MONDAY, February 16th, 2026
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 4:37 am
Good morning,
Yesterday was so nice - blue skies and 50*. Today we are sliding back into winter weather. Somebody must have told Mother Nature that we were planning a camping trip. Please don't tell her that we've also made rezzies for March and April. Shhhh....
JANA - sounds like things are running along like clockwork at your house. Good for Lila on the ironing. I also learned to iron about that age. Daniel is busy cleaning everyone's garages. Wish he's put us on his garage cleaning route!
MARY Q - how are you feeling today? You might just as well sit down with a quilt, a good book, a cup of tea, and a smidge of whiskey and wait it out. Only thing missing would be a purring cat curled up on your lap. You could call Rent-a-Cat....
CHRISS - did you get any airplanes made yesterday? You will love your pull out trays in the kitchen. One year for my birthday present, Bill made trays for one of our lower cabinets. They make life so much easier for me. He also had a bit of a gap, though it showed. So he used a thin sheet of veneer, stained it to match the cabinetry, and glued or nailed it in place. No one can tell and gap is covered.
JUDI - I'm am sorry you've lost your family's party planner. Maybe you could all take turns planning your reunions. You have so many cousins that everyone would probably only have to do it once. Go in age or alphabetical order, or draw names to see who plans the next one. It's such a nice tradition and what better way to honor Kathy than to keep it going.
DIANE - some years ago I also made a chandelier quilt. I think it was called Hanging Gardens.
LOIS - you are right - diet is VERY important for Bill now. This is what frustrates my niece so much about her husband who was on dialysis for 5 years and he finally got a transplant a few years ago - he won't follow his diet and keeps ending up in the ER. She makes good meals for him, but he sneaks stuff he shouldn't have.
Yesterday was laundry/sheets day. And I took stock of things in our trailer. Tomorrow I'll put in clothes and food, but it's only for 4 nights so there's not much to pack. This morning will be busy. Walk at Y, chiropractor, my ultra sound in Tacoma at the hospital, then, as long as we're at the hospital, visit Susie. If she's still there. Talk was she might go home today - or to rehab. So that takes us from 5:30 to about 1:00. At some point, we want to deliver all the meals I've prepared, too.
I started putting another UFO together. I have 9 checkerboard Dresden plate lotto blocks to be appliqued onto 20-1/2" ivory background squares. I got one done and it looks great. But one 'plate' is too big and won't fit on the background square. I'm not sure what to do with that block. I guess I'll think about it and cross that bridge when I come to it. Maybe I'll look back in the lottos and see if it tells me what pattern we used. I hope to get another block done this afternoon. Supper will be whatever leftovers are left over in the fridge. I know I have split pea soup, mashed potatoes, Cambazola cheese, pizza sauce, and chopped onions. What a meal!
Have a marvelous Monday!
Mary z
Foxy z
Yesterday was so nice - blue skies and 50*. Today we are sliding back into winter weather. Somebody must have told Mother Nature that we were planning a camping trip. Please don't tell her that we've also made rezzies for March and April. Shhhh....
JANA - sounds like things are running along like clockwork at your house. Good for Lila on the ironing. I also learned to iron about that age. Daniel is busy cleaning everyone's garages. Wish he's put us on his garage cleaning route!
MARY Q - how are you feeling today? You might just as well sit down with a quilt, a good book, a cup of tea, and a smidge of whiskey and wait it out. Only thing missing would be a purring cat curled up on your lap. You could call Rent-a-Cat....
CHRISS - did you get any airplanes made yesterday? You will love your pull out trays in the kitchen. One year for my birthday present, Bill made trays for one of our lower cabinets. They make life so much easier for me. He also had a bit of a gap, though it showed. So he used a thin sheet of veneer, stained it to match the cabinetry, and glued or nailed it in place. No one can tell and gap is covered.
JUDI - I'm am sorry you've lost your family's party planner. Maybe you could all take turns planning your reunions. You have so many cousins that everyone would probably only have to do it once. Go in age or alphabetical order, or draw names to see who plans the next one. It's such a nice tradition and what better way to honor Kathy than to keep it going.
DIANE - some years ago I also made a chandelier quilt. I think it was called Hanging Gardens.
LOIS - you are right - diet is VERY important for Bill now. This is what frustrates my niece so much about her husband who was on dialysis for 5 years and he finally got a transplant a few years ago - he won't follow his diet and keeps ending up in the ER. She makes good meals for him, but he sneaks stuff he shouldn't have.
Yesterday was laundry/sheets day. And I took stock of things in our trailer. Tomorrow I'll put in clothes and food, but it's only for 4 nights so there's not much to pack. This morning will be busy. Walk at Y, chiropractor, my ultra sound in Tacoma at the hospital, then, as long as we're at the hospital, visit Susie. If she's still there. Talk was she might go home today - or to rehab. So that takes us from 5:30 to about 1:00. At some point, we want to deliver all the meals I've prepared, too.
I started putting another UFO together. I have 9 checkerboard Dresden plate lotto blocks to be appliqued onto 20-1/2" ivory background squares. I got one done and it looks great. But one 'plate' is too big and won't fit on the background square. I'm not sure what to do with that block. I guess I'll think about it and cross that bridge when I come to it. Maybe I'll look back in the lottos and see if it tells me what pattern we used. I hope to get another block done this afternoon. Supper will be whatever leftovers are left over in the fridge. I know I have split pea soup, mashed potatoes, Cambazola cheese, pizza sauce, and chopped onions. What a meal!
Have a marvelous Monday!
Mary z
Foxy z
This was back in the day of 100% cotton white shirts that my Dad wore to work. Out of the dryer, we'd sprinkler with water and throw in the freezer for a day or two, then thaw and Iron. She loved to iron and I think that is in my DNA too. But in the old days you didn't want a crease in the sleeve and used a ham or arm board thingee. I still have my Auntie's arm board in my closet! With her name on it.... I suppose in case somebody broke into house and stole her arm board?