Sunday, September 4, 2016

When we left for the Sunshine Music Festival yesterday morning I was thinking, “I know there will be music but will there be sunshine?”. I dressed warmly with long pants and long sleeves with a sweater and blanket for the evening; the sun shone most of the day but I was only feeling too warm for a brief period of time. I went to the festival only to see Jill and Matthew Barber; Jill is one of my favourite singers and I’d heard and liked one of the songs she sings with her brother. I had to sit through a lot of acts I didn’t care for until it was their turn. They didn’t disappoint and, thanks to Elizabeth, I have them in my iTunes playlist.

There were a couple of other acts that interested me. Iskwé is an Irish/Cree/Dene woman with a very powerful voice and message. I’ve learned not to purchase CDs at festivals because I seldom listen to them afterwards but I was very tempted by her performance. The last group of the day, Jack Garton and the Demon Squadron, were interesting. Garton handled all the vocals as well as playing the accordion and trumpet (one handed) all at the same time! It was getting quite cold so we left before the group finished but it was a fun sound.

I finished the handwork on my cards this morning – I’ve been doing a few stitches over the last couple of days while I sit and have coffee in the morning. Pat helped me find a suitable arrangement for my Blossoms and I have the sashing on the blocks done. I have come up with an alternate option for sashing from what the pattern suggests so I need to check that out with Pat to see what he thinks. I also got the centre circle attached to my Colour Wheel so it has been a productive day. There is still plenty of day left though so I’m going to get to work on some cross stitching.

Can a day get any better than stitching and good music?