A whirlwind visit and more studio time

 My daughter and her new husband were here for a day and a half, way to short a time to get my mom fix.  They were on a tight schedule, visiting loads of relatives up the East coast in only 10 days! We visited and showed them the sights, as well as going out to eat (gasp!) and getting to know Casper. It was a good visit.

Mr Wazoo helped me clean up the porch furniture to get ready for the visit.

I look at this picture and see myself 21 years ago in my daughter's face.

Atop Brasstown Bald, the tallest mountain in Georgia. The rain stopped long enough for a bit of sight seeing.

The happy couple

Daughter and mom enjoying the day.

The four of us atop Blood Mountain, along the Appalachian Trail. Neel Gap is close to where we live and we pass it every time we go south to my doctor appointments.

Amy walked a few steps of the A.T. and took pictures of the beautiful area.

Mr W replaced a couple of the flowers in the pots, too. The summer flowers were looking sad, so he put in the first mums of the season.

Things settled down after they left, and I got back into the studio yesterday. I finished quilting and binding the two charity quilts and cleaned up some of the fabric piles that have accumulated on the cutting table. It was to the point where I had to move piles to be able to trim quilts! Yikes!! There is room now, but there are still some piles. sigh...

Another 2-3-2-6 for the nursing home. I used the teal fabric for the binding.

Panto: Twinkling leaves

Stash backing.

I made some more blocks for the neutral quilt. I am forcing myself to carry on and get this project done. I'm ready for some color!!

I love how this panel quilt turned out! $5 for the panel (a sale room find) and all the rest from my stash.

Panto: Fork in the road

Dog and cat speak backing and black binding.

Penny napped most of the day. The visit was the highlight of her dull life with us geezers!

Off to the studio!

Another week passed! How time flies.

 We had another busy week here at Wazoo. I traveled to Gainsville twice for treatment on my back, which shot an entire day each time. We did a Sam's run while we were there, and the freezer is now full of goodies. This is because my daughter and her husband are coming to visit all the way from Arizona! I haven't seen her in two years because of Covid, so this is a major event for me.

She sent this photo from the airplane while waiting to take off.

I can't believe they will be here tomorrow!

Meanwhile, in the studio on the few days not spent running around, I sewed and quilted a bit. Mostly quilting took place. I finished quilting and binding the charity quilts I had from the guild, as well as quilting my mystery quilt and getting it bound. I am ready for show and tell later in the month.

Charity #1

Panto:Paisley

here's the backing. I didn't take another picture after binding it. Sorry.

Charity #2

Panto: Rounded square plaid

The back. No binding pic again...

My finished mystery quilt.

I forget the panto name, but to is a swirly pattern.

I had this fabric in my stash for the backing.

Binding on, all done!

I used the same blue batik to frame the border.

While enjoying my morning coffee, the hummingbirds have been frenetic in their preparation for migration. We have had up to 10 at a time trying to get to the nectar before anyone else. They peck and bump each other while chirping and humming. It is a dance worthy of my attention. All of a sudden...whump! A bird hit the screen next to me and passed out with her beak stuck in the screen and feet grasping it as well. She was out for about 5 minutes, and I feared she was dead, but then she started moving a bit. I gently pushed her beak back through the screen and she opened her mouth and stuck out her tongue. Once she had her wits about her, she flew to the fence and recovered a few minutes more before resuming the fight for food with the rest of the gang. Never a dull moment!

Unconscious and stuck. The poor thing really took a hard hit!

Another day, we had a praying mantis visit. It was on the screen just hanging out, turning right side up and right side down over and over while preening its head and feelers. It was fun to watch.

Our daughter in Oregon sent Mr Wazoo a bonsai tree for his birthday! He set it up outside my studio where it will get acclimated before being set into the final growing spot. I love the little guy fishing!

I sewed a few more of the neutral blocks. I'll be happy when this quilt is done. It is really boring to sew.

Well, my assistant is getting a little crazy and wants to get going. We're off to the studio for Funday-Sunday! I'll be sure to post what happened one this rainy September Sunday.