No patterns purchased
No fabric purchased except to finish, trim or refashion a garment
Tackle the UFOs… one a month. Start with the Ogden camis
Get rid of clothes in my closet that I haven’t worn for 3 years, excluding some vintage pieces.

It has been quite the process for Jess and Kelsey to get this structure up and viable. The original order a couple of years ago was incomplete, further issues getting the proper parts. Jess had poured the concrete a couple years ago but some enthusiasm was lost as all the problems mounted. But this fall the push was on and now, here it is. I was so happy to be part of the action this month.

Ola mi famile! Como estas?

Hi all :) It’s been a great trip and I can’t believe we are already on our last full day. We visited Havana for a 16 hour excursion which was amazing! We also went on a ‘safari’ trip and drove a jeep through some rural areas, went snorkeling, swam in a cenote (cave pool), and visited a farm where we had a lovely meal. Kids rode horses and we had some authentic cafe Cubano. Alma and I also went into Varadero to see the Buena Vista Social Club band which was amazing! Today we are heading out for some free time and souvenir shopping in Varadero.

Probably my biggest highlight though was all four of us jumping waves in the Caribbean Sea after a rainstorm one afternoon. The water was as warm as a bathtub and the waves were huge. It was totally blissful.

Anyhow, we are heading home tomorrow. Leaving from Juan Gomez aeropuerto to Toronto, then to Calgary, then finally back to Victoria around midnight pst. We are staying again at the Days Inn in Sidney then will head home in the morning.

I hope all is well with you all. Tell Biscuit and Zoro that we will be home soon!

Love Tera

Ari helped George with the highest light string while the whole family was here for brunch. Sadie’s friend Sophia from Italy came as well. She has bailed from her original exchange family due to issues there and will stay with the Jamiesons for the remainder of her term here, ending in February.

Another gorgeous November day. I potted these up while listening to David Whyte, a poet/writer from Ireland. Omg…not since I found Rumi have I been this enthralled. His voice is lyrical. I’m listening on the Sam Harris site that I have purchased a subscription for.

I had another great day at the farm potting up a lot of tulips in various pots while Jess planted hundreds of daffodils around the property. A warm fall day thoroughly enjoyed.

Jess and I signed up to help remove the invasive Daphne plants from a section of the Park for a couple hours on Sunday. Jess did the pulling and I dragged them to the road to where others loaded into bags. Jess and I filled 3 of the 5 bags collected. Jess is so strong and fast! It felt good to be part of the project.

50 pounds of Santorina Romas from Kai’s Vegtable sand turned into roasted tomatoes sauce. It gave the sauce a nice flavour. I already had canned a batch so now I have 24 jars, 15 quarts and 9 nine pints. Should do us – and I’ll give some to Tera and Jess.