I have a question of the day. Do you like the post wash wrinkly look of your quilts or do you prefer the smoothed just ironed appearance? I prefer the former as, for me, they remind me of the well used, well loved quilts of the past. I have a friend, however, who prefers the smooth look. What is your preference and why?
Blessings,
What a week. Monday evening, hubby came in from seeing to the chickens and showed me the tiniest furball that was resting in his hand. It was a little kitten that appeared to be on its own. We guessed that perhaps a fox or other predator had got its mother. The little one seemed to be about a month old so I wasn't sure how best to care for it. We had an eye dropper so filled that with warm soy milk which it drank right away. We then tried a saucer and it was able to drink and get a foot bath at the same time. I fed it about every four hours until it was time for bed. He was in a carrier with a blanket and more milk in case he needed it. Our dog slept beside the carrier all night! Our cat carried on like we had invited satan into the house. The next day we took the little fellow to our local pet rescue. They had just taken in another kitty about the same age so it would be good company for Sammy (as we had named the little one)
I felt bad leaving him there but I believe it was the right thing to do. We gave the Rescue a donation toward Sammy's costs
Wednesday we took delivery of a steam cleaner and spent the day steam cleaning everything in the main bedroom Mattresses, pillows and floor were all treated to a good cleaning. Today, it was the hall carpet. I still have the carpet in the spare room to do plus couch and chair in the living room. It is a lot of work but nice to know everything is clean and no chemicals were used.
I finished the memory quilt and took it to the owner on Monday and have started the next two.
One more event to top off the week-I lost my cell phone. I looked everywhere at least twice and then phoned a couple of places where it might be and located it at Walmart. I must have left it in my cart or at the check out. Thankfully, it was turned in and a friend is picking it up for me.
And that is the excitement for this week,
blessings,
And now it is time for a cup of tea. I went out early this morning to finally get the last of the gardening done. I was making a new bed near the front of the house where the plants can be seen from the windows on that side or from the deck. I planted all new perennials and will add the spring bulbs later. There is already a large iris which is the background and a few other plants. I would like the finished bed to look like an English garden.
I still have to unpack my garden gnomes (yes, I know it is the middle of July!) and put them in place. I like to have a lot of hidden treasures scattered here and there. I have a steepled church in the new bed and will add some gnomes as well. I finally have the large ceramic sheepdog with the geraniums.
I could use my eye operations as an excuse for being behind but, really, it is because there is always something else to do-mostly quilting or writing.
I tried to take a photo of the garden but the sun was too bright. Will try again later in the day. Speaking of photos, my camera battery isn't holding its charge. I bought a new battery but the same thing happens. Do cameras wear out? I have a non digital which is at least 40 years old. I bought the Canon around ten years ago. Anybody else have this problem and found a solution?
blessings,
I have completed surgery on both eyes now and am just continuing the eye drops. I probably won't be getting my new glasses until August. For now I am using dollar store ones as well as those from an old prescription and they are working fine for computer work, quilting, reading and so on.
It is really hot and humid here with little to no breeze. I was saying to hubby that we need to get up at four a.m., do our work and then go back to bed. The heat is hard on the animals. Both the cat and dog lay either on the linoleum or wood floor as they are cooler than carpet. I make sure their water bowls are full as well. We are a pet loving family. My sister's dog won 'dog that the most people would like to take home' prize at her local village fair in England. Dylon is a German shepherd. My other sister also has a shepherd but Willow hasn't won any prizes yet. Heidi would probably win for most people loving.
I hope to have some photos of completed quilts within a week. I have almost finished one of the memory quilts as well as a top for a customer.
Hubby had to move our (non functioning) generator so I could expand my flower garden. I got a lot of perennials when the garden centers were closing down and need to get the last of them in the ground.
Always something to do.
Stay cool,
blessings,
We have had a few really hot days again but it is cool in the house. I have been able to go for my walk with the dog after four as the road is in shadows by then and the pavement cooler for Heidi's feet. Yesterday, the road crews had fixed a bump in the road and I hadn't noticed the tar was still wet. Fortunately, Heidi only got one small rock stuck to her foot and very little tar.
Our garden is doing well. This is one of the planters. I bought another perennial today as they were on sale. I should have got a few.
Blessings,
Yesterday was a weird day. I had an optometrist appointment at noon so hubby and I left the house at 11.15 so we would be there on time. The weather wasn't very nice as it was raining heavily and windy. Nevertheless, we made it on schedule. My optometrist has people wait in their vehicles and they call when they are ready for you to come in. In the meantime, we are watching people coming and going but no phone call. I double checked to see if perhaps I had been send a text, which I had. It was now about a quarter past noon. I went in and sat, and sat, and sat. Just after one it was finally my turn. Hubby, of course, was sitting in the van wondering if I had been kidnapped. My examination took about five minutes and I was done. I always find waiting irritating and make sure I have something to do to keep me occupied. I am still irritated but a little less.
A new store had opened in town and we wanted to check it out. I had been to the same one in other communities and liked it as the prices were generally cheaper. This one, however, wasn't and the layout was inconvenient. I didn't buy anything and hubby just bought a couple of things which he needed despite the fact they were more expensive than other stores.
A disappointing day all in all except that my eye check up results were good.
Today I am working on a customer's quilt top which is a lot more fun.
Blessings,
Sorry for the long break since my last post. I had my cataract surgery in my righteye on Tuesday of this week and leading up to that, I had eye drops that made my vision blurry. The operation went well and it is amazing how my sight has improved with just the one eye done. It has taken my eyes a couple of days adjusting to the vision imbalance. My typing was atrocious. Every thing is doing much better now. I took the right side lens out of my glasses as I didn't need it anymore. I have an appointment with my optometrist on Monday and my other eye gets done near the end of the month.
The quilt show I went to on Friday was good. It is amazing how that many quilts can all be different. I friend took some photos which I will share with you.
I was really pleased to see one of the vendors was an on-line quilt store. Canadian National Fabrics have flat rate shipping charge ($15.00 in Canada) and good fabric with reasonable prices. There are also some notions but not batting. If you would like to check out their site, it is: canandiannationalfabrics.com
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blessings,
