Good morning,
MARY Q - funny you should mention flannel sheets yesterday. I had mine flapping on the lines right about then! They aren't on the bed yet, but I was taking advantage of the last couple of nice days and 'freshening' them up outside before putting them on the bed. And I would be so happy to buzz you as soon as I wake up! Yesterday that was 0330.
I've read and been told that $99 sewing machines like sold at Walmart are "seconds". And judging the one I bought about 15 years ago, I'd say that was true. So what did you do??
JUDI - Bill wasn't very good at retirement either. Though he's finally got it down now. We have a friend who is 92 and still goes to work every day. And my brother will be 87 in March - still trucking the Alcan and loves it. You made a lot of progress on your new quilt yesteday!
BECCA - love your impersonation of a rooster! You even woke Joey, the rooster next door! lol! Our leaves are starting to turn here. Lots of pretty colors, though nothing like when they color in your area.
IZZY - glad your appt - or the results of same - were OK. Gotta love Mother Nature! I hope you have an operating kitchen sink/faucet by now!
SHARONA - what does your DDIL do at her Halloween conventions? Is she a vendor of something?
VELDA - Are you all moved in now and settled? Or is there more to buy/do for your new home? When will the school bag project be finished?
KATHY - what sweet and wonderful fun to find Christmas blocks in your mail box!! Something fun to work on to ease back into sewing. I like how you look at early morning hours. It's kind of my viewpoint, too - adding extra hours to my life.
TINA - enjoy your weekend with the grands! Your reward for all your good deeds!
CHRISS - yes, tomorrow is the day that Drew & Alec are coming. We're all going out to an Italian restaurant for supper and then coming back to work on Drew's LOTR. He has seen pictures of the blocks and loved them. I shared them with him because he wants to be involved as much as he can with this project and it's hard to do when he lives 25 miles away and works full time - in the other direction! (he works for a title company). Plus, sometimes it's fun to watch something like this quilt get born. I love the idea of giving Marilyn a cookbook every time you see her. Don't forget to inscribe it on the title page! My dad always told me any book given as a gift should always be inscribed. Not that he ever gave away books, but I treasure the two books I have from my mom - inscribed, of course. I loved your sweet fireman boyfriend story!
JANA - I hope nothing came of that smoke and all those sirens you woke up to yesterday! How are your mini-stockings coming along? I like your idea for displaying them!
Yesterday I got my "Fellowship Siloette" block repaired. Whew! The good news, is after all this, I now know how to spell "silouette". oops! At least I thought I did - 'silhouette'. I will probably start another block today. Any block now HAS to be easier than the last one!
I got the Halloween swap blocks all sorted and ready to mail as soon as the last two arrive and they are both in the mail. What a great bunch of swappers in this group! Everyone came in more than a week under the wire! And if you haven't seen their blocks, you should scroll through the swap thread and
check them out. They are fabulous!
We are starting to pack for our next camping trip. We're leaving next Friday for a week at Cape Disappointment on the ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River. We love this campground. The roar of the surf lulls us to sleep at night. We made the rezzies way back in early summer. I forgot our friends, Tex & Annette, are going, too, until he called us yesterday and talked about it. lol! Fine friend I am!
Have some fabric fun today!
mary z
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