I got the Dresden out to sandwich yesterday and didn't get very far. For some reason I thought this quilt was bigger than it was. It's so small I don't even have to seam the backing. There's plenty hanging over every side.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
So This Happened
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Loosey Goosey
The new weaving project is not going well. I spent yesterday morning tying and untying the warp ends because I couldn't get the sides to settle down and play nice. I'm also not wild about the pattern that's emerging. I used the right sized cotton. I used the right sized reed but it all seems so loosey goosey. I've still got a long way to go before I even get into the pattern so I hope it's going to shape up.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Tiny Needle Tuesday
Between bedroom painting, Ophelia and now Pup's hurt leg I didn't get any fancy stitching done this week but I did get all the binding sewn down on the Big Ugly late Sunday evening.
Now I get to see if The Mister actually uses it. He's hated every quilt I've made so far.
As for Pup, we're going to be having a quiet couple of days giving her hip a chance to recover by keeping her off her feet as much as possible. She's putting weight on her back leg again but she doesn't look very steady on it which is worrisome. The last thing we need is a broken dog when we are only a few weeks out now from The Mister's knee replacement surgery.
It's always something.
Monday, September 25, 2023
High Tide
It was the sound of blowers and not generators that greeted the dawn yesterday. Thank goodness. The place is a mess. Leaves everywhere. The roof looks like it was thatched but at least we have power. I gave up trying to sweep it all up. Mother Nature's going to have to help me out here and dry it up a bit first.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Ophelia
That tropical storm sure has made a mess. It's been raining buckets and the winds have been scary. We slept in the downstairs for the last two nights but so far only some limbs have come down. I listened to podcasts and knit all day. The Mister watched college football. I made a pasta salad, some coleslaw and an apple cake during a mid morning lull in the storm for a cold dinner in case the lights went out. They haven't. We have no idea what the flooding at the beach looks like. We may venture out today to take a look if the winds die down.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Too Much Drama
The house is an uholy mess so all I wanted to do yesterday was to get the trim painted in the bedroom so we could move everything back in. I got one coat finished and then The Mister decided to change out the electrical outlets. Hours later we ended up calling a friend who does this for a living for help because we couldn't get the light switch to work. Instead of painting I got to play assistant which meant I did nothing really but sit there and commiserate.
I did get to knit while I sat. I started a new pair. It's Regia and it's called Spring Fling. I don't see anything springy about it. I had taken them out for our walk down by the water with Pup but it was too windy. Ophelia is not even here yet but it's already pretty scary out there. Since tomorrow looks like a wash I'll have to finish that painting on Sunday-if the house is still here that is. The neighbors are all in a tizzy worrying about trees and flooding and.....that one of their houses was broken into the night before. Back here in the dark woods someone tried to smash out their lower level sliding glass door with a rock in the middle of the night. They didn't get in but gosh-that's scary.
Friday, September 22, 2023
Storm Warning
We're still painting but every afternoon we try to get Pup out for a walk and clear our lungs of paint fumes. We ended up in the posh end of town yesterday because The Mister needed a jolt of coffee and his little local shop was closed.
And.....while I was writing this post my phone and Echo blew up telling me about a tropical storm heading up the bay some time tonight. I don't think I can ever recall a tropical storm warning before. I'm not sure what to make of it. I guess I'm going to find out when it gets here.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Distant Gray
I've got my painting Crocs on so we're knee deep into yet another home improvement project.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Into the Woods
On the south side of town there's a little beach that we haven't been to for a while. It was a nice day even though I had a monster of a headache so we took a walk.
Back at home all I wanted to do was take a nap and sleep off my headache but The Mister had other ideas. He wanted to get out his new miter saw and tackle the trim on the closet door. Mercifully, it didn't take long.
I hope my headache is gone by today. This is what's in store if the weather is halfway decent. We've got big rain heading our way for the weekend so a couple of days where we can open the windows and have some decent humidity would be nice to get this painting done. The sooner we can get the place ready for surgery #2 the better.
I hope my headache is gone by today. This is what's in store if the weather is halfway decent. We've got big rain heading our way for the weekend so a couple of days where we can open the windows and have some decent humidity would be nice to get this painting done. The sooner we can get the place ready for surgery #2 the better.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Tiny Needle Tuesday
I spent most of my stitching time this week on this. I even got her a new needle minder. It's a lotus.
Monday, September 18, 2023
A Lap Full of Wool
All it took was one chilly morning to make me want to pick up something big to work on. Bon Amie has been waiting all summer for some attention so it was the first thing I dusted off and started to work on again.
Bon Amie is actually just the appetizer. Chestnut is the main course. What I'm trying to do is turn cardigans into pullovers and Bon Amie is the test case. If it works I'll finish Chestnut. If not, I'll have a really pretty Fair Isle pillow.
Sunday, September 17, 2023
The Difference a Week Makes
This time last week I was having a miserable time trying to get the batting to stick to the top and backing of the Big Ugly by putting in about a zillion pins. Yesterday I finished machine quilting the last of it and had to take all those pins out. I usually unpin while I am quilting but I didn't want to disturb the thing so I played dodge the pins while I quilted which was actually quite amusing and kept me from meandering too tightly.
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Roadwork
Yesterday we had to go down to the courthouse to pay our property tax bill. It was a bit of a celebration because it was the first time we've had to do this since we paid off the house. On the way there we saw SIX, count'em SIX of those giant skellys looming over people's yards. I tried to get a photo of them but the side roads were closed due to roadwork. We could have taken a detour to get there but The Mister wasn't having it.
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