Some Recent Accomplishments

We have been very busy around here.  A wall was taken down in the basement in preparation for installing a brick hearth and wood stove. The ceiling also was taken down.  It was finished with ugly ceiling tiles so we will replace them with dry wall.  There were a lot of tiles and accompanying metal track which we didn't really want to haul off to the landfill.  So I posted to the local facebook yard sales as free.  They were taken within 5 minutes of being posted.  Free is remarkably effective.

We bought a wood chair unit to put down by the water but first I stained it turquoise.  It really stands out; we can see the chairs from across the bay when we are driving home.

I made a new padded headboard for our bedroom. This, with Pearl's help of course, turned into this.  I'm really happy with the result. The fabric has a wonderful texture.  Sorry for the poor picture.  It doesn't show up very well against the white wall.  Now I need to paint the bedroom or at the very least, that wall.  I'm thinking a light mauve as the quilt I'm working on has mauve/purple fabrics in it.  Will have to get some paint chips and see what will be the best color.

Pirate Days

I am amazed at the number of festivals and events that are held in the area.  Last weekend, St. Peter's celebrated Pirate Days.  This was a three day event starting on Friday night with opening ceremonies at the local museum, Nicolas Denys Museum.  (The Nicolas Denys Museum commemorates the life of the seventeenth century French explorer, trader and colonizer.  Click here if you want to read more about him.)

Pirate Days featured three days of fun, contests, food and music.

There were prizes for the best dressed store front, best dressed house and best dressed boat.  We were amazed at the number of people who came all decked out in their pirate costumes.  All day Saturday and Sunday, pirates roamed the streets of St. Peter's and were in and out of the stores.  We went for lunch at the local cafe (Judy W. you know where I mean) and were served by a pirate lady.  It was all great fun.

On Saturday evening, the pirate ships cruised the waters.  I could not get a good picture as I don't have a tripod but you can see in the distance, the sailing boats decorated with lights.

We had our own "pirate" ship in front of the house.  Friends of my parents are visiting and asked could they moor their boat in front of our house.  It looks very good having a red sail boat in front of the house.  We have had many comments about it.

The Ugly Duckling

This very ugly stool with a disgusting top, both fabric and cushion was saved from the land fill with a bit of  chalk paint and a new cushion.  No longer is it the ugly duckling.