What A Great Long Weekend!

Boy, its been such a great long weekend that it was a cruel joke to go back to work this morning! Now where to start... with lots of pictures as usual????

First of all let's start with our hostess, Kathy! Christin and I arrived on Friday night, to be greeted by Kathy, and our blogging buddy Judy (who we were meeting for the first time) was there as well. We arrived to find Kathy's latest hair-do! She and her granddaughter had a bonding experience with the hairdresser and some purple dye! I know they had a ball!

Saturday morning we had a special visitor in the recycling bin. I got to deal with this little cutie and shoo him off to another location.

After dealing with our unwanted visitor I zipped into town and did a last minute grocery store run for Kathy, where I picked up some gorgeous sunflowers for the hostess.

When I returned our stitching friends were starting to arrive! Here's the entire group Saturday afternoon! In the picture are : Beatrice, Laura, Marj, Donna, Judy (of the Cows), Fran, Beth, Barb, Bonnie, Christin, Nan, Rebbecca, Kathy, Judy (new), Trista, Me, Ann, Adriana, and Angie (Felicia)

Is this just not an idyllic setting for a stitching weekend???

Rebbecca and Trista, there was a lot of stitching and a lot of laughter that day!

Hungry was ashamed to watch Judy (new) and I enjoying some of the delectable deserts after the pot luck lunch!

Judy (new) enjoying some well deserved stitching time! Like me, she has been committing a lot of her free time to loosing weight and being more active. She's done a great job and looks fantastic!

Judy (of the infamous Cows) chatting and stitching.

Laura enjoying a tranquil stitching moment on the shores of Lake Ontario.

Trista and Fran (also has pictures on her blog, check them out) stitching away in the shade.

Christin and Bonnie (they seemed to have really bonded this weekend!). I've managed to corrupt Bonnie and she's started Ink Circle's Blackstone Fantasy Garden on the exact same fabric I stitched mine on! Also Chrsitin seems to have talked her into Long Dog's Paradigm Lost! Ooooh we're so evil!

Beth looks like she's "holding court" with Beatrice and Adriana's complete attention.

In the afternoon the breeze off of the water started to pick up, so many of the ladies moved inside. There was a lot of camaraderie around Kathy's kitchen table that afternoon.

Fran's hubby who came by on Sunday afternoon to photograph our get together.

Barb also joined us for a second day of stitching on Sunday

Ann who didn't join us until Saturday evening (for dessert no less!) was busy running her shop Knowledge and Needles, which I took a van full of ladies to go shopping. Ann was able to join us for a full day of stitching on Sunday.

My favourite 93-year-old stitcher, Adriana also joined us for a second day of stitching!

On Sunday afternoon we were treated to a lovely, intimate wedding on the waterfront. None of us knew the bride or groom, there's a nearby B&B (the one I go to for fall & spring retreats) who has permission to use the common area for weddings.

The happy bride and groom after the ceremony.

After the crowd on Sunday started to thin out late Sunday afternoon, Kathy treated a few of us to an ort box tutorial. Donna cutting out her wallpaper (above)

Bonnie, putting together her ort box.

Here's Hungry modelling my completed ort box (both open and closed)

Kathy, Chrsitin Judy and I were so sad for Monday to come along. There was a lot of smiles and hugs as us overnight guests started to head out. Judy and Kathy all smiles and hugs!

Judy, Me and Kathy on the swing overlooking Lake Ontario on our last day.

To prove that the weekend wasn't a total waste, with me helping out, and playing social butterfly, and accompanying Judy (new) on her walks... I finished Todd's Stocking! The level of detail in this stocking is just insane! There was so much BS to do!

Fishing Santa Stocking

cBucilla

Stitched on 28ct white jazlyn using kit fibers and charms