Author Archives: kuwaitquilter

Sunday – 8.45 Miles.

Posted on October 15, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

David had made arrangements with a friend to go together on a long hike on Sunday – early!  Well, I guess 9 am isn’t usually early for us, but we’d been up late the night before with company, and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Saturday Morning – Brasteinvatnet

Posted on October 15, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

The weekend was sunny and there was no rain predicted (not that THAT means much).  W thought of going to the Dog Forest, where we could hike around, and snoopy could be off-leash, but decided to explore new territory instead. … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Postscript – Grumpy Old Woman

Posted on October 12, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

Everything turned out just fine – as usual, there was no need to panic or fret.  The lady at the Canadian bank gave me all the information I required.  I guess I hadn’t mentioned that they were changing to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | 1 Comment

Grumpy Old Woman

Posted on October 9, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

Today I feel like a grump.  It seems that everything I’ve gone to do has been a problem.  And mostly to do with the computer. I was trying to renew my husbands magazine subscription…… just click on “Renew”, the help … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | 2 Comments

Snoopy and the Decoy

Posted on October 8, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

When we take Snoopy on his daily walks, we almost always go through the park.  And there are ducks……. many, many ducks.  Snoopy loves the ducks. Ducks run… well, they waddle really quickly and make a lovely noise. Often the … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Another Block Completed!

Posted on October 7, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

While David has been immersed in his Statistics class this weekend, I have been sewing. I sewed the backing for my Muscat mystery quilt that will finally see the quilting machine. It is now laying over the frame, all ready … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | 4 Comments

You Can’t Go Back!

Posted on October 6, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

When I started sorting and organizing my sewing room this fall, I found a quilt that was partially completed.  Only the borders remained to be done – I thought that I should be able to know this one off pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

UFOs Part II – Swaps

Posted on October 4, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

More boxes gone through – more UFOs unearthed.  The ones I’m disclosing this time are sets of finished blocks that the block elves haven’t gotten set into quilt tops while they were hidden in boxes and bags.  Darn elves, anyways. … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

A Magical Event

Posted on October 3, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

Last Thursday evening when we walked in the park, we saw signs that something was going to happen……. never before have we seen fair maidens in medieval costume on the bridge, nor seen a colourful Chinese dragon cavorting on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | Leave a comment

In Search Of UFO’s

Posted on October 1, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

Actually, it’s not much of a search…. the darn things are leaping out at me every time I go into my sewing room.  I made the mistake of deciding to go through ALL my boxes and bins to see what … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | 2 Comments