Today's Flower

This was one of the poppies I had growing at the other house, I did transfer them over to this house, but I am not sure if they took? We'll see in the spring of 2010.

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Nothing much to report, though a couple of photos to show you....

Dh spent the morning in the attic on Saturday doing some bits and bobs, while I went grocery shopping, did some tidying up, and hung out a load of laundry. I was lucky enough to ge it dry outside again.

After lunch we popped into Orangeville as we had some things to return to Home Depot. We popped into the dreaded Wal-Mart, as I needed some things, and knew I could get them cheaper there. Had a raincheck for a switch for the bathroom, that we finally remembered to pick up. We got the raincheck in August, luckily Canadian Tire's raincheck's have no time limit on them.

We then decided to have a walk down the main street of Orangeville. One store we went in was called Pear Home. I have been wanting some glass mugs for a while now and I saw these glass mugs which have bees on them, aren't they cute? They have other matching items, like plates, bowls, glasses etc, that I may start and collect over time.

I had a pack of jumbo hot dogs in the freezer left over from summer, so I barbecued those as it was warm enough to do that today. Hot dogs are not something we eat very often so it's a treat when we do have them. Not sure if we'll get a chance to barbecue again this year, we'll see. I do know I have some burgers left in the freezer, so I guess I'll have to hunt the George Foreman grill out to cook those if it gets to cold to barbecue outside.

I am engrossed in my other Beverly Lewis book, "The Secret," so haven't been visiting other people's blogs like I should have, sorry.

Well I guess that's it for this year......

I don't anticipate seeing double digits (centigrade) again this year. The weather seems to be getting cooler, and we could even have snow by the end of next week. I have to say November has been lovely, and mild. Which has been a blessing, with us renovating the attic. We should have the plastic on the insulation this weekend, then we just have the dormer window to sort out with trim and insulation. Then that's it for the insulation up there and then I think we're taking a break from the attic for a while.

Now that doesn't mean we'll be just sitting back, we have a ton of other jobs to do, well dh does, I just "supervise," and I'm a damn good supervisor it turns out.......LOL

Friday was a "perfect" day for me. I pottered around the house cleaning up, got the laundry hung out and dried. Sat down later in the afternoon and read a book; "The Parting," by Beverly Lewis, thanks Carol for recommending it!! Made supper, finished my book, watched a bit of tv and posted on my blog. I didn't leave the house all day and it was a no spend day..YEAH!!!

I am one of those people; when I start a book I can't put it down, so things never get done. In my case, I didn't get time to pop by everyone's blogs on Friday. So my apologies to you if you asked me any questions and I haven't responded. I will warn you I am now starting on another book by Beverly Lewis, called "The Secret," so will be busy this weekend with that no doubt!!!

Menu Planning and photos......

I used to do it all the time, but have not done it in ages. So I decided to make a list of meals for the next week or so and see if I can stick to it!! I find it saves time and money if I have a plan, as I know ahead of time what I am going to make, so no last minute rushing around.

Here is my menu plan:

THURS 19TH: LIVER CASSEROLE & RICE

FRI 20TH: LEFTOVER PORK WITH PASTA AND VEGGIES

SAT 21ST: BAKED POTATOES WITH BBQ SAUSAGES

SUN 22ND: FISH & SALAD

MON 23RD: BEEF STEW

TUES 24TH: SOUP & HOMEMADE BREAD

WED 25TH: LEFTOVER BEEF STEW AND HOMEMADE BREAD

THURS 26TH: FRIED EGGS, HASH BROWNS & BAKED BEANS

FRI 27TH: LIVER, ONIONS, MASHED POTATO AND GRAVY

As I said my main downfall will be trying to stick to this.

I also went to the quilting store on Thursday as I needed some material, and help on this block I am doing. Both A.J. and Jacky are great people and Jacky comes from Britain. Jacky is one of these people who does things in her head, she doesn't need a pattern. Whereas I need a pattern and follow instructions to the letter!!! Suffice to say after talking with Jacky, I am not following the pattern they gave me to the letter, as Jacky said so!!!! I wasn't supposed to say that, as she told me not to write that on my blog, "as Jacky said so!!"

Anyhow here are some more photos from the store. I swear you could spend hours in there and still not see everything!! One of these days I am going to go in there and have a really good browse around, hopefully I'll also have a pocket full of money as well at the same time.








I got the material what I wanted and even booked a class for December, which was bad of me, as money is very, very tight at the moment, but it was only $15, and I don't think the supplies will be much, as we are using scraps of material that we have around the house. I want to make this something as a Christmas gift, so I can't mention what it is on my blog!!

Skywatch Friday - Not a cloud in the sky....

Although there is a touch of pink showing there, could that be clouds?

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Face to face meeting and some photos......

Now granted I have moved 45 minutes away, but that's no excuse. I have seen my friend face to face in person, only a couple of times since we have moved. She did come up to pick raspberries, but other than me popping in at her work to drop something off, I haven't seen her. Granted we talk when I call, or via the email but that's it.

Technology seems to be taking over from actual getting together face to face meeting. Its so much easier and convenient to go onto Face book, or to email someone, rather than taking the time to arrange a get together. Life seems to be so busy for everyone nowadays, which is silly, as we have all these modern convenineces to save us all time. So in theory we should have more time on our hands, not less? It's such a shame and its a sad state of affairs if you ask me and something we are all guilty of. So maybe we should all try and make an effort to meet our friends face to face once in a while?

The photos below are of the library at Shelburne. The oldest part of the building was built in 1910, the newer part was built in 2004. Such super and helpful staff that work there, and a joy to deal with. I love the stained glass windows they have in there.

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Remember I was talking about the sitemeter the other day and how fascinated I am with it. Well here is a few examples of how people find me:

BRITAIN WIND GALES - I know I'm forever rambling on about the weather but even so.

BRITISH WOMAN PORNO.....icky, icky, icky - funny thing is I am the most straight laced person out there!!!

who took that photo of a woman whose head was covered by british flag - and up pops me???

titled british woman - maybe someone thinks I could be royalty??? I know I'm always on about how fussy I am when it comes to parking my royal butt when using public washrooms/toilets.

british woman creates lightsleeper - I'm not getting this one? Are you?

only mad dogs and Englishmen... - I did do a post with that title here but somehow or other, I don't think they were looking for that?

heavenly hollyhock fabric - can't believe someone was searching for that, I have a couple of metres of it, but it's not for sale!!

Then of course, a lot of people find me searching for recipes, due to the recipe posts. Thinking about doing something like that again, obviously not with veggies or fruits though.

Cobwebs and Caviar......

that's the name of my local quilting store. Here is a link to the store, and a couple more in my area (check out the Shop Hop page).

I was there on Tuesday for my block of the month club and took some photos. It was busy so was hard to get quick photos taken with no one around. I will take more of the quilting fabric area later in the week when I go back in, but you name it they have it!!

(as always click on the photos for more detail)

I must say I could spend a small fortune in there. I am hoping someone may get me a gift card for the store for Christmas!! So this month's block is called Flyfoot can't wait to make it.