Good morning,
JUDI - welcome to your temporary home! Hope your two weeks there are fun, relaxing, rejuvenating, and amazing! Nice to have that family dinner. Hope the pool warms up for you! And wasn't that great of Ken to plan the stop at the Scarlet Thread! You would have appeared unappreciative if you hadn't bought some fabrics, don't you think? Great to find things for your OWL quilt. Funny about the waiter and the Michigan vs THE Ohio State competition.
We have a lot of camping friends, too, all in Texas - 4 couples - besides our quilty pals, Sue, Cindy and Lyn.
KATY - I bet Barney loved going with you. Scottie usually goes with us for errands if they aren't too long and if it's not too warm or cold out. He has a rug in the back seat to lay on. When we travel we harness him in but he still has enough freedom to move around the back seat. With your back you may have to modify your gardening and cleaning methods. And don't all gardeners love perusing the seed and plant catalogs through the winter?
SUZ - a design wall makes some quilts so much easier. I have two 4x6 1" pieces of hard foam insulation panels covered in flannel that I store behind a door when not in use. I prop them up in my sewing room when I need them, but they are lightweight and have warped over the years so if I have the window open, or walk past them too quickly they (and all my fabric pieces!) fall over. But they are better than nothing. Otherwise, I use my living room carpet as my design wall.
LOIS - did you get the pink ghost quilt together yet? I have about 1/3 of the blocks finished on Bob's Bigfoot quilt. He called last night and we all talked for about 1/2 hour. He's lonely but also excited about his new rig.
DIANE - that balloon incident must have been a sight to witness. Are you out combing the beaches for debris?
FLO - I like those kinds of days - branches, fires, BBQ's. Glad you enjoyed it!
CHRISS - I'm glad you're going to your uncle's birthday. A little time apart might be good, plus you can see all your family. When are you leaving? Where will you be? We have a lot of branches down, too, from winter storms while we were gone. And a LOT of fall leaves still. But our weather has been wet and 40's, so I haven't been too quick to run out and do clean up. One day I will. Big fires are now banned here but we can have a fire in our firepit so we burn things up slowly - or haul them to our slash pile in the woods. The squirrels, yard bunnies, and other little critters love having that pile for shelter and safety from the big critters. P.S. well, you answered my questions. Have a terrific trip! I've been to beautiful Alturas.
MARY Q - did you sell much fabric yesterday? Glad you are giving yourself some sewing time! I love my apron. I use it all the time - even just last night making supper.
JANA - I forgot that you still have your landscaping project to get finished. Hard to plot your yard calendar when snow storms are on the way! They are hitting us first in the form of rain and wind - which we've had last couple days. I hope the fabric works out for Sarah's chairs.
VELDA - I made a small arrangement in a picture frame similar to what you are describing. Black velvet background that I covered partially with cream tatting Mike's aunt did. Then my mom's faux pearls my dad gave her for their 50th anniv, an 90 yr old envelope addressed to my mom from my dad from before they were married, and my mom's sheer navy gloves she wore to Mass every Sunday when I was little and let me play with to keep me quiet. You will have fun making your own display!
LYN - I'm sorry about the rolling tote. Do you have enough supplies & fabric at the house to do anything at all? If not - maybe an emergency trip to Blanco is necessary . . . But good news that Garry can see the head doctor, at least. How is he doing?
VALERIE - so sorry to hear you are sick - again. Maybe your body is trying to tell you you have too much on your plate. You are Super Girl, we know, but even she has her limits. Is today the day you can call for your Delta rezzie?
Yesterday I sewed all day long. I have 15 of 42 tree blocks finished. Three more blocks will be Bigfoot appliques. Bill has offered to drive down to Salem to get Bob's trailer and haul it back to his house in NE Oregon, probably next week. We have the hitch and a truck big enough to pull it and Bob's new truck is still on order. This will be probably a 3-day thing. It will be both our wedding anniversaries so I guess Bill and Bob can celebrate together.
I will be staying home with the fur babies. If I don't get this quilt finished before Bill goes then I guess we'll have to make another trip later to visit - and take our own trailer and the babies. And maybe that's the best plan anyway.
My Autumn will hit 31 weeks on Thursday. All is OK so far! Only 8 more weeks to go.
I hope we all get to sew something today!
mary z
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