Finish center seam on Birds in the Air Quilt
Add borders to Halloween Quilt
Stitch the backing for those two quilts
Box up tops, batting and backing and send them to the machine quilters
Stretch and pin baste two lap quilts for the bazaar and quilt them
Make my bed, clear off the sewing table, file away hand quilting equipment
Wash vases and return them to mudroom storage
Put away kitchen decorations and spices.
Make Summer Salad for Brunch
Take EM to Empty Nester’s Brunch
Finish two granny squares for Shelly (Share a Square)
Weed (but not today….it’s raining)
Loaf a little…..watch a movie on TV, read a book….snooooooooooooze. It’s a rainy day. What can I tell you??

Elegante Mother is recuperating from another bout of that dreadful cold. We’ve gone through this two or three times now. In May, she proclaimed that she had never felt so bad before, and I believed her. She got over whatever this upper respiratory gunk this is, only to get it again from one of my sisters.
She was coming along, slowly, when I decided it might be a good idea for the doc to see her. We try to avoid pneumonia at all costs. So, we made the appointment and visited with Doc. G.
He said that she was doing fine, but he wanted her to take two different inhalers. If the “cold” hadn’t abated over the weekend, she was to consider having a prescription for antibiotics filled. She was very well last weekend, and then she had a little relapse on Monday. I finally had the antibiotic filled on Wednesday. EM had taken one, when the doc called to say that he wanted to change which antibiotic she was taking. So….back to the pharmacy.
EM was better right after she put the first pill in her mouth. You and I know it doesn’t work that way (usually…) but she showed definite improvement. I don’t know how to prove it, but I think that taking a pill, and knowing she had a follow-up appointment with the doctor was all she needed to be well. I think she did the hard work all on her own, but she was willing to give the credit to the drugs.
I’m keeping an eye on her, checking to see if she took her medication at the right time. It’s also my job to be sure that she eats before she takes the antibiotic.
I’ll be glad when we wind down this session and I can spend my time on other, equally important, things!

Two-thirds of my house is disrupted. My absolute favorite contractor, our painter, was here today, to paint the kitchen and mudroom.
Last night I made a good dinner for Dear Husband and then dropped the bomb. “DH, you’re going to have to help me move everything in the kitchen and mudroom. Of course we didn’t move cabinets or such, but you’d be amazed at how much we had crammed into those two spaces. Pictures, wreaths, a microwave and a bread maker, my tea cup collection, books and magazines, mail, two occasional tables, wastebaskets, wine, detergent, and a collection of vases that has been growing for 18 years, were moved to into three other rooms We also had to move all of DH’s “stuff” off the mudroom counter. He has a collection of plans, tools, a phone, and sailing caps that claim about half of the counter.
There were a few things that had to be moved this morning, but the lion’s share was done last night, along with several loads of laundry. I’m going to leave everything just as it is, until Dear Husband returns from sailing, and then we will work together to put it back. One exception is washing all the vases. Since everything has been moved out, I’ve taken the opportunity to get a jump on my Fall cleaning. I’m going to sort through the vases, pitch some and wash some, and clean the top of the cabinet before we return what I plan to keep
My painter is SO GOOD that he even cleaned under the washer and drier for me, and believe me, they NEEDED it!
The rooms look bright, and I’ve always thought paint was a “clean” smell. I’m glad we were able to spruce things up.
He got the ball rolling right after dinner last night. I would have liked to sit a bit longer, but he knew that it was going to take until bedtime to get everything done.

…we have rain!
It’s been promised for several days, and never panned out. It was gray and the clouds promised rain this morning, but it didn’t finally come until 1:30 or so. The air outside is COOL! I’d forgotten just how lovely air cooled by Mother Nature can feel. I’m tired of the need to be indoors most of the day just to deal with the heat. I’m ready for Fall!