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It has been so lovely to see an increase in foot traffic to my studio this past week.  Did I remember to take any photos? No!  There were people come from as far away as Atlanta, Georgia.

I attended a two day rug hooking course with Jane Steele (River House Studio) this week.  Monochromatic with a pop of colour. A few pictures below of some of the gang who attended and Jane's lovely rugs.  We had a great few days!

The above sunset I stole from one of the gals, forget which one, my apologies.  Beautiful sunsets every evening from this wonderful deck at our rug hooking retreat we were on last week in PEI. We couldn't have asked for better weather.  More pictures below on the deck.

We played RLC, below is a picture of the gang, minus Helen and I.

I was very productive this week, I got a lot done! ...

Labour Day weekend in Canada is always bitter sweet. The beginning of another school year for students and usually the beginning of cooler weather for fall.  The three grandchildren above are who kept me busy last week.  I needed an updated photo of them all three together and that was work as the littlest one, Alina, doesn't like to sit still.  Alina is almost 1 1/2 yrs old, Denver in the center is almost 16 yrs old and Sophie on the right is 6 yrs old.  How time flies.  We had...

I know I am repeating myself, but if you haven't ever attended a 'rug hooking, hook-in' you need to! The Cumberland County Region has four groups that meet regularly and they also host Hook-In's from time to time.  We have the Northport Loopers (Northport), Remsheg Hookers (Wallace), Friends Hook Nook (Springhill) and The Beachside Rug Hookers (Advocate/Parrsboro Areas).  Anyone is welcome to join any of these groups that usually meet weekly. You can also join the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia, many regions all over the Maritimes, PEI and Newfoundland...

It has been a rough few weeks for me since I arrived home from Europe.  I came home with pneumonia and I had never had that before.  I'm not coughing as much now and feel much better but still mending. I appreciate all the kind thoughts, visits and treats given to me.  Charlie has been taking good care of me.

As you know, we haven't gotten rain much over the past few months and fires are breaking out all over Canada.  My prayers and thanks for all of the volunteers trying...