Thursday, October 21, 2010

Remodeling

I'm in the process of re-doing my blog & it's taking me longer than I thought it would. Right now I'm unable to upload some pictures so this blog may or may not have pictures. When I get too frustrated at my computer, I'll go & sew!!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

I usually have my camera in my purse in case I happen upon something that I want to snap a picture of.  We went for a drive in the country Sunday morning after church - after we picked up a Tim's, of course. At the end of a road, south of Morden, we came upon this old homestead with a collapsed log cabin. Now, if this cabin could talk, it would have many stories to tell.
As I'm delivering meals to the tiling crew, my travels take me into parts of the country around here that I've never been to before. I see many farmyards & fields. 

This old farmyard really caught me eye. Here is where people lived & worked very hard at farming. There are a number of old buildings, some have fallen down as they are just too tired to stand up.

These old trucks have served well in their time & I think the old farmer just can't bear to part with them as they are symbols of another time. Or maybe they will be  restoration project for someone. Enjoying the countryside is one of the bonuses of delivering meals and listening to some of my favorite music as I drive along.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Fall Road Trip

 On Wednesday I went to MacGregor to visit my mom & as she loves a drive in the country & so that's what we did. First we had lunch in Gladstone & then we went on to Plumas as I had heard of a wonderful quilt store there. And wonderful it was!! Wasn't sure if I could get my mom to set foot in the store with such an expressive name but  I didn't draw too much attention to it & in we went!
 And oh, what feast of colour & patterns & designs! What a quilters' haven!
 I bought some fabric that has multi-coloured electric guitars on it which I'll sew into a quilt for my oldest grandson for Christmas next year.
 I got another piece of fabric for a Christmas gift for a family member. Can't talk about it or show it here as she reads my blog. Will show the finished product after Christmas.
Well, I hope that this will be the beginning of many trips to this wonderful store. I thought their prices were also quite reasonable & lower in comparison to another quilt store just west of my town. It was a great day for a drive & the next time I go, I'll try to snap a few pictures of the new settlement of the Old Order Mennonites who have recently moved to the Plumas area. We did see several horse & buggies on the road but didn't want to intrude on their lives so I didn't take any pictures. Would only take pictures of their farms if no people were outside as most don't want pictures taken of themselves & I would respect that. We also saw the school with several children playing outside. Great day!!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Thankfulness

Our kids were all home for Thanksgiving. We had not been altogether as a family since August 2009 so this was an event to celebrate. One of our Thanksgiving family traditions is to give each family member an opportunity to express what they are thankful for - and the items mentioned must pass my okay before the next person can talk as "video games" or "my laptop" don't count!!
Here is a partial list of what the Unrau Family is thankful for:
1. food & snacks
2. new job for my brother
3. my guitar & the chance to play in a rock band in school
4. my blanket
5. my cousin, Abby
6. friends & family
7. health & safety during racing & harvest
8. Jesus
9.God's Timing - events that happened during this past year
10. I wish I could see God.

Lord - thank-you for all your blessings during this past year. Thank-you for Your faithfulness & Your promises to walk along side us & we know You are there even when the way is dark & lonely. I pray that my children will keep the faith & pass it on their children. I place each family member in Your hands & may each one place their trust in You alone. Amen.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Projects




I have a number of Christmas gifts that I'm planning to sew. The 2 biggest projects that I'm working on now are quilts for 2 grandkids. We have 8 grandkids in total & I can't possibly make a quilt for each one to be given at Christmas so I 've chosen to make 2 per year until I have them all "covered!" So to start with, I've chosen the 2 grandkids that live the greatest distance from us as we don't see them as frequently as the ones that live here in Manitoba. I'm making the quilts for single beds but they will also work on a double bed. One quilt is nearly done & I've finished piecing the top for the black/yellow & blue one & hope to layer the batting/backing & top together tomorrow. The weather forecast is for sun & warm weather this coming week so in between cooking for the tiling crew & cleaning the flower beds, I'll need to work hard at my sewing too as I have a number of projects to do before Christmas.