sunday March 30 – Riding the Humber”
Winter Getaway – February 1-3, 2015 – Part 1
I am almost two months late with this post and got out of the habit of blogging since late January. I am going to try to get back into it. Surprisingly, my two oldest teens both inquired why I had stopped blogging, which means they must have been reading my posts, which is as goodContinue reading “Winter Getaway – February 1-3, 2015 – Part 1”
Winter Getaway – February 1-3, 2015 – Part 2
I just haven’t been feeling like blogging lately, but I do want to keep it up for the very reasons I started blogging last summer: I am hoping that by reviewing my day and writing about it, the details will stick in my mind better. Failing that, I’ll be able to refer back to theContinue reading “Winter Getaway – February 1-3, 2015 – Part 2”
Creating a Design Wall
A design wall is very helpful for laying out quilting blocks comfortably and easily allowing the quilter to step back and evaluate the layout and quickly make adjustments. When a fabric like flannel is used the quilt blocks will cling to the wall without the need for pins. Using half inch insulation boards allows pinsContinue reading “Creating a Design Wall”
Channelling my Inner Kindergarten Student
On Saturday January 24, the Brampton Quilters’ Guild, to which I have belonged for twelve years, ran a workshop on Journal Art Quilting taught by Sheree, in which we were shown has to use paint, muslin, fusible fabric and Tyvek to create fabric to use in journal quilts. In the afternoon, we made a smallContinue reading “Channelling my Inner Kindergarten Student”