The Creative Castle

It takes place here at the "Toronto Convention Centre" on Front St. A wonderul 4 days of needlecraft extravaganza. There were displays, booths & how-to's wall to wall; a crafter's & artist's dream.

Each year MA & I are taken down to this big event by Jack (MA's hubby). It involves careful planning to get my own family prepared for the absence of the great family organizer (aka Mom). With animals taken care of, kids ready for school, & husband set with instructions, I am off.

Set with my fanny pack, $, car knitting essentials & meds. for any ailment that might want to keep me from enjoying this annual event, I drive down to MA's house were Jack will take us the rest of the way.

We get our ritual lunch on the way at Tim's by the "Pacific Mall" & keep heading S. to our goal. Once there it's hard not to feel overwhelmed. Here you are in a room surrounded by fellow artists & supplies for your habit.

This year I picked up Bonash powder, a Vie pigment starter, the Kreinik fusable threads I've looked every where for, sock yarn & some altered art mags. It was absolutely intoxicating! A binge that I'm still not over, lol. (This is proven by the fact that I keep looking over my treasures, reading all the collected phamplets, etc.)

I saw, I felt, (I was also draped in the most wonderful cross-over capelet by the nicest & coolest Queer ever & wanted to keep it & him, lol), I enjoyed & then it was over.

We drove through "China Town" on the way to "Frans" where we usually have our celebratory dinner. Then it was home to reality (which is comforting & sucks all at the same time, lol.) Completely wiped out of $ & energy, I drove the rest of the way home where some last minute bedtime chores, my children & animals all awaited for my anticipated return. I then sat down with hubby to continue working on the knitted washcloth (from "the Mason-Dixon book") that I had started in Jack's van & watch the Ulimate fighter. Sigh, life is good.

Peace out, Boop

Tommie Sue from "I-Cross Canada" met me at Cambridge United Church today. I was handing over 62 comfort dolls, that together, the Lindsay Machine Knitter's & the Fenelon Falls Machine Knitter's groups were donating for the cause. Tommie is leaving on the 18th of this month to hand out some 200 dolls to needy children in Guatemala. (For full story, check out the blog entry: May 30/06 )

Also, the Lindsay Creative Quilting Guild celebrated it's 20th year. In attendence were our founding members that were presented with corsages & a cake for this notable event.

We enjoyed a speaker from a Quilt Shop in Uxbridge & had a very grand time; as always.
Peace out, Boop

Been a very busy week thus far so I thought I would distract you with some socks. Not like I enjoy making them or anything (some might even go so far as to say that there's an addiction problem going on here, lol).

Anyway, these were done on the machine (tuck stitch which I liked the wrong side of better) for MA's B-Day. The pic was taken at the Fall Fair last week. These are so MA's colours & so I had no choice, but to immediately buy the yarn in order to make these for her. (This is what I told hubby & am sticking to this story.)

She was kind enough to let me borrow them back for the Fair, so I took the opportunity to finally get a pic & share with you all. This just goes to prove once again that "any sox is better than no sox", lol.

Peace out, Boop