Picture Lacing

 Yesterday morning I attended a "picture lacing" seminar in Moncton.

It was at a FABULOUS cross-stitch store called "Because You Count".

(Notice the numerous pieces on the walls in the background)

For me it's like being a kid in a candy store!!

 Laced one way.

 Laced the other way.

It was MUCH simplier than I thought it would be.

Now I can stretch my own pieces and frame them as well.

Finished product!

(This frame was purchased at Michaels.

The total framing cost, frame and course, was under $30.00.

To have it done at a framing place would have cost me well over $100.00)

Felicitations Paul. Tu est bilingue!

This room has been Pauls work life (his french course) for the last 9 months. 

 Paul with his instructor, Fam

Today his work space no more. At 1047hr. today he received the fantastic news that he passed his oral exam and is now considered bilingual....in the federal government's eyes.

CONGRATULATIONS PAUL!!!

I am very proud of him.

Cedar Waxwings

Last week on a rainy mornig, the trees around the house were full of birds. They were especially fond of the mountain ash trees. These aren't great pictures but the birds didn't stay very long in any one place. Notice the BRIGHT yellow color at the tip of his tail feathers.

Duck Cove, NB

These were taken last Tuesday as one of 3 cruise ships left the harbour.

New Fridge

 Out with the old.....

In with the new!!!!!

Preserving Fall for Winter

On Saturday I made 2 batches of Mustard Pickles.

Last week I bought a bag of squash, 13 buttercup squash.

Emma and I had one for supper on Sunday....yummy

Today I started to put some away for winter.

I did 4 squash this morning...it took me 50 minutes to peel them....(hard on the hands)

....cooked them ( 2 pots)

....mashed them and let them cool

...and then bag them into individual servings (Paul doesn't eat squash);

4 bags /2 squash. At this rate I'll have plenty for the winter. I'll share with Emma ,

because she likes it as well.

Hummingbirds

The hummingbirds have been very busy at my feeder. Yesterday during hirricane Earl, when I expected they would stay sheltered and safe in their nests, they were busily out and about. There are 2 females who consistently visit. It's like they are the best of friends......as one feeds, the other may sit on top of the pole that holds the feeder, as if guarding their territory. Then they depart and it's like they are doing a dance in the air, twittering at each other, flying together, slowly up high till you can hardly see them and then rapidly descending. They then fly from flower to flower, gracefully through the arbor, over to the maple trees or monutain ash and then back to the feeder. Late yesterday afternoon brought a 3rd, a male. Today I put out a second feeder, just off the deck and within 20 min. one was quietly perched and feeding. Fall is close at hand and by next month thay will be making their long journey south.They are very interesting to watch and it is most amazing that they will find their way back in the spring to the same feeders.