skipped day

We are already into the second day of the week--I skipped yesterday mainly because Mondays are my quilting days in Ninilchik and when I got home late afternoon yesterday I was wiped out. I had the most enjoyable day there. I love the 20 mile drive. Ninilchik is a quaint little town but the people there are wonderful at least at the senior center. I met a person from Maine yesterday. I am fascinated to know how these people all find their way to Ninilchik.

I got there early to exercise and stretch--learned the Tai Chi walk again. It is hard sometimes to do the stuff right there in the room with other seniors gathering who won't participate--some of them are up there in age--and watch. But I manage to do it anyway. Then the cooking of food smells--lunch is afterwards and the cook they have there is fantastic.

Lunch is always fun as some of the men who belong to the gals' who stay for sewing afterwards are there and the conversations get pretty windy and funny. and the tales that come forth. Many have lived in the area for years.

Then after lunch, the machines come out of their bags and get set up--some just start right in and there are some like myself who gab a lot with everyone--show and tell happens and of course that is the best part. Yesterday I showed one of the quilters how to do the shaded 4-patch block. I love sharing tricks of the trade and learning from others--this is the best part of the whole process.

The trip back to Anchor Point was nice but I left the sunshine behind. I only saw one moose grazing the whole trip but sometimes the rd. has to be watched too.

So today is catch-up day so I better get to it. I have a comfort quilt to get up on the Grace and get quilted--and then there is the laundry that needs tending--always something.

snowing

I thought I would share a snow shower with you all. It was coming down very heavy and gentle for about 30 min. I played in my sewing room all afternoon today and working on a quilt for a friend who is about to have a major loss in the family--I am thinking she will need a big hug.

Sunday Morning

OK where is my sunshine this morning? It is lightly snowing and all they predicted was dense fog--well, no real threat out there and not enough for Larry to have to get the snowblower out the door and into the yard. And remember --I do love the snow. Actually I love winter.

Yesterday we made orange marmelade. Larry insisted on using a recipe without "pectin" and I am not sure it will ever set up. He knocked a jar onto the floor as they set on the counter waiting for seals to pop--he said he cleaned it up--yes with plastic dishpan--which he left for me to clean and there were spots all over the floor that I kept sticking to later. Yikes--guess I will have to mop the floor before I do any sewing today--but I love that new kitchen floor!

Yes, we put in a new floor in the kitchen here--it had old ugly wrinkled kitchen carpet in the kitchen here--it was awful. What a difference the laminate makes the kitchen look. UMMM we need to move onto remodelling the bathroom--way too much "pink" for even me who likes pink.

Talking about remodeling--were we? We did not do any of that to the house in Fairbanks which recently sold. We got a call that that the problems lie in the garage area mainly--one wall that is next to the house in the garage does not have dry wall on it--ok--and under the stairs downstairs--easy fix. And the door to the garage needs to be metal door--ok--small things! Everything else is acceptable--of course they are--we lived there for 28 years! Anyway, I think there is some agreement that they will be fixed after they move in--and we may close on that place this week. Wahoooooooo

In the mornings reading email and drinking coffee, I like to chat with a good friend on instant messaging. The mornings she is not here I feel a little lost. We have been doing this for years. We have a regular routine but since there is four hr time difference, we often miss each other. Ah, life!

another Saturday

Here is another photo of the special quilt but this time I am in it. This quilt was from buddies in Fairbanks--special occasion?--well, I moved and they miss me I guess. I think that group calls themselves now "sewing with the saints" since they meet in a beautiful Catholic Church.

So today is Saturday and I am not keen on weekends--but the weeks fly by. Today after making Larry orange marmelade, I worked on the shaded 4-patch blocks for the swap. I have to admit I screwed up the first batch--sewing was perfect but cutting was horrible--I failed to read cut side and top at the same time and rotate--i was trying to cut them like you would a normal block to size and to square. They are kind of fun to make and I have one more set to go. Then I will be caught up with swaps for the time being. I am waiting for a comfort quilt to get here so I can put it on the Grace and get it quilted and bound and off to the recipient. So right now nothing is on the Grace.

Happiest are the days when I can spend time in my sewing room.



Gorgeous day here on the peninsula. Have not been outside but the sunshine streaming in the house has been wonderful.

label for my quilt

wanted you all to see the label that is on the back of the quilt from quilting buddies in Fairbanks. It is a treasure for me.

fabulous quilt

Today was another busy day at home. I got 1/3 of a quilt done on the Grace. It takes time to load her on and clean my machine too. I also made a valance for my dining room window where I had made a roman shade a couple months ago--the valance is in the same fabric. The rod is not hanging right so will not take a photo of that until is is done right.

However, I wanted to post a photo of the quilt that my quliting buddies in Fairbanks made for me. I am so thrilled with it. I just had to cry over it all--first time I have been on receiving end. It is done in batiks in the flowers.

Friday already?

Where did the week go to? And I am still walking on air! I hate weekends which is the opposite from when I worked.