I thought for sure the weather had turned the corner and
spring-like temperatures would be the norm every day…..bad surprise this
morning……Mother Nature played a cruel joke and reversed the corner!! It was
about 2C (34F) but a very strong cold wind from the north made it a very cold
day! We were both feeling better today and really wanted to get a walk in but
it was way too cold, especially for me, so we headed down to the local arena
and walked around there instead. There is an arena walking club but you don’t
have join, sign in or pay. The arena is open for anyone who wants to walk. It’s
boring but exercise is necessary so we did 16 laps which is the equivalent of 2
miles. We normally do more than that but we haven’t walked for a couple of
weeks so we took it easy.
After the walk we stopped for breakfast at The Shepherds Way Inn
and then Joe decided we should go for a drive to Rondeau Park
to get our seasonal pass. On the way there I spotted a sign that said Paper
Angel Studio – a scrapbooking store in Blenheim and mentioned it to Joe. I had
never heard of it before but we haven’t been to Rondeau since last fall and we
do not normally take the road we were on today. As we got into Blenheim Joe
slowed down to look for the store but we couldn’t find it. I told him not to
bother turning around as it wasn’t as if I needed anything and besides, I said,
that could be an old sign and the store could be closed. I had just mentioned
it to him because I didn’t know Blenheim had a scrapbooking store.
Well, we continued on to Rondeau and picked up our pass and coming
back he turns down Talbot street
again looking for the store. Couldn’t find it, he turns around and goes back
again…..still didn’t see it….he turns around and this time I think I see it….he
stops and I get out – nope, it’s a variety store that sells some crafting items
but the fellow tells me the store I’m looking for is down the street opposite Shoppers
Drug Mart…..so off we go and yup, drove by it three times and missed it. He
pulls in and parks and says, “I’ll wait here while you check it out”.
Now you
gotta love a guy whose wife has more crafting supplies than some stores and he
goes out of his way to find another store she can go into. He’s a keeper for
sure! Well, it is a very small store, which is why we missed it, but packed
full of lots of goodies and yes, some stuck to me as I walked past so I had to
buy them bring them home with me!.... That’s
my storey and I’m sticking to it! …..There was a friend I hadn’t seen in
over a year there too working on a scrapbook layout so we had a catch-up chat
as well. Nice store and a very friendly and helpful owner so if you are in
Blenheim, make sure you stop in.
Speaking of Rondeau
Park, I made another
quilt for them to sell raffle tickets on again this year. Here it is:
It's about 45" by 65" .
Here are the close up photos of the various fish. Every fish was assembled from various bits of fabric, fused together, then fused to the block and then quilted.
Here are some of the other blocks. All done the same way as the fish.
If you want to win this quilt you will have to go to Rondeau and
buy a ticket! They are usually just $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00 so I assume that’s
what they are again this year. They sold out of tickets last year so hopefully
they ordered more this year.
That’s all for a cold, windy Tuesday,
Cheers
Violet
That is a fantastic quilt Violet! They better stock up on tickets! I have one of those 'keeper' guys too. :) Hugs! deb
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