Classes Open House

Please join me Saturday, March 3rd for the Class Open House at:

Michaels
1881 Fairview St
Burlington, ON

Nearest intersection is Brant St & Fairview St.

from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Demo on February 25, 2012

Come visit me at Michaels, 1881 Fairview St, Burlington, ON. I will be giving a crochet demonstration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

I will be working on a crochet scarf and smartphone cover. I will be happy to answer any questions regarding classes at Michaels or crochet questions.

Please feel free to ask questions about projects you're working on. I look forward to seeing you there.

Teaching at Michaels

Starting on March 12, 2012, I will be teaching crochet classes at:

Michaels
1881 Fairview Street
Burlington, ON
L7S 2K4

March 12th, 2012 - first class will cover slip knot, chain, single crochet

March 26th, 2012 - stitches to be covered will be half-double crochet, double crochet, triple crochet

April 16th, 2012 - stitches to be covered will be slip stitch, increase, decrease, shells, reading instructions, gauge, crochet abbreviations

April 30th, 2012 - granny squares will be the project of the day

May 14th - crocheting for baby

May 28th - throws and wraps

June 11th - crocheting gifts

June 30th - to be determined

Classes are $25 per person.

Go to www.michaels.com for more information and stop into the store today to sign up!

Catching up

I have been keeping busy for the last month or so. In fact, I can't believe how quickly June & July have passed.

We have Heritage beefsteak tomatoes & cherry tomatoes in our garden. The Heritage tomato plant is about 5' tall. The 3 cherry tomato plants are 8' tall and the regular beefsteak tomato plant is 5' tall. We're having a little trouble though. We weren't planning on quite so many tomatoes. Looks like my Mom will be taking tomatoes to the Seniors' Centre again this year.

It's been super busy at work for the last two weeks. My colleague burnt her arm and sprained her ankle in a kitchen accident and has been unable to work for the better part of the last two weeks.

I have been working with Mom on a queen sized blanket for my brother. In this hot weather, we haven't gotten many squares completed, but at least we've gotten a couple done. He lives in a basement apartment where the air conditioning keeps the temperature very cool.

I'm working on a new set of designs for the Hallowe'en pads I make. I made a set of four a few years ago to give out at Hallowe'en to the kids. Whats left I will donate to the Children's library and make my new ones.

I have been working with my brother to arrange a 25Th wedding anniversary party in August. My brother handles most of the food. I get to work on the decorations. So far I've worked out silver crocheted streamers and blue crocheted roses. Mom and Dad's wedding colours were blue and silver, so it should work well.

Gotta get back to work now. Stay cool!

Sound of Music Festival

The Sound of Music Festival was last weekend. We went to see the parade on Saturday morning and I have to say, the bands were excellent. There was a wide variety of music played, from traditional ballads to jazz and swing.

I was very impressed with the performance of the MM Robinson band. Along with playing, they're synchronized movements were excellent. The little extra performance we received at the band stand was very well done.

The Scottish dancers, Irish dancers - particularly the young gentleman who gave a little extra performance as well - danced beautifully.

All the bands played well and it was great to see so many bands out on such a hot day. I'm sure those dressed all in black (including the Top Hats Marching Band) were feeling the sun beating down on them.

My congratulations all around for a successful performance!

Victoria Day Weekend

Hope everyone had a great Victoria Day weekend. There was quite a bit of rain in our area, but it didn't put a damper on our weekend. We got some gardening done and some lawn work done (Dad did most of it as seen by his sunburnt neck). Mom assisted Dad on where plants needed to be planted and I helped with the marigolds in the front.

Yesterday, my brother and I went to see Pirates of the Carribean 4: On Stranger Tides. It was a great movie. The special effects were excellent. The movie was funny, but kept you on the edge of your seat. It was just over 2 hours long. I recommend anyone who has seen the other Pirates of the Carribean movies should definitely see it, but even if you haven't seen the others, go see this one anyway. This movie is not a continuation of the previous movies. It's a movie on it's own. Definitely a movie worth watching.

Well, back to work!

Catching up

It's been a while since I was signed in. No excuses. I finally downloaded my camera with the finished pictures of the Alice Dress I was working on. As mentioned it worked up fast.

Once I completed the Alice Dress, I also finished a little girls sweater. It was one of the free patterns that I picked up when buying yarn, but I used pixie instead of baby yarn. I think it worked up well.


I finished two other children's sweaters and a baby blanket. I also tried a pattern for onesies. They were all very cute.



When I wasn't working on crochet, I have been working through tax season. This is our busiest time of year at work. Fortunately, it made the days go fast.

At the end of April, I went to the CreativFestival at the International Centre. There was plenty to see for sewing and scrapbooking. I was very disappointed at how very little crocheting there was. With no CreativFestival Spring show last year, I had hoped that this year would be packed. Sadly, it wasn't. I went by the A Needle Pulling Thread booth on Saturday afternoon, but I didn't recognize any of the artists at the booth. Well, I'm sure they are all very good at the craft they make. Perhaps the Fall show will be more exciting.

May is a busy month for our family as well. We have 5 birthdays and Mother's Day. So far, other than a lot of rain, it hasn't been too bad.

My brother and I went to the Photographic, Video and Digital Imaging show at the International Centre last weekend. It was super busy, but there was plenty to see and some great ideas to be found. The magazines that were there had plenty to offer and of course, if you want to know what the best photographic equipment is, this was the place to be. Henry's was there in full force with at least 5 booths. I visited Canon, Nikon and Panasonic. There was a variety of photographic equipment for everyone whether novice or professional.

With the spring weather here (in rain and shine), it's been a great time for photographing the wildlife. I had the fortunate pleasure of leaving work at just the right time last week. It was pouring rain, but just back of our building were two sets of Canadian geese with their goslings. I couldn't resist standing in the rain to get the picture.



With the gardening season almost upon us, we've been working out what to plant in the garden. We started our tomatoes back in April and I can happily say they are doing well. Last year we thought we were planting beefsteak tomatoes and once they were started, realized they were not. They still tasted delicious, but when you get your heart set on beefsteak, the rest just don't cut it!

Already, our garden has lilies of the valley, tulips, a trillium and our rose bushes are showing new growth. We only need to add a few plants to fill in the bare spots. Out front, we have lavender which I thought was killed off last year. It apparently was not and has come back with plenty of new growth. It's surprising what lives and what dies in the garden over winter. We were disappointed to find our blue rose didn't make it, but realized that it had been very difficult to grow it in the first place.

I think I've covered everything to date, but I'm sure there will be more to write before you know it.