Squeaky TV set!

Connected to our tv we have all those little speakers that make up a surroundsound system - not something I ever would have thought we'd need but apparently a necessity where hubby is concerned. ;-)

Those little speakers are cool when sounds travel around the room and really do add to the movie experience for lots of different movies. 

They're a bit of a pain in the butt for different noises too - like a doorbell on tv always seems to come through the speaker closest to our front door.  How did they do that? And sometimes other noises only come through certain speakers so I think there is a noise in the kitchen or coming from the bedrooms.  [sigh]

Part of the sound system is a black box that sits on the floor - it has a proper name but it has something to do with the bass sounds.

What does all this have to do with a Squeaky TV set?

patience.  :)

We noticed that during certain shows or movies our tv squeaked!  It was so odd!  It wasn't always the loudest show.  And seemed to be random.  It was an odd squeak.  Maybe the speakers in the tv?  Maybe the tv was broken?  Hubby didn't seem to notice at first ... so I made sure to point it out to him.

When my daughter comes to visit, she will sometimes bring her cat so that he can run outside. We have a few toys here for when he comes to visit.  And the toys are on that black box.

See that mouse in the basket in the photo?  Well, it squeaks.  And apparently the vibration from the bass unit is enough to cause it to squeak!  And it squeaks whenever the black box vibrates!  LOL

Mystery solved.

Vintage On Sale! Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale

Vintage On Sale! 

Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale

Members of the Vintage Market Team on Etsy

are having sales in their shops.

Click this link to see a list of participating shops

and their coupon codes / sales details.

VintageAndSuch is offering

15% off

with coupon code VMTEAMBFCMSALE

(that's a long one - feel free to copy/paste!)

What is SSK to you?

I ran an errand at lunch today and passed by a parked car and the license plate was ### SSK  (#s not important to this story!)

My first thought was SSK - Saskatchewan!

And then immediately after, my thought process changed to Slip Slip Knit!

Yep, I was thinking knitting even when I wasn't knitting!

And for those of you that don't know, SSK is a combination of stitches used in knitting ... often used for airy or lacey patterns or when decreasing stitches.

THE SCARF PROJECT - Made with love. Worn with Pride

THE SCARF PROJECT

Made with love

Worn with Pride

Click here to read about the St. Albert Special Olympics Canadian Scarf Project.

Here is the scarf I sent to them:

They hope to have to have 2,500 uniquely hand made scarves by February 1, 2012. These scarves will be proudly worn by every athlete, coach, and volunteer attending the Games and will become the symbol of our country’s support and celebration of our Canadian Special Olympic athletes.

Stand Up To Bullying

November 13th - 19th, 2011

is the ninth annual

Bullying Awareness Week

The theme: "Stand Up to Bullying!"

"Everyone has the right to be respected

and the responsibility to respect others"



September 28, 1951 - Simpsons Advertisement

September 28, 1951

Simpsons (Sears) Advertisement

Servicemen & Their Brides - August 21, 1944

Servicemen & Their Brides

Newspaper clipping - August 21, 1944

More Vintage Newspaper clippings

Remembrance Day is November 11th.

Here are more newspaper clippings from my father-in-law's scrapbook.

Vintage 1943 Newspaper Clippings

Remembrance Day is November 11th.

We came across these vintage newspaper clippings from 1943 - my father-in-law saved them in a scrapbook.



I knit this poppy last year in remembrance.

SALE!! Oh Canada Team!!

That's right!  Members of the Oh Canada Team on etsy are having a SALE this week!

Shop now for the holidays!

Patterns And Such is offering 20% off!

Use Coupon Code HOLIDAY at checkout to receive 20% off!!

Tomorrow - Nov.6th - Fall Back

Remember ...

November 6th ...

"fall back"

Set your clocks BACK one hour!

What the Heck was That?

Years ago I had a "What the Heck was That?" moment.

I was driving in our city and I saw a helicopter overhead carrying something large underneath it ... I watched the news that night, and searched online and in newspaper print and saw nothing to explain it.

Everyone I asked had not seen it.

I was SO curious but eventually forgot about it.

Until last night.  On the news, they talked about how local farmers could not get onto their wet fields to put in the seed for their winter wheat.

So they were seeding using a helicopter - and suddenly!  There it was!  That image from so many years ago!

It was something like this:

Apparently, farmers sometimes use helicopters to seed their fields, or use it to fertilize their fields.

Mystery solved.

Hallowe'en Almost Here

Hallowe'en is almost here.

Do you decorate for Hallowe'en?

Do you decorate MORE for Hallowe'en than other holidays?

Do you make your own decorations?

Leave a comment; let us know what you do!

SALE for I Love Yarn Day!!

Shop at PatternsAndSuch and save 20%

with the coupon code BLOG20

(expires Oct.16/11)

To celebrate I LOVE YARN DAY

we have created coupon code

BLOG20

to receive 20% off in my PatternsAndSuch shop on Etsy

from October 14-16, 2011

October ...

October ...

Fall Leaves

Cozy Nights

Aromas of baking filling the kitchen

Sadly signalling an end to summer but bringing promises of Thanksgiving, Christmas, snuggly hats and mittens, Girl Guide winter camp (indoors!) and all else we look forward to with the changing of the season ... while fondly remembering the season past.