Mount Doug scenery 10-27-09

Cousin Mary and her three sisters..visiting from Seattle area

From on top of Mt. Doug towards Cordova Bay/Sidney

From Mt. Doug facing the Observatory...BEAUTIFUL DAY!

Pumpkins

Wednesday ...on my way home from the airport....

This is the view from the top of the hill at Mitchell's Farm on Island View Highway facing the Pat Bay Highway...using my new camera...panorama set X 15 zoom...WOW...the colours were amazing...the pumpkins by the highway...over the freshly baled hay (wrapped in plastic covers)..to the leeks, cabbage and other winter crops...

Spun Yarn

Today one of our Friday Group Knitters brought her 'fresh off the press' spun yarn to show us...it is amazing work... I wrapped it around my neck and wrist and decided to model it as jewellry....the colours are 'wow'...

Thanksgiving 2009

My cousin Nancy and her daughter Ingrid spent Monday with me...
We had such a good time.

Angel with praying hands

My first angel with praying hands..fabric mache' sculpting.

The others are holding either a book, ukelele or harp...

One special order of one holding a ladybug!

recycled unfinished sweaters

an unfinished back of a sweater made THREE hats.

This piece plus 2 1/2 sleeves made FIVE hats...

cut off about 5 1/2 inches (leaving cuff on if possible)

then pick up the stitches and crown off the hat...

such a good feeling to see all this perfect knitting used

to make such great hats.

great swimmers

Giving her brother a 'wedgy'...

C&C spent Monday -Tuesday overnight with me. We had THREE swims in a short time frame...