a "KODIAK" Moment

"KODIAK"

LION BRAND YARNS "Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made in CHINA]
- Colour: 150-126-Nature's Brown
- Colour: 150-200-Oak Tweed
- Colour: 150-098-Natural

Only *I* would be showing off a *WOOL* BLANKET on a Day that went UP to 23C!!


[And, THANK YOU ANNA at STRUCTUBE, for allowing Me to use Their FAB FURNITURE as a Backdrop!
-- LOVE that BLUE SOFA!]

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At LAST!! A Chance to TAKE "Pictures"!!

    of...

"RED-HERRING-BONE"

LION BRAND YARNS "Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made in CHINA]
- Colour: 150-200-Oak Tweed


PATONS "Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00230-Bright Red









Photo-Location courtesy of STRUCTUBE.

Love THEIR new GREEN CHAIRS!


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..IT WAS A BRIGHT AND CHILLY DAY...

WHEN SUDDENLY.... uhh... Squall Snow?!! -- what's THAT about?

..whatever... Thankfully, it was sporadic and that dry little beady stuff. A few whisks with the Snow Brush and We were good.

This was the FIRST Saturday in Weeks, that We've had to go out and *do* Our "Thing" - despite the Minus-20-Something [C] Temps. The Sun *was* "out" WHEN We left...

Top of Our Location List - BEACON HILL MALL. With, a Post Office stop for Me. Butcher Shop for MOTHER. SALLY ANN for Us both! It's been a while... Which was where, I found THIS Beautiful Bit of FABRIC by P.KAUFMANN!

Three Meters worth for $4.99! Although it doesn't say, I thought that it was all COTTON, perhaps with a touch of LINEN..? As, it's really thick and good Quality. But, I've been doing a touch of
"Research" and found some with an IVORY Background - IT was listed as being ALL LINEN! This Background is actually more of a dark OLIVE-TOBACCO-BROWN. I had to tweak the Colours here a little. It's MUCH nicer "in person"!

And, would have been beyond "perfect", if those Elephants had been RHINOS! However, this does have a pleasing Aesthetic to it, so I really don't mind too much. I *do* have Stuff that will *go* with it!





Like... My Antique "Church Bazaar Find" DUNCAN PHYFE Style Mahogany 2-Tier TABLE, perhaps...?





I'm thinking, a little "TEA Drinking Area"... A couple of CANE Chairs. The FABRIC would go well on a TRIPTYCH SCREEN. Toss in a few ORCHIDS. Some Classic 19th Century Reading Material...





Anyway... staying in-keeping with that sort of EAST ASIAN "Theme", We came across some unique looking Fruit at Our next Grocery Stop. And, of course, this is the ONE Time that MOTHER forgets to bring Her Camera! -- It was PITAHAYA [DRAGON FRUIT] from VIETNAM and most of them looked like weird FISH! They were really kinda Cool!

Speaking of "Cool" - that's WHEN the "Light Flurries" started... And, was Our Cue to head for WALMART.

Why IS it, that WHENever the Weather turns "crappy", EVERYONE and Their Family-Infested-SUV are "Shopping" WHERE We ARE?! ...just saying...

Didn't buy any YARN There... Just, topped off My JUICE Supply. Then, headed to THE MALL in a Homeward direction...

Still NO new FACTORY ENDS YARN yet... Although, there WAS this Discount Thing going on IF You use Their Charge Card... MOTHER picked up some On-Sale Yarn, and I grabbed a Big Ball of what I call "BARN". It was an Off-Shade Dye-Lot one... I'll have to use IT on Something "Special". Afterall, IT is My First "Purchased" BALL of The Year!

NUTS!! -- I just "remembered"... I could have used that GIFT CARD I have! ..ggrrrrr...


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ADIOS, AUGUST!

AHH... The LAST Day of AUGUST!  A few more days and it'll be BACK to SCHOOL for Many... Soooo, GRATEFUL that I'M **NOT** One of THEM!!

It was another sweltering day out - which I spent ALL of - INside - where it was COOL! Rumour has it, that Tomorrow will be more manageable, then possibly RAIN for THURSDAY... Pretty much a "given" on THAT, as I have an appointment Downtown!!

Anyway, another UNadventurous day, as well! So, I spent TOO much of it, tweaking THIS:

The BLANKET is called "PALM BEACH" - in My "PINWHEEL" Pattern in MILK BLUE and TANG. The CRAB and SUNSET are from Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.

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BTW, along with Yesterday's STYLE AT HOME Mag and TOTE, was a Flyer from STRUCTUBE. Love the Furniture in There!!  One particular Accessory DID Catch My Eye!

It appears to be a METAL Bouquet!

Structube - Catalogue : Accessories : Sculptures : D436-1 (Red)

I'm also taking a strong LIKING to this Purple SOFA!!



Structube - Catalogue : New Items : Stella (Purple)









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Just Another Mundane Monday...

...And since it's a Holiday [some Civic thing...] up here, that meant NO *Blog-Inspiring* Postal Deliveries!! ...So much for that spine-tingling Read, huh?  -- Hey, I've already warned You guys about the possibility. DEAL with it!

You'll JUST have to settle for another one of my spent-waay-too-much-time-tweaking composite pics!

BTW, try NOT to HURT Yourselves too badly from jumping up and down with excitement now...


Since, it's STILL **SUMMER** out there - [the Humidity is back!] - with ample Time remaining to spend at the COTTAGE by some Lake, or perhaps that little "Holiday" to the SEASIDE, here's another of my MIX'n'MATCH pics.

"BOATHOUSE" [still Available, looking for a Good Home!]
- "M. MacLAREN"  [oil painting 1977]

The BLANKET is "BOATHOUSE" - done in IVORY, TAN, and FRENCH BLUE, with DENIM in the border.

The ART excerpt, is an OIL PAINTING by "M. MacLAREN" - a Local artist. She and her husband were having a Yard Sale [this past Spring], at which, she was selling many of her small canvases at extremely LOW prices!!  I picked this up for only $5.!!  She had a broad spectrum of subjects, spanning a few decades of Work. As I look back, I really should have bought MORE!!  Chose this One for its vibrance, and, I have a thing for BOATS...

As I recall, this LAMP, was picked up at another Yard Sale in the same neighbourhood, a few years previous. Managed to haggle this little Classic down to $3.50... Although, it appears to be a converted "oil" lamp, I strongly suspect that it's just a Mid-Century Repo of one. Ivory - with Navy trim - Paint on Metal and Star-shaped perforations decorating the base. The Glass Chimney is actually Clear - [was originally photographed against a dark background...] - and needs to be rewired!  BUT, it just totally screams, "COTTAGE", doesn't it..? 

...Well. *I* THINK so!  -- *MY* Blog, remember...? 


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