I haven't posted because I have been doing really boring stuff for the last few days. The Georgia guild is planning to get underway in June, so I dusted off my 'program and workshop chair' hat and started contacting speakers and teachers. That task took all day Monday, and Tuesday the replies came flowing in. I have filled most of the meeting dates and feel good about the variety of people coming to share their expertise with us.
Tuesday I attended a Zoom meeting with the guild board, typed up my blurb for the Misty Mountain Quilters website and worked on some more hand stitching strawberries. As of today, I have all five re-made blocks done and two that needed the stitching repaired. Seven more to fix.
Here's where I start. I remove the torn stitches and trim the edge.
I fill in for the damaged stitches with new blanket stitches.
This block was a complete re-do. I applied stabilizer to the back of the strawberry and stem parts, then stitched them down with the blanket stitch. There were five of these and they took ages to do without stitching through to the back.
This morning we had a doozy of a thunderstorm that lasted most of the day. It started at 9:45 with high winds and the temperature dropping significantly. Black lumpy clouds moved in and then the torrent started!!
The lady across the street yelled over to say the weather service said there may be hail. I quickly moved the car under Dad's carport, just in case.
Minutes later, it was dark as night!
It was raining all day, with rolling thunder and a constant lightning show the entire time. Penny didn't care. She laid around like a slug while the storm raged outside. Around 4:30 it finally quit raining and I was able to check in with Dad again and get supper on. I hand sewed all day.
Clouds over Dad's house, the rain moved east to give the coast a drenching.
While I was sewing this evening Mr Wazoo suddenly said, "Look what she's doing!!" I put the quilt down and looked at Penny who was chewing away on my computer power cord. Well, crap! Amazon will have one here next Tuesday. My battery will die long before then, so I hope I can get off a post before it does. Bad dog!!
What could possibly be tasty here?
Who...me??! But I'm so cute...
Meanwhile...yesterday at the dog park I ran afoul of a branch while retrieving a tennis ball from under a bush. (penny won't go under a bush...) The poke in my arm bled all over, and I didn't have anything but a dog and a poop bag with me. Home we went and after a wash, antiseptic and bandaid, I was fixed. I'm starting to look like Dad with skin pokes and bug bites on my arms and legs. Just so I don't lose my hair!!
Between the age spots, saggy skin and poke, you'd think that I was the 98 year old!
