Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Weekend adventures

Saturday morning we had an early start to Cape Breton Island my favorite place to be on the planet . Our granddaughters took part in Kids of Steel , a triathlon for kids in the town of Port Hood . I was simply blown away at the event , there were over 50 children of various ages taking part and they divided them by ages and the amount of swimming, biking and running was according to their age . We arrived just as the youngest were entering the water , it made me shiver as the air was chilly that early in the am and there is a breeze too . This youngest group did not have to swim , they ran through the shallow water then ran up the steep hill to retrieve their bikes , helmets and proper foot wear before tackling the bike event , then off the bikes and onto the running . Elise was in this youngest group and Nila was in the older group and was required to do much longer stretches of each part of the event .  They both enjoyed taking part and as Nila stressed it was not a race just a challenge and they both met that challenge head on and completed the triathlon , yeah to them !!

Here are the children waiting to be told to start their swimming The beach at Port Hood is amazing . 
Nila on the right with her best friend Hayley crossing the finish line .
Nila and Elise with their medals for taking part , they each were given the tee shirts to wear as well .  They were a little tired and ate a huge breakfast at a near by cafe .
A photo of the wharf and across the water is Port Hood Island , I would love to go visit there someday .
The town of Mabou had a parade as well as other events on Saturday so of course who doesn't love  parade  . Nila was on one of the floats .
What parade would be complete without horses , love to see the horses . The brown horses you can just barely see were used for rides for the children later on and Elise sure loved that , she had several rides , a girl of my own heart ;-)
I zoomed as much as my small camera would allow to capture this magnificent eagle perched high on a tree . Bill tried to get closer but it started to make some warning calls and finally decided he best leave his perch .
A new project I have started , this is a kit I bought many years ago but never got around to making , there are more borders to add plus some applique . The pattern is by Thimbleberries and is called Garden Vine .That last border I added just barely shows up against the floor .
A pear pincushion I just finished , this was a free pattern from Kaaren at the Painted Quilt . Here is the link to her pdf     Thanks so much Kaaren , it was sure fun to stitch , I used an old scarf for the body of the pear , worked wonderfully :-) Oh and while you are stopping by to visit Kaaren take note of the mystery quilt she is just starting . I will be joining in , will you , oh come on I need some buddies to sew along with .
My blogging may be sporadic as I am trying to enjoy the summer while it lasts therefore my visits to other blogs may not be as often as I would like either . Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a terrific day .
 Hugs Sheila 

14 comments:

  1. What a spectacular place that is for a wonderful event like that. The quilting looks terrific too. Love the pear pincushion.

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  2. Grandkids and a parade; sounds like a fun time. Beautiful picture of the eagle. Your pear is adorable, and using a scarf is smart.

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  3. Hello Sheila! Sounds like you had a great weekend! Lots of fun! Love the Thimbleberries quilt you are working on the that pear is fun too! :) x

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  4. congratulations girls. What a beautiful place for it. x

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  5. Glad to see you're enjoying family time and summer time! I'm planning to do Kaaren's quilt a long.

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  6. Sounds like a fun weekend. Congratulations to the girls. Love the pear. Hugs,xx

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  7. well done to Nila and Elise.... looks like lots going on... enjoy...
    Hugz

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  8. What a beautiful day you had in Port Hood. Congrats to your granddaughters for their triumphant achievements! Your pear looks yummy and I can't wait to see how you embellish your new quilty project!

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  9. great weather for a fun day!!!! Nice quilt,...love watching the Eagles

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  10. I love your pear! I haven't gotten around to making mine just yet. :0)

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  11. I love Port Hood beach! It where I used to always ask to go for my birthday! Sometimes, if it was cold here, I'd just head for Port Hood, and the temp would be so much warmer! Sweet pear!

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  12. What a great thing for your grandaughters and I love the eagle! Your Thimbleberries quilt looks super. I can't resist a mystery so I am not going to look! Too many projects on the go at the moment and not enough time. Enjoy your summer while it lasts Sheila - incredibly hot and dry here and yet Australia seems to be getting a very cold winter - the worlds weather is behaving most peculiarly. xx

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  13. Your weather looks much nicer than ours......it's snowing not far from us! Parades are such fun, and well done to your granddaughters on their achievement. Your little quilt is sweet, and your pear will be very useful.

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  14. Grat to see your post and read your news. My kids used to love doing those triathalon type events, good on your gds for taking part! It looks like a lovely part of the country up there. Your sewing projects are just lovely. Oh and neat to see the photo of the eagle!

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