Beautiful Day for a Wedding

 

Canmore, Alberta....

 

a beautiful place to get married..... or do anything actually!!

 

With the Three Sister Mt Range in the background,

 



 

Gary&Terry Whitman walked their daughter, Tressa down the isle..

 

 

To marry her love, Matt

 

It was a great day to get married!!

 

Our room even had an amazing view...

 

the trees were showing off all their colors....

 

in every shade.....

 

While touring the town we saw this sign for a local quilt show....

 

Terry and I headed there on Saturday morning...

 

Cute banner....

 

but I think ours is outstanding in comparison

 

 

It was a very small show with only one vendor - Sugar Pine...

 

Star wedding ring...

 

 

 

 

Falling Leaves....

 

a Plaid rendition....

 

Old crazy quilt....

 

From 'Ladies Days' in 1904....

 

 

Log cabin...

 

 

 

Not sure what this was called but liked the end result...

 

I think this is the new 'Crazy Horse'!!!

 

The most exciting part of the show was the H.A.Kidd rep as she was enthusiastic about her new products!!

 

While touring Canmore, we came across this stand ...

 

 

It has all the tools you need to fix your bike and pump up your tire!!

 

What a great idea!!

 

We also made a quick stop over at Sugar Pine Quilt Store...

 

I loved this little mini log cabin which, to no surprise, was one of Terry's favorites also!!

 

That's what you get from years of hanging out together!!

 

A great representation of Alberta....

 

SugarPine had every kind of fabric you would want from Batiks to Asian fabric

 

These two caught my eye...

 

Then it was back to Calgary to visit with my sisters...

 

AND

 

a quick trip through IKEA to find a closet for the new entry!!!

 

Arnold would not say it was quick but I gave him the flash tour!

 

 

I think we have a winner!!

 

Christa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Peony Queen

Of Torquay, Saskatchewan....that is!! 



Mrs. Jeanne Wanner



Mrs. Jeanne Marie Wanner

86 years young....

retired school teacher....

smart as the day is long....

memory like NO other......

MASTER gardener beyond!!

My kids worked for Jeanne for years.

 Jeremy and Justin planted and worked the yard and Chantel would clean for her.

Chantel just commented the other day how the smell of Fantastic signifies 'clean' to her from her years at Jeanne's.

During our peony tour on Saturday, she pointed out which plants Jeremy had planted and which Justin had.

This is where Justin got his love for gardening.

She said Justin was the first kid she had ever hired who knew the difference between a blade of grass and a day lily!!

Jeanne prides herself on her amazing peonies.

She had over sixty varieties and knows them by name like her own children.

It was an amazing garden tour!

On the home front, I finished baling yesterday just before the crazy storm!!

We got a start in the installation of the cupboards on Sunday.

Now the serious stuff begins....

But first it's tea with the quilting girls today!!

(not at my house thank goodness)

Christa