Back to School Ads and Old Home Week

Summer is fast coming to a close.  I saw my first Back to School ads last night on television.  The nights are getting cooler, and Old Home Week is coming up fast.  Old Home Week is the biggest annual event on PEI.  It is a week of horse racing, ending with the Gold Cup and Saucer race and parade.  There are also agricultural and craft demonstrations, food, games, and a carnival midway with lots of rides.  I am going to do an Artist Trading Card demonstration for the PEI Women's Institute, and Abby is going to be showing Harvey's mini horses at the fair.  After it is all over, I will go to Montreal to get Kathryn and all her stuff before she goes to Europe.

Besides all of this, I am having a solo fiber show in September, and I have to complete some more work for it.  I have been working very hard on St. Michael #2, and I am nearly finished.  I would like to complete St. George and the Dragon and Joan of Arc before the show.  It is an ambitious plan, but I think I am up for it.  Meanwhile, I have moved all my supplies to the cottage, where I can work undisturbed.

My ESL students are doing well.  We can finally communicate on a very basic level.  They can tell time and follow directions.  They have learned a lot of words and basic communication skills. They are a challenge, but I know that what I am teaching them will be useful every day for the rest of their lives.  I really enjoy watching their progress as they struggle with English.  I admire their persistence.