gas prices

2 days ago i filled up the little golf at 78.8
i thought to myself: "this is magical!
i never thought gas would ever be below a dollar again in my lifetime,
this is the lowest it has been in weeks,
i AM a winner!"

the next day gas dropped to 75.3

dang

thom says it doesn't amount to much in dollars

clearly the non-driver does not understand the principle of finding the lowest gas prices ever.








note that the non driver thing is not a real dig as thom being a non-driver ensures the fact that i always have the car when i need it! ;)

the newest quilt!

Here is a new little quilt for the lovely Wilkins babe to be!

I am finding that my quilting is taking less and less time,
i started this one on Wednesday and finished it this morning.
total time approximately 6 hours.


Thomas thought it looked a little familiar...
i wasn't sure why, until we compared it to the quilt i made for him when we started dating.

here are thom and i holding up the 2 quilts.

as per usual, the back was done in a little bit of flannelette.
this particular pattern i found at the craft/fabric/sewing show with my mom and cousin Colleen. Colleen has all the inside scoops on where to get the best stuff and have the best days ever!!!

Stay tuned for pictures from my Sasky adventure!

A little bit of thursday night bowling

it's thursday night.

Robyn, Noah, Sara, Ryan and Kate are out bowling.

Kate

Robyn

Sara

Ryan and Noah

an exerpt from my drive-Hamilton to Ottawa

I Feel It All-Feist

Fly Away-JJ Heller

Mercy-Duffy

Over Tokyo-Collective Soul

The Good That Won’t Come Out-Rilo Kiley

Bad Reputation-Joan Jett

Crown-Collective Soul

Open Up The Heavens-Hillsong

I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone-Sleater Kinney

The Fallen-Franz Ferdinand

Solidify-Sheryl Crow

Around This Corner-Sarah Harmer

Mushaboom (Postal Service Mix)-Feist

Rangers-A Fine Frenzy

Death And All His Friends-Coldplay

Not Ready To Make Nice-Dixie Chicks

I’m Your Angel-Cub

The Blower’s Daughter-Damien Rice

Wildwood Flower-Reese Witherspoon

Swallowed In The Sea-Coldplay

Talkin’ Bout A Revolution-Tracy Chapman

Unity Or Grenadine-Age Of Electric

Cannonball-Damien Rice

Come On, Come Out-A Fine Frenzy

Lemon-U2

Spitting Games-Snow Patrol

Great and Mighty-Planet Shakers

C’mon People (We’re Making It Now)-Richard Ashcroft

Keep The Car Running-The Arcade Fire

The Wanderer-U2 featuring Johnny Cash

My Number-Tegan and Sara

God You Are My God-Delirious?

God’s Romance-Delirious?

Chemical Calisthenics-Blackalicious

Making Pies-Patty Griffin

Build Me Up Buttercup-The Goops

Til Kingdom Come-Coldplay

Brick-Ben Folds Five

In Tuesday's Star Phoenix!!

ON THE RIVER AGAIN: Matthew and Nancy Johnson, along with their dog Cleo, paddle the South Saskatchewan River through Saskatoon Sunday (above) following their wedding ceremony. The couple was photographed by The StarPhoenix in March 2007 (left), just before they began dating, on the river in the same red canoe and thought it would be fitting on their special day to mark one of the things that brought them together.

both photos by Gord Waldner

running back to saskatoon

that's right folks. I am off to visit the good ol' SK. My first extended visit in 4 years. i figure the one night that Thom and I spent 3 summers ago doesn't really count.

the elusive ninnygoat is getting hitched!

hurrah!

ode to an ironing board

A real conversation:

Rodney brings in his ironing board to do some ironing
Kate-"oh Rodney, i'm so jealous of your ironing board"
Rodney-"don't you have one?"
Kate-"yes... but yours is soooooo big!"


Since I became a quilter I have had a few different ironing boards.

The small green one was given to me by a friend. I was still in residence in first year and did not have one.

When Thom and I got married we upgraded to a bigger ikea one. Rather flimsy and not very big.

Then this year for my birthday, my lovely husband bought me a real true ironing board.
A few people were worried that my husband was going to be in trouble for getting me such a domestic item for my birthday. Truly it was one of my best presents ever. Every time i take it out to iron, i say and say "this is the best ironing board ever"

to put the size of these ironing baords into perspective here are Charlie and I beside the original ironing board. the 'baby' if you will.

keep in mind that Charlie is a mini weenie.

that is some small ironing board.