WILD CANADIAN WOMEN HIT SHOPS

My neighbor came and forced me to go shopping ( not) with her. We started off by picking up something that Ben had ordered. Yep it is all his fault, then it happened. On the way home we managed to snoop and I bought over $100 of clothes. My husband may never let me on the loose again.. The good news is that we spent a lot less then we could have and with our spending spree saved 15% on top of what we would have normally . That justifies everything, correct?

Talk about a tight squeeze!

Ben had a brain storm- as we had left over flooring from doing the living area in the rv he decided to redo the bathroom flooring. I had just pulled off the old bathroom border that was looking a little drab when he decided to go for it. The floor is only about 2 X 2 but a tight squeeze and especially around that toilet. Well in he went and after a lot of finickity cutting it looks great, now for the trim............... Just one more excuse to go to Home Depot and you know what is across the street> My favorite fabric store. Need I say more......................

Fire Bug Low

In as little as two weeks we have had another " hot " experience
Sometime between 5-8 am our power went out in the trailer. I thought I would walk down and flip the breaker. But Ben decided to check our power box first. Yep the RV cord was hot and had melted on contact with the box. Our plug was spiffed and oiled before we plugged it into the park 30+ yr old receptacle. However the contact point was too much for the old power supply and it snuggled against our cord and " there were sparks" literally. We turned off the power supply, cut off the RV cord and then let the park rewire the box. Now off to Ace Hardware to get a new plug- a foreign animal they have revised the shape. Then to top it off with Ben's teasing about Black Friday sales the sales clerk gave us a coupon for 50% off. God Bless America and their coupons.

Ben vaselined the plug so to keep the contact clean and rust free. It works .. now we have power and better yet internet! The only unfortunate thing is that the old electrical box won't close as the fancy new plug head is large and rectangular not the little round knob as before. Oh well that is what plastic bags are for- to keep the rain out of the electrical box when one has too big a plug to close the door!!!

What next!

Grow baby Grow

Three tomatoes and counting. Here is hoping one day they will be a lot larger and even red!

One mans garbage is my find!

Some ones gazebo bit the dust, I recreated it for my mandevilla and now they are a climbing and a blooming. The bambo like spikes I got from the bush and planted are really reproducing well and they look great the roses are snuggling up to them.

These are a few images from my garden

The yellow BBQ is doing well again this year. The flowers are yellow pansies, not as nice as the pink petunias. A shot of fertilizer and daily watering and my BBQ is sprouting. The little plant looks as if it has sets of red lips hidden in white follage., However I am told it is a bleeding heart- certainly not like the ones we have at home!! A neighbor gave me a free pot with soil, I just had to go to home depot and buy a MUM for $2.75 I was set!! Bloom babies bloom

New Wheels

Now one would think that the title would predict that we are getting a new vehicle. Not so!! Why give up a perfectly affordable 28 year old, hotwired to the hilt, built like a tank with a shinny coat??

We are off to PEP BOY for new tires this am. Yes folks after 15 years it is time to say bye bye Michellin's . Soon we will be entering the year of the Futura( actually the only reason is because they were on sale and appropriate for what we need). The good news is that they are not white walls so I don't have to spit and shine the tires!

I will pay a slight fee for tire disposal and say good bye to the foursome. It doesn't seem right not to have a going away party for those old tires.....
Oh well Shopping at my favorite fabric shop should count right??

zumba you , zumba me , zumba 1,2,3

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Thursday is the day! Day one of zumba class for me, hope I can keep up to those twirling seniors! Stayed tuned, it may be a good laugh. Here is hoping I don't trip anyone and I can feel the beat. Better yet let's burn a few hundred calories!

One more bites the dust

Here is another quilt it is a generous double and can probably be used on a queen sized bed. I managed to mitre the corners. The quilt is a mixture of gold and soft green hues. Hard to believe it is the same pattern as the previous red and gold quilt that I had posted previously further down on the page

Hello Miss Molly

 

Finally Miss Molly has arrived to visit with her old friend I used an 18 gauge wire, wrapped it in roving ( sheeps wool that has been combed)Then applied layers of colored roving to fashion in hues of purple a top, long skirt, a fushia scarf and
a braided belt. I think I should have thought more about her features but she is ancient! She has a mass of curly hair and a beret with a bright gold tuft on it.

Why oh why do you ask? Hmm well it all started when......... I tried to enter a competition of sorts a display of one's work. Apparently I was not talented for the finale and turned away. Little do they know what will appear this year when I smartly label my wares as soft sculptures. And if I am turned away for year two? You don't want to know!!!!


There will be Jane with her crafts and a table boycotting the show while laid out in the parking lot to attract attention of those attending the real show!! Yep I got it nailed this year!

Organized mania

Ben cut a hole into his benchfront. Then added the 2 drawer unit ( a third drawer was taken off and used elsewhere for storage) . Notice that there is a ventilation screen above to aerate the bench!! Now his TV that sits on top of the bench doesn't have to be disturbed. Still the other half of the 5' bench is intact and the top is removable , luckily there are no electronics on that piece to sort through to get into the storage on that side of the bench

Ben must be on a storage detail work project. He has started project #2 now in progress stay tuned

Now all I have to do is iron it !!

I will take this home to assemble on my quilting machine

Purple people eater??