Saturday, 12 November 2011

What a Difference One Week Can Make

This past week has been filled with tremendous highs and shattering lows. 

Last Sunday, the Grateful Threads, the quilt group from work, spend the day sewing, laughing, complaining, and eating.  It is always such a fun day.  Nothing beats the feel of good cotton or the jewel tones of a lush batik. These ladies do with fabric what scrapbookers do with paper. 

Fast forward about 2 hours.    ER for me with what in the end was diagnosed as a kidney stone.  Take it from me this is not something nice at all.   It is rather cool how the doctor blasted the stone with shock waves reducing it to dust. At least that is what he said he did, all I know for sure is that when I woke up from the surgery the pain was gone, totally gone. 


The LO is of a flower that formed part of the bouquet from my co-workers.  I have no idea what kind of flower it is.  It's just pretty.  I did this page for a challenge on one of the digital websites I belong to.

Now it's time to move into the next phase of my life.   Life is good.  Simple as that.

Saturday, 5 November 2011

Lazy Saturday Afternoon

Today has been lazy in the areas of housework, cooking, laundry, and shopping.  I did manage to catch a bit of a snooze on the couch.  I mostly just played with PSE (Photo Shop Elements) all day.  I have an idea in the back of my mind to design a whole series of digital things with a quilting theme.  Papers, frames, template, stitches, and brushes.  Here is the beginning effort.  The darling little girl is my sister Lois's great-granddaughter,  Now is she a sweetie or what?

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Bamberton Provincial Park

 I love going down to Bamberton Provincial Park in the fall.  Great clouds, empty picnic tables, ducks and seals, and our little white dog.  Life is good, simple as that.  And it's less than 10 minutes from our front door.
This was yesterday and now you too can see why I love it there. 




The template is from TammyCirceo Designs
The  background paper, stick pin and round stickers are from the kit called Expresso Yourself  by Cloudy Chais designs.