This is what we woke up to this morning.
This is the first snow of the season.
Winter is officially here!
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Fall is Here!
Fall is definitely here! Some days, I think we have moved past fall and into winter. This was what we woke up to Thursday morning. That snow is awfully close!
These pictures were taken from the deck of my parents’ house.
I love to decorate for the changing seasons. This year, I have included the entrance in my decorating. This is the front door of our house.
A wreath in fall colours.
A mum to welcome visitors.
Before we go inside, there are a few plants still thriving outside that I want to show you. Soon the cool evening temperatures will force the end of these plants, but for now they are here to enjoy. I am not sure what this plant was called, but I just love it. I will be sure to plant this in my hanging baskets again next year.
This is my husband’s Castor bean plant. He brought it home in a small 4″ pot at the beginning of August. It is extremely fast growing. Since they aren’t hardy in our climate, we will have to plant one again next spring.
The flower / seed pod.
Once inside, there are two quilts hanging in the entrance. This is “Moonlight over the Pumpkin Patch”. 
This is a quilt that was just finished last weekend. Finishing this one allows me to cross another UFO off my list on my sidebar for this year. The quilt pattern was BQ. I started this quilt over a year ago. I first saw a quilt made from this pattern at the Lynden fair. Although it is a simple pattern, I was distracted and didn’t finish until now.
Does the pumpkin fabric look familiar? I used what was left over from this project to make the latest 4 patch stacked posies quilt that I have been working on.
This is a quilt that I bring out to the living room each fall for snuggling under while watching TV.
This quilt made from the Warm Wishes pattern is hanging in my dining room.
A closeup of the fabric and clam shell quilting with variegated thread.
And this quilt is on the table.
Colour Catcher Strings II – Flimsy
You can sure tell that summer is on its way out! These pictures were taken on the morning of September 1st. That is fog you are looking at. The pictures are taken from our deck looking over the sports fields behind our house. The day brightened up OK, but at the time of these pictures, you would never have known it!
This was today’s fun. This flimsy is made from colour catcher strings measuring 4″ x 9″ – finished size: 3.5″ x 8.5″. I still have 28 colour catcher string pieces left in the box so I may go back and add another row to this one. I have not decided what to do about borders. I am leaning towards a black border and multicoloured binding (thanks, LJ). The size right now is 52″ x 64″. it is definitely large enough for an average lap size quilt. However, since most of my family members are over 6′ tall, I may add another row and lengthen it a bit.
I plan on showcasing another of my Circle Lord templates in the plain black squares perhaps using a variegated thread. This one will have to sit for a while before it gets quilted….customer quilts are waiting!
Summer Has Arrived!
Yes, it really was this hot today on our deck! This picture was taken this afternoon after I came home from work.
They are calling this the hottest day of the year. Weather records were broken all over the province.
The forecast is for more sun, sun, and more sun!
November 2006 – A Month For the Record Books
The headline on the front page of our local paper for the last day of November read, “A November to remember–wettest month ever–snowiest November ever–wind, flood, ice…but no locusts–yet”. Well that statement does sum it up. I am thrilled that the month of November is behind us.
For November 2006, the snowfall and precipitation was the heaviest since statistics started being kept in 1937.
The month started out with Vancouver receiving 14.4 mm of rain on November 3 and a further 44.6 mm on November 4. This was the month’s biggest one-day total of rain.
On November 5, heavy rains swelled the Chilliwack River flooding homes and causing the evacuation of hundreds. Flows peaked at 1,040 cubic metres per second up from a normal rate of 20 cubic metres per second.
November 15 brought 100km/hr-plus winds which snapped trees and left many homes in the province without power. The Sea-to-Sky Highway closed because of fallen trees and BC Ferries cancelled sailings.
November 16 brought a boil water advisory to Vancouver and surrounding cities. The turbidity levels in the reservoirs caused by the heavy rains did not result in contamination but the advisory held due to the level ofmurkiness.
Abbotsford broke the one-day snowfall record with 53.1 cm falling on November 25.
November 26 brought a further 44 cm of snow which combined with the arctic front resulted in below normal temperatures and ice formed.
November 27 continued to bring snow. Schools and universities were closed and the RCMP advised against travelling the highway. The arctic air continued to sit over the Lower Mainland sending temperatures to -12 and lower with the wind chill factor.
November 29 brought yet more snow followed by sleet and finally warmer temperatures and rain.
Today we are still dealing with this white stuff. The sun is shining and the temperatures are up from the past week. However, evening brings lots of black ice resulting from the snow melting during the day and freezing after sun down. Driving is still treacherous!
These are pictures of what it looks like outside here today.
This is the view from my office.
This is the view off of our back deck. A little nicer weather than the pictures that I took last weekend from the same vantage point!
And then the front of the house.
And the view down our street.
