~~~NO 'TALL TALES' HERE!Those of you who know me realize that I am a realist and I tell 'it' like 'it' is and I shoot right from the hip.....OK enough of the banter here goes with my story!I left nephew's house and headed to the curling venue on foot since it was a beautiful spring day....sun was out sky was blue and the plants and shrubs were blooming. Since it is somewhat hilly in this area I climbed the incline and as I did WHOA...OMG...right in front of me were the mountains almost in my face....it was fantastic! I couldn't dwell too long since I was on a mission so off I went.I arrived at the venue in good time so I was chatting with some of the volunteers and they suggested that since there was some time till the event started I might like to venture up to the park which has fantastic view of Vancouver so off I went.I quite surprised myself at the easy it took this old body to climb up the hill.....now all that working out is paying off big time. I really am enjoying this new body!As I approached the first level of the climb I came upon a small pond with ducks and geese and a wedding party having prenup photos taken. Can you imagine my surprise so I got a shot of the groom and someone took my pic with the bride. A crowd was starting go gather so off I went to the top level of the park.The view was everything and more....a dome in which was a green house....a huge fountain that had a timed water display and then the view of Vancouver and the mountains was almost overwhelming....oh yes, I had a moment...bleep...bleep!It was time to head back down to curling and as I did I spotted the wedding party so I took more pix.No sit back and enjoy all the pix!Till next time....
~~~~MY MOST SUPER ADVENTURE BEGINS!!!As I write this I am sitting in the 'Maple Leaf Lounge' at the Calgary Airport this goes with travelling business class. I have a 2hr layover but I don't mind the sun is brilliant the sky is really blue the mountains are beckoning me. My day started at 3AM in London and instead of waiting for my 4:15am wake up call I turned on the TV and what do you think I found......CURLING..... Saturdays game featuring Kevin Martin and his team of 'eye candy' were playing Great Britain which made up of guys from Scotland. I didn't get to see the end of the game but I did find out the Kevin won it.You have heard the phrase..."It is a small world" well, as I getting ready of board the flight out of London I thought I recognized the woman walking in front of me but it's not a good idea to distract anyone during board since we are all busy getting to our seat. Anyway I did find my seat which was by the window and that woman was sitting next to me.I found out that she was Annie the partner of Mike and they have a residence in the same park as me. She was going to Daytona for a few days to play tennis. We had the best visit with so much laughing and silliness. She is really a character! Annie was asking me about our Parks Centennial celebrations and she was voicing her opinion on a few things to which I replied that I didn't know much more than her about the up coming festivities.I took a few pix during the flight but forgot to pack the cord I need to download them so Y'all will have to wait till I get to nephew's house.....maybe tonight if I'm not falling asleep.Well, I think I will grab some lunch since it is that time of day here and the aromas are wonderful.Till next time....
!!! ONLY 2 SLEEPS TO GO!Hey guys, I will be taking my laptop with me so that I will post every day with some pix to add to the fun!I'm leaving home Sat. for London do a little poking around in the city before I check into my Inn for the last sleep. I'll be off to the airport for an early flight on Sun. morning.Till next time...
~~~ALL DRESSED UP!
I took all my Olympic gear to the "Y" so Brenda could get these pix as well I wanted to show the stuff to my buddies.
I am so excited about this entire adventure!
Till next time....
~~~ THE CANADIAN WOMEN CURLERS HAVE WON TWO GAMES....AND NO LOSSES...WOO HOO...till next time....
~~~NOW THAT'S BETTER!
This is a lanyard to which I have attached all my curling Pins.
At any special curing event Pins are important because you have
the opportunity to trade pins with people from around the world
and I am so looking forward to doing just that. Right now it is quite
heavy.
I know that you are asking .....have I started packing yet?
Well, no, however I have been following the weather network for Vancouver
and from doing that I will get a better idea as to what to pack. The suitcase
is still in the closet till the weekend then I will try to get at it.
Till next time....
~~~SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS!!!I'm having such a fantastic time watching some wonderful curling by the women curlers of Canada. I find that my heart is torn between several of the teams. The most recent game was between Team Canada and PEI....and Team Canada won that one....gee the players are so young on all the teams and as for their wild hair dos...well I will keep my remarks to myself. Sunday will be the day we find out which team is the champ.....Bring it on!Till next time....
~~~HERE'S THE BIRTHDAY GIRL....and not looking her age!
As you can see she is all wrapped up in the QUILT! and her little
dog Timmy with her.
Don't look too closely at the chew toy he is working on....and it is a
chew toy!!!
Cousin Mike I know that you have a comment lurking inside of you....LOL!
Till next time....
~~~A WEE DRAM FOR .....ROBBIE BURNS!I was able to get a seat up front and to the right of the stage.The pic above is of the Celtic Blue Highlanders pipe band. I did take this shot as a short movie but I forgot how to put a movie on this Blog...duh.....some homework is necessary.It was a fantastic time ....I hope they do it again next year.The food was delicious even the Haggis! Yummy!I didn't need a taxi because I know my limit!Till next time....
~~~Ok! Below is the "QUILT" completed and ready to present to my dear daughter-in-law for her Birthday which is on Monday Feb. 1. I am so blessed that she is in my life.I love you Tanya!I can hear Y'all asking why that style of quilt well, here's the scoop!While visiting "Twin Oaks" the residence of # 2 Son and his family, over Christmas I begged to do some mending and I had the privilege of fixing dear grandson's jeans. The fabric left over I was to told to take it home with me. As I was putting the jean fabric away I spotted my 'stash' and there was a load of denim which came from old cut up jeans of dear husband. A light bulb went off in my brain ....a quilt for Tanya.A few years ago she told me that she had seen a "rag quilt" while visiting grandson's school and that she really liked it.I have the basic quilting skills so I thought I didn't need to take a course on how to make a 'rag quilt'. However I did consult "YouTube" and bingo....there was everything I needed to know so I fired up the sewing machine and got to work.There is no 'quilting' involved just a whole lot of piecing and clipping and I think it turned out just fine.As you can see in the pix below the size of the quilt is 'lap' size. I have yet to do a quilt for a single, double, king or queen sized beds.....maybe some day.This project has kept my mind off of my up coming vacation....the Olympics....Only 3 weeks till I leave....Woo Hoo.Till next time.....
Above is the "Wrong" side but I prefer it.
This is the "Right" side. You can see all the frayed edges.
~~~THE SQUALLS CON'T!I will be romancing the "snow blower" for quite awhile today! Then I think I'll send all the snow out to Whistler Mountain for the Olympics. I have read that the temps out there have been raising. Nephew, who lives in Vancouver with whom I will be staying during my visit, assured me that the athletes are used to these conditions since it happens often in Europe and they train and compete there throughout the year.Then I'll finish the new quilt. I will show pix of the recent effort after Monday. It has been and interesting project.Tomorrow evening I'm off to a celebration of ROBBIE BURNS'S birth. I am really looking forward to it. I have a choice of four tartans that I could wear but I think I'll wear my fav which is the ancient Lindsay.Every hour they will be bring out a different 'single malt whiskey' and free taxi service home....woo hoo......With the swirl of the 'pipes' and all that dancing I will be one sleepy lassie!"LANG MAY YER LUM REEK'!The next day, Ground Hog Day, Sunday I'm off to #2 Son's to celebrate dear daughter-in-law's birthday which happens on Monday.Stay safe and warm to Y'all....oops! I mean for me to stay safe and warm...LOL!Till next time...
~~~~HOLY SNAPPING WHITEOUTS!!!!Today of all days I forgot to check the weather radar before leaving for town.I have a remote start for my car and I often just start up the car get coat and boots on grab my workout bag and off I go.Well, I did just that and there wasn't any snow on the car so everything was good until I headed down my street (it's really a lane) and I spotted the whiteouts around the airport which happens every now and then but then the entire Airport road was a whiteout.I can hear you saying so why didn't a turn around happen?You see I had committed to doing the warm up at the Y and a package was waiting for me at the Post Office and I needed gas....anyway often the whiteouts just stop which did happen part way down Airport Rd. but then everything went WHITE!YIKES!!! Now at this point I realized that I was at Hwy. 21 and there was a break in the snow so ....some of you know my pioneer spirit....I thought just go for it which I did with "flashers" going on my car till I got to town all safe and sound.In town things were not as bad as out in the country and I did find out that the school buses were cancelled from the Postal Person. The town was somewhat quiet....duh....snow squalls.Mission accomplished....got the parcel, had a workout and got fueled up!The squalls continued all day till late afternoon then the sun came out. It was another wild ride home and of course Hwy.21 is closed passed Airport Rd.I made it home just fine and now with sharper driving skills...Gee, I love winter and the challenges it presents......Till next time....
How do you like these blossoms....I know Lily Lady has a smile on here face now!
More art this time it's down near the water front.
You can see this is typical weather for Vancouver...lots of rain athe the Olympic symble.
Here are the 'Munchkins' as we walked our FIVE MILES . Lori is a wonderful tour guide.
