A Popples flick for: Hannah and Emily and Baby Lee It’s a fun cooking video just for you! Lotza love from your Grandma in Olympia xo xo xo
Archive for February, 2010
27 Feb
A Romance With Curling
On Wall Street, a Romance With Curling From The New York Times: The oddball of the Olympics has captivated traders thanks to CNBC, which covers curling after the closing bell. Complete New York Times Article* ~ Jae C. Hong, Associated Press Photo Here Switzerland’s Skip, Mirjam Ott, yells during the bronze medal women’s curling match [...]
26 Feb
SewExpo
The Sewing and Stitchery Expo is the largest, most comprehensive consumer education and trade event for the sewing industry in the United States! This is the perfect place for both experienced and beginning sewers and quilters (and everyone else!) to indulge their creative passions or explore new ones. With more than 400 booths to shop [...]
25 Feb
Louisa May Alcott. An enigma.
Louisa May Alcott November 29, 1832-March 6, 1888 “Louisa Alcott’s life was no children’s book: she worked as a servant, a seamstress, and a Civil War nurse before becoming a millionaire celebrity writing “moral pap for the young,” as she called it. Under pen names, (A M Barnard and Flora Fairfield) and anonymously, she also [...]
24 Feb
Merci beaucoup à vous tous!*
Special love & thanx to Dan and Lisa for my super fun Happy Birthday activities. Loves and hugs to everyone who sent wishes through phone calls, e-mails, Facebook and Twitter. It was super to hear from all of you! And for the surprise gift/s I received in the mail from my friend Loni xo, my [...]
23 Feb
Partie quatre ~ Remains of the Day
When we were exiting the curling venue I saw this Swedish fan. I immediately initiated a conversation and I found out that he lives very close to my sister in Sweden. I asked if I could take his picture to share on my blog, and since Sweden’s women won their match, he was very enthusiastic, [...]
22 Feb
Partie trois ~ Women’s Curling
There were eight teams competing that Wednesday. All were vying for placement further down the line. There were a lot of countries with Women’s Curling teams, so it will go on daily for a while yet. The finals are on the 26th. Once the semi-finals begin I am hoping I can catch some of it [...]
21 Feb
Partie deux ~ Women’s Curling
For Christmas 2009, my son Dan gave me three tickets to the Olympic Women’s Curling event. He knows how much I like curling, in fact if I was younger, stronger and still living in Canada, I would likely join a curling club. (None of which applies today.) Here are some of the pictures from my [...]
20 Feb
Partie une ~ Women’s Curling
You can see me there below with layers and layers of clothes on as I was soooo cold. Dan gave me a pair of these darling warm and snuggly mitts for Valentine’s Day! These cuties are the official mittens of the 2010 Olympics and are just about impossible to find anywhere for a reasonable price. [...]
19 Feb
At the Olympics
Here’s a little tickler! Outside the Curling venue with Dan and Lisa. It was such a fun 66th birthday! More pix to come.
