Another Birthday, Another Year

My birthday was last Tuesday and I had a wonderful day, thanks to my wonderful parents and boyfriend! Had 2 wonderful meals with my favourite dishes: sushi and pho noodle soup. MMM! I cake was just as delicious. Really butter cream and dense mocha cake. Then it was present time! The twins arrived the day after. I am cleaning in style now. Especially love how it sings to you when you turn it on and when it is done its job.

I got a special little gadget for my sewing needs. It looks like a large plastic phone but it is a ruler grasper using suction so the ruler doesn't move as I cut fabrics. The bonus was the sewing machine. I waited all week for her and she was ready to come home on my birthday.

Speaking of cake, I think I still have a slice that I can still have. Later!

Update on Blogs I Follow

With the lack of a beloved sewing machine, I have some time to update my blog. As you have noticed, I have become a little obsessed about anything quilting. Have a look at the side and I have included a few blogs that I regularly catch up on. Some of them are just hobby quilters and some own their own quilting shop; either on line or an actual shop. Check them out cause I definitely have gotten lots of help with their tutorials or ideas from seeing their beautiful creations. And if you are lucky, they regularly have quilting fabric giveaways for their readers.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year to everyone! Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, healthy and prosperous year. The year of the rabbit is believed to bring luck. Cross those fingers and buy those lotto tickets. (only if you believe in those things.)

Only a couple shots of dinner on new year's eve. Lobster, fish, and chicken. MMM good!




The restaurant had this event organized. It was only about 5-8 minutes after we ordered that the food just came flooding in. You start with soup and before we knew it, lobster came out and everything else followed. We were never rushed but it sure quickened our time spent at the restaurant.

Love the extra step in presentation. That flower is made from thin slices of carrots held together with toothpicks. I feel it is like a MacGyver thing; 101 ways of using toothpicks.

Even if you don't celebrate Chinese New Year, I hope you at least had a good Thursday. One more work day left.

Exciting News

Summer Saturdays are one of my favorite days. Only because it is another excuse for a shopping trip. What I am trying to say is, I LOVE FARMER'S MARKETS!!! The exciting news is that there are plans for another farmer's market to be open in the south side of Edmonton. It will be known as Southwest Edmonton Farmers' Market. It won't be much of a wait cause they are hoping to have it open by spring of 2011.

I wonder where it will be located. I wonder if it will be at this big plot of land by my place. For this last year, it has been under construction then off construction then on again. There seems to be more progress since last fall but it still is very early to tell.

If you follow the link to the website, there is a little contest on the site. They want someone to come up with a catch phrase for the market. The site doesn't say what the price is but I am sure there will be perks and a little royalty with coming up with something catchy.