On my recent trip up to my sister's house she mentioned that she had bags of paper pieced hexies left from her Daddio quilting days. She asked me how many flowers she would need for a quilt and I told her about 49 so she made 50.
Monday, April 29, 2024
Teamwork
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Dinosaur
How dumb did I feel when I had to call SIL yesterday morning to have him tell me how to turn the oven off? I couldn't get their fancy toaster to work so I thought I would toast my English muffin under the broiler. Bad idea. This fancy computerized thing didn't have a power button and I couldn't figure out how to get it to STOP.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Home Alone
I packed up the craft room all week and yesterday I packed myself up. I was off to Daughter's to kitty sit until Monday while her family is off to an ice skating competition with her high school team.
And....today would have been my mom's 87th birthday. She left us at 66 after a short battle with a particularly nasty form of leukemia. I can't help but think about how different my life would have been if she was still here. Those long, hard years with dad would have been her burden not mine or my sister's and she would have handled it with much more grace than I did. She was a young mother at 17 but didn't live to see a great grandchild. I've been through every stage of grief over the loss of my parents but the one that stuck is anger. Not at anyone or anything-just because.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Willy Nilly
I got a shipment of sock yarn yesterday but it's not for socks.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Packing Up
After the trailer squabble, I told The Mister that if we are going to spend the rest of our lives looking at these four walls, those walls are going to get painted. The lower level also needs new floors so I've been packing up the craft room this week. That's the room that's getting the beauty treatment first as we work our way through the entire downstairs.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Wednesday WIPs
Whoo hoo...I'm finally back where I started after the big frogging adventure. I even did a decrease round last night. That's a relief. I'm ready for Riddari to be a done deal.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tiny Needle Tuesday
Yesterday The Mister and I spent the entire day doing a whole house "blessing". After days and days of rain and mud, when we finally got a day of sunshine we went to work. Every inch of this place was "blessed" but good. I did get some stitching done over the wet weekend. The corner of Village Quaker is coming along. I put it on the dining room table next to my Alexa and stitched while listening to The Tortured Poets Department over and over and over and over. It's now engraved in my brain. I loved it so much I ended up buying it and I haven't bought a album of any kind since the Beatles broke up.
And....a big thank you to one of my bloggy friends who sent me this cool puzzle. I am the type of person who likes to do the same puzzles over and over and this looks like a keeper. Yes, I know that's weird but like all my unfinished projects, they are old friends I like to revisit whenever I'm in the mood.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Calling All Quilters
I haven't been in a brick and mortar fabric store in ages so I need to know what's up with quilting fabric. I've been using old stash for ages and my last two online orders from two different big quilting sites have been a HUGE disappointment, The fabric is too thin and slick. It feels more like clothing fabric than a nice sturdy quilting cotton. Is it me or is this just the way fabric is these days? I hate it.
Sunday, April 21, 2024
To Market, To Market...
It's that time! The Mister is always wildly excited about our community Farmer's Market on Saturday morning. He hits the coffee stand and then enjoys a bit of browsing.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
With Gratitude
I want to thank everyone of you who participated in my spring giveaway. Twenty four of you lovely people helped me re-home 48 bars. Your kind words of appreciation always make my day. I'm always sad when it's over.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Many Happy Returns
We left Pup at home yesterday and went down to the boardwalk for our first visit to our brand spanking new library. We missed the ribbon cutting because of a birthday lunch with The Mister's family but it was just as well. They had over 400 people there which is not our thing.
I walked around the whole time with my mouth open. It's a technological marvel from the conveyor belt return to the checkout pad that checks all your books out at one time. I'm sure I only saw a fraction of what it has to offer. It was hard to leave. Next time I'm bringing my knitting and claiming a lounge chair.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
A Fool's Errand
I went to the hardware store to get some dirt to plant a pink rose bush I bought on Monday and came home with all of this. Deer food I suppose but I can't help myself.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Wednesday WIPs
I wasn't just fighting The Battle of the Pool Noodles last week, I was also fighting The Battle of the Riddari Chart. See that yoke? It's not the same one I showed off last week. I had to rip it way back because the chart shows beige when it means white and light green when it means beige and I got them mixed up. There was no way I could tink all that back so it ended up being a terrifying frog job. All's well that's ends well I guess but I am still smarting from the wounds.
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