Looking Down - July Photo Challenge - Day 31

Carly's Kittie Cats - Midnight & Whiskers

Thank-you to all who checked out my blog during the July Photo Challenge. Some topics sure made me think about what picture to use in my photo library & some topics I searched for the right subject to photograph. Anyway, I just really enjoyed doing  this challenge & thanks to my niece Sonya for posting it on her blog. My blog will continue with updates from our new home, family, nature & hopefully after we get I get settled again & get back to quilting, I'll post some more pictures of quilts. Thanks again for visiting. 

Something I'm Grateful For - July Photo Challenge - Day 30

So thankful for my country - CANADA

Something I Don't Like - July Photo Challenge - Day 29

This was what the temperature was when we were in Winnipeg this afternoon. I do not like hot summer days!

Huge thorns on Hawthorne bushes are a hazard while riding or walking trails here in the Burwalde Woods.

View From My Front Door - July Photo Challenge - Day 28

View from the house in town

 

View from my "now home" in the country.

Mail - July Photo Challenge - Day 27

Younger Me - July Photo Challenge - Day 26

Progress Report & a Field of Wheat

Ceramic floor tile  installed in the main entrance.

Entrance from the garage.

Wheat field that was swathed today.

Home - July Photo Challenge -Day 25

This is the new home that we are building & that we plan to move into in about 5 - 6 weeks.



This is home for now in the bonus room in our kid's house. We are very happy they offered to share their home with us.


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Artwork - July Photo Challenge - Day 24

I just love my grandkids' artwork!

Animals - July Photo Challenge - Day 23

Lexie the dog & Skittles the goat.

Something Old - July Photo Challenge - Day 22

These grave markers are in a small cemetery on the farm where I grew up & now the farm is gone & these markers are in the middle of a field. This is where my great grandparents on my dad's side are buried.

Progress Report

 We are installing the flooring now. I say "WE" because I've being helping a little now too! My job is sweeping, mopping, & cleaning up the garbage. Important jobs so the master carpenter can keep on task.

 

The one wall in the top picture may look grey but it is a medium brown - don't know what the actual colour name is. One wall in the living room & one in the master bedroom are painted a feature colour. The flooring is a handscraped laminate that we bought online & had shipped to Walhalla.

Something New - July Photo Challenge - Day 21

To me - a rainbow is always something new as it reminds me of God's Promise.

Something I Drew - July Photo Challenge - Day 20

I painted this for my son after he got his pilot's license on this type of an airplane. I drew the plane first, then traced it onto the board & then painted it.

Hobby - July Photo Challenge - Day 19

This shows 2 hobbies - quilting & photography.

Written Words - July Photo Challenge - Day 18

Trees - July Photo Challenge - Day 17

Progress Report

Painter hard at work.

Closet Painter.

Siding going up.

Self Portrait - July Photo Challenge - Day 16

My Weakness - July Photo Challenge - Day 15

Being a quilter, I can't resist adding to my fabric stash whenever I spot a fabric store.

Favourite Colour - July Photo Challenge Day 14

Water - July Photo Challenge - Day 13

Where I ate breakfast - July Photo Challenge - Day 12

Black & White - July Photo Challenge - Day 11

This quilt is in my stash to be given to one my grandchildren when they reach adulthood.

Summertime - July Photo Challenge - Day 10

Hands - July Photo Challenge - Day 9

My 96 year old mother's hands - have worked so hard, washed clothes on a wash board, prepared & cooked many meals, sewed clothes for me way into the night, milked cows even when she was in labour with my younger sister, hugged me countless times. These are the most beautiful hands!

Four Generations

Four generations - my mom, myself, my oldest son Allen & his 2 sons - Jared & Brandon.

Books - July Photo Challenge - Day 8

These Grade One readers make a nice addition to my fall decor.

Progress Report

The progress on our house this past week  - the piles of dirt around the house were leveled, the soffit & fascia are about half done, and the taper will complete taping by midweek. 

Transportation - July Photo Challenge - Day 7

This golf cart is my transportation of choice this summer here in the country. I use it lots for nature trail exploring with my grandchildren. In this picture, are my 2 sisters, my 2 grandsons & myself.

Toes - July Photo Challenge - Day 6

 

Help with making a pie includes little toes on the counter! 

Filthy - July Photo Challenge - Day 5

This is the condition the beaches in the Toronto were left in after the July 1st weekend.

Clean - July Photo Challenge - Day 4

Lunch - July Photo Challange - Day 3

I made this felt food several years ago when my grandchildren were younger & this delicious "lunch" was served many times.

July Photo Challenge - Day 2 - A Street

Seemed only fitting to put up a picture of the street sign where we are building our new home.

Progress Report

The progress during the last few weeks at our house is that the gyrock on the ceilings & walls has been completed.

Photo Challenge -Day 1 - Maple Leaf

I'm accepting a challenge from my niece, Sonya, to attempt a photo challenge for the month of July. With it being Canada Day today, there were many Canadian flags around. I chose to use a picture that reminded me of our trip to the Maritimes last fall & the many colourful maple trees we saw.