Last month Dear Husband and I purchased a half bushel of apples at the Farmer’s Market. I’ve used them in a variety of ways: chunky applesauce, apple pie, apple crisp, pork and apples. I have some left, and I still hope to get to the apple butter.
Daily Archives: November 8, 2005
Word of the Day
I believe I like Dictionary.com’s definition of “avid” much better, especially when the term is used to describe my relationship with quilting:
“Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm”
Even a “fierce devouring affection” seems preferable to Google’s definition of the word: “Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy. ”
Truth be told, I dislike the idea of being called greedy, but it’s possible the shoe fits where quilting is concerned. Quilters have what they call “stashes” of fabric, so that you have the piece you need at 3:00 in the morning when the stores are closed and you can’t sleep. Actually, I’ve never pieced or quilted at 3:00, but I AM a fabriholic. One hundred per cent cotton is a beautiful fabric, and the colors and patterns available today are astonishing! I have the fabric to make at least eight quilt tops, and probably many more.
If only I had the time.
So…maybe I am greedy, but couldn’t we put a nicer face on it??
Cleaning Day
This morning, one of my nieces is coming to help me with my Spring cleaning. Maybe I should be honest about that. SHE is going to organize MY life. I’m going to push papers around and she will take them out of my hands and throw them away.
We’ll bring up the storage bins with winter clothes, and half of the clothes will go to Good Will or the Salvation Army or the wastebasket.
She will force me to deal with 15 years of magazines that no one is reading, and two months of catalogs that need to be thrown away.
My kitchen will be so clean that no one will ever be allowed to cook again!
Everyone should have a lovely person like this in their family, especially if you tend to be a “collector.”
I realized that things were so bad that I needed more than one day’s help. She’ll be here Thursday, too! I think my house is going to look like a showcase!
Yes!!!
Weather
I’m more than a bit concerned. The weather forecast for our area is scattered severe thunderstorms from six this evening to midnight or later.
I wonder if the roofer will put more men on the roof today, or work later to get the roof done. Yesterday they tore off shingles and tar papered at least two thirds of the roof. We figure they will tear off the rest as they begin laying the shingles this morning.
I hope we beat the storms.