Day 365 of 365

Wow - I can't believe that it has been a year.
This blog has been a wonderful way to mark a year in my life. Thanks for visiting. ❤

Day 364 of 365

Picked all the onions and shallots from the garden (everything is out of the garden now).

Day 363 of 365

Frost every night now, so it is time to bring in the house plants. I'll pot them up tomorrow.

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Yesterday we went to Grazing in the Field, a dining experience promoting locally produced and processed food.

 It was held at a beautiful dairy farm in Woodlands, Manitoba.

The 7 courses of food were amazing (the above soup is made from cream from where my husband works - his company was one of the partners and that is how we got to go).

The people were wonderful, and we had such a fun time. An all around great experience and worthy of 3 pictures (I did take lots of pictures last night).

Day 361 of 365

Sewing blocks for another little quilt.

Day 360 of 365

We walked along the train tracks tonight and saw why there were so many fire trucks the other day - a grass fire near the lumber yard.

We were off the tracks when this train came by.

Two pictures today as I only have 5 days left.

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We saw two paragliders on our evening walk.

Day 358 of 365

Back to volunteering after summer vacation (I am very lucky to get to volunteer at a school library).

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We went some where different for our evening walk.

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One slice of a Brandywine tomato covers a whole piece of bread (over 6" wide) - it was delicious.

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This picture was taken from the car on the way home after teaching free motion quilting all weekend (it was a wonderful experience, and every one did so well).

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Lots of bees on the sedum flowers.

Day 353 of 365

Cleaned the house from top

to bottom (I love a clean house).

Day 352 of 365

Back to regular routine (driving my youngest to and from school).

Day 351 of 365

Started getting ready for a 2-day free motion quilting class I am teaching this weekend (surprisingly I have lots of samples - guess I need another bin).

Day 350 of 365

Hard to see, but there were a few Cedar Waxwing birds enjoying the sprinkler today - the one on the arbor is a young one.

Day 349 of 365

We all took turns trying out the go-cart that my oldest son (in the picture) and my husband made. They made it from scratch - designed and welded the frame, figured out how to get all the components to work etc. It took a couple of summers and they are pleased that it is finally working.

Day 348 of 365

This moth was well camouflaged on the side of our house.

Day 347 of 365

Trying to figure out how to knit with more than one colour (the sleeves of a sweater - free pattern here).

Day 346 of 365

We went hiking in the Whiteshell today (a beautiful provincial park about 2 hours east of home, near the Manitoba/Ontario border).

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We played an exciting game of Settlers of Catan today.

Day 344 of 365

Finished knitting a pair of socks (34C outside today, so a bit hot for wool socks, but I am sure I will need them soon).

Day 343 of 365

Although temperatures are around 30C, there are signs of autumn in the trees (picture from our evening walk).

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From our evening walk.

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Sunday chores finished.

Day 340 of 365

We found a Cecropia moth caterpillar today.

Day 339 of 365

Went to the Forks today.

Day 338 of 365

The last one was so much fun that I decided to have another quilt along (more information on my main blog).

Day 337 of 365

Black swallowtail caterpillar eating away in the carrots.
Here is a black swallowtail butterfly on day 262.

Day 336 of 365

Went to the zoo today.

Day 335 of 365

My oldest son and I biked down to watch a train - it was extremely long. (In the day 332 picture, my family are by the railway crossing where this picture was taken).

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Love the prairies - we can see for miles (in the distance is where we go for bike rides).

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Serious badminton action today.

Day 332 of 365

Evening bike ride.

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Karl Foerster grass - my favourite perennial, blowing in the wind.

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We had our first taste of potatoes from the garden this week.

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The little thimble quilt has a new home.

Day 328 of 365

It looked like rain after I put the sheets on the line, but luckily it cleared up.

Day 327 of 365

Cut tumblers for a quilt today - a Christmas present for a friend.

Day 326 of 365

I finished piecing a little "leaders & enderds" project while Skypeing with Raewyn. 

It is 9" x 13" with 100 different fabrics.

Day 325 of 365

My favourite geraniums, Raspberry Ripple I think (I have had the same plant for a few years),

I love how there are some all red flowers.

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A photo from our evening bike ride.

Day 323 of 365

Beautiful sunset this evening.

Day 322 of 365

Quilting a little quilt.

Day 321 of 365

The tables ready for a family get together (21 people).