March 2023 Island Trip – Day 2
By the time I went to bed my list had grown to 35 items. 24 have been crossed off. This is not as productive as it may sound (“turn on propane and check levels”), but when you have that many things buzzing about in your head, it helps to pour them out on to paper. […]
March 2023 Island Trip – Day 1
The trip here was uneventful despite freezing temperatures and fog after yesterday’s lovely snowfall. The boat ride over was almost empty. I arrived in time to rescue one of my tenants, who had locked themselves out. We visited for a while, and then unloaded the plants I brought for our garden project. I also brought […]
Wee Peeve
So I get easily annoyed when people, friends, splash their trials and tribulations all over social media. Yes, yes, I heard you… “Stop looking at social media!” This is not an unreasonable response. And the great majority of my social media experience (only one platform, and certainly not Twitter, which is for Twits, particularly now) […]
A Gig
On a whim, after reading that my quilt/photography instructor still doesn’t have anyone to dye fabric for him, I reached out suggesting I might be that person for him. He lives in CO, I do not. 36-hours, a Zoom meeting and several emails later, I have a part-time gig! Neither of us knows exactly when […]
Lincoln Logs
We’re still sorting and figuring out where things are going in the wake of the kitchen remodel. No, Lincoln Logs did not inhabit our kitchen… They were stored in our attic, which was emptied in order to do the kitchen deed… The attic has never been 100% rodent proof, tho I am very proud to […]
My Back
I’ve been told that my lower back, sacrum to be specific, has been ‘deteriorating’ for a number of years. My inner reply has been, “yeah, so?” Symptoms have been changing for a few years. Mostly the occasional painful twang when leaning over the bathroom sink while washing hands or brushing teeth. Usually a first thing […]
A few Quilt Updates
This top started as a pieced backing for the above. It didn’t take long to realize I had a second quilt top! The back is pieced in order to use the fabric I had on hand. The dark grey, traditional, binding was purchased and is part of the line of fabric the rest of the […]
Sewing Again!
Actually, I’m binding a backlog of quilts and it feels really, really good! I’ve made a resolution to complete seven quilts (two of which actually do need some quilting) before I start any new projects. This is doable, in part, because the pool table is no longer sitting in pieces on the studio floor… But […]
Oven…
I’m still going through my folk’s financial docs. The stack in smaller and better organized now. Today I came across the 1985 invoice for the oven, as part of some basis documents, I just replaced in the Island house. They spent $874.00 on the oven. In 1985!! There was nothing fancy about this oven, other […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 