The Mail Brings some Wonderful Packages!!

GR&DF I was so happy to read all the different comments for yesterdays post and do thank you for them. Nancy - in St Paul's before I went I did my research and was aware of the crawl into the dome and going outside - which I knew I would never able to do - my getting to the whispering gallery was accomplishment enough for me that time. Katya5 asked where the mural is - on the corner of 24th Street and Bryant, but there are many murals all along 24th and on the off streets. If you where into murals there is the LIST of them here in the city.
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Yesterday was a truly banner day is so many ways - here in the city it was warmish and lovely - I do love the cold foggy days that we usually have, but occasionally it is nice to be warm and see the sun. I made it to the Farmers market and got this snap...

These melons are delicious (free samples) and beautiful all at the same time!! On the way over I got this snap of what I think is my favorite Street Car....

I love the lines of this car and the colour.
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The mail was supe -de-duper as it brought presents and stash - and I have some snaps.....


To add to my ever growing Royal Collection - Sadie sent me the Silver Jubilee Booklet and Gaynor sent me the lovely Silver Jubilee china cup. I had not seen either of these pieces over here anywhere - they are super additions - Thank you both so very much!!

The mail also brought me a super special gift from one of my Dear Blog Buddies - sweet Vonna - her generosity is well known and I am so lucky to call her Friend!! Here is a snap of the beauty....


It is a Special Edition Roundy from Shakespeare's Peddler - finished off in the beautiful way that Vonna has - the stitching is lovely and it looks great in our living room. I love that it is a different type of finish - the pedestal is great as it lifts is up just enough to call attention to how beautiful it is - I do thank you sweet Vonna so very much!!!!!

The mail also brought a tiny stash purchase - I was getting the itch bad and couldn't resist - it's like a drug!! Here is a snap -


When I first saw the Hallowe'en Quaker piece in the sneak peaks for Market I knew I had to have this - I am not always taken with Quaker type interpretive pieces, but this hit me just right!! I thought I ought to also get the great La D Da Christmas chart and the sweet little BBD pyn cushion - Since I first laid eyes on that Quaker piece I have been thinking about it and I am thinking of shifting some of the black to some subtle colour bits....... on well, no rush as my basket is pretty full with stitchity projects for a while yet. My evening stitching continues to be on pieces I cant show just yet.
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Here's a little ditty for a chuckle........ yesterday after we got home I got together my usual Wednesday laundry - usually a couple of loads for mid week - I got the washers going and off we went to the pool. After I knew the washers had finished I went up to the laundry room and moved the damp wash into the dryers.. now for the pay off - while pulling out some jeans I heard a clunk and looked in and saw my wallet - yes, you read that right, I had washed my wallet. Everything was pretty damp, but the silver lining ( and I looked hard for that lining!!) is that I didn't run it through an hour in the dryer. Everything dried out pretty well, and I ironed out all the wrinkled bits of paper and the money, now everything is super crisp in my back pocket!! All I could think of at the time was what a super ding thing to do!! I am usually so good about going through the pockets of everything, but yesterday with the warm day I was was chomping to get to the pool, so I guess that " haste does make waste!!"

There you go sports fans for toady with some lovely things to look at and more tid-bits from my wacky-doodle life!! I do thank everyone for stopping by, do come again!!

Take care,
edgar