“You are a health conscious person, both your health and the health of others. You know all about the health benefits and dangers of the world around you.”

I found this on A Peach in Stitches’ blog blog. It is fun to answer the questions and see just what flower best represents you.

This is the center of my paint chip challenge quilt. This piece measures 10″ square (finished). I put 4 of the pinwheel blocks together–each block is 5″ square (finished). This block placement results in a secondary design in the centre of the four blocks with the green and beige pieces reversed.

Some of my points don’t quite match so I am thinking about putting a button in the center of each pinwheel.

The next step will be to add a narrow brick red border.

I made this miniature quilt in 2003 so that I would have something patriotic in the house for July 1st. It measures a mere 14″ x 19″.

This is the backing – Canada flags.

I picked up some fabric this week on sale at 50% off. It is a floral fabric with Canada flags. I hope to finish the customer quilt I have on the long arm today so that I can cut into this new fabric. I know, I shouldn’t be starting something new without finishing more UFOs, but the fabric was so tempting….and this is a long weekend.

Our youngest has now graduated from high school. I can’t believe this is the end of public school for this family!

Yesterday was a fabulous day for such a momentous occasion. The weather was sunny and warm, not a cloud in the sky. We took several pictures at home before the ceremony. The picture above is Dana in the front yard.

This picture was taken after the ceremony. All the grads (57 in all) formed a receiving line in the hall just outside the school gym. You can see how happy Dana is in this picture. She did well, receiving the Jack Lapeyre Memorial Bursary in the amount of $500 from the British Columbia Old Age Pensioners’ Organization.

This grad class was described as “eclectic” by one of the teachers. This was evident in the different modes of transportation used to get to the ceremony. One grad and his date arrived in his father’s silage truck (see above).

But the award for the most unusual mode of transportation to the ceremony goes to this couple who arrived in a bicycle / carrier combination. Good thing the weather cooperated.

The banquet and dance after the ceremony were great. The theme was “Mardi Gras” and the decorations were top notch. I couldn’t resist taking a picture of this carved melon tray–a true work of art!

This was a dry grad event and there had been a year’s worth of fund raising efforts that had gone into providing entertainment for the entire evening in order to keep the grads occupied and safe. At midnight, the grads boarded a bus and were transported to a hall in a secret location for the rest of the evening. The theme at this event was a casino and all grads were given play money to gamble with. In the morning, the grads were transported back to town by bus to a local hotel for a buffet breakfast and then they were returned to where they had started at midnight the evening before.

I have just gotten back from picking up Dana with all her loot–she is apparently a great gambler! She had a colour TV, queen size bed spread, suitcase, and movie card with her. She says she even gave some of her money to a friend so she could “buy” something as well. She is exhausted, but it appears it was a great day! I expect her to crash for a few hours. I don’t know how she has any steam left!