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Self portrait at race start.
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Well, what have I been doing the last few weeks?! I registered for Beat Beethoven here in Kingston last Sunday June 5th where there is an 8k run or the 4k walk/run to be completed before the Kingston Symphony complete playing Beethoven’s 3rd symphony Eroica. Once or twice I’ve stood around to listen to them play but mostly I do the walk. Just under 25 minutes this year with a few runs in my walk to speed me up but my knees paid for it the next day….I’ll stick to walking.
The gentleman above is my husband’s band mate Geoff Hinch with his youngest and the dog. He’s a great keyboard player, blues… rock, whatever, good sounds and we’ve had great fun when they’ve played at our place. Had to take the pic for my husband who stayed at home on the sofa!!!!
Then there was the Up The Garden Path studio tour along the 1000 Islands. Once again I was located at my friend Margot Miller’s lovely 120 year old home in Rockport, and she in her Summerhouse with her hand painted linen. She had done her garden proud, it is, after all a garden/studio tour, and between one or two rain showers the sun shone! Business was brisk on the Victoria Day weekend but a little slow on the Memorial Day weekend. I had taken one of my knitting machines so I could demonstrate and also get some work done.
On the first Sunday I managed to get back into Kingston in time for a family dinner at my Dad’s place followed by a sing song. That’s my niece Sarah at the keyboard, we called up tunes on my iPad and had the words and chords to have a great time. That’s my other niece along with my sis and Dad flexing their vocal chords.
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| Fabulous Buttons from North Bay.
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I haven’t posted photos from North Bay… I really didn’t take any, waaaay too busy to operate a camera, however I did take a shot of these wonderful buttons created by Rae’s sister, so funky. Now a garment needs to be designed around them!
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| Carolyn & Hilde. |
While working away to try to catch up and get in the groove after workshops and shows my friend Jane Thelwell of Anglin Bay Pottery called to see if I wanted to attend the Ontario Crafts Council’s event ‘Maker Shaker’. She had submitted an item to be silently auctioned off to raise funds. Long story short Jane, Margot Miller and I hopped into my PT and headed down the 401Hwy in the late afternoon. Driving at Jane’s idea of normal speed we made it in good time and were greeted at the door of the club on a red carpet by a lovely photographer with a paper sticker on his chest that read ‘Paparazzi’!
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| Jane, me and Sonja. |
We smiled for the camera and proceeded to have a super evening..wining and munching on gourmet snacks. My friend Sonja was there too so it was even more fun. After it was all over I got to nap in the back of my own car while Jane and Margot shared the driving home. Zzzzzz…
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| Plaque on Mum’s Bench. |
Now I’m two days away from flying off to the UK with my whole family to repatriate my Mother’s ashes. Mum passed away a year ago today and during her struggle with Alzheimer’s used to ask to go home. This evening a bunch of us are heading to the Bench my neighbours had erected on the lake not far from my house, a bottle of white wine (mums fave tipple) and a bit of celebration.
….then back to work to get some stuff done before I’m off for the week.
lovely post Carolyn! Your pictures are wonderful. Hope you had a nice time in the UK, must have been mixed emotions for you bringing your mom 'home'. I think the bench is a lovely idea. Thankyou for the facebook invite to the soiree at the rcha club last night, sorry couldn't make it. bet you all had fun.