We’ve hit the dog days of summer, when we seem to abandon our computers and blogs for the comfort of a hammock or swing in the shade, a summer read and a cold drink. It’s been ages since I had a good idea for a blog, but I wanted to let my friends know that I’m still here.
\nI’ve been going to physical therapy. My knee still hurts, but much less. I like the woman who is working with me, despite the tortures she devises for me twice a week. We discussed the exercise program Elegante Mother and I attend, and agreed that it might be good to avoid any of the floor work that goes side to side, until my knee strength is better. So, I modify what we do in class a bit.
\nI got into the front garden for an hour about two weeks ago. Sunday morning I hope to get more done along the sidewalk. If the weather is good, I’ll use the string trimmer at the front of the house, too. The gardens were beginning to get that burnt look when we FINALLY got a healthy rain on Thursday morning. I’ll need to use the watering wand, to more heavily water the new transplants, but the rain saved a lot of parched-looking plants.
\nLast Sunday I cut the pieces for a wall hanging from the run of fabric that you’ll see in one of the next entries. It’s the second in a series using this fabric. Cop Car, you’ll be happy to know that I’m still thinking about the third one. Tuesday and Wednesday I pieced the blocks. Thursday I cut the setting triangles, and today I pieced most of the rows. I hope that tomorrow I will be able to sew the rows together and choose a border.
\nI think my stash is procreating. I KNOW that I’ve made four wall hangings in the past few weeks, but it seems like there is more of this fabric now than when I started. If I really want to use it up, I’ll be making wall hangings for the next year or two!
\nQuilting bee met here tonight. Occasionally this group is in really good spirits and can find things to chat about until close to 11:00 at night. Tonight was just the opposite. We actually quit about 45 minutes early. Everyone was simply ready to close down, and they were out of the house and down the driveway by 9:45. Thank you Bee….you’ve given me the time to post tonight!
\nI plan to crash shortly. My goal for tomorrow is to make a very early run on the Farmer’s Market, and then stop at Target on the way home. If it’s convenient, I’ll get the car washed, and pick up the dry cleaning. I hope to spend the rest of the day finishing the wall hanging, and perhaps planning the next.
\nThis weekend, it’s going to be the girls and Ed again, as Dear Husband sails across the southern end of Lake Michigan. EM loves bruschetta. I was thinking about making bruschetta, and serving either shrimp cocktail, or shrimp scampi for dinner. I’m still pondering what’s for dinner Sunday.
\nDear Husband has asked for stuffed green peppers for dinner one night, so I’ve put that on the list. Several of my relatives prefer stuffed RED peppers, or any color other than green. I might cook a red or yellow pepper just to see if Elegante Mother likes them better than the green pepper. I have a watermelon I plan to cut up for dessert.
\nI have harvested the first of my miniature yellow pear tomatoes. The early cherry tomatoes are gone, but there are several cluster developing. I’ll have to be sure to water the plants to avoid blossom end rot.
\nSo, my days are following the traditional summer plan: gardening, reading, cooking, visits to the Farmer’s Market, and quilting, with little things thrown in here and there. I need to make time to see what you have all been doing. Stay cool!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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