Shirley Jarrett

Trade and Craft Shows

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:18:45 +0000

In order to boost my sewn products I offer on my site Sew Country Diva and more important …to get customer feed back, I decided to do a few craft shows locally in the Dunnville area. It’s been a few years since I did craft shows with my woodworking and glass engraving (20) and looked forward to getting my feet wet…so to speak. First one was in South Cayuga, a small one with about 15 vendors and very good to try out my display and presentation. I got good feed back, sold a few items and passed out business cards. The…

We Went to Newfoundland…

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:31:39 +0000

Preserving Summers Bounty 2011

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:11:01 +0000

The nice thing about being retired (sort of) is finding the time to do all those things you never have the time or energy to do when punching a clock. Living in the fruit belt of Ontario and with a very good farmers market in Dunnville, there is a host of products to preserve for the winter months. We no longer have processing plants in Southern Ontario to take the fruit and veggies produced in our area. Big foreign business has taken over and closed them, moving the brand names out of the country or they bring in non-local foreign…

April’s Quilt

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:29:33 +0000

My granddaughter, April turned 16 this year so I got to work on a Lap Quilt for her. She is re-decorating her room in big girl style and these are her colours. It’s almost finished, so I thought I would share it with you. Technorati Tags: April's Quilt, Lap Quilt

Kool Neck Ties

admin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:24:39 +0000

IMAGINE CHILLING OUT ON A SWELTERING SUMMER DAY with a cool moist tie around your neck or head. You can feel cool and look great wearing our attractive Kool Neck Tie, an air conditioner for your whole body! When the kool tie is soaked in water, the granules absorb the water, expand, and turn into a crystalline gel. The cotton fabric absorbs water from the gel, then the water evaporates for a cooling effect. Kool Ties stay cool and moist for hours due to the crystal’s water-retaining properties. Kool Tie is about 40″ long x 2″ wide, made of cotton or cotton blend materials in popular colours.…

Georges Garden 2011

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:07:48 +0000

We moved from our place on Lake Erie and the new place was so bare and without love…that is, no flowers or pretty shrubs anywhere…I asked George to dress it up a bit. He had put in a veggie garden last year but the yield was poor and we ended up going to the farmers market for quite a bit for our canning needs. So, I did not have to twist his arm to spread a little love in our space. (George loves to garden!) This space is right at the window where our kitchen table is located. It was…