Travelling!

Nothing like coming home after a nice trip to really appreciate the things you have.

The Limeybirds always get their man.

I used to travel for a living, touring all over the US & Canada as a musical theatre performer - living out of hotels, motels, RVs and staying with friends. It was the best of times, it was....well, pretty awesome actually. :)

Ernest Hemingway's home in Key West

Jackson Sq in New Orleans

Sunset at Tarpon Lodge, Bokeelia, FL

My favourite mode of transportation when in Pine Island, FL

Beautiful art in the Museum of Art, St.Louis

My Happy Place, New York City

Loved the movie, LOVED the pizza even more! Mystic, CT

On the road again.....Ontario, Canada

CN Tower, Toronto, ON

Happiness is..... NYC

Home away from Home, Guilford, CT

Somewhere in the Blue Mountains, on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Stonewall Jackson's home.... I'm touching the stone wall.... get it?!

Another awesome place in Lexington, VA

Just out walkin', Empire State Building NYC

Needs no explanation!

But having a home that's not on wheels is really nice. It's also really nice to be in once place and be able to plan things!

This past week I was in Norwich, CT and then Boston, MA. I had a TON of fun...but now I have to buckle down and Git To Work. Ha. 

A few quilt orders have come in, and my fall teaching session begins Wednesday. House to clean and yard to prep for winter....always lots to do.

My Black Eyed Susans & Winston Churchill Fuschias

I did a few quilts for surprise gifts that are waiting to be blogged...and as well some "Outlander" inspired knitting..... but more later on that. Tonite is my weekend and it's my fav TV night...60 Minutes....Once Upon a Time, Homeland, and more stuff. Yay.

Have a great week...tell me......what've you been up to?

I shall leave you with some photos of Boston:

Walden Pond, Concord MA

Boston!!

A really great lunch at "The Top of the Hub"

Everywhere you look, old beautiful churches!

Boston Public Library!

And inside the library; a courtyard!

With a statue!

Yellow Italian Marble everywhere.....

Beautiful Lion Statues dedicated to the men who fought in the Civil War

City Park, Washington Statue

Splash of colour in the City Park

Wait....where did Summer Go???? Warning; lots of photos!

SO I've been off work for two months now. 

And at first, while scary, I was super excited to be able to actually get work done, finish off my UFOs, fix up stuff around the house, and above all, CLEAN up and out my sewing room.

 

(And I'm not gonna lie. Having the summer off?? This is the stuff dreams are made of.)

Garden Shed before Painting

 I had a long list of Things To Do.

This is my tiny but mighty back yard. All Primed up.

 Repaint the Garden Shed??

Check.

All done, painted nicely & clean looking. And lookit all dem birds!

Learn how to use my new zoom lens.

Flowerbeds at Chingacousy Park, Brampton.

Check.

Spend quality weekend time with Mr. J & Family

The family cottage is up on Lake Huron, in a small but gorgeous
town - Grand Bend, ON.

Mr. J is camera-shy.

Having Weekends off has been an absolute treat.

We hiked up the Niagara Escarpment. Wow. Stunning.

On top of the world!

Met a new friend!

We even went to the Zoo!

Baby Humphrey; the Polar Bear.

I love the otters.

Optical illusion!!!

Mama

Baby

Nice kitty.....biiiiiig teeth

And I spent countless hours watching the birds out our back window...including watching the Blue Jays & Robins fledge, AND we even had a very rare Albino Sparrow visit.

Our Albino Sparrow with friends.

Fledgling Blue Jays; family of Four. Learning how to balance!

Sparrows got it all down.

Albino sparrow with fledgemates

All in all; it's been a great summer.

 

Checked off a lot of things to do on my list. Getting the house tidied, mouse-proofing our back mudroom. Painting the shed; making lots of yummy food with fresh summer veggies, cleaning, organizing....and mostly, getting back in touch with Myself again. I kinda felt like I'd sold out to the Man for a bit too long. It's been great to just sit quietly with no real demands.

 

And yes, I sewed and sewed and sewed away. It's been great - I haven't had the drive or desire to sew in months so catching up has been wonderful. I've cleaned up my sewing space and organized by colours. Now I'm going thru my stash and trying to stashbust by working on scrap & string quilts....not too bad! Still lots to do, though. Isn't there always?!

How about you? What're you working on this week? What'd you do on your summer vacation?

This Week: 

 

Working on: String Quilts/Stashbusting

Quilting & sending a Surprise BDay gift for a good pal

 

Cooking: Stuffed Pasta shells with spinach, cheese & sausage; some to eat some to freeze

Listening to: Jukebox Oldies -50's & 60's music

Watching; Austenland (again!), Emma, The White Queen

Reading: Finished "The Red Queen" started "Austenland"

Misc: Sending out Resumes to Agents!