Catchup - July 26th-30th

July 26th

Ohhhh WOW!!!  It's still true!  Mid-August will be 7 years ago!!!!  I just love this picture, caption should be "I'm enjoying life on top of the world"!

Past couple years the "living in Covid times" sometimes yucky trials, but lots of good too!

Next week to Churchill!

Next year onto a European River Cruise! 

After that who knows, maybe an Alaskan quilting cruise or Eastern Canada visit?

July 27th

Belated Happy Birthday to Edna!  

Slowly but surely we made it!

Sylvia and I out with Edna!

Montana's on Empress.

Awesome ideas for your fence?

July 30th

I just saw this on Facebook and sharing as not sure but I do know my friends and automatically delete new friend requests without other notice from recipient!

ATTENTION, ATTENTION !

People, you are getting CLONED NOT HACKED!!! Changing your password does NOTHING! Heads-Up!! Almost every account is being cloned. One of Your pictures and your name are used to create a "new" Facebook Account. (They don't need your password to do this). They want your friends to add them to their accounts. Your friends will think that it's you and accept your request. From that point on they can write what they want under your name. 

I have NO plans to open a new account!! 

PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT A NEW FRIEND REQUEST FROM ME.

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Catchup - July 20th-25th

July 20th

Well I call it quits on quilting this child's quilt for tonight. The last two borders need some marking and practicing free motion joined stars. I like it very much.

July 21st

And that's enough quilting today on two kids quilts. I raised my chair and it was a lot easier to quilt!   I marked the yellow border on the Bear's quilt then the inside hexies and all around the outer hexies on the Raggedys' quilt. Tomorrow I'll try free motion stars on the Bear's outer border and around each Raggedy Ann and Andy and something in the outer border too!  Now feet up and relaxing rest of the evening!!!

I can't just relax can I!   🙃  No!!!   🥴  I've borrowed String Fling by Bonnie K. Hunter from the MPQ library and planned out my next mini!!!   I decided to do Pineapple Crazy but not the 5.5" foundation paper size.   NO, I reduced it to 3.5" foundation paper size and naturally won't go the number of blocks down and across either.  Will see as I sew them up!  Stay tuned on posts of my next mini madness, but probably not start till September!  😉

July 22nd

Awesome idea! Would like to see more around here too, we have lovely summers for such an activity!

Never heard of this before! 🤔 Gonna have to test it our one day!

Okay here goes me FMQing on the Raggedys quilt after these two practice pieces! I honestly have to LEARN to breathe while doing this and not holding my breath til finished!!! 😵‍💫🤪🙃

I've been going through this in my home off and on! I've collected what I have and yes there are memories attached, even fabric I've bought on vacations that are hard to cut into! I know I have to do this but lots of deliberation and sometimes just not possible yet.

Hey it's finally cooling off in here! Today was the first time in weeks that it's below 80F and even reached 75F. A definite first and the living room is just about all coolish!!!!

Finally after a week of my negative CV tests and Edna was negative once again on Thursday, Happy Birthday, we got together! It was so lovely a walk in the Wolseley area and cinnamon buns from Tall Grass Prairie but while sitting in the park enjoying our coffee the sun was hiding and it got quite coolish! My kind of weather to enjoy!

I pray it does not rain on Steff Sochan and Dave's wedding day in Grandview! I was very sorry/dissapointed/worried to not be there to celebrate with them but my close contact with CV had me staying away, even from Edna and Sylvia! ENJOY and Congratulations!!! 💞🥂🎶 Hopefully see you in the fall for sure!

Yeah one kid's quilt completed today. Even attached the binding by machine with a star or flower type stitch. I just love having the loveseat for picture taking more than the bed! Hopefully tomorrow I'll finish the binding on the other kid's quilts.

"It’s called the long goodbye. Rapidly shrinking brain is how a doctor described it. As the patient's brain slowly dies, they change physically and eventually forget who their loved ones are and become less themselves. 

Patients can eventually become bedridden, unable to move and unable to eat or drink or talk to their loved ones. 

There will be people who will scroll by this message because Dementia or Alzheimer's has not touched them. They may not know what it's like to have a loved one who has fought or is fighting a battle against Dementia or Alzheimer's.

We too have lived with family and friends who have had one of these diseases. You watch them disappear from us over time, long before death. How true, here but not actually here!"

And now this one too is finished ready for washing and ABC drop off this week!  The Raggedys, the two pillow panels and the blue with red dots are all fabrics donated from my friend's Mom, Joan T.  So two more from that large stash completed!

Perfect for Steff n Dave's outdoor bar?

Finally after my contact with a friend testing Covid +, MY quiet week has gone by and I'm negative! YEAH! Now is this a summer cold or allergies or sinus infection that is bugging me since morning! Damn I've one week before we're off to explore Churchill's beauty and adventures!

July 25th

Yabba dabba doo!!! I did get the kids quilts washed, measured and delivered to Lee for ABC quilts today. From me:

1. Bears 35.5 x 48.5 inches

2. Raggedy Ann & Andy 45 x 45.5 inches

From Sylvia:

1. Elephant Border 37.75 x 43 inches

2. Sweet Dreams 31.75 x 40 inches

But I totally forgot the first attempt of a wheelchair cover at Sylvia's, guess that'll be in the next drop off.

And talk about an awesome surprise too! See Michelle from Thompson texted me in regards to my info request for the Thompson visit. So a few texts later she mentions she's in Wpg on her way back home! WHAT???  

So I promptly found out where she was, so close to St Vital where I was at the time, and picked her up for Tim's and a lovely get acquainted visit! We even figured out possible Thompson visiting plans, depending on the buses city tour plans, which Sylvia and I aren't so keen on, which may be repeated on the return trip. Awesome!!!

It's Arrived!!!

Well after a misleading delivery date on Ashley's part - 10 days meant to arrive from the warehouse NOT delivery to me!  Then only having a 10-day delivery window which was not jiving between the truck and me, I had to wait another week.  It's finally home!!!  

And the first thing I did was sheet it, I'm sweating in this warm apartment even with the overworked AC.   But dang is it ever comfortable!!!   I don't have to crawl into it but it's higher and my feet hang if not raised. Back also reclines some.  I'll have to alternate sides to wear it evenly!  Ohhhhh It's heaven to stretch out on it too!!!  No pillows needed!  🥰🥰🥰

Catchup - July 13th-19th

July 13th

Ohhhh Janice thanks for sharing!  Pat's going to enjoy this yard decor?

Yeah!!!! I sewed up these Oriental windmill HST charms blocks at the recent private retreat. I was determined to use my stash to the end and so far I'm doing that with the top. I auditioned various sashings/inner borders but have settled on this one, even though fabrics are skimpy and I need to be very careful cutting. Definitely not for tonight!!!

July 14th

Well it's been a quiet few days with some concerns. See Edna (not me) was in contact with a person who with head cold and sore throat tested + Covid Tuesday am and called her immediately (spouse is still negative). We were concerned and canceled our Dryden plans even though we promptly tested negative. Well three days of no symptoms (except our allergies and usual intermitent coughs) and continuous testing we're both negative. We'll still test tomorrow just to be sure! She wants to enjoy their birthdays this weekend! 😉🙏💞🥰

I honestly think I'm addicted to my taco salads! 😋😋😋

July 15th

Now here's a project for all those extras!

YUCK it's too hot for me out there!!! Glad I'm enjoying my lone visit in a friend's cool ACd house and hopefully cooler backyard soon!

Ohhhh and Edna and I tested negative again, 4 days in a row, so I think we've escaped the CV!

July 16th

Awesome for craft or desk!

There are other beds but Sam was determined to sleep here, seems to like the tighter fit! He's grown so much from when this bed fit him to a T! Sometimes he's curled up like a cat, how I don't know! 🤗

Okay Angie has introduced me to another refreshing drink, probably lots more so on ice!!!

Today I went for a short walk on the lake path and around the long block. Beautiful but thankfully not a long one.

Hmmmm, why on the path?

But they moved off Pronto!  No hissing etc.

Beautiful!

He made the lake loop always ahead of me!

Awesome supper! Pre-dinner cocktail with my Safeway chicken pot pie!

July 17th

Coffee in the shade on the deck and dogs (briefly) too! Cool breeze! Now this is the life!!!!

Except it lasted like 10 minutes before the increasing heat got to me and sun sneaking in! It's now 23 feeling 29 already! I need a lake!!!

I managed another short walk before lunch! Beautiful but could do without Goose poop!

WOW!!!

July 18th

Very clever and useful too!!!

WOW WOW WOW I totally love this nook!

Well I've completed the Oriental windmill charms HST blocks quilt top, measures 51.25 x 69.75 inches. The 4 cornerstones are leftover from the charms pack. The fabrics were all from my stash, now to see if I've enough batting pieces to join and what I'll use for the backing!

July 19th

Now this I say is just for statement making, not actual wearing!!!

Yeah! We've heard of our Churchill departure pick up place and time plus a new itinerary is being sent shortly. Now to await confirmation and then book transportation to that spot. 🤗