Tardy Again
For those of you who aren't on FaceB00k, last weekend we went to the annual corn maze/corn roast at Cheryl & John's.Gavin & Mya both enjoyed the corn maze, as they wandered through they played...
View ArticleBlisters and Bruises
This is the front of "Lucy", my cello, waiting for her back. The front is ready to do the purfling (that black line of inlay around the perimeter on the viola and the violin). As you can see her sister...
View ArticleSisters' Trip To Niagara
For those of you not on FB here are some of the pix ... there are more on FB because it's much easier to upload them in batches.When we met Susan at the airport, we wanted to make sure she wouldn't...
View ArticleAnother First
This was given to a friend of ours, but it needed some repairs.With my vast experience, I volunteered to do the repairs for him.There was a crack in the front and some other small bits of damage, and...
View ArticleProgress
We are making progress on the double bass. The mould has taken us some time to figure out and then build. We spent yesterday and today shaping the blocks at the corners and the top & bottom. We're...
View ArticleSheet Metal Art
How cool is my Dad - aka Gryper?!One of the things we have to do while building the double bass is take these thin "sheets" of maple that we have planed to around 2mm thick, and bend them to form the...
View ArticleThe Fashion Show Trip
On Wednesday, a group of us went to Hamilton to a fashion show/ silent auction (fund raiser).Here is the beginnings of the group checking into the lobby at the hotel.Lynda and I got to our room and...
View ArticleEnough is Enough
You may or may not be aware, my first name is Wendy. All of my life, I have only known a few Wendys. For the most part, I've only needed a first name; kind of like Cher. Yeah, that's it, kind of like...
View ArticlePainting
My friend Shelley Houghton is a painter. She does some amazing work. When she paints water, it looks almost like a photograph it's so realistic. I have bought a print of this painting of a South...
View ArticleTa Da - Presenting "Lily"
My viola, all varnished and back together.I'm really proud of her. She's a beauty!I'm really pleased with how the quilted maple looks.The front looks really good too!
View ArticleA Peek
Here's a little peek at the pix ... I'm waiting for Cheryl's because there are some duplicates and I'd like to show the best ones.Here we are at the airport shortly after we met Susan. She was, much to...
View ArticleOops! It's Been A While
Why haven't I been blogging as often as before? Here's what I've been doing instead. This is the cello I've been working on. Still lots more to do, but it's coming along. To give an impression of size,...
View ArticleI know, I know
It's been a long time since my last post. With FaceBook having all of "The Fam" checking in, it slipped my mind. Not to mention how busy life has been.Alexis Jean (Lexi)First, meet our Great...
View ArticleSigh - Tough Times - seems I can't Post - I trie
Okay, I figured it out.....This place is gorgeous! I can't post a pic from my iPhone on blogger.Suffice to say it's really really great. All-inclusive is wild if you've neverDone it before!Just have to...
View ArticleI Got a New Toy Too
CG is not the only one! I got a new toy too.Mine's funner than her lawn mower!A big sister to my iPhone.Mine has all kinds of cool apps on it now, not like the bare naked one in the pic!
View ArticleMy Granddaughter
Mya is a riot. She had everyone in the pharmacy section of the grocery store laughing and commenting.She was looking them over for about 10 minutes while we were waiting to get a prescription filled....
View ArticleBWana The Iguana
Finally I get around to posting the pictures of the double bass.We finished it last Friday and then had the unveiling party and pot luck about 2 hours after we finished putting the strings on it....
View ArticleWeekend
It's not easy getting my kids and their kids together all at once. We don't very often get to be together as a family on special occasions because the are all expected to split their time seven ways to...
View ArticleWalking The Dog
When I walk the dog in the morning (and feed the deerflies), to keep it interesting, I've taken a few pix.This one is a sunrise on Kashagawigamog Lake.This is a pond where bullfrogs were grunting. It...
View ArticleiBlog
So now I have the convenience of blogging from my iPhone. There is a new blogger app that makes it simple. This is a test blog, maybe I'll do it more consistently now than I have in the past while.This...
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