Well I am back home for a while. It was a gorgeous day yesterday to drive home in. Today back to rain. How much longer can this go on? My plants are water logged, my bird seed mush, but my bird bath is always full.
I didn't get as much of my knitting done while in Maine as I had hoped. I did a lot of reading though, something I have not done in a while. I read 5 and a half books in a week and a half. Due to the rain of course. I did buy some yarn though. The stash is getting bigger the project list is longer but the knitting list of completed projects is staying the same.
I am still working on my afghan for the trailer. I'm about a quarter of the way done. It matches the pillows on the sofa great. It will look good there when it is completed.
I have spent the morning on the phone talking to my friends about getting together while I am home for a little while. I do miss my friends when I am gone for any length of time. When you work as closely with people as I do everyday you miss them when you are not around them. I don't miss work just my friends. We are getting together next week for breakfast.
Still have not figured out how to get my photo's here. Believe me I have tried.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Summer??
Where is Summer? It has done nothing but rain since I got out of school. I am at my Summer place in Maine and the weather has not been good. Well there was one day that we got to go to the pool and that was last Friday.
Went up to Bangor with my parents on Monday to Hollywood gambling casino. We had a great time although I still need to go back to work come September. Today we are going about 5-6 miles up the street to a undercover market place which is an indoor flea market. The reason why we are going there is that they have a book nook in the back with over 5000 paper back books for a $1.00.
All well known authors like James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Debbie Macomber.. ETC...
The campground had Chinese weekend this weekend and it was fun for the kids. The best part of the weekend is Trash bag theater. The kids get a trash bag full of different costumes and props and get 1 hour to make up a play. They all do a great Job.
Well time ot go watch the rain fall again.
Went up to Bangor with my parents on Monday to Hollywood gambling casino. We had a great time although I still need to go back to work come September. Today we are going about 5-6 miles up the street to a undercover market place which is an indoor flea market. The reason why we are going there is that they have a book nook in the back with over 5000 paper back books for a $1.00.
All well known authors like James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Debbie Macomber.. ETC...
The campground had Chinese weekend this weekend and it was fun for the kids. The best part of the weekend is Trash bag theater. The kids get a trash bag full of different costumes and props and get 1 hour to make up a play. They all do a great Job.
Well time ot go watch the rain fall again.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Schools out for the Summer
Hurray, School is finally out. Even though we only had 2 snow days it seemed like we went to school forever in June. We will start before Labor day next school year which for us will be Sept. 1. I do not like starting before Labor day it feels like I am being cheated out of having the whole Summer.
I have been knitting away on my afghan for the camper. It's a long process but I hope to get it done soon. I brought it up to Maine on the last trip to make sure the color matched and it looked great. I had picked out the color by matching it to a photo that we took of the camper.
I have to tell you all about my trip to Alaska but I want to do it with photos too and I am still trying to figure out how to get them here to the post. I guess I will need to ask for help.
I have been knitting away on my afghan for the camper. It's a long process but I hope to get it done soon. I brought it up to Maine on the last trip to make sure the color matched and it looked great. I had picked out the color by matching it to a photo that we took of the camper.
I have to tell you all about my trip to Alaska but I want to do it with photos too and I am still trying to figure out how to get them here to the post. I guess I will need to ask for help.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
It's been a while
Hello, It's been a while since I was here last but it was due to a trip. We went to Alaska on a 7 day cruise out of Vancouver British Columbia. It was the most beautiful cruise that I have been on and this is my 3rd. one. The scenery from day 1 was the best. I will elaborate more when I get my pictures up and running.
Just wanted to check in and tell you all that everything is okay just been on vacation. OH YEA! My vest for Kelly is finished! I completed it on Memorial Day weekend with the help of my sister n law Jan. I sewed it together on Monday night of this week after returning from the cruise.
Okay still have jet lag so need to rest. LOL more details to follow about the great state of Alaska.
Just wanted to check in and tell you all that everything is okay just been on vacation. OH YEA! My vest for Kelly is finished! I completed it on Memorial Day weekend with the help of my sister n law Jan. I sewed it together on Monday night of this week after returning from the cruise.
Okay still have jet lag so need to rest. LOL more details to follow about the great state of Alaska.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Cemetery tour
Nemasket Hill cemetery in Middleboro was conducting tours on Sunday May 25,2009. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in this section of the country. It was obtained through the 26 men's purchase in 1662 from Indian Wampatuck Thomas Southworth.
One of the areas in the cemetery we visited was the resting place of Huldah Pierce Warren Bump otherwise known as Minnie Bump. She was the sister n' law of Tom Thumb. Minnie and her sister Mercy Lavina Warren Bump were part of the P.T. barnum circus. Where Lavinia met and maried Charles Stratten who P. T. Barnum had renamed Tom Thumb. Lavinias height was the height of a yard stick and Minnie only came up to her shoulder.
We also visited some histroic figures graves from Middleboro. One was the RTeverend Samuel Fuller. He became paster of the first congregational church in Middleboro in 1678.. His father was a doctor who took care of the sick on his voyage on the mayflower.
There was also the graves of two men Mr. Wood and Mr. Tinkham. They were one of the first settlers of middleboro. We also visited the graves of Chief Red Blanket and his wife Princess Star Light. They were a part of the Wampanoag ponkapoc nati0n.
It ws a very informative tour. We also planted flowers at the graves of my in-laws. It was a very interesting hour for us. They hope t ogive another tour in the fall and maybe have some more information about some of the other grave sites in the cemetery.
One of the areas in the cemetery we visited was the resting place of Huldah Pierce Warren Bump otherwise known as Minnie Bump. She was the sister n' law of Tom Thumb. Minnie and her sister Mercy Lavina Warren Bump were part of the P.T. barnum circus. Where Lavinia met and maried Charles Stratten who P. T. Barnum had renamed Tom Thumb. Lavinias height was the height of a yard stick and Minnie only came up to her shoulder.
We also visited some histroic figures graves from Middleboro. One was the RTeverend Samuel Fuller. He became paster of the first congregational church in Middleboro in 1678.. His father was a doctor who took care of the sick on his voyage on the mayflower.
There was also the graves of two men Mr. Wood and Mr. Tinkham. They were one of the first settlers of middleboro. We also visited the graves of Chief Red Blanket and his wife Princess Star Light. They were a part of the Wampanoag ponkapoc nati0n.
It ws a very informative tour. We also planted flowers at the graves of my in-laws. It was a very interesting hour for us. They hope t ogive another tour in the fall and maybe have some more information about some of the other grave sites in the cemetery.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial day weekend
I went camping this past weekend and guess what! With some help from my sister n' law I am 95% done with my vest. The knitting is all completed it just needs to be sewn together. I am so grateful for the help to get this completed. I learned how to pick up stitches and they were hard due to the bobble stitch pattern. It looks like a vest now!
On Sunday me, Joe Jim and Jan went on a field trip. I had read in the local newspaper that the cemetery where Joe and Jim's parents are buried was having a tour of the cemetery. It has some really old stones there dating back to the 1600's. Indian burials too. One was chief Red Blanket and his wife Star light. Although those graves were not that old. He died in 1990. Also there was the sister n'law to Tom Thumb, her name was Minnie. She was smaller than a yard stick. They also described some simbles on the stones and their meanings. I will elaborate on this tour more when I find the map in my suitcase.
On Sunday me, Joe Jim and Jan went on a field trip. I had read in the local newspaper that the cemetery where Joe and Jim's parents are buried was having a tour of the cemetery. It has some really old stones there dating back to the 1600's. Indian burials too. One was chief Red Blanket and his wife Star light. Although those graves were not that old. He died in 1990. Also there was the sister n'law to Tom Thumb, her name was Minnie. She was smaller than a yard stick. They also described some simbles on the stones and their meanings. I will elaborate on this tour more when I find the map in my suitcase.
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