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Puss
The Quimper Hitty human was given a Yoyo quilt in 2013. With the help of two friends, the Hittys, and the cat, the quilt was taken apart, and the circles washed, ironed and shared. One of the friends began making Puss-in-the corner blocks with some of her pieces, but has just decided she would never get around to making them up. Yesterday she returned some uncut yoyo circles, one-inch squares, and thirteen assembled blocks.
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Midsummer Night’s Dream
Oh don’t you wish that you could hear them ring
In a spine-tingling otherworldly fairy kingdom, a group of bumbling thespians and two confused pairs of lovers are mocked, prodded and made use of by merciless and self-absorbed spirits of the woods. Constance and I love the music of Benjamin Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, which raises the hairs on the back of our necks one minute and infects us with helpless laughter the next.
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Almost Flowers
Wisteria
Mary Anne and Constance visited our favourite North Saanich garden yesterday, and thought encouraging thoughts at the buds…
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Birds, Berries and Buttons
The last stitch
After much perseverance, Constance and I have finished the Embroiderer’s Guild workshop needle roll…
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Roberto Devereux
Innocent Blue Scarf
Yesterday Constance and I went to the MET’s Live in HD presentation of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux, a production in which the melodious singing, and fabulous costumes overrode the slightly less than accurate portrayal of historical facts.
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