Wednesday, October 10, 2018

My Canadian Trip

Well, For this week (yes I am late) I think I will just give you a picture overload of my trip to Canada.  These are not all the pictures, but some of the ones with me in it and some beautiful views.....oh, and the food ones of course....I am pretty sure I gained about 6 lbs!  The food was amazing!

First I had to get some Canadian money...it is plastic....kinda neat!


Layover in Houston


I made it!

 Smoked Meat!

 Fast Passenger Train
 Poutine and Chicken

Knitting Friends

My first Poutine!

 Me, Doris, Louise, Paulette, Ginette

 Biscotte!


 The Biscotte Cat!

 Owner, Louise!



 Ahhhhhhhh, David's Tea!


 Olympic Stadium

 Lantern in the Botanical Gardens


On the way to Quebec City......look at the colors of the trees!
 Breakfast at A&W


 The Falls






 The Hotel we stayed at!



 Chateau Frontenac



On the Ferry



 View from our window....26th floor....amazing!



 View in the morning!


 Lunch Buffet


Look at Abby watching TV

 Baguette with butter and raspberry jelly at Knitting group...mmmmmmmm


 Bagels!


 They don't get any fresher!


 
Chicken Pot Pie!

Breakfast at Paulette's, she treated me like a queen!
 Mmmmmmmmm, Cruller!
 Montreal Guided Tour


 Prosciutto sandwich

 The river


 I haven't seen one of these in years

 Selfie where some dude just jumped in the way!



 Masked potatoes with mashed carrots and pork loin

 Apple Crisp

 I was at my gate at 4:00 am for my 5:30 flight!

 This guy MUST be going to SA....and I was right, he was!
 Sunrise in the plane!


Have a great week!



Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Tomorrow at this time.......

Tomorrow at this time.....I should be on a plane leaving to Montreal Canada!  I am so excited!  My bags are mostly packed and very heavy....I will see what I can trim down, but warm clothes is heavier than shorts and t-shirts....LOL!

We had a fabulous weekend at the beach....picture overload at the end of this post.

I finished my sweater to take to Canada to wear!



 
Then, I have quite a few stash/non stash enhancements.....first, I got some more of the same yarn to make Paige a sweater with
 

Here they are with my left over partial skein on top...I think they will match nicely:

 
 
Then I even got 5 more skeins in a different colorway for a sweater for me.....I think I might make Nile with this yarn...or maybe a longer cardigan.  Yes, this yarn is very similar to my Knitphomaniac color I made my portage with, but a touch different and I love it!
 


I got a present from Candy Crush....yup, you know you play too much Candy Crush when they send you a gift.


I got a new bag sent from Darlene's shop....I love these doodled sheep!


And Darlene's daughter, Shyla, made me this amazing ladder.  I LOVE IT...THANK YOU SHYLA!  I love how it holds my blankets!

Lastly, I got a new purse......yup, you know how I love my purses!


I only worked on 2 other things besides finishing the sweater.....a shawl for a friend on LSSK (It still needs blocking)....Miss Vicki....today is her birthday....Happy Birthday!


and my test knit socks.....I have turned one heel!


Well, that is really all I have.....my dogs missed me.....probably Max the most...here he is snuggling me with the other two dogs by my side.



Okay.....as promised....beach picture overload:

Sean and Antonio with Angelica and Jacob in background

 Left to Right, Lena, Janice, Mommy, Jaime


Tia and Arran on the left, Angelica and Jacob on Right, and Sean and Antonio in the middle







Have a great week everyone!





Happy Happy Happy Knitting!