another beautiful day......

Here's the view we had while we rested during our hike around Lighthouse Park.  We sat and read our books while the dog nearly fell off the cliff.  It was chilly but warm in the sun while we sat.   I could have stayed there for hours reading, but with a restless 12 year-old and a rambunctious doggy, we only managed to stay still for half an hour.  

I made the mistake of not paying attention to the names of the trails.  While choosing between Arbutus and Summit, I chose Summit without even thinking that there might be a climb involved.  That'll teach me to pay attention.  

Beautiful weather....

We've been busy.  The weather has been terrific - chilly but sunny and beautiful.  We've gone on a long hike almost every day this past week.  And Tuesday was Collin's birthday.  Oh, to be 12 again. He wants to go to the paintball place with a couple of friends for his birthday.  I told him that it hurts when you get hit, but he doesn't listen to me.   They are gonna love it.  And I get to sit and knit for 3 hours while they play.  

These are two pictures of the Cleveland Dam area, near Grouse Mountain, where Collin snowboards.  It was a beautiful afternoon walk.

I've felted a few more bags and put up a few more in my etsy store.  I've started on MacBook sleeves.  I'm still experimenting with the shrinkage - sometimes it works and sometimes it's too small.  But that's the fun in felting.  Not knowing exactly what you're going to get when you open the washer.  

Collin has the day off from school tomorrow - maybe he wants to go tubing......

my "to do" pile.....

Whoa, I've been knitting - this is my "to do" pile of purses to finish.  They've all been knitted and felted and now they need to be sewn and finished. However, it's sunny here today in Vancouver.  I've learned that when the sun shines here you need to take full advantage cause it doesn't happen often. So, I'm gonna take my pooch Scout for a long hike - then I can sit with a cup of tea and start on the pile.

What am I thinking.....

So I did something crazy today.  I put in an application to work at a local ski resort.  They might be in need of tram operators. Those of you who know me are shaking your heads and laughing. We'll see if they call.  One of the perks would be learning to snowboard or ski.  Hey - maybe I should see if they'll hire me for the summer zip-trekking.  Can you see me zipping through the trees?  Yeah, I'll post pictures.......

Other than that, I uploaded a few more items to my etsy site - DawnMacDesigns.etsy.com. Here's one of the bracelets I put up there today.  Go and check it out.  Then I knitted for the rest of the afternoon, looking out at the big cargo ships getting unloaded at the docks.  

Welcome to the Great White North

This first post was hard to do - so I'm gonna keep it simple.   

I've recently moved here to Vancouver (from Los Angeles) with my family.  I'll be blogging about moving, our new life in Canada, my hobbies (knitting, jewelry-making) and anything else that comes up.  

Stick around......it could get interesting.......