It's beautiful here today. I'm sitting in the swing out on the deck, birds chirping, squirrels chatting, fountain tinkling, cat snuggling, and me chatting up my peeps! Glorious! We'll be about 83* today and tomorrow. I'll be hanging sheets and towels out on the lines today. Making the switch from flannels to cottons, I think. Not sure what all else I'll get into today. We have friends, Doyle & Susie, coming over to pick up a mask about 3pm. They'll be staying for a glass of wine around the campfire.
BECCA - 20's at night is chilly! Even in winter we're not usually that cold. I'd be leaving my flannels on the bed! lol! No results back yet on Al's biopsies. And now it's the weekend. The waiting is torturous for him. He thought he'd only be in the hospital for 2 days but now it will be 5 at the very least. All his family is about 125 miles away and we're 50 miles. We might go visit him tomorrow. The hospital allows visitors but only one at a time and only for a few minutes. Thanks for asking.
JANA - sorry to hear the bad news that your Kate is going over to the dark side and eating nasty foods. Gaackkk!!! Did you get your tote finished yet? Now you need to make a red/white/blue one for summer. Congrats on fitting into that smaller sized blouse!! What a sweet feeling that must be! I use Gutermann's thread, too, but for general piecing, I buy Masterpiece cones from Superior in neutral colors. I've seen those pouches made for crochet hooks, too. I learned to knit basic stitch knit/pearl when I was young but just can't pick it up now. I can do simple crochet, but it really bothers my hands and wrists and sets my tennis elbow flaming, so, while I hang on to my hooks and patterns, I don't really do it anymore. I used to like doing thread snowflakes.
LORI - my muslin order from Joann's arrived yesterday! Yay! Only took 1 week. Now I need my Mickey Mouse fabric from Etsy, my elastic from Northern Threads in FBX, and my interfacing from QIAD. All say they are shipped. How are you going to quilt Tea Party? I want a simple daisy like flower pattern. This is Bill's department and he usually only quilts on rainy days. So mine is still draped over the quilting frame, waiting. I have had my plaid quilts (I did two sets) together for over a year, waiting for rainy days . . .
When will your DH be home? Will he be bringing dad with him or will there be a bigger deal move in the near future?Yesterday I was out in the yard for a while, feeding roses, staking up budding gladioli, and looking for a tiny part that fell off the mower deck while Bill was mowing with the tractor. Didn't find it, but he found a spare in the shop so all was good. But not before I spent a good 20 minutes walking the mower path. I got binding and label on my Paris quilt and finished my cross-stitched label for my bunny quilt. Will stitch that on today.
Supper will be whatever I find to put out for happy hour tonite with our company. Veggies & hummus and chips & salsa probably.
How is your supper plan coming along?
