Lace, Blanket, Office

One day last week we found ourselves heading down the road again, in the direction of Munchie's house.

The daycare provider had an appointment in the afternoon, so we headed down to babysit for the afternoon.  The day was hotter than hot, and the first thing we did was turn on the air conditioner at Munchie's house.  Poppa and Munchie sat around and watched TV together for a while.

But, after a while they both got bored with that, so we headed out.

Gosh, Munchie looks so much bigger sitting in the stroller now!  Anyway, as you can see, we soon found ourselves at the mall up the street - where the air conditioning was working well, and it was cool and comfortable.  The three of us decided to go and get a few thing at Blob-blobs (Loblaws - Hee), and once we were there Munchie wanted to get out of the stroller and help Poppa do the shopping.

We found what we were looking for and headed home again.  It wasn't long before Mommee came home from work....

...and soon after that, Daddee arrived home too, and he set to work to make supper for us all (and I just want to say, it was absolutely YUMMY!)

A couple of days later, I looked out the front window and found Poppa doing - WHAT? - what on earth is he doing now?

I looked around the yard and noticed that the lupins were putting on a beautiful show.

Then I noticed that there were some men in the driveway - preparing it to get some new coating to prolong life and improve appearance.

Next time I looked out, Poppa was checking to ensure they had done a good job..

....and that little oval shape he had been working on looked like this.

Another day, another time.  I went looking for Poppa and Kev-Inn to call them in for supper.  I couldn't find Poppa any place, but found Kev-Inn out near the hot tub.  What on earth is happening now?

Then Poppa showed up with a box and a gizmo.  They pounded that long rod into the ground and hung up - oh, that's what it is - a bug trap, so they don't get eaten by mosquitoes when they are in the hot tub - good idea!

Another day, I stopped in at the office (where I retired from).  I had heard that the re-decorating was finished and everyone was established in their newly rejuvenated area, all set to work in the improved environment.  So, of course, I had to stop in to have a look.  I must say, it was impressive.  There was so much more space and everything was bright and clean.  I didn't really get a good picture of the overall area, but Poppa took a picture of us all together.

It was nice to have a little visit, but I didn't stay too long since Poppa had errands to run, and the folks all had to get back to work.

Early this week, Granny Maureen and Gramps took Poppa and me out for lunch in recognition of my birthday.  That was a treat, the food was good, the company was great and it seems like visits with them are few and far between lately.  I didn't get any pictures - I'll try harder next time.  I did get a couple of nice shots of them on my new cell phone, but I haven't got the required adapter to download them to the computer yet..........I'll work on that too!  I did get a picture of the adorable card they gave me though......

Isn't it adorable?  See the bear?  Hee!  I also got a picture of the beautiful flowers that arrived at the front door with a card that said they were from Mommee, Daddee and Munchie.

Aren't they gorgeous?  Thank you kids!

Knitting?  Oh yes, of course.  Here is one of those sections of Curtis' blanket, up close - and a tad blurry, but I think you'll get the idea.  I have started putting them all together.  The blanket is much larger than I anticipated - I think it will be a crib sized blanket when it is finished.

It currently looks like this............with some of the pieces attached.

And, of course, I am still making lace for Auntie Colleen.  I finished a 24-inch piece of the rosebud lace, and moved on.  I have now started a pattern called Point Lace - though I'm not sure that is a very descriptive name, since the points are not the main feature in my mind when I look at it.  What do you think would be a better name???

Of course, the points will show up more once the piece is starched and pressed, but I still don't believe they will be the main feature.  I had intentions of doing a pink piece, then a green piece, then a red piece ... and so on, but I just can't get myself away from this pretty pink thread......hopefully Auntie Colleen will let me know if she wants a length of any particular colour, since I can do any piece any time!

I think that brings everything up-to-date as of now...........thanks for reading!