What on earth have I been doing??
I will post some pictures to catch up from the last
part of the year.
In the summer we have a lovely outdoor Sat, market. It is all local produce, so you get whatever is in season. I ride my bike or walk the 3 blocks to it. Rose from Bartel's Organic farms makes bouquets from what is blooming in her garden. This is a typical gorgeous bouquet that she makes at the market. I get there early as she usually has a number of orders before the market opens. I have breakfast there as well. Very nice way to start a weekend.
I make apricot jam every year.
I had to cut a tree down in this space and my garden has loved the new sunshine. The shrub rose was blooming into December.
Good lavender year. In the back of this garden is a wee spot totally hidden that Striper sleeps in.
Dogs get walked by and have no idea he is there.
Made a couple of pillows out of a damaged quilt. They are at my booth in Southworks.
Finally hung up my ribbon rack.
Hanging out some vintage fabric samples. Some are Scalamandre..very French. Very expensive fabric. May use on a footstool. I use my little clothesline all the time.
Barb and I went shopping in Hamilton. She is holding one of the two Italian umbrella stands I got. We had a fun afternoon.
Drove to the Maritime's by myself to meet my friends at a big flea market. Cut through the US and my first night I stayed in a fav hotel of mine. The Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge Mass. I love all the antiques they have on display. They even have a cat welcomer, who slept outside my door.
Next day I drove to King's Landing in New Brunswick. What a wonderful Place.
Summer students living and working there.
Met my friends and we were at a 900 vendor flea market the next day at 8 am. First in line!!
Apart from losing Don, we had a great day.
Drove to their home in Nova Scotia for a few more days of antiquing.
Her car after a Sat. am. garage sale route.
I redid a lovely stool of hers. The fabric should have been older than barkcloth but it was sweet when I finished. Boy I missed my pneumatic staple gun.
Drove home through Canada and only stopped one night along the St.Lawrence. I was in a sweet motel with this view. Drove 10 hours one day and 12 the next. Drank a lot of Coke!!
Back home,I got to work and did some projects of my own.
A friend made a too small and short bed into the most wonderful settee. I had always loved the paint colours on it,but had no use for it as a bed. He used leftover rungs to make the correct height and it is sturdy and a fab addition to my house. I used the last of the aqua barkcloth I had and a pretty vintage pink for the backing, The pillows are feather so it looks a bit soft and rumpled like it should. I love it.
Well that is a quick synopsis of the rest of 2015.
I had my family for Christmas but had no time for pictures !
I will keep up this year as I have lots of plans.
