Tiny bit more done for now....

Well, I took off the feet from the bottom of the roombox and painted it.

Feet off and first coat of charcoal Cottage Paint

Second coat of paint and feet added back.

I finally got "The Book" compiled. Today got my shipment of paper and ink cartridges so time to start printing, collating and binding. With the uncertainty of the mail these days, "The Book" has to take priority so I can get them off to arrive before Christmas.

But I will try to keep working on the black and white room.
 

3 Baby steps forward...one giant step back...but maybe light at the end of the tunnel....

Oh, my goodness! This part was from October 6...

Early last week, I told Joanne that I was going to start working on my Black and White living room.

Wednesday: I checked that I had the charcoal paint that I needed for the frame of the roombox.

Friday:  I moved the roombox that was in my plan to the dining room table.

Some of the pieces that might go in it...

These will go in it...

Some of the possible fabrics...

Problem was the glass panel in the front of the roombox...made it very difficult to paint the frame....and that really stalled me...

Then Pat M. came over a couple weeks ago to pick up up some tiny turnings for a sewing scene...

In return she gifted me with these great books.

And, duh, she showed me how to remove the glass front of the roombox! Thanks, Pat.

But there everything has sat....

Got my new glasses last week after the cataract surgery (two pair - progressives to improve the distance vision just a tad and allow me read/work on the computer and another pair just to give me the sight I had before the surgery to work on minis close up) but just couldn't get my mini-mojo back.

Over the weekend, I had two lovely telephone conversations with Sherri MacR from Calgary. (Sherri is an IGMA Artisan in toys and has been a dealer at our Show and Sale for a few years now.) We sort of encouraged each other to get cracking on things that were on our "to-do" lists (nice way of saying we kicked each others butts). She got started on one of her non-mini projects and I tried the second pair of glasses that my optometrist gave me for working with minis. 

Taking it a bit by bit but I'm hoping I'm back in the groove.

The Miniature Enthusiasts of Edmonton has a new website! Tina has designed this incredible new website for us https://www.miniature-enthusiasts-of-edmonton.com/ It is filled with SO much eye candy and information (including our 2020 virtual show and sale), I hope you will check it out!

NEW WEBSITE AND VIRTUAL SHOW AND SALE!!!

 

SAVE THE DATE:  SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

MINIATURE ENTHUSIASTS OF EDMONTON

(M.E.E.) ANNUAL SHOW & SALE IS GOING VIRTUAL!

Please join us for our 24^th Annual Show & Sale. With over 170 displays and vendors from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, there will be something for everyone here.

 So, on September 20, after 10:00 a.m. MST,  grab a cup of coffee or make yourself a pot of tea and relax in front of your computer (or laptop, or tablet, or phone). Just log onto our website at:

http://www.miniature-enthusiasts-of-edmonton.com

 Browse around, and then click on the Show & Sale link. You will find our Show (a Youtube video and a link to a survey so you can vote for your favorites), our Sale (a downloadable PDF file showcasing our vendors, with links to their sale sites) and even a fun hidden object game in a fairy tale dollhouse. 

See you on the 20^th!

The new website is up and running now but the links for the Show and the Sale won't be live until 10 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 20).

Am recovering from the July surgery quite well but I've since had cataracts removed from both eyes  3 and 4 weeks ago so am having difficulty using my computer for the blog and for longer email messages.

I'm home!!!

Surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm was last Wednesday.

It was a very major surgery but i had incredible faith in my surgical team. And sighting a rainbow on the way to the hospital gave me all the reassurance I might had needed.

The leader of the surgical team said it went very,very well.

DD Leanne and DS Sean were at the hospital with me (separately, of course, because of COVID) from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day.

Things have gone so well that I came home Friday afternoon (a few days ahead of time).Sorry, just hit with a big wave of tiredness so will continue tomorrow.

Update

Hi there!  First time caller, long time listener Sean here.

Maureen (Mom) asked me to post this for her friends out there in virtual world.

Surgery went perfectly (surgeons words, not hers).  Recovery is progressing exactly on schedule and she should be back at the keyboard by this time next week.

She has her tablet at the hospital and can read your comments/emails but the tablet did not like the blog posting feature on blogger.  She is anxious to get home and begin her next project.

M.E.E. Mini Garage Sale, Away for awhile...

One of the highlights of our club year is our June garage sale where we can sell/give away items in our collections that we no longer want/need.

Of course, we had thought that COVID would have put an end to that for this year. But Tina, bless her heart, worked out a way for us to have it via Zoom! Those who had offerings send Tina emails with pictures, descriptions and prices. Tina put all that information into a power point (?) presentation.

On  Tuesday night, we started our meeting with the show of all the items (with the sellers adding any information that wasn't shown). You could jot down the number, description and seller of items you were interested in. At the end of the presentation, there was a 15 minute break then at 8:45 you could e-mail the seller and tell her what you wanted to buy. I was too late on two items but I did buy the following:

(We could pay by PayPal or e-transfer and make arrangement for delivery or pickup.) I was lucky that Joanne was able to pick up my items for me. Thanks Joanne!)

Got this lovely store front from Erika. The door opens and the back slides off for decorating.

The Reutter store front that I used for my jewellery shop formerly housed a lot of small decorative pieces so I think that I will use this to display them along with several other beautiful small pieces that haven't found a home so far. Sort of a fancy gift emporium.

And I got this great Doug and Melissa living room set from Hoanie.

I hadn't bid on these but when I told Joanne I was interested, she brought them over when she brought over the other two items.

I just put them together for the picture. I think I will make them into bookends with one side being a neat, pristine Christmas scene (the night before Christmas) and the other being the aftermath (late Christmas Day) with all the gifts unwrapped, a garbage bag of wrapping paper, etc..

I have two matching Christmas trees and the two matching chairs above so think it's quite do-able.
(Think it's from a Joanne Swanson idea.)

Not that I've been posting much this year but I definitely will not be posting for the next two or three weeks. On Wednesday, I'm having major surgery for repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm and expect to be in hospital for about two weeks then will be in recovery at home for about four months.

I have an excellent surgeon and have every confidence that all will go well.

So will post when I get home.

More pysanka

The pictures I showed you yesterday didn't give you any idea of how beautiful and intricate Jeanne's work is.

I'm fortunate to have two of Jeanne's work. These are the chicken eggs that I have. They're on upside down pizza props so you can see them.

the front of the right hand side one to show the detail.

From the top

When I worked at Sir George Simpson School, one of the art teachers taught staff a class on making pysanka. That's when I learned that it was too delicate and difficult for me to do.