the Norfolk County Fair

My two favorite things to see at the fair.

• A sign with my name on it :-)
• Polish Chickens

two sided quilt, walking the dog, Leibster Award

Two sided quilt.  I love the Op Art side.

Sadie and I went for a walk today because we're going through a January thaw.  February thaw?  Nice and mild, in any event.  The melting snow exposes all kinds of interesting things that dogs need to stop and investigate.

• discarded empty water bottle.
• discarded Tim Hortons cup.  Probably blew out of someone's pickup truck box.
• empty no-name tuna tin from the neighbour's recycle box.  This is the guy who won a 7 figure lottery.  Why is he buying no-name tuna?
• a stone.  I did not find this interesting, ok?  Only the dog.
• partial plastic bag.
• unidentifiable yellow thing.  Slightly larger than a twoonie.  (hmm - google's speller does not like the word twoonie.  Should it be twoony?  toony? toonie?)
• McDonalds hamburger box.  Then the matching soda cup & straw.

 Anyhow... the shoulders of the road are VERY MUDDY.

We play frisbee out in the snowbank.  Hopefully she'll clean herself off enough that I can let her in the house.

I decided to have an herbal tea after our walk.  Apparently I bought a new blend by President's Choice.  With fibre.

Last week a fellow blogger (Dolores at True Blue Canadian) gave me a Leibster Award.  This is for blogs with less than 300 followers to help drive up traffic.  Dolores likes my sense of humour.  And probably the way I spell humour.  And neighbour.  But I digress...

I am bestowing this award on a few more blogs I like, that may fit the bill.

• Luke & Mel's food blog.  (Total nepotism here.  But I DO love their blog.) Cheese Yes Please.
•  Jill Buckley's blog.  The Quilt Rat.
•  My friend Kristyn's blog.  Melon Patch Quilts.
• Shirley Bruner, a 'list' aquaintance.  I don't think she sleeps.  The World According to Me.
• Suzanne Earley, owner of the above 'list'.  Suzanne Earley.

If you're bored, these blogs should give you lots of entertainment.

On The Road Again

What's this??? It looks like someone left town again!

Well, yes, I had to pick up my winnings from the Circle Lord, after my big competition win.

Debbie & I got carried away, I guess, and ended up at Diane's in Grand Bend. Heh, heh, heh. We just happened to have our suitcases in the car.

How do four girls amuse themselves of an afternoon???

Somehow by the next day we had multiplied!I swear, there is nothing better than 24 hours with the girls to replenish the well. Thanks Diane - I love ya!!!

Quilt Pics & Big Winning News

I'm catching up on some photos of quilts completed recently.
Batik #1 quilted with freehand curly flower design.

Batik #2 quilted with pantograph "Flambeau"

Sampler quilted with pantograph "Flying Paisley"
I found out on Saturday that the quilt competition I entered back in January has garnered me a second place prize. Woo Hoo!!! $600 worth of product from Circle Lord. Here's a link. A huge thank you to everyone who voted for me.