Cottage Trip

Sue invited me up to the cottage this week. Even though the visit was only going to be overnight, it was surprising how much stuff I took 'just in case'. 

After the 2.5h drive I arrived and unloaded. We relaxed and chatted for the rest of the afternoon out on the deck in the shade. Thankfully our heat wave had broken and the outdoor temperatures were tolerable. It was a very pleasant time getting caught up.

I met Sue when she moved into my sorority house back in university days. We have kept in touch over the years (as explained in my previous post). After a lovely swim in Nottawasaga Bay

we ventured into Midland for dinner at The Boathouse Eatery on Midland Bay.

After supper we headed back to enjoy the sunset on the beach.

We had a very relaxing time reminiscing about days gone by and chatting about lots of things that have gone on in our lives over the past 50 years.

Thank goodness we had no activities planned for this morning as I slept in until 10:30! After coffee and breakfast, I packed up the car and started for home at about noon.

 

My first stop was at Thimbles and Things quilt shop near Orillia.

Being a sucker for precuts, I found a charm pack and two mini charm packs plus a fat eighth of a dark blue fabric.

After a quick lunch at Arby's, I then made for the Kimat Designs pop-up shop in the garden shed at Myrtle Station Wool just north of Whitby. 

There, I had a chance to look through many of the new patterns offered at this year's Needlework Market in Nashville. I saw a couple that would be fun to do but first, I must finish a bunch of UFOs and fully finish some in the stack of FOs.

Poppy and Barb are all in on the Persian Tiles quilt and have been watching the YouTube videos on the subject. I'm really looking forward to starting it when the yarn arrives in the next week or so. 

At Judy's on Monday, she had all her finished Animal Crackers critters on display. Some of them are stand-ups with flat bases and some are little pillows. I love the crown on the frog and the little doll in its hands.

I still need to fully finish Hazel the squirrel and finish stitching Clovis the Badger. When I go to our guild's retreat at Elim Lodge this fall, my plan for Friday is to spend an hour on one of my many UFOs like I did at last fall's retreat.

I'll also be taking my Persian Tiles crochet project to work on when I need a bit of a break from all the stitching over the 4 days.

These last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of activity for me. I'm glad to be home now and not have any major things on the docket for a few days. I need to catch up on my rest. As fun as it is to pursue enjoyable activities and visit great friends, it's good to relax and plan what projects I would like to undertake next.