I'm back

I haven't posted in a while, been busy with my grand kids and it's been too darned hot.  Emily and Katie have discovered latch hooking and are busy doing that in their spare time and William is working on his quilt when they're not just chilling out.  George is busy with a rehab job for a friend's son.  New windows, wood paneling and wood flooring plus a new stair case.  Busy busy busy but it keeps him off the streets and out of the bars.  LOL  I started sorting through ufo projects today have them sorted into 3 piles:

1.  Can be finished fast!
2.  Might get finished! and
3.  No way in hell will ever be finished.  These are going to be outsourced.  

William has also let me know in no uncertain terms what will be at the top of his Christmas list, he wants a Barnes and Nobel Nook that has Internet access so he can get to his reading site.  We'll have to see if Santa can get the message.

Had a lovely day today with good friends and neighbors over coffee and treats.  A lot of chit chat while sitting in our neighbors beautiful screened in gazebo, with the water splashing into their Koi pond.  Their yard is just beautiful, so peaceful and pleasant.  We decided to meet over just coffee next week and learn or work on some simple crochet or knitting projects.  A couple of the gals knit and crochet really well so they are going to help us less talented. 

One of our neighbors stopped by with a zucchini, sliced it up for dinner tonight.  We've had some from our garden but didn't have any there now for a few days.  Gotta find my recipe for zucchini bread and shred some up to freeze for bread this winter.  Yummy!!!!

Lovely day today

Went to lunch bunch today, gave my Alto Quilt Cutter to Edith for her sister in law and it's out of my house.  I haven't used the thing in years, now it has a new home with somebody who will get some use out of it.  Finally got a call from the shop I took my 200e machine in for cleaning, oiling, update and repairs last week.  Needs some parts replaced, etc. so it's going to cost more than just a cleaning.  It'll be worth it if it's repaired right.

Had a nice surprise at lb today, Laurie came, haven't seen her for so long now that she's going to school and looking for a job.  I sewed on yoyos so had time to visit, it was a good day.  I also found some sale fabric that I want to use in both my tube blocks and strips for the lasagna quilt.  I need at least 40 two and a half inch strips wof from at least 20 different fabrics for the lasagna top and lots of 2 and a half inch strips and 4 and a half inch strips for the tube blocks.  So tomorrow I will be cutting strips of fabric.   Just call me the old stripper.  LOL

A lot going on

Well I got a box of books and movie tapes sent off to a friend in Alaska where she is trying to build a library.  It's nice to have someplace to send all these paper backs I read, I send them at "printed material" rate but it's still expensive.  It's a good cause so it's worth it.  I had some kids movies that the grand kids are too big for so off they went too.  I sewed charm Sq's. together into 4 patches and am cutting them up into disappearing 4 patches.  I'll post a picture when I get er done.  I also found a website showing a video for making a strip quilt using jelly roll strips.  I've gotta do one of those.

Visited with my neighbor for a while, we are both very upset over that verdict in Fla.  That baby will never get justice now. 

George is busy helping a friend rehab his house, he's put in new windows, trimmed them and now is doing wood paneling.  It'll look nice when he's done, he always does such a good job.