Silent Sleepy Wednesday Wag!
Woof, Treacle.
The Wednesday Wag.
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Monthly Archives: September 2018
We Remember.
Seventeen years ago we were at home, I working whilst Youngest was playing and watching a Thomas The Tank Engine cartoon on the TV after lunch, as he was allowed an hour of TV time. He came to tell me that there was some writing on the TV and I came to check and saw the news flash and turned over to the BBC. The news was devastating, I distracted Youngest with toys and books away from the TV but I was unable to switch it off and sadly saw the second plane hit.
DH returned an hour later from visiting customers and we just sat and watched in horror. I went to collect Eldest from school and it was all that was talked about whilst waiting for our children. We got home and continued with family routines whilst numb to what we were seeing on the TV. We were the lucky ones on that day as we were together with our boys safe in our home and our hearts went out to all those who were not and to some who would never be again.
We will never forget and we remember all those who were lost and all who remain and to everyone affected by this day.
Hugs & Love, Susie xx
25 Years Ago.
On September 10th 1993 the pilot episode aired for The X Files and for the next nine years we were glued to our seats of whether Mulder & Scully would find the Truth and would they ever Trust Anyone?!!!!
It actually aired on BBC 2 in the UK which is always seen as a Thinking Man’s channel and because of the BBC there were no adverts to interrupt the episode. I loved it from day one and could not wait for each episode and I even persuaded DH to go with me to see the films at the cinema, although he was not keen on the monsters!!
Who didn’t want to be Scully and as she was born in 1964 I certainly identified with her, even though Ms Anderson was born in 1968, and yes I rooted for Mulder and Scully to be together and it took me a long time to watch Series 9 after their kiss over the baby at the end of Series 8!!!!
This poster still sits behind my monitor in our den where I work!!!
My favourite Episodes :
“Squeeze”, “Firewalker”, “Dod Kalm”, “Humbug”, “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose”, “Small Potatoes”, “The Post-Modern Prometheus”, “How The Ghosts Stole Christmas”, “First Person Shooter”, “Hollywood AD”, The final four episodes of Series 9. However if I am honest I loved them all but the above are my favourites.
I am lucky enough to have all the series and the films on DVD so can watch them whenever I want to and step back into the programme whenever.
Happy Birthday X-Files!
Hugs, Susie xx
It’s Friday!
Yes we have made it to Friday, despite me thinking it was Wednesday when it was in fact Tuesday!!!! It’s been one of those weeks.
I have finished the first Baby Quilt for our very good friends Daughter, who used to be the Boys’ Babysitter. She is due at the end of September so I have managed to get it finished in time. It will be entrusted to the new Grandparents to give to her as they live in The Netherlands, so it will be a well-travelled quilt.
I have no quilt holding persons around, so have taken the pictures outside on our table there.
A closer look at the panels. They don’t know what they are having so I went for something for a Boy or Girl.
This is the back and a closer look. I love the colours.
Folded and waiting to be wrapped.
I just have the other one to finish now and that is also for the end of September!
Today started off warm and sunny but clouded over and it has been quite cool, definitely getting very Autumnal. I was out running errands this morning and got back just after lunch and Treacle having been out and had her lunchtime biscuit retired to her basket for a sleep, as the weather gets worse she will be going into hibernation mode!!!!
If the temperature continues to go down I will have to think about getting out our winter clothes and putting away our summer things. I am leaving it as long as possible to put the heating on and hoping that we will still get a few nice warm days and perhaps an Indian Summer, but October will be here very quickly as the weeks fly by and the cool weather will be definitely with us by then.
I do hope you lovely lot have a great weekend whatever you are up to.
Hugs, Susie xx
It’s Autumn.
This quote for me says Autumn all over, the leaves turning, the nights drawing in and the Autumn weather. Last night as Treacle went out last thing it was definitely chilly and had an Autumn feel.
For all the children it was Back to School yesterday (although there still seemed to be a lot of children around when I went shopping in Nottingham!). Our Boys have now finished their formal education after eighteen years between the two of them and yesterday felt very strange not racing around getting lunches and making sure they had all their books, sports kits etc and were smart in their uniforms and of course taking that “start of a new year” picture.
As it is Thursday here is a #TBT picture of the last time they were together going to school. Eldest was in Upper Sixth and Youngest was in Year Eight at the same school aged 17 and 13. I was quite sad really, but that’s usual as I hated them going back to school after the six week holiday, I always loved having them at home with me.
The conkers are starting to ripen and the children will soon be collecting them. The Boys
Aunt & Uncle had a wonderful Horse Chestnut tree in their garden and their Uncle always collected lots of conkers for them.
The Boys Godparents came for dinner last Saturday before they went off on holiday for a month (they are now retired!) and the day was warm so we made the most of it by eating outside again. We have done so well with the weather this year and been able to eat outside lots and it has been lovely. It was a lovely evening catching up on all the news and very relaxed.
This weekend we don’t have anything on for swimming or work or compering so we are going out on Saturday evening to celebrate Eldest’s Birthday as he was away at college when it was his actual Birthday. Hopefully I will get some pictures. This is the last week that Youngest’s Girlfriend will be here as a week on Saturday she heads off to Uni. The weather is supposed to be okay so Sunday we can get some tidying done in the garden and it will then be in great shape as we go into Autumn/Winter.
We will be making the most of the weekends in September as in October all the weekends are filled with either swimming or compering or work and before we know it, it will be November!!!!! I cannot believe it but Christmas things are starting to appear in the shops!!! We have lots of things on before Christmas but the stores cannot seem to resist getting things out already!!!! I know we Quilters are making things for Christmas, as am I, but that doesn’t mean we need to see all the Christmas things in the stores! I am trying to ignore it!!!
I hope you lovely lot are having a Great Thursday, tomorrow’s Friday!!!!
Hugs, Susie xx
The Wednesday Wag!
Mom is losing the plot! She thought yesterday was Wednesday and she accuses me of being sleepy and not with it!
I had great fun on my vacation and I was so much better after my upset tummy before I went in. Mom says it was because I was made to be still for a while when I was in and not playing outside with the other dogs.
The last few days have been warm and not so sunny so I have been spending the day outside and making the most of it before the weather changes!!!!! I didn’t think Mom could see me as I was hiding at the top of the garden but she always knows where I am!
The Pets on Quilts show has now finished and there were some great entries and we got to meet two new Airedales, Hannah and Guinness. I am very taken with Mom’s summer quilt and love lying on it when it is on her bed. Dad says she needs to make another now.
Mom has been out for most of the day so I have caught up on my sleep, being out-of-doors all day in the fresh air I am very tired at night!!!
It is great to be back and Happy Autumn everyone.
Woof, Treacle.
The Festival of Quilts Take Two!
Here are my second set of favourite quilts from the Show this year :
Pictorial Quilts.
Scrap Books by Catherine Alexander of Wotton-under-Edge. I love a book quilt and one is definitely on my “To Do” list. I like the fact that Catherine put other things on the shelves not just books, which are like my bookshelves at home.
Spirit of Canaoa by Lynne Pretty of Bury St Edmunds. I always admire Pictorial Quilts and the quilters gifts of creating pictures with fabric.
I See You by Elita Sharpe of Geneva. I love this such a great concept.
It’s Amore by Karen Milne of Correze. What can I say I just love the colours and the detail is amazing.
Novice Quilts.
Monty Dog by Dorothy Watmough of Warrington. Dogs, quilts who can ask for more but the colours are amazing.
Flight into Quilting Heaven by Beverly Hurst of Bingley.
Contemporary Quilts.
Charlie’s Seaside Quilt by Sheila Corrigan of Bagworth.
60 Years of Memories by Karen Swiech of Ashland. This features 5000 one inch pictures to then form the main picture of her parents on their wedding day. The time and detail in this quilt was amazing.
Starburst by Elizabeth Wife of Gloucester. So inventive I love it.
Traditional Quilts.
My Country House by Anne Underhill of Cheltenham. A BOM quilt done for the quilt show 2015.
Dear Jane by Frances Meredith of Chepstow. I have been following Kathleen Tracy on her quest to make her Dear Jane quilt and the hours which go in to making each block. This will be on my “To Do” list but way down there!!!!!
Carrie Nation Variation by Allison Reid of Basingstoke.
Butterflies by Bruce Duncan of Edinburgh.
Art Quilts.
Adelie Penguins by Janie Harvey-Douglas of St Leonards on Sea.
The Blooming of Wisdom by Maria Makarevych of Kyiv. This was DH’s favourite, computer/engineering based!!!!
This was the Winner of the Miniature Quilts. Circuit Training by Phillippa Naylor of Beverley. It was amazing. I did not take pictures of the other winners as I did not agree with the Judges, but that was my opinion!!!!
This was in the Secondary School 12 – 16 Group and is The Stitch-o-Sarus by The Sewing Studio of Swadlincote. I think he is really cute.
SAQA Concrete & Grassland
This was one of the display galleries and explored the juxtaposition of the natural landscape and the human constructed cityscape. These were our favourites from it :
I hope you like the quilts I choose but there were a lot entered. My favourite of the ones I took pictures of ? It’s hard to pick but I think the book shelf quilt. It was very interesting seeing the quilts with DH as he had a very different idea of what he liked and didn’t. It was also great to take his as he carried my bags!!!!
We also saw DH’s cousin which was amazing as the show is over four days and the amount of people who go to see her was great.
I also took my money-box savings with me to spend and here is what I bought.
Treacle needs a new mat and I bought these fabrics. Nice and bright for her.
Just a few to add to my stash. The prices are so good at the show.
I am busy making Christmas gifts at the moment as well so I needed some more fabric. Red and Green say Christmas to me.
More plain white which you can never have too much of.
The dark blue is to finish one of the baby quilts and I just loved the other two fabrics.
This is what the most amount of my savings went on. These are the fabrics which I am going to turn into a wedding quilt for Eldest and Girlfriend. Their room at the moment is grey and white so I wanted to do the quilt in those colours but lighter grey so it was not too dark and depressing. The pattern I have chosen is a Missouri Star Quilt Company one and I think it will look great when it is done. I will show you progress when I start it but I have a few other things to finish before that.
I had a great time at the show and DH is wonderful for arranging it for me.
Wednesday should, of course, be The Wednesday Wag but as you can see from the above picture Treacle is having a lazy day!!! In fact because we were at home the whole weekend and spent most of it out-of-doors she was very tired!!! In fact she has not caught up on her sleep since the Kennels when they are busy all day!!!! Whilst writing this she is actually in her basket by my desk asleep, snoring!!!! She will be back next week with a full post.
Hugs, Susie xx
A Surprise Visit.
Warning: Picture Heavy Post!
DH as a surprise for me got me tickets to go to the Quilt show above which was actually on whilst we were away!!! The show is always on in August but the date moves each year so sometimes I am able to go before we go away and sometimes it is on while we are away but this year I got to go and DH came with me too.
As with previous years I only took pictures of the Quilts I loved the most. There were a lot more quilts entered this year which was great to see bu here are my favourites :
Two Person Quilts.
Cotton Reels & Thread by Natalie Taylor and Frances Meredith of Bristol. I love these cotton reel quilts and it is definitely on my “To Do” list
Walking The Great Glen Way by Catherine Tyndall & Rachel Tyndall of Nottingham. I love this and had to include this a we are staying at Inverness, my most favourite part of the country.
Heart of the Midlands by Greta Fitchett & Mike Fitchett of Derby. Our home town but I love the quilt too.
Higher Ground by Mary Mattimoe & Regina Carter of Newmarket. I just love the colours in this quilt.
Journey of a Quilter by Nicola Foreman & Janette Chilver of Woodbridge. This was BOM and I again I love the colours.
Freedom Bound by Janet Edwards & Cath Brough of Freckleton. I love the colours again in this quilt along with the pattern.
Modern Quilts.
Christmas by Pauline Tiney of Bournemouth. Christmas fabrics are always a favourite for me, love this.
Travel Colours Your World by Susan Tabor of Saffron Walden. Susan’s favourite cities which we worked out as Paris, Seattle, New York and London, do you agree?
Falling Leaves by Olena Pugachova of Dublin. Very appropriate for this time of year as we are going into Autumn, I just love the blue background.
In the Time of the Butterflies by Freya Askham of Buckingham. The butterflies which then make the big butterfly in the middle, so clever.
Miniature Quilts.
View from my Window by Wendy Nganasurian of Dingwall. Again not far from where we stay in The Highlands and I just love the kitty and all in miniature.
Sunset or Fire? by Roberta Le Poidevin of St Pierre du Bois. An amazing quilt and I choose to see it as sunset!
Tranquility by Fehmeeda Majid of London. I just love the colours in this quilt and all small-sized too.
Memories of the Farne Islands by Judith Beevor of Romsey. Puffins one of my favourite birds.
Stourhead by Maureen Hanson of Melksham. Creating a quilt picture is amazing but then recreating the picture as in water, even more amazing.
I have lots more quilts to show you, but have decided to split it in two so I will put the rest up tomorrow. There were lots to see and do at the show and of course I also bought some fabric which I will also show you tomorrow.
Hugs, Susie xx