Monthly Archives: January 2018
I spent some time cutting these 1000 – 2″ squares for the quilt “On Ringo Lake”. Now I need to find time to draw a diagonal line on each of them and then sew them to a neighbor.Daisy and cords
Daisy and cords do not belong in the same room. She is an 8 month old puppy and everything is for chewing. EVERYTHING! Sunday I will be purchasing new extension cords and some tubing to run them through. It seems while the power was off, she managed to chew through the cord that connects to the hotwire, so the fence is still not hot. Then she chewed through the cord that heats the water for the rams so we don’t have to break ice when it freezes. Yes, she is still a puppy, but is getting to be a rather expensive puppy. And it is the human’s fault because we know she is a puppy and it’s our job to make sure everything is safe.
It appears the sheep didn’t take as soon as the male entered and we may be more like 4 weeks from lambing. The sheep are in good condition so that’s good.
I went to the gym this morning and the trainer wore me out. This new trainer is giving me my monies worth. I came home, ate and took a nap. He assured me I would be sore for the next two days and he may be correct. But that’s the idea – get stronger, right?
Tonight, the tree frogs in the hoop house are singing with all their might. They usually start at the pond the end of January. So the hoop house must be about a month ahead in weather temperature.
Shabbat Shalom
We have power!
We have power at the barn again after 2 weeks without. That means the hot wire is up and running again. I had fears the animals would discover it was off and break through the fences. But that didn’t happen, for which I am grateful.
These blocks are not only finished, they have been mailed. It’s the kind of thing that if I don’t do it immediately, it slips my mind. So it is now in the hands of the post office.
Other than these two events, grocery shopping, and a chiropractic visit, today was rather uneventful.
Perkiomen Valley fire blocks
This is the Perkiomen block requested to make quilts for those who have been affected by the Thomas fire in California. I have 5 more cut out and then will send them to Ventura Modern Quilt Guild who is putting them together.
For my OMG at Elm Street Quilts I plan to complete the NY mystery, putting on borders, quilting, and binding it. (http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2018/01/one-monthly-goal-january-goal-setting.html)
Happy New Year
The newly married couple. I have been in California for the civil ceremony. They will have a church wedding in April as she is from Armenia and the relatives who wish to attend need time to get passports etc. So this was a really nice small family gathering. The courthouse in San Jose has a little chapel-like decorated room for weddings. And again, those photos are on another camera.
The family photo I promised you
Today I worked on the Merry Mayhem New Year’s day mystery quilt. It still needs borders, but that wasn’t part of today’s program. At this point it measures 32.5 x 49, so with borders, it will be a nice crib size.
The goal for tomorrow is to organize my year as best as I can, knowing that there are always things that pop up and need to be inserted.