Saturday, November 07, 2009
Pink Saturday
This is my first sharing of something for Pink Saturday. I will blog tomorrow, but for now......this cozy cottage on the lakefront in New Buffalo Michigan...it's pink!!!!
The sunset this evening at " my" beach in Beverly Shores.................
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
The dust is starting to settle
After tomorrow my life will begin to settle a bit. It has been hard not to commit myself to various events, but I knew it was time for some down time. I am looking forward to creating on a whim for no reason. I will offer one more class before the holidays then I'm taking a break to put full attention to family and friends.
Speaking of which, Friday I spent a fun day with Laney. We sat in the class studio and chatted for a bit then headed to the church resale shop where I found a nice heavy dome for my cake pedestal. One of the guys broke mine a couple years ago and I haven't thought to replace it until I spotted this one. Then we stopped at the antique mall in town where I found a vintage child's slip which I plan on altering. I have a few ideas, so you will have to be patient and see what becomes of it. After that we went to the Sawgrass marketplace (where I almost rented a spot to sell items). I wasn't too impressed, but all the vendors weren't set up on Friday. I'll check it again soon. We did end up finding pumpkin and cherry fudge (like we needed that). Anyway, we were in the mood for broccoli cheese soup so we went to Valpo and ate at Panera bread. Yum!
It was a fun venture of just hanging out together. We need more days like that...minus the fudge.
Saturday I helped to finish winterizing outside. A few things needed to be put away and although I mowed and blew leaves, you sure can't tell today. I am waiting for a warm sunny day and finish up. With no more leaves to fall, the yard should stay fairly neat.
On Sunday I went to Jilly's to help organize her threads. She is as bad (possibly worse) than me with her stash. We sat on her back deck and enjoyed fresh air and sunshine for about 4 hours. It was starting to cool down and DH wanted me to meet him at a store, so we finished what we had and made a good start to her organized fibers. I told her we won't stop until they are all ready for her to just grab a drawer or bin and stitch. She ordered a "kitchen sink" pizza and it really hit the spot. I felt a bit nauseated earlier in the morning so I was afraid to eat much. The next morning I was dreaming of it,LOL Thanks Jilly, that was a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Mom had her other eye surgery on Monday. We are finished with that...yeah! She is very excited over her new view of her surroundings. I urge anyone contemplating cataract surgery to go do it yesterday!
I talked DH into seeing a chiropractor and was happy to have gotten him and appointment Monday afternoon. He said the Dr. cracked his back several times and his neck twice and he thought he was killing him...whoops! His second appointment is this afternoon. I do hope he feels an improvement. I am disappointed at his refusal to keep any other appointments, so I am taking things a day at a time. Possibly if the chiro can relieve his pain, he may want to settle the other issues which we still have not been confirmed but worries me.
Last night I attended the NANI meeting where I saw my sweet friends Karol and Marjorie and Jane among other ladies I have yet to know. Since I had my mother in laws seascape for the trunk show tomorrow, I took it with me for show and tell. Everyone loved it and wouldn't believe it was easier to do than it looks. One member came up and really made me feel welcome. I had to fill out a member sheet and I had written that I was a crazy quilter and wasn't sure if I fit in the Needle Artisans of Northwest IN, but she assured me that everyone was infatuated with my work and I did fit in. I see everyone doing such fine intricate work on linen and such that I feel like the black sheep . Marjorie has told me it's all needlework, but I have this hang up because when I did cross stitch I know it is much more stressful and precise than crazy quilting. Apples and bananas :-) Well, I guess they are stuck with me now anyway,LOL.
I had better get busy, I have plenty do prepare for tomorrow's presentation and more bliss kits to add to artfire and sitting here isn't helping. I hope all goes well tomorrow..I am feeling a bit nervous for some reason. Have a great day.
Speaking of which, Friday I spent a fun day with Laney. We sat in the class studio and chatted for a bit then headed to the church resale shop where I found a nice heavy dome for my cake pedestal. One of the guys broke mine a couple years ago and I haven't thought to replace it until I spotted this one. Then we stopped at the antique mall in town where I found a vintage child's slip which I plan on altering. I have a few ideas, so you will have to be patient and see what becomes of it. After that we went to the Sawgrass marketplace (where I almost rented a spot to sell items). I wasn't too impressed, but all the vendors weren't set up on Friday. I'll check it again soon. We did end up finding pumpkin and cherry fudge (like we needed that). Anyway, we were in the mood for broccoli cheese soup so we went to Valpo and ate at Panera bread. Yum!
It was a fun venture of just hanging out together. We need more days like that...minus the fudge.
Saturday I helped to finish winterizing outside. A few things needed to be put away and although I mowed and blew leaves, you sure can't tell today. I am waiting for a warm sunny day and finish up. With no more leaves to fall, the yard should stay fairly neat.
On Sunday I went to Jilly's to help organize her threads. She is as bad (possibly worse) than me with her stash. We sat on her back deck and enjoyed fresh air and sunshine for about 4 hours. It was starting to cool down and DH wanted me to meet him at a store, so we finished what we had and made a good start to her organized fibers. I told her we won't stop until they are all ready for her to just grab a drawer or bin and stitch. She ordered a "kitchen sink" pizza and it really hit the spot. I felt a bit nauseated earlier in the morning so I was afraid to eat much. The next morning I was dreaming of it,LOL Thanks Jilly, that was a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Mom had her other eye surgery on Monday. We are finished with that...yeah! She is very excited over her new view of her surroundings. I urge anyone contemplating cataract surgery to go do it yesterday!
I talked DH into seeing a chiropractor and was happy to have gotten him and appointment Monday afternoon. He said the Dr. cracked his back several times and his neck twice and he thought he was killing him...whoops! His second appointment is this afternoon. I do hope he feels an improvement. I am disappointed at his refusal to keep any other appointments, so I am taking things a day at a time. Possibly if the chiro can relieve his pain, he may want to settle the other issues which we still have not been confirmed but worries me.
Last night I attended the NANI meeting where I saw my sweet friends Karol and Marjorie and Jane among other ladies I have yet to know. Since I had my mother in laws seascape for the trunk show tomorrow, I took it with me for show and tell. Everyone loved it and wouldn't believe it was easier to do than it looks. One member came up and really made me feel welcome. I had to fill out a member sheet and I had written that I was a crazy quilter and wasn't sure if I fit in the Needle Artisans of Northwest IN, but she assured me that everyone was infatuated with my work and I did fit in. I see everyone doing such fine intricate work on linen and such that I feel like the black sheep . Marjorie has told me it's all needlework, but I have this hang up because when I did cross stitch I know it is much more stressful and precise than crazy quilting. Apples and bananas :-) Well, I guess they are stuck with me now anyway,LOL.
I had better get busy, I have plenty do prepare for tomorrow's presentation and more bliss kits to add to artfire and sitting here isn't helping. I hope all goes well tomorrow..I am feeling a bit nervous for some reason. Have a great day.
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