Pashyminders Land!

Things are going well over here in Pashyminders Land.  Everyone knows how insane I am for balls.  Janet and I were walking by Willows Beach and I saw what I thought were a pile of balls.  I did my best to dislocate Janet's shoulder to drag her over.  Rats!  It's a pile of apples!

On the same walk, for some reason, there was this mans photo pasted to the sidewalk.  Not sure what the deal is with that.

We told you before that Janet took her first lap size quilt to Arlene to have it long arm quilted.  Phil drove Janet, so no worries.  This time, he was too busy working, so she had to drive herself there.  This was a major challenge, and she worked hard to get up the gumption.  She took West Saanich Road all the way.  She tested her nerves of steel fluff not to panic when there was a big truck seemingly only inches from the back bumper.  She said she nearly collapsed from relief when she arrived.  The trip home was much easier as Janet knew where she was going.

Ready for the big adventure, Mr. Leaf?

Janet had two more quilt tops ready to go to Arlene and I did my very best to assist her with putting the top, batting and backing all together.

I like this one, Janet!

This one is also pretty good!  This is the fabric that Lolo gave Janet for her birthday.  Janet purchased some more fat quarters and here we are.  Arlene told Janet she thought they were both beautiful.  Arlene also said Janet had an eye for colour but Janet had to confess she doesn't and had a lot of help from the women in the Quilt Shop.  Both are Yellow Brick Road and these are two of three quilts that Janet has done all by herself!

After the arduous trip to North Saanich, Janet stopped by the Thursday quilting group at Sawyers to show them how proud she was.  She had not paid for attendance as it was meant to be a short visit.  The super nice instructor Lezlie was kind enough to (mostly) help Janet square up her quilt.

Look!

Isn't it great?

These beautiful dahlias were given to Janet on Sunday by our incredible neighbour and even more incredible friend Gwen.  On Monday, Gwen took a really bad fall and has suffered a major head injury.  Please, please put all your eggs in one basket and hope and pray for the best for our wonderful Smith family friends.