When Dorothy retired, every time she sent out an email she would end it with "retirement is great" - for almost a year! Not that I ever doubted her, but she is absolutely correct - retirement IS great!
My last day of work was June 26 and immediately, on June 17, the Divas took off for a quilting retreat at the Bloomin' Inn near Pincher Creek, Alberta. We had a great time and we're all lined up to do it again in the fall. I started a new Divas blog so to see the pix and read more about it click here.
One of the things I want to do now that I have more time is to "get physical" for at least an hour a day. My bike needed new tires - well the bike was 20 years old and on original tires so no wonder! But instead of getting new tires, I just got a whole new bike. This one is a lot more comfortable for a "retired person"!
My last day of work was June 26 and immediately, on June 17, the Divas took off for a quilting retreat at the Bloomin' Inn near Pincher Creek, Alberta. We had a great time and we're all lined up to do it again in the fall. I started a new Divas blog so to see the pix and read more about it click here.
One of the things I want to do now that I have more time is to "get physical" for at least an hour a day. My bike needed new tires - well the bike was 20 years old and on original tires so no wonder! But instead of getting new tires, I just got a whole new bike. This one is a lot more comfortable for a "retired person"!
We also got a new Mazda 3 (our "retirement car") - that's it in the background. We got a bike rack for the car so we can take our bikes to different locations and enjoy different scenery.
Anyway - we actually have been getting out every day - usually for a bike ride, but sometimes just a walk.
On the quilting front, I've quilted a few customer quilts in the past couple of months. One of them was entered into the Calgary Stampede's Creative Arts & Crafts exhibit. It's a judged event and the quilt won a second place ribbon in it's category. So I am pretty pleased about that! I've got some pictures posted on my other No Rules Quilting blog - here.
Which brings me to the blog issue. Clearly I have at least one too many so I will have to consolidate at some point. I wanted to keep the business separate, but I don't think that's going to work. So I have to figure that out!
I have purchased so much fabric since May that I really need to glue myself to my chair and get sewing!!! I have no more storage space for it!
I hope everyone is enjoying the great summer weather now that it has finally arrived! If you're "down under" - cheer up - summer is coming! :)
Retirement is indeed great! What a flash bike - you will have fun on it, I'm sure.
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