I flossed TWICE and brushed once! Actually, that wasn't so bad. I have a bunch of those flossers, and they are mint (I found them in my floss stash), and if I keep them by the computer, I can quickly floss after breakfast, get rid of the excess seeds from my oatmeal, and that should keep the dentist and Vanessa happy!
Six weeks for it to become a habit? OK -- we have to make a valiant effort here, as I know it is better for me.
It is a tiny world! I'm heading out to visit my parents next week, and when I was speaking to my mom last week to let them know, she said, "Oh, there must be a quilt show". When I asked her how she knew, she said, "There is always a quilt show when I go out". Well, she actually means I go out for work, but that's OK. I don't think she really understands what I do.
However, this time, YES - I am going out to the Saskatoon Quilter's Guild quilt show. I'm not going just for the show or to earn points for my airline status. I'm actually visiting my parents, and I needed to choose a time before the end of the year. This week seemed like a good fit. Being there for the show is a bonus, as I have always missed it in the past due to my crazy schedule, but this time, the stars are aligned, and I can make it.
I've been chatting with other people, and they are also going to the show, so I've got a lot of people to meet! It's going to be fun, but I suspect the show will be insanely busy. Let's see how it goes. You can be sure I'll give you an update.
I need to finish booking my travel arrangements for that. I'll have to ask my parents to move since flying to Saskatoon seems to be the most expensive city for me to fly to in Canada. I swear, I can fly to Vancouver twice for the same price as once to Saskatoon. It's all about supply and demand.
Many of our neighbors to the south are very patriotic, and many have US flags hanging from their houses or flagpoles. I had a tiny flag attached to the light outside the house, but I wanted a large flag. I had been looking for a flagpole so it could hang off our garage. This summer, I found one and had it installed while we were on vacation. I took pictures a while back, but just didn't have the opportunity to post them to the blog.
So here it is -- my symbol of Canadian patriotism!!! Oh Canada! About 7 neighbors in this area have flags somewhere on their houses! That's a huge number for a Canadian neighborhood!
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| My Canadian flag |
Does anyone remember the pandemic shutdown? Of course, we do! It seems like forever ago, and it's hard to believe that our lives were affected for almost two years! That's a long time, but we have quickly gotten back into our usual lives. Well, that's a bit of a lie, especially for office workers.
Anyway, the word on the street was DO NOT TOUCH anything with a bare hand or be sure to sanitize the crap out of it afterward. I remember walking around the neighborhood and needing to push the button to cross the street. Some had large buttons that you could push with your elbow, but others had a small button, inside a ring that you had no choice but to use your finger.
Now look -- we have buttons that we can push or WAVE AT!!! I was leery of just waving, but it worked! I heard the signal "click," and the crossing light came on when the light turned green.
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| New ways to summon the crossing light |
WAIT -- speaking of being patriotic, I spotted this photo this morning on Facebook. It's a Quilts of Valour display in a church in St. John's, Newfoundland. The exact name of the church is gone. I only snagged one of the photos, but the display looked amazing. It fills my heart to see the outpouring of quilts, and I need to call my local rep and give her the ones that I have done. I had hoped to have more, but that's unlikely to happen this year.
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| Quilts of Valour display in St. John's, Newfoundland |
The strangest thing happened yesterday morning. The night before, I had a Zoom call, and as usual, when I was done, I just slapped the lid down on the laptop after disconnecting from Zoom. That puts the computer to sleep. However, when I got up and came downstairs, I could hear noises in the basement. I could hear voices. What? It's singing! I cautiously went down the stairs, and it's coming from my closed laptop. What the heck is going on?
I had shown a YouTube video, and I guess YouTube decided to keep playing even when the lid was closed. What I was hearing was a Gregorian chant!!! Good grief - that kind of freaked me out!
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| Georgian Chant on YouTube! |
I love this shelf to store my quilts on. It's low enough and yet, on wheels, so that I can move it from room to room. I needed to get it out of the guest room the other day, as we have a guest coming to stay for a while. So I rolled it out of the guest room and down the hall into Studio U.
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My quilt storage rack
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I have a guild lecture coming up on November 5 (I think that's the date), and it's going to be easier to pull quilts and get what I need if it's NOT in the room.
The Pony Express is still alive and well, and I see a few things are starting to pile up. Their time to move on will happen in about 6 weeks. In the meantime, two things got moved from my house yesterday, and I got two things in return.
That is the bonus bundle for the Cherrywood Challenge.
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| The small optional bundle for the Cherrywood Challenge |
And the backing for my Colour My World quilt. I bought both at Stitch by Stitch in Kingston.
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| The backing for Colour My World |
We went out to dinner last night, and of course, it was wall-to-wall baseball. We didn't stay for all of the game, and well, they didn't win, but there are still potentially two more games! Go Jays GO!!!
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Wall-to-wall baseball
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Look at this cutie pie! She loves to sit in her bed and watch the world go by! And I love how she puts one paw on the edge of the bed! I took this from outside on a rainy day! She is so intense!!!
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| MOM - you are blocking my view! |
And here she is on a different day, but still with that paw over the edge! Oh Murphy! We love you - silly girl, but she desperately needs to go to the groomer, and I've been a negligent dog parent in making that happen.
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| Watching the world go by! |
Muprphy is like a small child. She loves to solve the puzzle of unwrapping all those blankets to get the ball. I need to rebundle it for her since everything is scattered across the floor from yesterday's puzzle-solving session, and I didn't put it back. Lexi could NOT care less about this kind of thing. Funny how different breeds like different things. Lexi is happy as a clam being outside, where she is currently and has been for hours.
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| MOM -- that was so much fun - let's do it again! |
I have two big classes this morning, and both presentations are good to go. I've come to realize that I take as long as I have time for the preparation. I had all week and it took all week! Why? Because I have time!
And I will need to check out that book I mentioned yesterday, as I don't think I got the correct version, but I am less than 100 pages from the end of the other one. What is totally scary about the fantasy book is that it reminds me of some of the current world crises happening now. This book was written in 1992. YES --- there are some weird comparisons. So was that book a foretelling of the future? Or are world crises like these a more common occurrence than we believe? It involves religion and politics - go figure! But I should be able to finish before the due date.
Speaking of due dates, can you believe that I finally got this book yesterday? Note the date when I originally requested it!
I did put it on suspend when I went on vacation because I knew it was going to come while I was away.
It doesn't matter - I have it now!
Remember, we have a virtual retreat this weekend.
Saturday, October 18, 2025, STARTS at 6 PM EDT
Sunday, October 19, 2025, STARTS AT 3 PM EDT
Have a super day!!!!
Ciao!!!
PS -- Don't forget to floss, stand up and sit down, go for a walk. Your health is important!
Looks like that Quilts of Valor group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/28304762873/ and this display is at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The quilts are beautiful. Wish I were closer and could attend.
ReplyDeleteI think showing quilts in any cathedral/church is such a beautiful way to display them.
ReplyDeleteI looked up that Gregorian Chant. It’s quite beautiful!
My Doctors office installed wave sensors for all the disabled door buttons. Makes so much sense in that environment. They are lit wi5 a big red circle and when it registers your wave it turns green and opens the door.
ReplyDeleteThe big box plaza on Gardiners Rd in Kingston has the wave technology on the doors of the smaller stores. All new builds should use it!
ReplyDeleteI had the same sort of freaky thing happen a few years ago. I had left a CD of a capella choral music in the player, which was turned off. At about 3 a.m. I was awakened by faint ghostly music. Total fright! Got up courage to investigate and found that "something" had started the CD player. Victoria in Georgian Bluffs
ReplyDeleteCongrats on day 1 of better oral health. One day you'll skip and think "oh my teeth feel icky". Yeah, I've been there. Finally made the change to floss x1/brush x2 around age 55. I know you can do it. :-)
ReplyDeleteAs another incentive for the flossing and brushing, did you know that the bacteria in your mouth that you swallow with your saliva can migrate around your entire body and can contribute to heart disease? I've read more than one article about this. Better oral hygiene equals less chance of heart disease.
ReplyDeleteTrue. Bacterial infection in the mouth is a very fast pull to joint implants. And many of us over 55 have knees or hips or shoulders or all of the above! I'll keep my knees healthy thank you. I've seen too many infected joints in the operating room in my career. It is UUUUUUGLY!
DeleteAbsolutely perfect backing for Color My World!!
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