Good morning,TINA B - glad to see you! Good news that your DD's surgery is over and she is doing well. I thought you might have gone to VA to be with her. Or was it a local DD? How many DD's do you have? Do you make your quilt tops from scratch? Make blocks and then assemble them? That is a LOT of work for just one person in so short a time.
LORI - shame on me! How many times did you tell us about your retreat - and then I go and forget where you were! Did you have a good time? Sew some good stuff? Taste some good stuff? How is your house looking right now? Did you say your are planning to go to Sisters Quilt Show this year? What dates will you be there? We are looking at going, too, though the campground we like to stay at is all booked. All depends on if my other hip holds out. Bill is even looking at volunteering to hang quilts or take them down.
CHRISS - I'm with you - 7 ravvies don't a meal make! How do you fix your cauliflower? Lara roasts it with olive oil and garlic and maybe some seasonings. And it's finger food/appetizer. This is Lara who wouldn't eat veggies (and at 54 still doesn't much). This is also how I make brussels sprouts. I cut the larger ones into bite size pieces. I stand by my wish for you wearing Elliott out - you'll wear out before he does, Gramma!
But joyfully! Play chase for a few hours, then lay on the floor and read books, snuggled. One of you will fall asleep - guaranteed.JUDI - I never thought of dust that way. Mom! Daddy! I might not dust again! I'll have to talk to LuLu. . . . Yep! It's time to start thinking about putting the hockey quilt together. This gives you time to cogitate any problems you may run into. And it feels so good to have gifts done and wrapped before needed. And yes, most days we have hundreds of folks reading our forum. Yet only about 9 of us post. What's with that?? What ever happened to Izzy? And Joyce who lived on a horse farm in KY?
LYN - Good to hear the snot makers have left. No, your block wasn't one I needed to alter. I knew which one was yours because of the pretty blue bonnet fabrics! I have some of the same one. I think MQ got half of the plates. I saw you checked out the photo. Thanks. Do you do Garry's laundry or let the facility do it?
MARY Q - count me in for the closet cleaning! I love sorting, purging/ organizing. In fact, LuLu told us it's time for spring cleaning. lol! Maybe she's looking for more hours. I, too, have purses I'll never use, clothes I don't wear. But I might some day, so I keep them. Next time we're in TX, by all means come down! We usually stay a couple nights near Sue and Cindy. They both have guest rooms. It would be fun to all be together for a visit! I think our home insurance is about $1800/yr. And it's replacement value. I bet Chriss's is so high because, #1, she's in Cali, and #2 she's in Cali's fire zone up near the mtns. I just might roll the dice on that, too. And yes, Bob was the one who bought a 40 ft toy hauler and took a long tour around the country. We bumped into him a few times in Texas. Now he's sold that, bought a house in Hillsboro, just west of Portland. He is about 50 miles south of where we are now. Good opportunity to visit. I'll tell him you said hi. (he's single, you know . . . .)
JANA - Sorry your smart thermostat is out-smarting you. We have a Honeywell and it works great. It knows the outside temp, how long it takes to bring our house up to the temp we want at the time we want, and it starts the furnace at the time it takes to bring up that temp. It's smarter than I am, for sure! The temps here are in low 40's this week but spring is definitely here. Daffodils are in full bloom, violets, too, and my daphne. The grass needs mowing (though I notice that no one is mowing it!). Yesterday as we were pulling out of the driveway with our trailer, it was 36* and a few tiny flakes were floating down. For just a few minutes. I think that was our snow for the year.
DIANE - so sorry to read of more health woes in your family. I'll be offering prayers for you all!
LOIS - You must keep your hair pretty short. So nice to have regular trims from Olivia. The last haircut I got, I really got my money's worth! I won't need to go back for a few more months!
We are in our RV park, with one rig parked between us and our kids. They were ready for our arrival with wine and a charcuterie board for supper and a great catch up visit! Have to say, since they came home from D.C., I've learned to spell the word "charcuterie". They have that for their supper once every week or so. A variety of cheeses, crackers, berries, olives, dried apricots, and sometimes nuts. And on the side, a sliced baguette to dip in olive oil and basalmic vinegar. It's all very tasty but there's generally not a veggie in sight!
Today Bill and I are driving back up I-5 about 35 miles to visit my BFF, Marlene. We've been besties for nearly 50 years. We met in belly dance classes back in 1978 when our youngest girls were babies. We eventually formed a dance troupe, "Chandra", and performed all over the region for ten years. Sadly, she is in early stages of dementia and now lives in a memory care facility. Tonite L&L are taking us to a restaurant here that they love. But we have to be at the door at 5pm when they open if we want a table. I'm not sure what kind of food, so it will be a nice surprise - I hope.
Hugs to all! have a Fabulous Friday!
mary z
foxy z
Garry would tell you that Jim tells the same stories every time we see them. But, the funny thing is, Garry does the same thing. 
