A few days ago our forecast was for 3 rainy days and then sunny 60's! Now it's changed to all rain. Sigh. And wind, too. Oh well. . . It's keeping people home. We did get in a long walk yesterday with Scott. I also did sewing prep on 30 masks and set them aside. My elastic should be here late tomorrow, so I'm taking a mask break and worked on my Yo-Yo Row Quilt. I have the top half finished and together. If you want to see it, you can Google Yo-Yo Row Quilt. It's the one with the green background. I cut 3-1/2" x WOF strips, mark them for placement, pin on yo-yo's, and hand stitch all the yo yo's. Then sew the strips together. The strips run vertical and 21 strips makes the top half of the quilt. When I get the bottom half together, I'll sew the two halves together and then stitch a few more yo-yo's over the seam. This is going to be one heavy quilt so I won't be using batting. Possibly flannel just for body, but nothing heavier than that. A good use for all the flannel scraps I've been saving.
Vicky set fire to her trash pile again yesterday - twice. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Something boomed - I suspect an aerosol can. And billowing black smoke that left our throats scratchy and our eyes a little watery. She only lets it burn a very short while thankfully. We are in the county, not city so I don't think burning trash is illegal, though it is supposed to be in a container like a burning barrel. And I don't think the fire should have an 8x8' footprint . . . .
JANA, like you, I'm a medium housekeeper. Dusty baseboards and a few spiderwebs don't really bother me and yes, I've found messages left on dusty table tops. But these days, you can bet all the touch points are sparkling and as germ free as I can make them! I would love to see your Batt Cave - though it would probably be more interesting if I saw it in the middle of chaos rather than all tidy! lol! Glad your supper(s) turned out tasty. I made posole and it was really good. I tossed in some leftover mashed potatoes, too, to thicken it slightly and to use up the potatoes.
BECCA - you are having summer weather! Nice!
Some doctors are saying they think this virus won't survive in warmer weather, so I hope they are right and it won't become the huge deal there that it is here and some other places. You work hard! You must be in great shape. I don't think I'd want to rassle you! You'd take me down in a heartbeat!TINA - happy retirement (again) to Frankie. From what you say, it sounds as if, now that Frankie is home, if you let him do the outside work and you stay INSIDE, it will help your allergies, keep you feeling better and sleeping better. You will be healthier and able to resist the virus better if it should come your way. Bill went to HD yesterday for something he needed for his trailer projects. He's rerouting some light switches that no one under 6 feet can reach. I didn't consider that an essential errand, but when a man needs a hardware store, he's like a quilter needing just the right fabric. So he used sanitizer before and after going into the store, wore gloves, self-check-out, sanitized the touch points in the car when he got home and we washed his clothes immediately. Such a hassle for a quick errand!
CHICKIE texted that she has a new calf. And also that Dan is stable but still on the vent, but that she and her family are through their 14-day wait and still symptom free.
My posole turned out delicious. Bill even remarked on it and he doesn't usually do that. He sounded surprised . . . . My brother wasn't so lucky with his split pea soup - said it was the worst he ever made. But I suspect it might also have been the first he ever made, too. Now our soup has become lunch material and I'm using the last of our pork roast to make tetrazzini. With a salad. I'm also thinking of making chocolate chip cookies. I need a break from the sewing room. . . .
What's capturing your interest for supper tonite?
