Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware

Look at what was waiting for me when I got back.  I love getting books.  This one has a spiral inside which is great for instructional books.  I’ve had spirals put on several of my knitting books.  You can get it done for about two dollars at office supply stores which is a godsend when you are trying to knit and read or sew and read at the same time. 

The pictures are great with full size guilt squares.  Each one has a little story.   The magazine has an article about some of the lakes in Acadia National Park.  That’s where we first met when we 8 and 9 years old.  Nancy moved toPheonix, AZ in high school and still lives there.  I wasn’t sure if you could see the pins very well so here’s another picture.  She said the one is made by the Navajos.  I really like them both.  I must have a couple hundred pins.  You can’t have too many pins.  Thanks so much. 

Here’s my quilt laid out on the living room carpet.  I am starting to sew it together.  I’ll sew all but the center seam and two corners and lay it out on our bed.  Then I’ll have a better idea as to whether I need to make it any bigger or not.  I had no idea that sewing stupid little squares and triangles of fabric together could be so much fun. 

And in case anyone was wondering about him, here’s a picture of that old man holding down my quilt blocks.

The Boss likes this heat.  She spent all day outside and even took her nap out on the deck.  Zip, on the other hand, has been spending most of his time inside.  I did a bunch of sewing today and took pictures.  It was nice to hear from Christine today.  I have got to change that hat.  But, now, I am really tired and I’m going to bed. 

Look at the size of that turtle.  He’s big enough to eat.  As the days get hotter, those logs will be filled with them.  It’s fun watch the little ones try to climb over the big ones.  I took this while I was trying to get a good picture of the Blue Heron.  My neighbor, Linda, calls him Michael.  She says he is much more dignified than her other neighbor, Mikey.

It was also a good day for geese.  The babies are getting big.  By the end of July, it will be hard to tell them from their parents.  These geese stay year round.  I think their ancestors knew a thing when they saw it and never returned.  I know how that is.

I laid out all the blocks to my quilt last night.  Like the idiot I am, I forgot to take a picture.  Now I am busily making more blocks.  I’m still having a good time with this.  I could have sworn that I would be bored by now.  I’ll be laying it out again soon, probably on the carpeting by my machine.  I hope the animals leave it alone.