me on Monday

waving to you all with my nicely henna adorned hand

I’ve often thought about having one when I see the stalls at fairs and finally did when I had a gap between shows and there was no queue at the booth.  It took me longer to browse her photos and choose a design than it did for her to draw – she was so adept and maintaining pressure on the bag and keeping the pattern flowing (a lot like icing really).  Then I had to not bend my hand and keep it safe for 20 minutes (when I wondered why I gave her my right hand).  Then picking off the dried bits of henna was fun.  The dye darkened over 24 hours and now I keep catching a glimpse of the pattern on my hand – it should last for 2 weeks.

It was the last weekend of the Fringe and I finished in style with an amazing Quebec based acrobatic troupe – just watching them exhausted me.

Then my favourite comedian – Adam Hills, with the added interest that he has a sign language interpreter for his Sunday shows. Fun to watch the signs as well as listen to him.

A quiet week ahead but plenty to do with crochet projects and tidying the garden.  Hope you all have a good one.

scavenger hunt august finds

each year when Rinda reveals her summer scavenger hunt list I note to myself items that I’m sure I will find during the Fringe festivities (remember unicycle and juggler) and again this year I provided a good source of items.

item 17 – 2 or more people dressed the same – how could I resist these amazing costumes

and unexpectedly 3 flags on one pole (item 15) – not the best photo I have ever taken but I was so happy to spot them

and a fun take on sub b – a person holding an umbrella

and of course plenty of ticket booths (item 19)to choose from – I kept looking for one that was called that but box office seems to be the favoured term at the fringe

and 1 of 2 versions of item 1 – a bouquet of flowers

I also managed to capture 3 items while out and about locally

several versions of item 3 – person walking a dog

so many to choose from for item 14 – traffic signals – but I chose the temporary ones that were up while they were digging up a local street

and finally took one of the river I walk beside several times a week for item 20 a natural body of water

So good progress this month with only 3 items still to find but I do have 2 of the subs so I only need to find 2 of them and of course I need to do the selfie with a sign

Thanks to Rinda for another fun hunt to keep me alert.

pair of fishers

Some weeks I have a pairs subject in mind or an event where I'm sure I will find a pair.  Other weeks I keep my eyes open for a good pair on my Monday walk.  It was the latter this week and as I was walking along I saw a man fishing in the river - not a common sight - and thought that if there was a cormorant at the river mouth then that would make a pair.  Luckily there were 2 cormorants sunning themselves so I give you a pair of fishers

looking forward to seeing your pairs - planned and serendipitous

me on Monday

big wave to Sian and fellow Monday wavers and lovely blog readers.  I’m having a relaxing Monday after a busy weekend.

a weekend of fringe show enjoying on Saturday with my nephew and parents:

– of marvelling at the strength, speed and energy of Japanese drummers

- of laughing and singing along to 6 acts in a Best of the Fest compilation

- of having my brain squirmed by an excellent illusionist

- of laughing at a play based on Terry Pratchet’s Eric and sweating in a basement room on a warm day filled with laughing people

Then on Sunday an afternoon spent talking to several other crafters about what they make and where they source materials and some swapping of tricks of the trade (usually involving the use of PVA glue).  Which was all very nice except that we had all hoped that we would be busy selling items to customers at a craft fair

but it seems the organiser did minimal advertising and chose the venue based upon cost rather than likely footfall.  We did sell some things – to other stall holders.  Oh well, we will know not to sign up for one of his craft fairs again.

Another busy fringe week ahead – the last week.  Hope you all have a good one