tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50280345394706223442024-03-19T06:53:49.916-04:00Crazy Quilter on a Bike!Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4633125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-71278386814675411822024-03-18T05:28:00.007-04:002024-03-18T05:28:32.543-04:00When you least expect it...........<p>We had our UFO Club in the morning, and I was one of the few who didn't meet the deadline. That's OK - I'll get it done for next month. I completed part of it, but not enough to say I put in a reasonable effort. I wish I had more time to focus on my UFOs - I'm to the point now where I need this project (Cabin in the Woods X two) off my plate as I'm getting bored with it. OK -- so I am working on applique, which stalls me EVERY time. I like applique, and I'm now using digital cutters to help cut the applique, but it still bogs me down. </p><p>I could piece all day and never have issues, but the applique? Well, that's a different story. I have a Brother Scan n Cut, and to help out with my digital cutter club, I recently purchased a barely used Cricut with all the tools. </p><p>I decided it was time to open that box and add another cutter to the mess in Studio B. I reached under the table to get the cutting mats, and OMG!!!!!!!! There are my missing feet and the missing sample!! The new cutter was temporarily stored under one of the tables where I had placed the samples. I guess I was running out of room, so I put those items under the table. What a dumb thing to do!!! It was hilarious as I leaned down to grab those cutting mats, spotted the black fabric (sample), and immediately knew what had happened. Sure enough, as I pulled out the mats, everything I was missing was there!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8Nf4Fj5dMlMyBR4nBvxsg3sIOv-GVeTl-NUGf3bZCL2eJHvD5IPlISwCZasYiZlzMzrG1RTGlDyBzt4nmr5damnrFAsBOpTER-7yvF3ObNm4pF094L0X-MpZTUqO0ftGRG8T9gNsb016QQ9xsJ5yesz6KDkC8r8C1knCTL4sGgveBdv-oZX1FsPUnx8/s1000/20240317_132824_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8Nf4Fj5dMlMyBR4nBvxsg3sIOv-GVeTl-NUGf3bZCL2eJHvD5IPlISwCZasYiZlzMzrG1RTGlDyBzt4nmr5damnrFAsBOpTER-7yvF3ObNm4pF094L0X-MpZTUqO0ftGRG8T9gNsb016QQ9xsJ5yesz6KDkC8r8C1knCTL4sGgveBdv-oZX1FsPUnx8/s320/20240317_132824_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My MISSING FEET and the sample</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It made me laugh because when you say, "I've looked everywhere," in fact, you have not, and I did NOT look under the table, even though it was the table with all the samples. So the sample went into the drawer with the new samples, and the feet are sitting ON the table. I don't think I need all of them for this week, but I'll evaluate and put away what I no longer need. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKjDlYy1EEyhLUjRyrn5dyjNKNmFBXrH6jd-c76FhuOv_OSnkr1Z_XcQu9Aq5PE22lm8UbPe7L5fiGJ0g_CHRxHxbzKvvFwygU3tixvGZ5BlhzmQ4wGdkqwQkXpF-zIWT8S11_gxOaq9qhGNFrQxPcvRzVMQ9vRBEQo99osrSlPEJMpeP1ZLKc_1-XC8/s1000/20240317_132914_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKjDlYy1EEyhLUjRyrn5dyjNKNmFBXrH6jd-c76FhuOv_OSnkr1Z_XcQu9Aq5PE22lm8UbPe7L5fiGJ0g_CHRxHxbzKvvFwygU3tixvGZ5BlhzmQ4wGdkqwQkXpF-zIWT8S11_gxOaq9qhGNFrQxPcvRzVMQ9vRBEQo99osrSlPEJMpeP1ZLKc_1-XC8/s320/20240317_132914_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the missing feet</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That solves a mystery, and I'm glad I found them. One less thing to think about!</div><div><br /></div><div>So the Cricut came out of the box, and boy, there were a lot of tools in the boxes. Those items went into the drawer with the other digital cutter tools. One drawer per machine and one more drawer to be filled with the new Momento, the 24" digital cutter. I know, why have one cutter when you can have three? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tLuGKa-_kE0FIB2wPXRXpxSdv9xxeinN0H-4teyoPkZvSfPtEl45kdegjWcs9eN0b0u6RPh-lklJv2v20HhoCpX38vgm-3MySsCQW4wFvGMlacVwmCkEO4m4xcrceQeUCSsVD1Vvv0lm95vl0bB-9Qcx3vl19dkIz4NVsiLtYDN-9KE4-g7XztNyzfc/s1000/20240317_133241_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tLuGKa-_kE0FIB2wPXRXpxSdv9xxeinN0H-4teyoPkZvSfPtEl45kdegjWcs9eN0b0u6RPh-lklJv2v20HhoCpX38vgm-3MySsCQW4wFvGMlacVwmCkEO4m4xcrceQeUCSsVD1Vvv0lm95vl0bB-9Qcx3vl19dkIz4NVsiLtYDN-9KE4-g7XztNyzfc/s320/20240317_133241_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tools for the Cricut</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>So there it sits, and now I must rearrange some stuff to find space to use it. Well, I've got a plan, and that's all that counts. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCvI64MEG8bGDKbPmWqVvRV4MXac4JLqPWY1aFif6InNZdH6m9w1isLnfdq7QlDqS6SlS3pQvuH7anOH2d4if9yUQHyd-yc5RxAIXs0a4mmWFjSDooZlC0iuO_78Tjxc9Lx4sw-eRy_llX2uoGEjXmn22pW6ythS5ElKhpoOOq1yjTHVovA2AVVE9fr4/s1000/20240317_151302_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCvI64MEG8bGDKbPmWqVvRV4MXac4JLqPWY1aFif6InNZdH6m9w1isLnfdq7QlDqS6SlS3pQvuH7anOH2d4if9yUQHyd-yc5RxAIXs0a4mmWFjSDooZlC0iuO_78Tjxc9Lx4sw-eRy_llX2uoGEjXmn22pW6ythS5ElKhpoOOq1yjTHVovA2AVVE9fr4/s320/20240317_151302_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cricut</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I refuse to let a new tool sit in the box for months, so it's now out! I still have to open the heat press that came with it (I know—how many heat presses does one person need?).</div><div><br /></div><div>I managed to tidy up the stabilizer area as it was getting out of control, and I received some new stabilizers the other day. This is the OVERFLOW from the six containers of stabilizers. That's obscene and I had better be embroidering my heart out to get all this used up!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4aJWtUueZlJ5bnRXZ-zBTncjGHb6OgyeBdvQN6SXd4e8erSxMeO6MioDHO6bUdrXe7uRTD7TrQMUDtHlrEVPPUnWxD3IR53vBwHcVHaWZVKMohZexlxtfigFbLJYgCJtkXZJAz7KAxDz9x_JBlbNpsViu_CCIQyUHeLCgyDkjGaKN86YdJ_3QGDEnAM/s1000/20240317_150341_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4aJWtUueZlJ5bnRXZ-zBTncjGHb6OgyeBdvQN6SXd4e8erSxMeO6MioDHO6bUdrXe7uRTD7TrQMUDtHlrEVPPUnWxD3IR53vBwHcVHaWZVKMohZexlxtfigFbLJYgCJtkXZJAz7KAxDz9x_JBlbNpsViu_CCIQyUHeLCgyDkjGaKN86YdJ_3QGDEnAM/s320/20240317_150341_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The overflow basket of stabilizers</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I managed some personal sewing in the afternoon. If you call finishing a class sample personal sewing. I don't care which machine I sew on anymore - I just need a machine, and there I was sewing in the middle of the room on a table, surrounded by stuff for my demos this week. It'll be nice to get this last week of demos done, and then I can put things back into some order with my new plan, which I won't have time to implement this week; it will be fabulous, and EVERYTHING will have a home. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a strange day for the weather. One minute, the sun was shining; the next, we had sleet. When I got back from my walk, I sat outside in the sun for a few minutes. The little guy was on my lap and Lexi was checking out the situation. As soon as the sun went behind the clouds, it was COLD, so we didn't stay out long. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8OoQlRaCGBysGy12iKD6WZ3BYWF5Pb1Uk_UNobMJv54mrstjOm78QPVBtK1amofMdDVe_81z07fNnE02BaogAOWqDGI9KMBWEerlGWqvDmS8qUK5E7-6WwN4WrJq0bxSJugX3eh5YydZcxjPS3XZBTc8Bx1RR3CDP2V4gpAwaFvlPDoSxFsv3eJ9HzI/s1000/20240317_145842_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8OoQlRaCGBysGy12iKD6WZ3BYWF5Pb1Uk_UNobMJv54mrstjOm78QPVBtK1amofMdDVe_81z07fNnE02BaogAOWqDGI9KMBWEerlGWqvDmS8qUK5E7-6WwN4WrJq0bxSJugX3eh5YydZcxjPS3XZBTc8Bx1RR3CDP2V4gpAwaFvlPDoSxFsv3eJ9HzI/s320/20240317_145842_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to soak up some rays</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And what's with Murphy? This is a new spot for her to hang out. It's behind the little bushes right by the back door. One never knows with this girl!! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6L8WKlcMxAh05chia2Zywhyphenhyphenqga2LhLGfURYGH8KY_9M1V6DiRkapQIlhieGWE1lk4EQh19dRP8fNU9OEgaMt89j5nzSfGtMo_UIpEcmkLLZJiLxZAaq61LK-vk55xg3QtMa6Y32Wqng-40CzJcOwrgAFMowj5FN9HWoq7wFEwqYCpKOEcE-JD-JDwTE/s1000/20240317_174137_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6L8WKlcMxAh05chia2Zywhyphenhyphenqga2LhLGfURYGH8KY_9M1V6DiRkapQIlhieGWE1lk4EQh19dRP8fNU9OEgaMt89j5nzSfGtMo_UIpEcmkLLZJiLxZAaq61LK-vk55xg3QtMa6Y32Wqng-40CzJcOwrgAFMowj5FN9HWoq7wFEwqYCpKOEcE-JD-JDwTE/s320/20240317_174137_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Murphy? Are you hiding?</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>And there's Mr. Cuteness himself. Oh gosh --he desperately needs a bath. His face is a mess, and his legs are dirty. He barely looks like a white dog! If his Mom could see him now!!! But he's at Grandma's house, and Mom's rules don't count! What will happen if M ever has kids? Will we be allowed to babysit them? </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgQX35o_aKgYKcH7GP4bAwePhizAlxrl8_sary2Juho3CaQy6KgUZrr4yfMGaIcVs-lEQm7dExux5yEqcSZx4ZEeF-bimdIhKyrsuXB-Kfh1Qm1nWVdlxD10C_RY-Ye0i-loyrAy-b-ExZh2OQV8BLBR-yiGwtPrHgwT3toS-hvWu_8upH3CoXzzpdG4/s1000/20240317_174151_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgQX35o_aKgYKcH7GP4bAwePhizAlxrl8_sary2Juho3CaQy6KgUZrr4yfMGaIcVs-lEQm7dExux5yEqcSZx4ZEeF-bimdIhKyrsuXB-Kfh1Qm1nWVdlxD10C_RY-Ye0i-loyrAy-b-ExZh2OQV8BLBR-yiGwtPrHgwT3toS-hvWu_8upH3CoXzzpdG4/s320/20240317_174151_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Cuteness - Bear!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I managed to get all the follow-up done from the weekend sessions and worked on the third writing assignment, so I'm in good shape. After Monday sewing this morning, I'll get back to work and check all the samples and supplies for the week. And I will NOT put anything UNDER the table. I had to chuckle because I was so close to those missing items, yet I couldn't see them!</p><p>Someone asked me if I was taking my Vitamin D, and I had not been. Did you know that lack of Vitamin D can cause muscle aches and mood swings? I don't understand why I would have a deficiency since I'm outside for hours every day and have been for years. I would least expect myself to have a Vitamin D deficiency. Let's just say that I'm back taking it and hopefully on a regular basis. </p><p>There are only 8 Zooms this week, a massage (which I might change), an all-day in-person event, Monday sewing, and a play day with the digital cutters. I think I can manage that!! </p><p><br /></p><p>On that note, I'm off to spin class. </p><p><br /></p><p>Have a super day!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ciao!!!</p><p><br /></p>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-70588283810548257442024-03-17T07:35:00.003-04:002024-03-17T07:36:34.760-04:00Questions and I WANT answers!<p>Oh, great scot!!! I had trouble sleeping, so I got up and did some work. Then when I finally went to sleep, I went into a deep sleep, and I'm WAY BEHIND this morning. Why is that? </p><p>There are many other mysteries in this world. Why can't I log into my mySewnet account on my laptop, yet I can log into the account on my other computer and all of my devices? Yep—the world is a mystery, to be sure. </p><p>So here are a few hurried photos, as I have UFO club at 9:15, and I still want to get the girls and the boy out for a walk. </p><p>This is what's left of the Exit Game Advent Calendar. Yep --- we did the last part of the game last night, and well, it's ready to be tossed. These are ONE-PLAY games. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzdwwGRYgPz7FuUQeg0jfT5eaCs8pwAD3N6NMhnzy_IDdybgBPWmJKEcpe0HEVNF_LURzE5RCTvJA2rMStSFbeY0kc2dnURsz9ZlLAv1SmjwohFNR0t9gTnxi6kUB3GciowSR6LNdfN5yhaOmyM5lAYauzcHK8MhvIBbSQ6DVTZho4QKzdQiSqhCxKzU/s1000/20240316_182544_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzdwwGRYgPz7FuUQeg0jfT5eaCs8pwAD3N6NMhnzy_IDdybgBPWmJKEcpe0HEVNF_LURzE5RCTvJA2rMStSFbeY0kc2dnURsz9ZlLAv1SmjwohFNR0t9gTnxi6kUB3GciowSR6LNdfN5yhaOmyM5lAYauzcHK8MhvIBbSQ6DVTZho4QKzdQiSqhCxKzU/s320/20240316_182544_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remains of our Exit Game Advent Calendar</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We found the "gift" and are becoming "pros" at these games. I see an advertisement in the box for a level three. We might not be ready for that, as it took all our combined brain power to get through this one. <div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe49ZqA-okl4ye3DYKsjhUdcA-ewf8L5tzgG3sNQwdsiAUT1a5KHeio413qDdRIG8MK-qN0_bTGR9qJkzX15RDjmAeCa-Zbm30l_cRhTc0OPxdKJ5_6MpU6YidIXFpT2J99JW2Qorb5V7quOeclO4K5Z7r8H6AR9v9IKuCL97wXrIQc8o-My7nB8hZfmo/s1000/20240316_182558_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe49ZqA-okl4ye3DYKsjhUdcA-ewf8L5tzgG3sNQwdsiAUT1a5KHeio413qDdRIG8MK-qN0_bTGR9qJkzX15RDjmAeCa-Zbm30l_cRhTc0OPxdKJ5_6MpU6YidIXFpT2J99JW2Qorb5V7quOeclO4K5Z7r8H6AR9v9IKuCL97wXrIQc8o-My7nB8hZfmo/s320/20240316_182558_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our gift</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>It really was a great value for the dollar as far as entertainment goes, and <a href="https://store.thamesandkosmos.com/products/exit-the-game-advent-calendar-the-missing-hollywood-star" target="_blank">I'll definitely buy another one</a>. Can't wait for November!! I'm sure we could purchase it much earlier, and I'll be on the list. OK -- I just put my name on the notification list. Not that we would start before December 1st, but I'll know when it's out and to look for it. </div><div><br /></div><div>All the reviews of the games are great! There are a few things—a word might be easy to misinterpret, or there was a malfunction with a puzzle in 2023—but overall, it's EXCELLENT value for the money, but you have to like puzzles. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Look at this bundle of cuteness!! He is in desperate need of a bath. I keep telling his Mom that he's OK, and he is. He's just dirty! But then it rains, he goes into the forest, and then he's messy again, so what's the point? </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBAe2nF7SMZJiU8LyCiltsJxgZItLWc0uldbAY3gPa9Cij2NznJu07Zn5Ba3xaSXfoVa5vR7yyBsXky-RC_BHLLHq1SLXjxj6bjImeLVojfjLNAEl1n4Sp7B2G0iZa2DQ_NVoWnuy72pwptQvBF2HZq_7Wrnw7Aff1q6bvsE7rJC1kquitbNUCbc4HN8/s1000/20240316_195958_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBAe2nF7SMZJiU8LyCiltsJxgZItLWc0uldbAY3gPa9Cij2NznJu07Zn5Ba3xaSXfoVa5vR7yyBsXky-RC_BHLLHq1SLXjxj6bjImeLVojfjLNAEl1n4Sp7B2G0iZa2DQ_NVoWnuy72pwptQvBF2HZq_7Wrnw7Aff1q6bvsE7rJC1kquitbNUCbc4HN8/s320/20240316_195958_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey, world! Look how cute I am!!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I've seen these wine bottles with the bicycle on the label. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxH1KJ0tnw59OIZKumVkoWLJ-8ZEklXlBrGBcm2bBrSvNMk_Z_Xc3SQWne94M4cOWl4nz2A2kJWV6lcTUoWCMHeiC4tZFGaiUjoxa_ALeiXZHRvTz0rG5TMIWS3Hfa3zR-vkO7W3UPss_4Co3TQ66O5Z9EpzekKBHdDdHTCJD6dNfGfvQR2J4_euJbQ3w/s1000/20240316_200122_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxH1KJ0tnw59OIZKumVkoWLJ-8ZEklXlBrGBcm2bBrSvNMk_Z_Xc3SQWne94M4cOWl4nz2A2kJWV6lcTUoWCMHeiC4tZFGaiUjoxa_ALeiXZHRvTz0rG5TMIWS3Hfa3zR-vkO7W3UPss_4Co3TQ66O5Z9EpzekKBHdDdHTCJD6dNfGfvQR2J4_euJbQ3w/s320/20240316_200122_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bicycle on a wine bottle label</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But I do not remember seeing the embossed bicycle on the bottle. Hmm—was it always there, or is this new? </div><div><br /></div><br />were completed<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unfortunately, that's all the time I have before I need to get my butt outside. Thankfully, both presentations were completed in the middle of the night! </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/einstein-famous-quote-misunderstood/" target="_blank">I'll leave you with this quote from Einstein, which I think is brilliant.</a> There's a bit of a long story behind this, and I like the quote, not the whole long discussion this person goes into. I have yet to read it all. Just read the quote, and we can call it a day!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>WAIT -- I need to mention that while I was walking Lexi, I "IMAGINED" the perfect solution to Studio B's problem. I knew what I wanted, but could I find it? And YES, I did!!! And it's fairly cheap, so I think that's why I was up at night.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great day!!!!<br /><p>Ciao!!!</p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-27664820062248601662024-03-16T07:22:00.007-04:002024-03-16T07:22:54.732-04:00Digital cutter are FUN!!!<p>Thanks for your thoughts on mental health! I'm OK, and while I still haven't found those items, and I'm still "frustrated" by a piece of technology that isn't cooperating with me, I'm over that destructive feeling. Thankfully, it doesn't last long, but I wish I could control it. Thankfully, my mind tells me to throw things, but don't break things - like dumping an embroidery machine on the floor! </p><p>Oh my gosh—this is just too cute to pass up. When I walk Lexi in the morning, the other two hop up in bed and watch. </p><p>I zoomed in on this picture so you can see them. I'm sure anyone walking past gets a hoot out of them, peering out the window, waiting for Mom to come home. And even when we are home, they have been known to sit together in the window and watch the world go by. Isn't that the cutest picture? They are so adorable!!!!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_DIWvYwtEJM24b7DLqPTqTa46STE2f5P9x1VdplbSlXZw7Ez273AyJttKBg9mMnJwZnreLkoISvbUxJaY0QvcpjT1rfIQ2fbwyCcZcgNCR4xZQxAUFoyx56NHkt8l0t0lhXAj0ahZx9bdSkQrN2C0jERMo_GOEum8W0hioL8M3t7ajrSx6_5FkgoJu4/s1000/20240315_091504_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_DIWvYwtEJM24b7DLqPTqTa46STE2f5P9x1VdplbSlXZw7Ez273AyJttKBg9mMnJwZnreLkoISvbUxJaY0QvcpjT1rfIQ2fbwyCcZcgNCR4xZQxAUFoyx56NHkt8l0t0lhXAj0ahZx9bdSkQrN2C0jERMo_GOEum8W0hioL8M3t7ajrSx6_5FkgoJu4/s320/20240315_091504_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two buddies watching the world go by</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is one of Miss Lexi's favorite spots. She LEANS against the wall -- not strong enough to support herself or just lazy. I vote for lazy!!! But she's smiling and happy, and that's all that counts! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq-WPv8fHPpg-7ZshL-dj5Kw2pDtvkaPcRaNZY1DtjWz7RgVP-PhIGr-k63DjnWoKzLPnm6bPu4oxrN-YhRahuDbWoKjg9tSdRbZOK_M7JM09g8nVnMF6vYP95GWGJJKUyu7VsBL22Gx0I_7x5GaXi4KMzsr_ySyOypgpm7Vbyzx1gIsjrM57Kl9PGCE/s1000/20240315_092132_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq-WPv8fHPpg-7ZshL-dj5Kw2pDtvkaPcRaNZY1DtjWz7RgVP-PhIGr-k63DjnWoKzLPnm6bPu4oxrN-YhRahuDbWoKjg9tSdRbZOK_M7JM09g8nVnMF6vYP95GWGJJKUyu7VsBL22Gx0I_7x5GaXi4KMzsr_ySyOypgpm7Vbyzx1gIsjrM57Kl9PGCE/s320/20240315_092132_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- I'm a happy girl!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I had one Zoom yesterday, and I almost missed it! We go out for dinner on Friday evening. I knew I had the Zoom, but I thought it was 7 PM for some reason, so we decided to sneak out for a quick bite. While waiting for our food, I checked my phone, and OH NO!!! The class starts at 6 PM. So we got our food "to go" and left. I logged onto the call ten minutes before. Only two people were in the waiting room, and the class went on, and no one was the wiser!!</div><div><br /></div><div>The staff at the restaurant was very accommodating and were going to loan me a computer so I could Zoom at the restaurant, but I needed my software, so I had to be home!</div><div><br /></div><div>In preparation for my Zoom class this morning, I cut some applique shapes, and this project is so cute!!!! But it required a trip to the library. I can't tell you all about it since I need to share it with the Digital Cutter class first, and perhaps I'll share part with the Dragon Applique class today. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the quilt. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5y7Iwu7JCdZJ66eRbCmb6YHd14Vl28GATkTSd9UZm3cluK1xR_JnCIIItwXpPv52D1mUZIlkyrHO4wS8Y_3zuMFavO_BpXYe8mi8s-V-M8-rEtKfAHKktDgbDGfYZHOkcUibvgwR0L02s4NriqnlYzmf5FktzoPv0Xy7hC_2DNhiNG-7fZ8WKT1guAs/s1000/20240316_055528_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5y7Iwu7JCdZJ66eRbCmb6YHd14Vl28GATkTSd9UZm3cluK1xR_JnCIIItwXpPv52D1mUZIlkyrHO4wS8Y_3zuMFavO_BpXYe8mi8s-V-M8-rEtKfAHKktDgbDGfYZHOkcUibvgwR0L02s4NriqnlYzmf5FktzoPv0Xy7hC_2DNhiNG-7fZ8WKT1guAs/s320/20240316_055528_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dragon Applique</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't used the photocopier at the library in a long time, but you put money in your library account, log into the copier, and away you go. It's super slick and better than having an extra card. I love how technology has evolved, and the trick is to keep up with it—although this is an easy one! </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLhRAXIWMT0HnjIZ_ez8iRO8FeuUQnEUkfXj5pWIe9gFppyF7E0ivp-zd9BeLQTw3OXLhc6fI2bCpj6bs-4cDp2Fc9qGzX56U8ugSdillwIheAqiAdZ8Hk51pS71iYCN77fdRN8xmO2f27UrdBfEYHP2P1jcC3vhxonlI3EzHG00XBvP21rjTueLIxmM/s1000/20240315_132246_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLhRAXIWMT0HnjIZ_ez8iRO8FeuUQnEUkfXj5pWIe9gFppyF7E0ivp-zd9BeLQTw3OXLhc6fI2bCpj6bs-4cDp2Fc9qGzX56U8ugSdillwIheAqiAdZ8Hk51pS71iYCN77fdRN8xmO2f27UrdBfEYHP2P1jcC3vhxonlI3EzHG00XBvP21rjTueLIxmM/s320/20240315_132246_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photocopying at the library</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>And then this happened. There were MANY learning lessons in this attempt to cut. I shouldn't say attempt since I accomplished what I set out to do. If you have a digital cutter and are afraid to use it, get it out!!! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG5GLIubnP1aKfD7gAn_kqj9xFw43hoWHMrmCH8HqXPg96DZj8kxGbjE_msKXsdHpPywAn-V7K76iIWFg1_IdNh9WObLaXkNOO1vI3PutmqBBuuiMzM2AnFhCBKMa-pEUJ8C16mUO3d7iscssSP1EVGoRQhINhGs0jGNF_95RlpNVM4uQa96K-y-WlWA/s1000/20240315_153018_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG5GLIubnP1aKfD7gAn_kqj9xFw43hoWHMrmCH8HqXPg96DZj8kxGbjE_msKXsdHpPywAn-V7K76iIWFg1_IdNh9WObLaXkNOO1vI3PutmqBBuuiMzM2AnFhCBKMa-pEUJ8C16mUO3d7iscssSP1EVGoRQhINhGs0jGNF_95RlpNVM4uQa96K-y-WlWA/s320/20240315_153018_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using the digital cutter to cut applique fabric</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And here's the thing --- if you are going to be serious about any hobby, get the tools with the best technology. OK- I get it. We are all on budgets, but if you are struggling with the technology and it's something you really want to use, I suggest you start saving up. Thankfully, the technology has only changed slightly with the Brother Scan and Cut since I purchased the SDX225 in 2018. I will admit that it's seen more action in the last 6 months than in all the years from 2018 to 2023. But that's OK -- I'm using it now, and while it used to be in a box, it now sits on a table. The new technology (auto blade) in this is a game changer for people struggling with the older models. Sometimes, it's best to get rid of the old and in with the new IF you are struggling to make it work. </p><p>I need to rejig things so that they have a permanent place. I'm thinking of revamping Studio B, and the big issue is whether I keep the camera equipment or the toys in one place. Since I have one more crazy week with filming required, I might keep the toys permanently and move the cameras. That makes more sense. </p><p>And as if I didn't have enough to deal with at this time, a brand new toy arrived yesterday, so that makes TWO new toys that I need to get my act together and start playing around with! </p><p>Today will be another busy day, as there are two Zoom classes, and the afternoon is "free." I'll be working on my writing and prepping for tomorrow's UFO clubs. Before I know it, it'll be Monday morning, and I get to repeat that crazy week all over again! </p><p>So Murphy alerted me to intruders in the backyard, with two sharp barks! I checked and could not see anything, but it was time to let them out, so I grabbed her collar and stood on the deck. She didn't seem too excited, so I let her go. She ran to the pond, and to my surprise, a pair of ducks flew out of the pond and towards me. Thank goodness those ducks didn't get scared because any poop business would have flown right at me!!! I don't mind the ducks in the pond, so I'll watch for them to get a photo!</p><p>Speaking of Murphy and photos, I laid this quilt on the floor this morning to take a picture. I had barely turned around to get my camera and look at what had happened. The quilt was on the floor mere seconds before she plopped herself down. She's not just sitting on it; she has laid down on it! </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4He05X5L15xRYJq1tn9CsJ02V6YwnMnHVkXT8TFaTSz18GzZ1yaH5IaL_EjrsFkJ_PM59_Do55AVku7kxKoAS-M2foneNskqlqDJ4BIFJ4B1spbTvfeOfLs1OyQ86JcypiHUL5HrlCTkSVHx-JxRx6FGP9x8LkMC24Im0q43lAq7aNW5nmq78b0rMSPI/s748/20240316_060411_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4He05X5L15xRYJq1tn9CsJ02V6YwnMnHVkXT8TFaTSz18GzZ1yaH5IaL_EjrsFkJ_PM59_Do55AVku7kxKoAS-M2foneNskqlqDJ4BIFJ4B1spbTvfeOfLs1OyQ86JcypiHUL5HrlCTkSVHx-JxRx6FGP9x8LkMC24Im0q43lAq7aNW5nmq78b0rMSPI/s320/20240316_060411_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- thanks for the quilt!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>On that happy note, I'm out of here! OH -- I ate my dinner AFTER I finished the Zoom call! </p><p>Have a super day!!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ciao!!! </p>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-58516186318820337972024-03-15T07:29:00.002-04:002024-03-15T07:29:15.952-04:00Our mental health is fragile!<p>I'm happy that I'm not alone in the missing items department. But what is interesting is how we become focused on the missing things to the detriment of what is happening around us. We are distracted, discombobulated, and just totally non-functioning to some extent. </p><p>Why is that? And why do we get to that point? It's not every time I lose something, but the times when I get in that state are not pretty, and I hate it because I "waste" so much time, either trying to find the item or just being discombobulated. </p><p>I confess that I sometimes feel destructive in those times. If something gets in my way or an item falls off the table, I've been known to swipe everything to the floor. Why? I know it's wrong, but I can't help myself. It makes me realize how easy it is for someone to pull a trigger. Is that anger management issues? Or some part of my brain just goes berserk? </p><p>It reminds me of a story my Dad told me years ago. He was at someone's workshop to pick up something. This person—we'll call him John as I've forgotten his name—was on a forklift moving something when he accidentally touched a window that was leaning against the shop's wall. He broke the window, and that feeling of "destruction" flooded his brain, so he rammed the entire stack of windows and broke them all! </p><p>Thankfully, it doesn't happen to me that often, and I have still not found any recently lost items, but they can't be far away. This was a bit scary and shows that NONE of us are safe from serious mental health issues if we don't learn to control our emotions. </p><p>The state of Studio B is now even worse if that's possible. I have a reasonably quiet day today with only one Zoom, and it's all prepped, so that should give me some time to sort stuff out. However, I have four Zooms this weekend, TWO of which require significant work.</p><p>However, look -- I have ONE clear table on which to work. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQZJ0nSh4dLYMSD2qo57BeTrN44rHwIJcemHEirUQzdO29FQGo2mhffQk5lQj2IKxZq0IOOM9d-hO_1G2cSFtj0yb3a8bDKJFQTKOLNzsJn7pXR3EzYzGIQj4olnyebtOkZVOfb_3AcFiyBWpkmuqbPr6K07F016MfZRn8JNXvIyjc49ilYvGA0BqNKQ/s1000/20240315_060439_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQZJ0nSh4dLYMSD2qo57BeTrN44rHwIJcemHEirUQzdO29FQGo2mhffQk5lQj2IKxZq0IOOM9d-hO_1G2cSFtj0yb3a8bDKJFQTKOLNzsJn7pXR3EzYzGIQj4olnyebtOkZVOfb_3AcFiyBWpkmuqbPr6K07F016MfZRn8JNXvIyjc49ilYvGA0BqNKQ/s320/20240315_060439_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A clear spot to work</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I've already loaded the tools and supplies I need to work on my two projects, and NOTHING is missing, so it should be a smooth day. LOL!!! </p><p>Yesterday, as I prepped, it was chaos, and I was switching stuff around like crazy to find the best place for everything. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfhvUycB6UL3nB2F04OjN4x2lzhQnCzN7XmZxlB-qXNoK7s0ScislbIy4jOSdeGuaFvGFFesSIHDFpPQ7DbdVo6BuZ7xf30lBihga4b-rqhuFdt3Dx8HmIRjK0xbEG-vgyUHPbJMarHjuj_0lS7UbhjtAMQuHKmJ-zNUU2OaGJYwMMuBb8L7D8FRg2QE/s748/20240314_124434_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfhvUycB6UL3nB2F04OjN4x2lzhQnCzN7XmZxlB-qXNoK7s0ScislbIy4jOSdeGuaFvGFFesSIHDFpPQ7DbdVo6BuZ7xf30lBihga4b-rqhuFdt3Dx8HmIRjK0xbEG-vgyUHPbJMarHjuj_0lS7UbhjtAMQuHKmJ-zNUU2OaGJYwMMuBb8L7D8FRg2QE/s320/20240314_124434_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaos in Studio B</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I will try to nail down all the samples and tools needed for next week so I don't run into last-minute issues. And it's the last week of crazy Zooms. I have 14 Zooms for ALL of April, and this month, I had that many PER WEEK! I know the days are slowly being booked up in April—me, who says the month is wide open! And it was, but there's still lots of flexible time. </p><p>I feel like I'm married to my embroidery software. I'm now reading the manuals at lunchtime to try to learn more. I LOVE when I get a puzzle and can't solve it. I have several at the moment, and I'm figuring them out bit by bit. It pays to sit and play at the computer and see what happens. If it doesn't work out, there's always the delete key!!</p><p>I'm amazed at what you can do with the software and how all the programs are linked. At least, you can go the easy or the challenging route at the top levels. </p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of puzzles, LOOK!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRRwTg9YoloUllUwbkdlZmSrDjKHuackGLADx0BKMSE2zx3Pci7cAQpj7x5kT2CTD46GnhEoI1dLewXONma6cjycVmvafBQBW_eEEcHU_dsq16oXZh_AXFmONzJkBvfl5RVRxF4gu0s2PYD7Mcyxy-rXMdyyU_Kxdi8899wMITA-cDnwJLhMzNm_B7uM/s748/20240314_200544_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRRwTg9YoloUllUwbkdlZmSrDjKHuackGLADx0BKMSE2zx3Pci7cAQpj7x5kT2CTD46GnhEoI1dLewXONma6cjycVmvafBQBW_eEEcHU_dsq16oXZh_AXFmONzJkBvfl5RVRxF4gu0s2PYD7Mcyxy-rXMdyyU_Kxdi8899wMITA-cDnwJLhMzNm_B7uM/s320/20240314_200544_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 24~~~~</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>We are now down to the FINAL puzzle in the EXIT Game Advent Calendar. Between the two of us, we managed to solve Day 23. I'm not sure we could do it alone because I came up with part of the solution, and DH came up with another part. Perhaps our brains would learn to do both parts. But anyway, he wanted to forge on, but I had a Zoom!</p><p>Yeah—then we're going to take a break for a bit, but I have lots more where that came from! I LOVE them. </p><p>It's time to break out a new pair of shoes. I bought these trail shoes last year as a potential for the Camino, but I never used them. I couldn't let a brand-new pair of shoes go to waste, so I wore them to walk the dogs. They are pretty comfy, and the outside of them looks way smaller than the Hokas. My feet seem to have loads of room in them, so let's see what happens. </p><p>Then I'll have to buy a new pair in the middle of summer, so I better start looking in case there are some deals. Who said walking was a cheap hobby? At least it's much more affordable than quilting or machine embroidery!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYrSEoi4RE0UPeR2tfrfzM6GYA2Iio7XGkaebUbXSFdUc11RBbpGWMFb1rWceXclLOZaue1PZlW6aXfOaBNaqIAJXfKQCTbtY-naJ0y2KKH7fMaRrKl3gdBKVfi1BC5f70TLGxf0kfaK2hQjdwhvRADkJzAlP82-oB3AfyrKpprY37vRNBTSafgynJqY/s1000/20240314_073305_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYrSEoi4RE0UPeR2tfrfzM6GYA2Iio7XGkaebUbXSFdUc11RBbpGWMFb1rWceXclLOZaue1PZlW6aXfOaBNaqIAJXfKQCTbtY-naJ0y2KKH7fMaRrKl3gdBKVfi1BC5f70TLGxf0kfaK2hQjdwhvRADkJzAlP82-oB3AfyrKpprY37vRNBTSafgynJqY/s320/20240314_073305_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new shoes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I did get a meeting thrown into the mix this morning, but that's OK -- I'm not stressed about time, although that software manual is calling my name! Trust me, there are times when I don't get the manual. I may have read the same thing over a hundred times, but I still don't get it. Then I leave it and go play with something on the software. Then, by playing around, it all makes sense. <div><br /></div><div>The takeaway from that is to keep going. This may be a brand-new concept to us, and that's OK. Even those of us who sort of understand it sometimes take a while to have all the stars align and make sense of it. </div><div><br /></div><div>And getting all my manuals organized on the iPad definitely helped. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I wish I had someone I could go to after I discovered how a tool works and find out if I am using that tool most efficiently. I don't want them to show me because they usually show me ONLY how they do it, and I might find another way or discover something else in the process. Besides, it'll stick in my head if I discover it rather than have someone show me. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's like anything --- it's overwhelming to get a new machine, new software, or anything and immediately take lessons. NO—what you need to do FIRST is play, then go for a lesson or two so you understand what they are talking about and can ask intelligent questions. </div><div><br /></div><div>The girls and the boy are waiting patiently for their walk - I must go!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-69680780718798611762024-03-14T07:24:00.004-04:002024-03-14T07:24:53.095-04:00The lost list gets longer<p>I am even more annoyed with myself this morning. Well, I'm no longer irritated, but yesterday? I was very annoyed. I was putting together the presser feet I was going to demo in my presentation, and do you think I can find my Open-Toe feet for the PFAFF? They are not to be seen. Then I realized that I was also missing my Quilt Binder. I have two of them, and they are in big purple boxes. </p><p>I'm VERY diligent about keeping all my presser feet in a specific location by brand. I'm anal about it. But at some point, in prepping for these presentations, I removed the feet and put them in a SAFE place. WHERE is that safe place? </p><p>I was annoyed beyond anything, and I've realized that I do NOT deal well with frustration, mainly when aimed at myself. I went for a walk, and I felt much better. I still have not found that missing sample, nor have I found the missing feet. </p><p>However, I came up with a compromise that worked just fine. I will find these feet one day, and they will be staring me right in the face, but at the moment, they are not to be found!</p><p>The favor I asked of someone and the requirement that I be at their location at 8 a.m. worked out OK. I have yet to test everything, but I will later today. Let's hope that all is fine. There was so much information sharing besides the favor they did for me that it was well worth my time! </p><p>So, two more Zoom presentations are in the bag, leaving seven more this week, and a meeting popped into the mix. I'll finish the work, but the prep is time-consuming, and I also have to set up the camera area. The remainder of the presentations will require less work there, and the more I become familiar with the system, the easier it is to work. I'm good! </p><p>Murphy tried to help me get things set up, but she wasn't really all that helpful. But she tried! She's the comic relief to keep things light! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVT_EzQWOgFqeH3fEyHVShZcP5CvHVjoXXLf5R71pspx6KKLKj9ORzP4e2HU1AbzWiz89JvtVYkmm7SoG342TckDQQmyJztAwJRcOjltGA4Cjwf0e_6DjfzMx8d8WZsaAIEOWtqYivK-VOQV4VSi8_HvGCCS2WeOHMv4oSbO1W-4PIfv3CknOuZygdew/s1000/20240313_125402_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVT_EzQWOgFqeH3fEyHVShZcP5CvHVjoXXLf5R71pspx6KKLKj9ORzP4e2HU1AbzWiz89JvtVYkmm7SoG342TckDQQmyJztAwJRcOjltGA4Cjwf0e_6DjfzMx8d8WZsaAIEOWtqYivK-VOQV4VSi8_HvGCCS2WeOHMv4oSbO1W-4PIfv3CknOuZygdew/s320/20240313_125402_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- can I help you? </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>OH, and last night, Bear was quiet and slept in his bed for the entire first presentation. However, asking him to be quiet for the second one? That was pushing it. I had him on my lap, then he was on the floor on my samples, then he went to his bed, and when DH came home, Bear was freaking out behind me. So DH had to come down to get him; of course, he plays hard to catch! Thankfully, the cameras were on the sewing machines, not on me, so people may have heard the commotion but didn't see anything! </p><p>There are so many great quotes in that happiness journal! Look at this one. WOW—I love all these quotes, and they are so true! This quote gives me an idea! I might just use it somewhere special! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFW4ptMdIhmWbXGZYHKJ8eKk98onlQuOUqYhuBbZbZHJLpkxDQSMvv0COUoRZ91GaHfRTQjvUwRHhphrSl_DUphy46q7Bw3bHugA-oA2QhChqdkDcfQGcrP84vDu26586kI70kDt-h4avI-WIP3O1ai4DSi_HNWE9yYv2wUuzZ6ITzb9CuEkEyJOkGh0/s964/Screenshot%202024-03-14%20060351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="964" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFW4ptMdIhmWbXGZYHKJ8eKk98onlQuOUqYhuBbZbZHJLpkxDQSMvv0COUoRZ91GaHfRTQjvUwRHhphrSl_DUphy46q7Bw3bHugA-oA2QhChqdkDcfQGcrP84vDu26586kI70kDt-h4avI-WIP3O1ai4DSi_HNWE9yYv2wUuzZ6ITzb9CuEkEyJOkGh0/w400-h135/Screenshot%202024-03-14%20060351.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another great quote</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>At one point, one boy and one girl were trying to help, but it was more like sleeping on the job. It's tough to get good help!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbTdKDsZM15F9YtKL05qOxcRZshonX78k4YUdsNKXjeFKGnO2ULmdrD6A51D2SQdh_6-TI_PY90kXJL-aFPT3KqXPo4MV99GwmuBu55H6y_wmuaj3Ugp4OXmzelcz0vfzqHllPX0LzW55QVCXSAceoLVy1V7aCe9p8pv50lTAnexuXC84KqhGhqcz21c/s1000/20240313_125714_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbTdKDsZM15F9YtKL05qOxcRZshonX78k4YUdsNKXjeFKGnO2ULmdrD6A51D2SQdh_6-TI_PY90kXJL-aFPT3KqXPo4MV99GwmuBu55H6y_wmuaj3Ugp4OXmzelcz0vfzqHllPX0LzW55QVCXSAceoLVy1V7aCe9p8pv50lTAnexuXC84KqhGhqcz21c/s320/20240313_125714_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HEY -- it's Union break time! </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>As I've said before, Lexi will NEVER come downstairs. She is NOT a fan of indoor stairs in the least. She has hated them from day one when we brought her home. </p><p>But everyone is getting into the synchronized act with Bear. They will miss him when he goes home - if he ever goes home. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sjhLnkSPCaPVy5RtnQAMQz-NIelWf4mOPRExt4BfYQAtfCVEBPbLKBWOqKqDNFG5IKu1aTBXpaHdpVHGcQUqaBu90i3ZEFsNKPExacYxuU8AiYCtjdNBdy4w-D1-M2qXCTb__cqsHw7kTPOdm2WSa1FjSQALQVUvEcrlsaY8kVpZE2BQerM2PHhIuCQ/s1000/20240313_073020_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sjhLnkSPCaPVy5RtnQAMQz-NIelWf4mOPRExt4BfYQAtfCVEBPbLKBWOqKqDNFG5IKu1aTBXpaHdpVHGcQUqaBu90i3ZEFsNKPExacYxuU8AiYCtjdNBdy4w-D1-M2qXCTb__cqsHw7kTPOdm2WSa1FjSQALQVUvEcrlsaY8kVpZE2BQerM2PHhIuCQ/s320/20240313_073020_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HEY -- we are waiting for our walk (that never happened!)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Even Lexi is getting into the synchronized sleeping thing. Although they faced each other, which isn't really synchronized. Yes - Bear in his dog bed! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWq3Z8fwFh7KVHy3x0lk1NjoSYEd0ibhO9kcEYIzy9KtmkptF3HTG4R3EPzqu5WycxGYPfxe7blnJg_QYGAvnCIYsI0VtrK6_QGxei71V2LftlNokwImCFeMjKcuX_TUcuobypN-cxyXnxJbB9xA6XjNFwpT-lLb4pwvHGWytp55DmbmpPi6nZf87xhw/s1000/20240313_113145_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWq3Z8fwFh7KVHy3x0lk1NjoSYEd0ibhO9kcEYIzy9KtmkptF3HTG4R3EPzqu5WycxGYPfxe7blnJg_QYGAvnCIYsI0VtrK6_QGxei71V2LftlNokwImCFeMjKcuX_TUcuobypN-cxyXnxJbB9xA6XjNFwpT-lLb4pwvHGWytp55DmbmpPi6nZf87xhw/s320/20240313_113145_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sleeping "together"</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Even though I felt better after I returned from my walk, I was a bit annoyed when I found a note from Canada Post on my front door. When I removed the note, it left a mess. Imagine if that had been a painted door, not glass!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw4wDju6-KdNUnL0D-Et2cyMvn1BFXQYJSd0f3B6rP_BTh1FKf9EE9mSInWup2IHhoy2xOVQCsKgi4ybnZmz6Xevwx1uRR-N1Redzy94NNh5KQfJnTZ20xoTtbL7P8rmlCpQqN-SQwN4inMOH8t-AGu9nnptR5IHFd6ljx0ipgGBXAQZu7yRvnFQ-DZ0/s1000/20240313_153147_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw4wDju6-KdNUnL0D-Et2cyMvn1BFXQYJSd0f3B6rP_BTh1FKf9EE9mSInWup2IHhoy2xOVQCsKgi4ybnZmz6Xevwx1uRR-N1Redzy94NNh5KQfJnTZ20xoTtbL7P8rmlCpQqN-SQwN4inMOH8t-AGu9nnptR5IHFd6ljx0ipgGBXAQZu7yRvnFQ-DZ0/s320/20240313_153147_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mess left by Canada Post note</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It was so beautiful yesterday that I had no choice but to be outside as much as I dared. A bit cooler weather and some rain for the remainder of the week, which is good. That'll keep me inside as I have a lot of work to do! I got a chuckle, though, on my walk. I'm wearing a T-shirt. I didn't even bother to bring a sweatshirt this time - it was 20 C. I passed people in puff jackets and hats. I was sweating in my T-shirt; I could only imagine what was happening to them. </div><div><br /></div><div>There's Mr. Adventure -- he's off to explore the backyard. They all have to be trained to STAY OUTSIDE for a while. They've become positive house-bound dogs over the winter, and Murphy is NOT happy to be out there alone. Nope -- she needs someone to be with her. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMKc76uOk7OAr4LNh26o7NfUdpSg_LGlycIBN7PbL9w0x6d0i3bKiiZ5aUNIxqfa86EI3Mx95ztmq4LUPQsfNyWZ_Th9G4Jwo-3JYAZw3fabTd-v64s6M5bAjwJ9Ys3IX90SmKcoCZMdB_j6pY2vOZUPpYiNgAC2GSmLarGpQ5VwWhPkW6pY3-hBifkA/s1000/20240313_192909_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMKc76uOk7OAr4LNh26o7NfUdpSg_LGlycIBN7PbL9w0x6d0i3bKiiZ5aUNIxqfa86EI3Mx95ztmq4LUPQsfNyWZ_Th9G4Jwo-3JYAZw3fabTd-v64s6M5bAjwJ9Ys3IX90SmKcoCZMdB_j6pY2vOZUPpYiNgAC2GSmLarGpQ5VwWhPkW6pY3-hBifkA/s320/20240313_192909_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Adventure</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I've more or less completed one more writing assignment. There are a few pictures that I'll change as I'm not happy with them. That will be gone before noon, and Number Three is starting. Then, I need to work on the projects for Numbers 4 and 5 so I can start writing about them. I'm not pressed for time, so I'm enjoying the process much more, but it still needs to be out of the house soon! <div><br /></div><div>One of the Zoom sessions I'm running is about your basic sewing machine. We are talking BASIC stuff here. I'm surprised at how many people need help understanding those essential functions. One lady, who had her machine for 11 years, didn't know she could change the tension! All I can say is - get out your User's Guide! Study the diagrams, and if you don't know what a particular button or dial does -- try it! It's HARD to break a sewing machine by playing!!</div><div><br /></div><div>On that note, I'm out of here! I've got a lot to prep for today, and I have to get the girls and the boy out for their walks!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-18615583157643113652024-03-13T05:11:00.005-04:002024-03-13T05:11:29.927-04:00"Another" hobby!<p>Well, I did not find that sample, but that's OK because I made new ones, and they are probably nicer than the old ones! It's still super annoying that I can't find them. They will turn up at one point, but where are they hiding?</p><p>I'm a bit strapped for time this morning as I have to be somewhere at 8 a.m., which is prime dog-walking time. So the blog will be short, and the spin class will be short, so I can at least get them outside and fed. When someone offers to do you a favor and they say 8 a.m., you switch the schedule to make that happen. </p><p>Oh my—for those in the digital cutter world, this store is INCREDIBLE. It's called Sign Supply Canada, and they have everything you can imagine for digital cutters. It's not like I have time for another "hobby." As usual, I'm trying to find a way to combine everything, so I picked up a few things to try. OK -- so I already had a few samples, but I now have projects in mind! </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4Mxjl8THudGufO2R9TdycchDd399YQ_4l9XDxrRWem_Q3VgmeFbmyJkh7WqpGHi5Ia4qNS7EN9YN8sxw1rwQSDGi7WxHK04o422qTuMFZo5cpdzw_J7YHa03Qms1-e96ZVjYIJI7sLvcrqAPwIZ8cKfUVCGXmqzV2ECuelZTnS81pXVPwo0g11k3anY/s1000/20240312_124242_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4Mxjl8THudGufO2R9TdycchDd399YQ_4l9XDxrRWem_Q3VgmeFbmyJkh7WqpGHi5Ia4qNS7EN9YN8sxw1rwQSDGi7WxHK04o422qTuMFZo5cpdzw_J7YHa03Qms1-e96ZVjYIJI7sLvcrqAPwIZ8cKfUVCGXmqzV2ECuelZTnS81pXVPwo0g11k3anY/s320/20240312_124242_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shopping for vinyl</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I switched up my Zoom setup, and I like it much better. I'm using three sewing machines for two Zoom classes, and the U-shape gives me much more room. Once those three sessions are over, I switch to the other brand, which is on the other side. The last two of the week are on software, which requires no machines. The scheduling of those events worked out perfectly for me. Sitting in there with two video cameras becomes tight, but it works fine! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4MAbYqmUW8EiiZxNVH5EXqvloeu7GaYJkzfmlyQn7cI9z9fPvoGU9G2jLWC-AAkjA8vUQaG9bVuy9ORt6DceqA8W2f0SuGlrJLfvPO316XLXhhSm0DsYhs0MknDZGahMgVPR-S5p6BNi_dXO4D3RrJTruq74t4W26KxICTMcYBrPt9Y2G7qvEMq67Fk/s1000/20240312_175858_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4MAbYqmUW8EiiZxNVH5EXqvloeu7GaYJkzfmlyQn7cI9z9fPvoGU9G2jLWC-AAkjA8vUQaG9bVuy9ORt6DceqA8W2f0SuGlrJLfvPO316XLXhhSm0DsYhs0MknDZGahMgVPR-S5p6BNi_dXO4D3RrJTruq74t4W26KxICTMcYBrPt9Y2G7qvEMq67Fk/s320/20240312_175858_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lights, camera, action!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The little guy was trying to play gaffer, but he wasn't much help!! I had to move him because he was right at the entrance to my spot, and he was scared I'd trample him like Murphy has been known to do!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MAGUBR2VRj-srlQqWsvNypNL6fiTBBJ1rkgeOD5JvNI2WN9EG99Eq12AzY_SD-nGSfAhZ8IoxM-0UinI1SqVpoMeR0zDmmaKMvPSCWyEuVFM4_3_v05Qge2f4Ybl6iR-W3Qp0FWnzytE0Jh9Pypa6RbGV0cZZG1TK4q6PV1Iq2S3EMwnvMTrMTOcqg4/s1000/20240312_162715_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MAGUBR2VRj-srlQqWsvNypNL6fiTBBJ1rkgeOD5JvNI2WN9EG99Eq12AzY_SD-nGSfAhZ8IoxM-0UinI1SqVpoMeR0zDmmaKMvPSCWyEuVFM4_3_v05Qge2f4Ybl6iR-W3Qp0FWnzytE0Jh9Pypa6RbGV0cZZG1TK4q6PV1Iq2S3EMwnvMTrMTOcqg4/s320/20240312_162715_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma -- I can help!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I've been trying to think of a more permanent filming area where I don't have to move things around so much. However, once these next two weeks are over, I won't need so much equipment for zooms, so it'll be much easier to set up. Anyway, I'm thinking about the future or even about my personal zooms. I rarely need three machines, so this is a bit unusual. I really need some practice on the lighting, as my face always looks awful!<div><br /></div><div>Some of the samples I stitched involved using two spools of thread. Do you know what that means? Yes, you can do so many cool things with twin needles!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBCOr64YX29wSxF98MB4Cv-kxra02UkflQlsFoMYBi4DVMfT0LDwYYAC-aReNCf6Iiyu4ZiwM6w3FidjwD9YAweqtoknoE-wWj0o-eny08DEUJ1pooRYHBSNyub0MbBWYsJfin-HZNylfWDUjMYVPbnUOojEh467yVXE9cRnc-KZ1stny7pzj0-XTOQw/s1000/20240312_175905_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBCOr64YX29wSxF98MB4Cv-kxra02UkflQlsFoMYBi4DVMfT0LDwYYAC-aReNCf6Iiyu4ZiwM6w3FidjwD9YAweqtoknoE-wWj0o-eny08DEUJ1pooRYHBSNyub0MbBWYsJfin-HZNylfWDUjMYVPbnUOojEh467yVXE9cRnc-KZ1stny7pzj0-XTOQw/s320/20240312_175905_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using two spools of thread!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It was such a beautiful day. How could you NOT be outside? Even though I had loads of work to do, I went for a walk and sat in the backyard with the girls and a boy. He's not keen on sitting on the ground but quite happy to be a lap dog!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS7WaNoyva__6DhKM0nn47sE8adahGCqgkV9-SbWKX5KN55-yCPZVjqNhev3vcUeIgmX3qSfaDvPuY4FzFGknqwief_As4AKBVdClVngK3on8C4pJIWjcHAp9TmluzXMLB4kDlnxz4OmIiAb8jcz3-lyur4sQrz3_wTgt5NxBpfTf20cpSTDf2uuo5Z0/s1000/20240312_134518_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS7WaNoyva__6DhKM0nn47sE8adahGCqgkV9-SbWKX5KN55-yCPZVjqNhev3vcUeIgmX3qSfaDvPuY4FzFGknqwief_As4AKBVdClVngK3on8C4pJIWjcHAp9TmluzXMLB4kDlnxz4OmIiAb8jcz3-lyur4sQrz3_wTgt5NxBpfTf20cpSTDf2uuo5Z0/s320/20240312_134518_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lap boy!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, all three of them have to be right there. After this picture, I took his sweater off. The little guy was hot! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0RSagLYsk9V8HAQsHL5QAijR-JwH-faVgB5ymDyatFNL9VG60cmu5hOCpmSlyKdEcZRk_y1zmR198Dmpf1VOqNMj9jlUbzPKLs3UkY2rEa0Mw_cRAVeam3gxNBbja9qjeGlrlpwu8O-zVJC5siKEplVS1VD5P9rOMJgIrjPQDhl-hcQwgrqtKeYfKLk/s1000/20240312_134859_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0RSagLYsk9V8HAQsHL5QAijR-JwH-faVgB5ymDyatFNL9VG60cmu5hOCpmSlyKdEcZRk_y1zmR198Dmpf1VOqNMj9jlUbzPKLs3UkY2rEa0Mw_cRAVeam3gxNBbja9qjeGlrlpwu8O-zVJC5siKEplVS1VD5P9rOMJgIrjPQDhl-hcQwgrqtKeYfKLk/s320/20240312_134859_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My entertainment while outside</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And while I was sitting there, this little guy was busying himself in the tree beside the gazebo. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5uTJUFVc6oFrWswUEpizTlD4NP9vqPUZmHloelGGVaHCkpzfDAR3kpLIOvwfaRegD6xNjsmM40FC4tWn4iCfkvL789EovsD6KTQ5V4gX-vGk_lKXjdHXd3ggWJJC2h1oOMtweT4Nz2ZYQH2RvmMwZ8mplej9zzkrj9O3FFZo2zUAppc6SIenCj8m16k/s1000/20240312_135438_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5uTJUFVc6oFrWswUEpizTlD4NP9vqPUZmHloelGGVaHCkpzfDAR3kpLIOvwfaRegD6xNjsmM40FC4tWn4iCfkvL789EovsD6KTQ5V4gX-vGk_lKXjdHXd3ggWJJC2h1oOMtweT4Nz2ZYQH2RvmMwZ8mplej9zzkrj9O3FFZo2zUAppc6SIenCj8m16k/s320/20240312_135438_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature close at hand</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Look at that sky, and there's my beautiful glass wind chime. I leave my wind chimes out all winter and love to sit and hear the tinkle. Soon, the waterfall will be open, and I'll never stay awake out there. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYLICHEWzcVIJ1zFcvbmYA_3MD37Km_0SxwwcYsiQ2hgDFvsmdcGbfFisIP3Q_nadEjCoUaPsdRZNv8g0di2upcWVbzV7EhS875igrDUrfbnpCgPFJ85bB-icFe7eLdU-9xo9gGQdwMICCN6kxr9IisRw-gwkY0kOD9pUx7ltkVNQ1R6jgHKZ9BsXvvU/s1000/20240312_141638_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYLICHEWzcVIJ1zFcvbmYA_3MD37Km_0SxwwcYsiQ2hgDFvsmdcGbfFisIP3Q_nadEjCoUaPsdRZNv8g0di2upcWVbzV7EhS875igrDUrfbnpCgPFJ85bB-icFe7eLdU-9xo9gGQdwMICCN6kxr9IisRw-gwkY0kOD9pUx7ltkVNQ1R6jgHKZ9BsXvvU/s320/20240312_141638_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The glass windchime</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned, it's short today but I have to run! </p><p><br /></p><p>Have a super day!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ciao!!!!</p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-672965925034851802024-03-12T07:15:00.003-04:002024-03-12T07:15:16.940-04:00On the POSITIVE side<p> I am ANNOYED!!! And I'm annoyed at myself! </p><p>I'm trying to get organized for the events over the next couple of weeks. The first one is tonight. So I'm organizing the samples, and I'm missing ONE. Actually, I'm missing a couple of samples. Now, thankfully, both of them are small and would take very little time to redo. It's the principle of the matter. I had one in my hand last week, and I swear I left it on the table. </p><p>I've been searching for it, and nothing!! Thankfully, I had it in my hand recently, so I remember exactly what was on it, but how annoying is that? And there are two more small sample pieces that are also AWOL, and where the heck could they be? </p><p>On the positive side, the samples/supplies for most of the events over the next two weeks are in order! I have to make a few extra things, but at least I know what I'm missing. </p><p>GRRRR -- I hate when that happens! </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, on a positive note, I have my Heartfelt Sampler on the design wall. I can't show you a picture until the group has seen the quilt, but it's looking amazing. I'm always on the lookout for a new colorway, and this time, I went with brown. I KNOW!! Who intentionally makes a brown quilt? It's one of the least-liked colors. I wonder why that is. </p><p>OK -- so what would we do without Google? I searched for the answer (seriously???) Yep -- and here it is. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhztmsNW907qOfBuvEDFDrlYHGzMvQsfEwgxNPp6u4ZmXgks0RuuZA1oCOfkvmqSqTu1AEt9iCm43oYsBq9qnmpyWgokeLGmGIzkK-U_MG2Y4aPlXxo5gR9dPwx53iqu0P1sDE5kwZw1Lur4tZOTQKIFMOx-xNZpm6wiKwn4k6tbfi1K6d7i63JxZ58lJ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="200" data-original-width="477" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhztmsNW907qOfBuvEDFDrlYHGzMvQsfEwgxNPp6u4ZmXgks0RuuZA1oCOfkvmqSqTu1AEt9iCm43oYsBq9qnmpyWgokeLGmGIzkK-U_MG2Y4aPlXxo5gR9dPwx53iqu0P1sDE5kwZw1Lur4tZOTQKIFMOx-xNZpm6wiKwn4k6tbfi1K6d7i63JxZ58lJ8=w400-h168" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone should make at least one quilt in their least favorite color! It helps us to be more in tune with ourselves and the world around us. I'm taking the positive side of the definition and seeing the warmth and autumn in this quilt. Stay tuned -- it may or may not get completed for the final reveal, but at least it's on the wall! I switched a number of the blocks around until I got them to my liking and to balance the values. I had the correct amount of blocks, but the final block wasn't the correct size. I needed a 5" block, and the leftover was 6". So, I'll remake one more block. The 6" can't be cut down without looking a bit weird. No big deal to make one more. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXWnbfJdNSNIssinKWiBqtlCOAL37NbikXyWGj_wDSoIKOVibSVzodtfMEzj30bpUvf0K3x5uY9XqoLUZLONA0fU4zof2nxpKuWIeOUJpnMH-OXALMhXpzYuk3rLkCACj5stWyV1T7G1MTldbPSSJxhdg8xZ_idDvDtOlq4M5f7Nw6CA9iZp-Sr8G73Q/s1000/20240311_120239_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXWnbfJdNSNIssinKWiBqtlCOAL37NbikXyWGj_wDSoIKOVibSVzodtfMEzj30bpUvf0K3x5uY9XqoLUZLONA0fU4zof2nxpKuWIeOUJpnMH-OXALMhXpzYuk3rLkCACj5stWyV1T7G1MTldbPSSJxhdg8xZ_idDvDtOlq4M5f7Nw6CA9iZp-Sr8G73Q/s320/20240311_120239_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The leftover block</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I didn't like the coloring on one of the other 6" blocks, so I swapped it out for that extra one above. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3JuTEe3DHD2o83XsenBihgBwEM4JjwVuF7OWEimTZxsmTdsmaSUPn2ng5JjeuK1KynbYiaZvvSeqiTGGtwvfOZ_ShOQMaHCN9LFfKx7dnkwsbm69cMf4tBT7hrpmx2EavsxEQeyhMuAt_zSQ8_6wJvl0SjnnZEuwP0uLhpVhCW5J-vF4gZb70huijz8/s748/20240311_140712_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3JuTEe3DHD2o83XsenBihgBwEM4JjwVuF7OWEimTZxsmTdsmaSUPn2ng5JjeuK1KynbYiaZvvSeqiTGGtwvfOZ_ShOQMaHCN9LFfKx7dnkwsbm69cMf4tBT7hrpmx2EavsxEQeyhMuAt_zSQ8_6wJvl0SjnnZEuwP0uLhpVhCW5J-vF4gZb70huijz8/s320/20240311_140712_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rejected block</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>There are more positives! One of the five writing assignments is gone, and I'm working on Number Two. The pictures are complete for a couple more articles, so it's all good. Oh - did I mention that I walked over .5 km this morning as I searched out different samples. I also started to put away some things I no longer need. </p><p>I've used every flat surface in Studio B, including all my portable TV tables. But as the week goes by, I'll be able to consolidate and put things away. I'm in good shape! But where is that darn sample? I know the minute I make it, it'll pop up! And it'll shout—you looked everywhere, but here!</p><p><br /></p><p>In the Heartfelt Sampler, the eight-pointed star blocks use the Peaky and Spike component, or as Deb Tucker calls them, the V block. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAKA-0tfevFYiEaIR_lZpOc6UDBdCyYYjGvDuwWYbb4wRB5LCIBhE6sdR5-9pJPvYMxWeZKOLoZcPL0HJhBN4jKs9Sh11FDikEZP2b1fb6Nv0qv9k_VV1R2BNojtgUH3nkRbaMHStYUhUlEfvN1fGtDH72hF0ELa-IPYRcEiM9Ddtqji-MdKn4md7uQM/s1000/20240311_075857_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAKA-0tfevFYiEaIR_lZpOc6UDBdCyYYjGvDuwWYbb4wRB5LCIBhE6sdR5-9pJPvYMxWeZKOLoZcPL0HJhBN4jKs9Sh11FDikEZP2b1fb6Nv0qv9k_VV1R2BNojtgUH3nkRbaMHStYUhUlEfvN1fGtDH72hF0ELa-IPYRcEiM9Ddtqji-MdKn4md7uQM/s320/20240311_075857_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Peaky and Spike component</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>We should NEVER shy away from making any type of block. It's all a learning experience, and we expand our knowledge. These tiny Peaky and Spike blocks were part of my Cherrywood Challenge for the Diana exhibit. The quilt is back home now but still tucked in its packing box. I should mention the finished size of each component is ONE INCH. </p><p>I've been in the quilt world for over 25 years. Where did the time go? Many new quilters have no idea where some of these names came from. Doreen Speckmann named that component Peaky and Spike. I knew that without Googling it!!! </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKHoDYOL5w3Y3s003-8Py3b6752UUTn_BpO_QTk63PTcoeTaxLigOCLTB-ZO_KSlWRbqCxM2ouXEjg0cmffp-Rj6nhshxVotR3s6v_waJ2CbddG9xFRAn7HxbeDr3ezUkVjb-9AR_uFRJBb5w7d8qinW5Mcwjn_I7hb9ZhxIFT0-LfWvWZAb5ZtSV7LAQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="80" data-original-width="709" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKHoDYOL5w3Y3s003-8Py3b6752UUTn_BpO_QTk63PTcoeTaxLigOCLTB-ZO_KSlWRbqCxM2ouXEjg0cmffp-Rj6nhshxVotR3s6v_waJ2CbddG9xFRAn7HxbeDr3ezUkVjb-9AR_uFRJBb5w7d8qinW5Mcwjn_I7hb9ZhxIFT0-LfWvWZAb5ZtSV7LAQ=w640-h72" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p>Here's a picture of my Diana Cherrywood Challenge.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggox0fO0Nyon6uxEeNXhX2HGVMWNiiucaV8cswyQxqGqrU7LCPv0EwZa7IXJ_lTnSvmXKHbHq7yJcKi4KRp1wwphFLBaDtao9PfpO7DF37MEaO-20Ga3WHOrHaECjIbBcRBniA2tVQ_ByLreCJWalnsuF__bvl6RB2fgwGcCVeLdr8tYmYFMPyr79UW1E/s1000/20240311_075851_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggox0fO0Nyon6uxEeNXhX2HGVMWNiiucaV8cswyQxqGqrU7LCPv0EwZa7IXJ_lTnSvmXKHbHq7yJcKi4KRp1wwphFLBaDtao9PfpO7DF37MEaO-20Ga3WHOrHaECjIbBcRBniA2tVQ_ByLreCJWalnsuF__bvl6RB2fgwGcCVeLdr8tYmYFMPyr79UW1E/s320/20240311_075851_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Cherrywood Challenge</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I laugh when I look at this quilt, wondering how intentional was my design. Those two darker hearts represent Princess Diana's two boys. Hmm—those hearts are NOT intertwined. Knowing what we know, they should have been on opposite sides of the quilt!!<div><br /><div>There are many rulers and tools to cut those units - I use a Tri-Recs ruler (old-school, but still an amazing ruler!), others used the V Block by Deb Tucker, Marti Michell has a ruler, and one person cut them out on their digital cutter!! There is more than one way to do anything!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of learning, look at the quote in my Happiness Journal yesterday. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyR5lWWz_sG8C6RPhoqWGvquN0Wce2_jHcEAQIvabjq9hR7ChnjBKS9p3L5_2oOGhVWLIWHAcCJpgggb-QNX-ltDuT9vwcyLRaQrtlFC6Wm2DKopKG3VzuV6Nc9Ab_ydtTr0hrDhQfbo-cAsVLaS4QIyxpndq79yEQexPsbv_G442Wysm892ES-W8WAI/s1000/20240311_220038_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="1000" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyR5lWWz_sG8C6RPhoqWGvquN0Wce2_jHcEAQIvabjq9hR7ChnjBKS9p3L5_2oOGhVWLIWHAcCJpgggb-QNX-ltDuT9vwcyLRaQrtlFC6Wm2DKopKG3VzuV6Nc9Ab_ydtTr0hrDhQfbo-cAsVLaS4QIyxpndq79yEQexPsbv_G442Wysm892ES-W8WAI/w400-h146/20240311_220038_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I popped into the local thrift store to look for blank T-shirts that I could use for heat transfer experiments. Yep, I found two. It's rare to find a plain T-shirt these days. I also found two other things that I won't share yet, but I have plans for those two items. That's a task for April. </div><div><br /></div><div>And I must STOP looking at the jigsaw puzzles. Good grief -- they have oodles of them. I do NOT need more puzzles, but I was tempted by two of them. There is one that I almost bought in the fall when I was out puzzle shopping. I just checked and I do NOT have it. Hmm -- I think we got a $10 off coupon. NOOOO --- just say NO -- you do not need another puzzle. But look how pretty it is!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qlS165ILiHflfs4To2S5nbvv0V3Ce85d1eLBYQj7sX2e_EyZHIYTG8Q52NyO2GcWkMhtmxDAG3q13nWJ9d7FED7YRGDcAhn2o3zPCitmKRbYyY_0PCaI0tl9qQY5_dqC2nYwPNqglO_tSyryr3Nak1iwb9nlKIHDGh_Y_jcGV1wkAEA0028z3SPllR8/s748/20240311_144534_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qlS165ILiHflfs4To2S5nbvv0V3Ce85d1eLBYQj7sX2e_EyZHIYTG8Q52NyO2GcWkMhtmxDAG3q13nWJ9d7FED7YRGDcAhn2o3zPCitmKRbYyY_0PCaI0tl9qQY5_dqC2nYwPNqglO_tSyryr3Nak1iwb9nlKIHDGh_Y_jcGV1wkAEA0028z3SPllR8/s320/20240311_144534_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gorgeous jigsaw puzzle</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday morning was so beautiful on the walk. Yes - it might have been a tad nippy, but not enough to require a hat. The forest was ALIVE with energy and the blue sky contributed to it. Maybe that's where I get my energy -- all that forest bathing and the energy from those living things just seeps into my pores!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmCBjQ5d7xQbQgmFeG2TPh0nqdbBjH1lSaEKjES7dUyKc6RPHweKGeP19VwPDk5D2xjpYKzSZuTnMZqHkghLz6pt5c6DaVt_Vp4ksLg8hNwk5-i-cvceC9LZ-qGGV1YGvG9i-eXxLt1dS2E2BIutYcjNnt-FbqufYhioPrFpW2c7fNn4QxMYJUTEPPQY/s1000/20240311_093622_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmCBjQ5d7xQbQgmFeG2TPh0nqdbBjH1lSaEKjES7dUyKc6RPHweKGeP19VwPDk5D2xjpYKzSZuTnMZqHkghLz6pt5c6DaVt_Vp4ksLg8hNwk5-i-cvceC9LZ-qGGV1YGvG9i-eXxLt1dS2E2BIutYcjNnt-FbqufYhioPrFpW2c7fNn4QxMYJUTEPPQY/s320/20240311_093622_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't forget to look up!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The tranquility of the walk is amazing. And I refuse to walk more than one dog at a time. If I'm pressed for time, they get shorter walks, but I will not walk more than one at a time. That's for all our combined mental health!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BxfNsIjKGhD3SOJ6f-VVTVwVJBr276lKuptiTbHum8Ys0Exs8MHrKX6veFkcIn4PXijJnYyXMZJxHiX6DFd1NVKK6CtG6KyRdKv5xyX916PXKHI9vG-jlYWVeDNx-WqNa2Ea7ccC-D8jGV1eGfY3np_iHG5trmxcWBHJC7ileD4whp2wWwwWnv1Gr3M/s1000/20240311_093708_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BxfNsIjKGhD3SOJ6f-VVTVwVJBr276lKuptiTbHum8Ys0Exs8MHrKX6veFkcIn4PXijJnYyXMZJxHiX6DFd1NVKK6CtG6KyRdKv5xyX916PXKHI9vG-jlYWVeDNx-WqNa2Ea7ccC-D8jGV1eGfY3np_iHG5trmxcWBHJC7ileD4whp2wWwwWnv1Gr3M/s320/20240311_093708_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lexi and I out for our walk</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And look at what I spotted - a hawk! He was on the hunt for breakfast, no doubt! </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUNzE9JhrFI21zxcCJfETvYWdLTWJQyfJwzXkgPOSsZjJUtzJmp4CdIe6e-NAXEFXXZ-f0MeHWpoftcpxay-pEg_chXmRfFfBZVwDyN70x9t42oyN5cgbU20_ZKGQ4pPvgfg50ya82WUCzdaMUgELxvM9h_yAxgzmVDzl_sAo1FeoxxIupkVHcbRA6_I/s1000/20240311_094120_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUNzE9JhrFI21zxcCJfETvYWdLTWJQyfJwzXkgPOSsZjJUtzJmp4CdIe6e-NAXEFXXZ-f0MeHWpoftcpxay-pEg_chXmRfFfBZVwDyN70x9t42oyN5cgbU20_ZKGQ4pPvgfg50ya82WUCzdaMUgELxvM9h_yAxgzmVDzl_sAo1FeoxxIupkVHcbRA6_I/s320/20240311_094120_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hawk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>I have loads to do today, and once I remake that sample, I'll feel better, but I'm still annoyed! There's much to do -- emails to send, phone calls, and two in-the-car errands, so there's no time to waste. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-20148442782230502772024-03-11T05:31:00.002-04:002024-03-11T07:32:45.165-04:00Progress on the Heartfelt Sampler<p> And so another week begins! They seem to be marching along, and here we are, almost in the middle of March!! I see Murphy and Bear synchronizing their sleep pattern again this morning. They are quite the pair, and Lexi is nowhere to be seen. </p><p>We had a fantastic show-and-tell at our machine embroidery club. The ladies are so talented, and I have to say we are full. I expanded the class length by 15 minutes, and we still ran over just a wee bit, so I can't let anyone else in. </p><p>This is what it looked like behind the scenes. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQSmlCVoyBUI-VKLqT1Y9sqirMFMOkTeVC8wEJYIzqFUl5FsogOV4yqjvOn8lTjNsrha8qOjIxLo7mD0od44csFEXM5sBz6gqpaj40jeUMjrT79kPbXd5lUpV68WdWTTMFwNQiuxzSf9HeTyr-fi-pISaeWuh4i_eFz9zfsa0rMeRX7S-aKQlZqzAFf8/s1000/20240310_122220_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQSmlCVoyBUI-VKLqT1Y9sqirMFMOkTeVC8wEJYIzqFUl5FsogOV4yqjvOn8lTjNsrha8qOjIxLo7mD0od44csFEXM5sBz6gqpaj40jeUMjrT79kPbXd5lUpV68WdWTTMFwNQiuxzSf9HeTyr-fi-pISaeWuh4i_eFz9zfsa0rMeRX7S-aKQlZqzAFf8/s320/20240310_122220_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind the scenes at machine embroidery</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Yes, that is Bear sleeping on the table! He was on the floor, and then he needed to be held to keep him quiet! I'm getting very good with the computer and camera equipment. I've got it down pat how they all talk to each other! Yeah!! But I need to call my new earbuds into service. The old ones sometimes work for the entire hour, and sometimes they do not. When they cut out, it takes at least a minute for the mic to switch to the computer mic, and that's frustrating!</p><p>And at one point, I had Murphy to contend with as well. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKCg0Fh4yK9ZzG6bNFSZFFzAlBXqPOSp2xdAtlWDICZjO5uak00eef6rWzgTX8b3kOVf1REht2r6ZknY8LaMzajKEKatBkzb7_UpW5inFe8KlkUdeqh3YJWA7xwIXETv5CyIP4oT32m1rgxp1vcdf0PNWBrZJQrfuLxSvW6QeATKw-kFJLFJZ4uone9M/s1000/20240310_094415_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKCg0Fh4yK9ZzG6bNFSZFFzAlBXqPOSp2xdAtlWDICZjO5uak00eef6rWzgTX8b3kOVf1REht2r6ZknY8LaMzajKEKatBkzb7_UpW5inFe8KlkUdeqh3YJWA7xwIXETv5CyIP4oT32m1rgxp1vcdf0PNWBrZJQrfuLxSvW6QeATKw-kFJLFJZ4uone9M/s320/20240310_094415_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- are you done yet? I NEED you! </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I see changes on my computer this morning. I was trying to edit a document last night. Where did Grammarly go? It took a bit of frustration to get it back—I suspect Microsoft is trying to force us to use some of their add-ins. Anyway, after a frustrating reboot, there it was, and this morning, it looks totally different, yet again! </p><p>While I "took" the afternoon off from what I was supposed to do, I worked on things that needed progress. I completed all the blocks for the Heartfelt Sampler. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N2BRNnGVgI4VAP6J8kuK7euCWINMureF4lh6ggb8DoFD0w8v-bQb0aKnC2EnVyCPRT3S284zIHyxLYmU11L5FOCe7BJUrN-iJctxkR6tGH5MkupWWgeTljaOqxo7hbAjfw5JlKFzT9K2ciHri92m84srlxx8TmwzvtnKDDSfXyBlMjlMuU6zUyz76AQ/s1000/20240310_163232_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N2BRNnGVgI4VAP6J8kuK7euCWINMureF4lh6ggb8DoFD0w8v-bQb0aKnC2EnVyCPRT3S284zIHyxLYmU11L5FOCe7BJUrN-iJctxkR6tGH5MkupWWgeTljaOqxo7hbAjfw5JlKFzT9K2ciHri92m84srlxx8TmwzvtnKDDSfXyBlMjlMuU6zUyz76AQ/s320/20240310_163232_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last block set for the Heartfelt Sampler</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>That's the final set of blocks - DONE! Here are all my blocks. I hope to put them on the design wall today and start sewing them! Since I hadn't started to lay out the blocks, I didn't pay much attention to the diagram until I showed it during the class. ACK!!!! The designer put a PARTIAL seam in the mix. So, I had to jig the pattern a bit to offer the class two options, so that was done yesterday. All these little things TAKE TIME!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXUUeSjBWT3QBhgn9RBQUxx3Dt0CyHMN2LY2TWNZtgkwleLRPjiPW1DiX_gA-TwQd4p-NJrx4w0GPhoQ0WgI_bCiOHE_Ncm26a7G4L9rOkjD28adVuN5bZ4AbIeSAyntzySlr5vZD6IeaEjGMzntSRrWNsTMTEYIbnF_q075-nwJGfQLybdsiGU7FgiY/s1000/20240310_163252_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXUUeSjBWT3QBhgn9RBQUxx3Dt0CyHMN2LY2TWNZtgkwleLRPjiPW1DiX_gA-TwQd4p-NJrx4w0GPhoQ0WgI_bCiOHE_Ncm26a7G4L9rOkjD28adVuN5bZ4AbIeSAyntzySlr5vZD6IeaEjGMzntSRrWNsTMTEYIbnF_q075-nwJGfQLybdsiGU7FgiY/s320/20240310_163252_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the blocks for the Heartfelt Sampler</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I have a few short emails to send following up on some of last week's events. I need to get that done this morning because I suspect there will be more this week that will have to be put together. </p><p>It's great to be at least that caught up. Our final show-and-tell for the Heartfelt Sampler is next month, so I need to catch up, especially since I want to do some lettering on the border. I still have to cut out the background or finish cutting the squares from the strips I've already cut. </p><p>I had two blocks to sew for the 365-day quilt I'm trying to work on. This quilt is getting the short end of the stick every month. I had hoped to complete all the March blocks last month, but that didn't happen because when I was sewing at the retreat, I made a few cutting errors and forgot to cut the fabric for half of one block. I had recut the pieces and had planned to get them done. Well, I managed to get one done for the Zoom meeting yesterday. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZwxCfJkEEfADRBUPqBCZwgs_EG4HQt2MsWxrNRRJdo_B5md89dcANSUgS32Lqu2qMYAOrMrv66sbhxvJRqEgck4PHhjBhVCelfbRlCR09ORAjRj7_w-H2lM99i_7eMU5EbblMjRwtrsum_h4PPUf27q0fZpvrKYRmyqtjGYVpL2S34xNzDMBAj5f9oc/s1000/20240310_052538_resized_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZwxCfJkEEfADRBUPqBCZwgs_EG4HQt2MsWxrNRRJdo_B5md89dcANSUgS32Lqu2qMYAOrMrv66sbhxvJRqEgck4PHhjBhVCelfbRlCR09ORAjRj7_w-H2lM99i_7eMU5EbblMjRwtrsum_h4PPUf27q0fZpvrKYRmyqtjGYVpL2S34xNzDMBAj5f9oc/s320/20240310_052538_resized_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One block for the 365-day quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The second block was completed later in the day. Yep, there is not a lot of contrast between the pieces, and I'm OK with that. These blocks are so small, and the quilt is so busy that it won't make any difference to the final look. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72O2GYHa2cdbhRNCoSk3UTHQtCwlu4Rh4vHftn5bhOEh_HevZsr7hj7v3mdb_2PRV-IwA5fPVeLWrSO9lg1HI84cSLZgFlpyu1m1ZVX8h9C9lnXCNgRbMZ7l6p70vZQH2oj37vBcce2SgDPnjccpo9KJNQVXGm2v2WmwRQ8v4T2grhvjPID7ArrA-Lho/s1000/20240310_163351_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72O2GYHa2cdbhRNCoSk3UTHQtCwlu4Rh4vHftn5bhOEh_HevZsr7hj7v3mdb_2PRV-IwA5fPVeLWrSO9lg1HI84cSLZgFlpyu1m1ZVX8h9C9lnXCNgRbMZ7l6p70vZQH2oj37vBcce2SgDPnjccpo9KJNQVXGm2v2WmwRQ8v4T2grhvjPID7ArrA-Lho/s320/20240310_163351_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A block for the 365-day quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I need to get back to work cutting more blocks. Perhaps I'll try to do that today during Monday's sewing. <div><br /></div><div>Some of my writing assignments were completed, and I advanced some of the projects I'm writing about. I'm not quite where I'd like to be, but hopefully, I can complete a lot this week. Let's rephrase that—I need to finish most of it this week. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have to switch around some events in my calendar, so that must also be taken care of TODAY. I HATE my calendar, and scheduling an entire ME day is a joke. Don't worry. I always get parts of the day for me, such as my walks and afternoon breaks or errand time, but an entire day? It won't happen this month, and I'm OK with that. April, at this point, is dead quiet! There are MANY days with NOTHING planned, and I hope it stays that way. </div><div><br /></div><div>What's happening with the EXIT Game Advent Calendar? Well, we are almost finished!!!! And as I thought, we started to demolish the box. We started that a while ago by cutting the lid in half, and several doors had to be removed! I had to slice part of the top open last night. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Iu0DN0QL_1IVoGcRy-Thkn9TCWcimJWV69lbdj0SGJ2PaT28b-Xg18Vg0RMk_y4lEDlaeRznX-zr3fGLLrqDyJ-L4m2LEfgJvdchErer60Y9R_IYVD_1yklE-ofwwlrh2J3XCKC6pcwxzjf35GO-5MHN716coNynPsrhmyBA0oVVWFCX6xgPGq0Fbrg/s1000/20240310_183507_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Iu0DN0QL_1IVoGcRy-Thkn9TCWcimJWV69lbdj0SGJ2PaT28b-Xg18Vg0RMk_y4lEDlaeRznX-zr3fGLLrqDyJ-L4m2LEfgJvdchErer60Y9R_IYVD_1yklE-ofwwlrh2J3XCKC6pcwxzjf35GO-5MHN716coNynPsrhmyBA0oVVWFCX6xgPGq0Fbrg/s320/20240310_183507_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remains of the Advent Calendar by EXIT Game</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>We've done very well this time and still only had to look at those two clues, which I think is pretty amazing. Are we getting to be pros? Nope - I think we've done enough of them that we've "trained" our brain to think outside the box on this stuff, or maybe the puzzles aren't as complicated. It doesn't matter - we have TWO puzzles left to finish this game. </div><div><br /></div><div>We'll take a break for a while, as DH will be away for a fair amount of time in the next couple of weeks. Don't worry -- I have a few more of them in my puzzle cupboard, and they are still at the beginner level. Can we handle an advanced one? I look forward to December 1, when we follow along for December and attempt to finish it on time! </div><div><br /></div><div>Some people were voting for the two quilts I shared yesterday. I'll be thinking long about that project and see what else happens in the fall. I'm OK with more open days, but I also like to work on something new while I finish the old! I'm putting them here again since one of them was missing at the very beginning of yesterday. Who knows how that happened? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK6iosVzzj_htawbKcjak6Vop39sQyxhGTKsOqIb6QEyWThCKabEafJhJu2Su5mNaWDpEY3QISRlG_rJWlmtqPMKArzUiudOT6dnx61pxvUs0CR3q_u5gXJxNNv6yZ3FYzmAtCSKS4FkjU7Sj6NIQBgpNfQSHwZQQ2nkJyGWivwqlYzWObFG1QwqpHd4/s650/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="650" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK6iosVzzj_htawbKcjak6Vop39sQyxhGTKsOqIb6QEyWThCKabEafJhJu2Su5mNaWDpEY3QISRlG_rJWlmtqPMKArzUiudOT6dnx61pxvUs0CR3q_u5gXJxNNv6yZ3FYzmAtCSKS4FkjU7Sj6NIQBgpNfQSHwZQQ2nkJyGWivwqlYzWObFG1QwqpHd4/s320/Picture1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhwcGvlg8MH6fOR6l19nkxN4YE_HNFn-t8FkOvzCGLANmtBddNxAfNMZa460abCN1xQbGglbED3z-AOgqAmB1nK4CmAclkJvoK0Og_TVtjy18iCD1iGUyuSxfmVoUjdfmo9f_WKQLL1VpdMwvHiiGavf9KBvjojBoVQrCa-isZQpW6c1s1lHLV9Vcyv4/s724/Picture2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="724" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhwcGvlg8MH6fOR6l19nkxN4YE_HNFn-t8FkOvzCGLANmtBddNxAfNMZa460abCN1xQbGglbED3z-AOgqAmB1nK4CmAclkJvoK0Og_TVtjy18iCD1iGUyuSxfmVoUjdfmo9f_WKQLL1VpdMwvHiiGavf9KBvjojBoVQrCa-isZQpW6c1s1lHLV9Vcyv4/s320/Picture2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>While I was sewing yesterday, I was surveying Studio B's wreckage. I think I can swing a reorg without having to find a home for all that stuff. Yep—I need to get over these next two weeks when there is little extra time, and then I can tackle that. </div><div><br /></div><div>So this week, I have 10 Zoom calls—that's it. Oh, and two errands in the car. That's going to be a piece of cake compared to last week! Hopefully, the prep work won't be too crazy for any of them. My "fun" reading material these days is a User's Guide to brush up on some information! Hilarious!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>On that note, I'm out of here and on my way to spin class. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day! </div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-923448210364718612024-03-10T07:21:00.007-04:002024-03-10T09:26:00.142-04:00EXCITEMENT abounds!!!<p>Tammy hit the jackpot!!! She got both quilts right!!! </p><p>Here are the two quilts that I'm contemplating teaching in the fall. Now, I'll only teach one or the other, but not both - at least not simultaneously. I'm crazy, but not that crazy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OGeICeBuq1i4bKwnjNtiDsFHZCnvOY3cpvXatU8SOAhx6wx_OLqUA_GOTWl1VCIBrDHRsli3oXYiJD0EpiR0_N_-d4DtC7gQY04aodRpijEvMd3jY8Bx3XUN2oU_Ql427HsnmPMz2wd1n9rV43NseK7kY74peleb28oJAsZdszGpxzOXnH0S5frzJ74/s650/Picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="650" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OGeICeBuq1i4bKwnjNtiDsFHZCnvOY3cpvXatU8SOAhx6wx_OLqUA_GOTWl1VCIBrDHRsli3oXYiJD0EpiR0_N_-d4DtC7gQY04aodRpijEvMd3jY8Bx3XUN2oU_Ql427HsnmPMz2wd1n9rV43NseK7kY74peleb28oJAsZdszGpxzOXnH0S5frzJ74/s320/Picture1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKHKcu5pamHEoc4zZ181-88WCsBlBmFcyp7R-3SVyUbbADP850Yg8sY8Ctj9XjDtxnpof7mFLlT3sxgnLjmGDd0C65szSJL1FmhWFTGALPDUII-TvlYWgwvv_9CejxWqNkCQmCe2QBlt-yNJnBBBHtLLt5YEDJqQsptqY1MGJbowgqeUowC0ozB8UlNE/s724/Picture2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="724" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKHKcu5pamHEoc4zZ181-88WCsBlBmFcyp7R-3SVyUbbADP850Yg8sY8Ctj9XjDtxnpof7mFLlT3sxgnLjmGDd0C65szSJL1FmhWFTGALPDUII-TvlYWgwvv_9CejxWqNkCQmCe2QBlt-yNJnBBBHtLLt5YEDJqQsptqY1MGJbowgqeUowC0ozB8UlNE/w400-h324/Picture2.png" width="400" /></a></p><p>I have a few votes for one and some for the other - if you have comments, you can email me or comment on the blog. elainetheriault@gmail.com</p><p>Look who I spotted on the morning walk. Yep, after all that rain the night before, there were worms and a snail on the sidewalk! It seems a bit too early for them to be out. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwZ3aL66__7USmMasjfs2ZXy4S3jT7N6lbvyovsjKpf-64KQmCan70spWTAwVHK8BkGooSve3Sp3h2Gn5Q37p-evEcC6x2Hpm14xpWgXNm7MEuuX6wfABd8csb8nIB3-UrQE27xDzUv8tRvNuhLwTKvCos8tNDwDTOeJuMWUVD8dGrEJAj25F9ejGRgQ/s1000/20240309_082208_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwZ3aL66__7USmMasjfs2ZXy4S3jT7N6lbvyovsjKpf-64KQmCan70spWTAwVHK8BkGooSve3Sp3h2Gn5Q37p-evEcC6x2Hpm14xpWgXNm7MEuuX6wfABd8csb8nIB3-UrQE27xDzUv8tRvNuhLwTKvCos8tNDwDTOeJuMWUVD8dGrEJAj25F9ejGRgQ/s320/20240309_082208_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A snail on the morning walk</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday was the first time that we both needed the car at the same time. That's pretty good in 3 1/2 months. I won the draw since I was going the furthest and had to carry the most. Thank goodness for quilting supplies! But DH took Uber and got a ride home - no big deal! </div><div><br /></div><div>When I got home, my new toy had arrived, and it is heavy! It weighs 18 kg in the box. I slid it gently down the stairs and then laughed as I saw someone had used the box as a step. Or did they just put their foot on the box? </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAUATM3aJjUq29GorWTazQss4y6Iv0mM5eC3JjvkAUqpm4dJpoJx3GvYrbrl1IpZlXrXKGjSr9C6uvWQchWmTxmSWWIphyphenhyphenE-xG9DZwDiUtEqb4HknDMJHu_Z4SMCGSRt-RuH0_j3HNzWAlUliL3cjeVOpw8uhhcuxCVMEZVgRskHptA-CF_PSS_mAGPk/s1000/20240309_164733_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAUATM3aJjUq29GorWTazQss4y6Iv0mM5eC3JjvkAUqpm4dJpoJx3GvYrbrl1IpZlXrXKGjSr9C6uvWQchWmTxmSWWIphyphenhyphenE-xG9DZwDiUtEqb4HknDMJHu_Z4SMCGSRt-RuH0_j3HNzWAlUliL3cjeVOpw8uhhcuxCVMEZVgRskHptA-CF_PSS_mAGPk/s320/20240309_164733_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is not a step!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>It's an <a href="https://www.singer.com/en-ca/collections/singer-momento-heat-presses/products/singer-momento-smart-press?variant=47856394404119" target="_blank">automatic heat press with a temperature control. Singer's </a>brand-new product has been released with the <a href="https://www.singer.com/en-ca/products/singer-momento-24-craft-cutting-machine?variant=47856392601879" target="_blank">Momento (the 24" digital cutter)</a>, which will be here soon. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk46UeRdbPZlT1M4nkxJxc7MeL8ObPzFdsbRrAiCiSiTrhbawAg-wKduelXV1Z8IUFRpuxdFWGCsqUmGxXSNxH8gbNpS7WG3uG_1M9-GaqE4ZVc8ae9HTRIbxeHN6COqw72I4ISBTiQwqNNH9W8w51DzXg9HBe8B6wcXCcSwLhY5PHMCfvXoCvZc7AVGM/s1000/20240309_165108_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk46UeRdbPZlT1M4nkxJxc7MeL8ObPzFdsbRrAiCiSiTrhbawAg-wKduelXV1Z8IUFRpuxdFWGCsqUmGxXSNxH8gbNpS7WG3uG_1M9-GaqE4ZVc8ae9HTRIbxeHN6COqw72I4ISBTiQwqNNH9W8w51DzXg9HBe8B6wcXCcSwLhY5PHMCfvXoCvZc7AVGM/s320/20240309_165108_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Singer Heat Press beside my Brother Scan and Cut!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have to say that I really like the new websites for <a href="https://www.singer.com/pages/pfaff" target="_blank">PFAFF</a>, <a href="https://www.singer.com/pages/husqvarnaviking" target="_blank">Husqvarna Viking</a>, and especially <a href="https://www.singer.com/en-ca" target="_blank">Singer</a>. All the prices are listed, it's easy to maneuver around, and I'm happy to have all that information at my fingertips. There is still some tweaking to do, but I like them! </div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't had a chance to play with the heat press yet. I may have some heat transfer vinyl in the house, but now that I have a project in mind, I might just take an exploratory trip to find specific colors. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, Studio B's seams are nearing bursting, and it's time to start thinking about how to rearrange stuff. I have a plan, but I must find a home for all this stuff. There are two tables there—how hard could it be to find a spot for all that? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz6CXaAC8IqNGwnnJIOLqNmOSR7kk1tnORUsV_6qElWnPOYzsG2-W0jrs72swv08F5bS5EPMsx8mQd2IwgTVGuGAOmySoIzzfxtkjq3Ca9XPfLlmtIz8WjVSKsdFMmOAvscCd-pWVAFK7gvaA3FdJ2rLiTNPkDsvLIQ-iMLWFpA9HwjRP4eDEY6arg5w/s1000/20240310_051447_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz6CXaAC8IqNGwnnJIOLqNmOSR7kk1tnORUsV_6qElWnPOYzsG2-W0jrs72swv08F5bS5EPMsx8mQd2IwgTVGuGAOmySoIzzfxtkjq3Ca9XPfLlmtIz8WjVSKsdFMmOAvscCd-pWVAFK7gvaA3FdJ2rLiTNPkDsvLIQ-iMLWFpA9HwjRP4eDEY6arg5w/s320/20240310_051447_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This stuff needs a home! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have some ideas, though, and it would be nice to get rid of the eyesore! I see a little bit of organizing coming up! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>And here's what I mean about those tubs of stabilizers. This is the one for the water-soluble—OK—so I have a bit of stabilizer. It's time to get that even more organized so I know what I have without opening the tub. Labels are in order, and I've got a plan for that as well. <div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi0OIcOjIBk3yZoAGKpraz9ityDR5VvRxMaKjK1RL7DowO4BvzMmgGZhumjmOpOwGJPcfAQLFiznvu4EcY_HKNsbocAYotnqcF07NM_0Lj5OKOI9bXhW-m_47y6cZyGewGBuI4fmU9MrbKbede9nTe8MEXS-EjKcTPWyKu7lKdW4AoqsZ6LZDsFD-3WU/s1000/20240309_173741_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi0OIcOjIBk3yZoAGKpraz9ityDR5VvRxMaKjK1RL7DowO4BvzMmgGZhumjmOpOwGJPcfAQLFiznvu4EcY_HKNsbocAYotnqcF07NM_0Lj5OKOI9bXhW-m_47y6cZyGewGBuI4fmU9MrbKbede9nTe8MEXS-EjKcTPWyKu7lKdW4AoqsZ6LZDsFD-3WU/s320/20240309_173741_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tub of water-soluble stabilizer</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>While I'm doing this, I'm also researching. How are different brands different? What does their product do that the ones I have do not? It's easy to go down a rabbit hole when you get in research mode, but I'm learning tons!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of cleaning up, this is what faced me when I went downstairs this morning. You probably see a box and a table with stuff on it. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEp-HsA_iXKq5qBARfs9GHbSJA6jtFcgcglz_r2gj3rq0Ca7_Bg7qR5_Iqrj9CMSBkbQr4mhyphenhyphenU2sfcIaU43QfaafoRMeM9UEmCRSIhxrbfZ0bUBFS01s_sFKP0WJiT_X56M4uBddmO9T0m9YazyU_N6AbWkmp1diPLU8xkz9N96dGZ5FgBsxmAsi6Sd8/s1000/20240310_042433_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEp-HsA_iXKq5qBARfs9GHbSJA6jtFcgcglz_r2gj3rq0Ca7_Bg7qR5_Iqrj9CMSBkbQr4mhyphenhyphenU2sfcIaU43QfaafoRMeM9UEmCRSIhxrbfZ0bUBFS01s_sFKP0WJiT_X56M4uBddmO9T0m9YazyU_N6AbWkmp1diPLU8xkz9N96dGZ5FgBsxmAsi6Sd8/s320/20240310_042433_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GASP -- something did not get put away!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I see the pair of scissors that did NOT get put back in their proper place!!! So the scissors are gone, and I'll try to clean up some of that stuff later today. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have two Zooms this morning, and I was so excited that I prepared them last night and sent out the Zoom links. But in the middle of the night (and yes, I know the time changed last night, but I IGNORE that whole business - it doesn't affect me), I woke up and was so excited and wanted to add a bit more stuff to the presentation that I got up and did that!! </div><div><br /></div><div>And the time change was NOT in my favor to wake up early! But I can have a nap if I need to. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since I was up so early, I assembled all the information I needed and pulled information from manuals to answer questions, and I'm so organized that I am amazed! </div><div><br /></div><div>I also had some time to sew. I got the second last block set for the Heartfelt Sampler done!!! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iiWF7aCDMB3y4U3S5bChCk8sKz_PV_TWBuB4PR7227e2T7newKsY_QFXslqas2Mo8VVzUuLB9Cwb3FulywRtawPVO7zbtPqMnluve8Xu1T_44yfY6cvNQGr5Mi31RZHYmcqF04JBoiREAqak8aRFx6ORh1o5uv6unDt2RvNlgqhbw1F2ezi_jBy7EKE/s1000/20240309_191627_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iiWF7aCDMB3y4U3S5bChCk8sKz_PV_TWBuB4PR7227e2T7newKsY_QFXslqas2Mo8VVzUuLB9Cwb3FulywRtawPVO7zbtPqMnluve8Xu1T_44yfY6cvNQGr5Mi31RZHYmcqF04JBoiREAqak8aRFx6ORh1o5uv6unDt2RvNlgqhbw1F2ezi_jBy7EKE/s320/20240309_191627_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second last block set - done!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The final set of blocks has eight blocks. I had to cut some missing fabric squares—that's now done, and four of the eight are together. I ran out of time this morning, but I will focus on that this afternoon. I should be prepping for the week but can do that tomorrow. </div><div><br /></div><div>And look at this quote in my Happiness Journal!!!!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBPnJkNivSXiCpJ3oH8UQTGjjUQ9LucIjllTuNRRtE4zztcClYa765wDmHHGAIB00jyLiDQ2ioYqS-srCyBSGXqPK6fp1lrICNpQPSwCRlMBPNfk34ng-OZHla_3QRYDsgaJnhNiFYhFWPDbfTspeAiFTTSK_0UYLdWvzP1hDxURTZtECbgTGAN96Rsg/s973/20240309_212558_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="973" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBPnJkNivSXiCpJ3oH8UQTGjjUQ9LucIjllTuNRRtE4zztcClYa765wDmHHGAIB00jyLiDQ2ioYqS-srCyBSGXqPK6fp1lrICNpQPSwCRlMBPNfk34ng-OZHla_3QRYDsgaJnhNiFYhFWPDbfTspeAiFTTSK_0UYLdWvzP1hDxURTZtECbgTGAN96Rsg/w640-h186/20240309_212558_resized.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVE this comment</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not so sure about washing dishes. We don't have much to wash, but going for a walk? It's my mental health saver!! I walk to stay active and keep my brain from exploding! And the other day, on my way to the mall, I ran into a friend!!! She reads the blog daily, so HELLO!!! I also met a neighbor from the next street while I was entering the mall. I rarely run into anyone I know!! </div><div><br /></div><div>My friend lives in the neighborhood and walks to most places! See—it's not just me!!! But what are the benefits of walking? We don't realize how much it can mellow us out, calm us down, and allow our brains to wander without stimulation. No earpods, no phone—just walk with your brain as entertainment. You would be surprised what it will tell you if you listen!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I wish I could bottle my energy and enthusiasm and share it with everyone. I'm not sure where it comes from (good genetics?), but there is so much to learn and do, and I am not going to have time in my lifetime to learn it all and keep up with it, but I'm going to try darn hard to make it happen! I'm pretty easygoing, I don't stress about much, for the most part, I'm unflappable, and I am proud of what I do. I also don't second guess myself (much), and that's enough self-praise!! </div><div><br /></div><div>But think about how you present yourself to the world. Is your glass half-full or half-empty? If you're not sure, have a conversation and record it. Then listen back. Yikes—was that good or bad? </div><div><br /></div><div>I have a few emails that should be sent today, a couple of maintenance errands that need to be booked for the house, and a bit more follow-up to prep. I should get that out of the way today so it's not hanging over my head. </div><div><br /></div><div>And on that note, I'm out of here! The girls and the boy will be a bit confused this morning, but I'm sure they'll have the time change figured out in a day or two!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-39209974929528864592024-03-09T07:31:00.006-05:002024-03-09T07:31:58.319-05:00Learning is NOT waste!!<p>AHA --- I was wondering if I could cut out the good parts of that cutting mat, and YES, I can! I don't have time to do that now, but I'll work on that!!! Thanks for the tip!</p><p>Yesterday was another one of those days! I accomplished lots, but nothing that I can share with you yet! It's not like anything is a big secret, but I prefer to share what I'm doing with my clubs first, and then I can share it with you! And oh boy --- do I have some sharing to do!</p><p>Exciting stuff was happening, and I'm quite happy with the results. I had two embroidery machines working away, and everything I was stitching had been created by ME in the embroidery software. One was for my writing assignment, so even though I wasn't writing, I was advancing the project as I need something to write about! </p><p>More work is needed to finish that project, but everything is going as planned! I find that the more you experiment and play, the easier it is to work on the project. You know what to expect and how to prevent bad things from happening before they happen! </p><p>It's amazing how we are all different. Some people will ONLY do what they are told when it comes to an assignment, some will expand on the information and come up with their own ideas, and there are people in between. If I didn't have time constraints, I'd be on the extreme end of that spectrum, but I'm still doing pretty well at learning by trial and error!</p><p>I'm huge on making things up as I go along. I see over and over again that people need to make things EXACTLY like the original pattern. Why would I do that? I can direct my students to the original to see what the designer made, and then I can show them my own to promote creativity. I sometimes make things exactly like the pattern (same color, no changing it around), but it's rare that I do that. </p><p>We had fun at the play date, and we made a sample using various products, deciding which ones we liked the best. I'll share that with you later, but it's going to be amazingly cute when it's finished. So we "wasted" some products—vinyl, stabilizers, and thread. It's NO BIG deal—we learned a ton of stuff while creating the sample. This is NOT waste—this is learning!!!! </p><p>In a digital cutter class, I once had a lady say that she could NOT just cut random shapes for the sake of learning. That was wasteful. OK, so you cannot tell me that you don't have some hideously ugly fabric in your stash, so you could devote a fat quarter to learning to cut fabric on the digital cutter? Money is tight these days, but we can all spare a fat quarter for learning. </p><p>What's hilarious (and sad at the same time) is that instead of learning to cut on the ugly stuff, people will forge ahead with the good stuff and mess it up. Go figure!!! </p><p>I look at the cost of learning to embroider, sew, or use the digital cutter in relation to putting your kids through university. How much does tuition cost? How much are lab fees? Books? When we make a small sample or cut up a fat quarter, that doesn't even buy your kids breakfast in the cafeteria! </p><p>As I was getting set up yesterday so we could work, I started the <a href="https://www.singer.com/en-ca/products/pfaff-creative-icon-2-sewing-and-embroidery-machine?variant=47856406135063" target="_blank">PFAFF creative icon 2</a> and added the embroidery unit. Hmmm -- this seems small compared to the <a href="https://www.singer.com/en-ca/products/husqvarnaviking-designer-epic-3-sewing-embroidery-machine-gift-w-purchase?variant=47927208050967" target="_blank">Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC 3</a>. So I got out the ruler. WOW. </p><p><br /></p><p>Shoot—it's a bit hard to tell in the photos, but from the hoop clip on the embroidery arm to the presser foot, the icon 2 has 14 inches. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8t-sfl6KjIVy7zoZN6KZiblao80CmzbORiU4HjRb-YbLcWEbSH6xba7fsyshrdV9Qrn58jgYCIG64btyIpA2HPtFM3PZV0xI7Vt-oxWs-mog9JKiZ8Nhd2SSgk7Khwto64z-F_QtcWq3Q1MbeVlq20fCysn5KnQEyTi7FIzZb0ZqqQLVJXzuIAp83Ys4/s1000/20240308_093035_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8t-sfl6KjIVy7zoZN6KZiblao80CmzbORiU4HjRb-YbLcWEbSH6xba7fsyshrdV9Qrn58jgYCIG64btyIpA2HPtFM3PZV0xI7Vt-oxWs-mog9JKiZ8Nhd2SSgk7Khwto64z-F_QtcWq3Q1MbeVlq20fCysn5KnQEyTi7FIzZb0ZqqQLVJXzuIAp83Ys4/s320/20240308_093035_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are 14 inches on the creative icon 2</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>And there are almost TWENTY inches on the EPIC 3. That's an extra 6 inches!!!! No wonder the machine looks so big! I rarely take the embroidery unit off, it's so large, I can sew and quilt anything with it on! Although I'm careful to not jar it as I wouldn't want to damage the darn thing. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6PpTQGqMpSgP9CXupBd7eNwQaw55NVpfi9oq6JiqBh3-FVHdK-O7Sj-Ix3MFp1MLQu3zL-z5A4m1KyYZDOoTN_NZzQz6RtiRSkzlIehhJeN3FLIicnnstHpM3jPd13fCC5WZEYe1GhA4HmHsFZ2gKgya-Icf0zGs3_E8FA9RoCa5IxH8Pac3sVN-X2c/s1000/20240308_093023_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6PpTQGqMpSgP9CXupBd7eNwQaw55NVpfi9oq6JiqBh3-FVHdK-O7Sj-Ix3MFp1MLQu3zL-z5A4m1KyYZDOoTN_NZzQz6RtiRSkzlIehhJeN3FLIicnnstHpM3jPd13fCC5WZEYe1GhA4HmHsFZ2gKgya-Icf0zGs3_E8FA9RoCa5IxH8Pac3sVN-X2c/s320/20240308_093023_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are almost 20 inches on the Designer Epic 3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I sorted my stabilizers into tubs a while back, and now I need labels. Hmm -- I could handwrite a label on a piece of tape, use my Brother label maker, or practice cutting vinyl with the digital cutter and see how that works. There is a bit of overflow in the stabilizer area, and I need to take one tub at a time, list what's inside the tub, and put that on the outside so I don't have to keep rifling through them to find something. <div><br /></div><div>I have a few different brands of stabilizers and roll widths, etc., and it would be nice to have that labeled to make it easier to find something. OH -- I know what else would be good. The rolls are in inches, yet the hoops are in mm, and I CANNOT figure out an easy way to translate them in my head. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, if I put an 8" roll of stabilizer X on my list and then the hoop size I can use it with, that would make it easy for my brain to equate imperial with metric and perhaps even learn to translate the sizes. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sure some of you have heard of <a href="https://www.luke.art/about" target="_blank">Luke Haynes</a>, but what an interesting person he is. Why do some people become "famous" and others don't? It happens in all industries. It's partially about being in the right place at the right time, and it's partially about self-promotion and luck. </div><div><br /></div><div>The one thing I know about this industry is that there is NEVER a moment to be bored! I have so much I want to learn, and I'm working my way through it all, but it seems that as fast as I learn, there is new stuff coming! And I have a new toy arriving this afternoon!!! I can't wait to see it, and I can share it with you tomorrow. </div><div><br /></div><div>I did a bit of spring cleaning in the backyard yesterday, and I was surprised to see so much stuff starting to grow! I had left my phone in the house and meant to go back and take pictures, but I forgot. It seems a bit early, but that's what's happening. I also noticed that someone has been digging in the backyard. There are little holes EVERYWHERE. I imagine it's skunks looking for bugs, and I didn't see a single bug while I was cleaning up. </div><div><br /></div><div>The ground is literally covered with these little holes! That's both in the front and the back. It looks like I've been out there tilling up the soil! I wonder if they do that to lawns? </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm down to three Zooms and one in-person event to round out the week. Next week is slightly quieter, with only 10 zooms, Monday sewing, and no in-person meetings! How fun will that be!</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, I'm off to start the day. I see it's raining outside. Hmm—is it raining a lot or a little? I haven't checked it out yet. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-29091126076764041992024-03-08T07:30:00.002-05:002024-03-08T07:30:13.907-05:00Clean Sweep!<p>OH --- someone mentioned that it was funny I went to the bank to deposit that $20 bill! Well, I was pretty sure it wouldn't go through the ATM, and I asked the teller, and he said NO. I thought this polymer bill was introduced years ago. I was a bit surprised that it was in <a href="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/frontiers/20-polymer-note/" target="_blank">September of 2015</a>. Seriously? I thought it was older than that. AHA --- a bit more research and it was, in fact, introduced in November 2012. A commemorative note in honor of Queen Elizabeth was introduced in September 2015. </p><p>I could have spent that $20, but I figured that many people would not know what it was and wouldn't accept it, and I don't use cash anymore. So I thought it best to go to the bank where they would know what it was! Although I bet that teller showed it around the office saying -- can you believe that someone still has this old bill? </p><p>I bet my mother has MANY old bills, and she's probably not alone. </p><p>It's Friday, and although there are still three days in the week, I'm making decent progress through the events. There are four Zooms left and an in-person event on Machine Quilting. If you want to learn to machine quilt or improve your techniques, sign up for the in-person class at The Hobby Horse. WAIT -- -you can't sign up -- it's sold out!!</p><p>And if you have the mySewnet embroidery software (you could get some help if you have Premier Plus2 - the previous version), I'm running a seminar tonight on the PLATINUM level. I did one last night, and it was amazing!! So, to check out what you can do at that top level, contact <a href="https://www.stitchbystitchkingston.com/classes/" target="_blank">Stitch by Stitch today to get the link</a>. I had a lot of fun prepping for it, and I discovered something cool after closing the call. I need to stitch it out today!</p><p>I downloaded all the photos from my phone to the computer to free up some storage space. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbTn9H3HpDXnv6PU_gouLzsR3bDhoTJmSJFgnR0DxTp5u2ZeYVqwDFGvCohimBtgw70rFj_RhoTpux62lKk1Sbo9ACZmy-KNxMlqV3JS7NG1v_FwNZHHP5Ks2w-DBufLA_G48Vtfebn4sGnaa62x1p3oXlXDO_8KIoVHXjfs9q4o0aA3ZNsV3hADnIMc/s1000/20240307_130502_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbTn9H3HpDXnv6PU_gouLzsR3bDhoTJmSJFgnR0DxTp5u2ZeYVqwDFGvCohimBtgw70rFj_RhoTpux62lKk1Sbo9ACZmy-KNxMlqV3JS7NG1v_FwNZHHP5Ks2w-DBufLA_G48Vtfebn4sGnaa62x1p3oXlXDO_8KIoVHXjfs9q4o0aA3ZNsV3hADnIMc/s320/20240307_130502_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No more pictures on my phone</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That did NOT seem to help. Why is this happening? I may have to reboot my computer, but the server says it's still full. I do NOT get it. Unless the photos it's talking about are the photos on the blog. Grrrrr --- I just want answers!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>But after I moved the photos, I noticed there were still photos on my phone. Yep -- those would be photos from What's Up, IG, Facebook, and Messenger. So, I have deleted most of those as they are the ones people send me- there is no need to keep most of those. It's still a learning curve, and while deleting files, I have yet to free up some storage space. Obviously, more research is needed to clean up this mess. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have another storage area, Dropbox, that I need to move the files out of and close my account as I no longer use it. What a storage nightmare!</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of nightmares, this was Studio B when I closed down last night. Yikes -- that is scary. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemiVDK6qAfxT6mSaTVW-m_uAB-8LoF5vo3lS0H-WIIORkCY5qcQAAdJHOrURixBkm7ZCv7FgMRWoo9Rsexfk9WIbDHSinwtuUi17RgaPCCbT5E9buZDZXdE_iGYFnSdLFhcsgio9N4MSOTk1NeEvDGa18gz1HFuEN_wpLMM8u8aI3dELOTiacHa6n7RA/s1000/20240307_134033_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemiVDK6qAfxT6mSaTVW-m_uAB-8LoF5vo3lS0H-WIIORkCY5qcQAAdJHOrURixBkm7ZCv7FgMRWoo9Rsexfk9WIbDHSinwtuUi17RgaPCCbT5E9buZDZXdE_iGYFnSdLFhcsgio9N4MSOTk1NeEvDGa18gz1HFuEN_wpLMM8u8aI3dELOTiacHa6n7RA/s320/20240307_134033_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A jumbled mess</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And this is what it looks like this morning. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglh24_t20uUlyXK6BaQY-TfmhF25oZuD_brT0FEPPRWm5NCj4-rXTiYATa6GwVrToREuDsEffbg0rss7f0ajgu2LmwWINhyphenhyphen5GRbaFOnDbHeyppZgtjI9HoT-FuVWmSUE8Ke8cSmiMv9qty2-aPR5-DPOK139bk-gAxW7S00r8Gd9UN03-4fb_6HVmOYY/s1000/20240308_053337_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglh24_t20uUlyXK6BaQY-TfmhF25oZuD_brT0FEPPRWm5NCj4-rXTiYATa6GwVrToREuDsEffbg0rss7f0ajgu2LmwWINhyphenhyphen5GRbaFOnDbHeyppZgtjI9HoT-FuVWmSUE8Ke8cSmiMv9qty2-aPR5-DPOK139bk-gAxW7S00r8Gd9UN03-4fb_6HVmOYY/s320/20240308_053337_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at all that room!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Yep -- a few changes. I have someone coming over today to work on the embroidery machines, and it was a tripping hazard! I know the timing is not good, but we have delayed this play date for months. Well, let's just do it!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I have some small folding tables, and all of them have been called into action to hold the stuff rather than dumping it on the floor. Some stuff got shoved against a table in the right-hand corner, and some of it is in the area where the long arm sits. </div><div><br /></div><div>All the technology got shoved into this corner. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVc8X_vJdRZ_KERd1G3uuJUoI6Pdw573qOJANNJn5hZgE_u8hOIrqV0d1ZLBhkC-RZGWCdWmemCMTtBCmxcwfwP4qZsCmcEWd6gTk8TnTdVo3QG4BD1XNOYC0x7RbiuclbWX45VgWbOwoC8BDeXCVDO-0yA0BYmE_fhuPKPTW9gdaOChbzXQFgD0fbkt0/s1000/20240308_054108_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVc8X_vJdRZ_KERd1G3uuJUoI6Pdw573qOJANNJn5hZgE_u8hOIrqV0d1ZLBhkC-RZGWCdWmemCMTtBCmxcwfwP4qZsCmcEWd6gTk8TnTdVo3QG4BD1XNOYC0x7RbiuclbWX45VgWbOwoC8BDeXCVDO-0yA0BYmE_fhuPKPTW9gdaOChbzXQFgD0fbkt0/s320/20240308_054108_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The technology corner</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I'm OK with all that. It needed to be done—it was getting very crowded. I hope to get all the samples and accessories/tools set out for the next two weeks, and as I use them, they can be put away. I have a plan, and I'm not worried. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had to clear the cutting table off so we could have a space to work. That got sorted onto one of the spare folding tables. I've lost count of how many tables are currently in use! </div><div><br /></div><div>That leaves me with the dilemma of what to do with this crappy cutting mat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7PXdhVB8XUYH7pdY_gCI_VDq723C6iEazwIHC9dxz5zPZQBu_Y6CSzoUo19Q65Xxr9fzZUZ0sMoQAY8E3OpthD0CMiIwGGNtpoUTQ04dfjEbbTXZ6zWPpnW83wW5D6US0NrYVpgG9jS2Adz4iar_PnjnyYwWX9x4bh13j1z4O38ZlPsneuGn1vMx49w/s1000/20240308_045749_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7PXdhVB8XUYH7pdY_gCI_VDq723C6iEazwIHC9dxz5zPZQBu_Y6CSzoUo19Q65Xxr9fzZUZ0sMoQAY8E3OpthD0CMiIwGGNtpoUTQ04dfjEbbTXZ6zWPpnW83wW5D6US0NrYVpgG9jS2Adz4iar_PnjnyYwWX9x4bh13j1z4O38ZlPsneuGn1vMx49w/s320/20240308_045749_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqzbmJ7IjiRXi-ZOW1-3_ygLg7VhGR6iVUwLSvdAO8ZU25UVuXdcRoaG28RRRWFRZ2Bz3FyPQIgXAZL1s6VHu_-5dg5CwnKv0bQdZR9xJENrm5CZgZH0FzoCkAYKIX9emY_Ia2HjRdFj4QpCm-nIfvumMRvz45KmyHyJKS1xCNxcqTvJ-fl1zJjd4Vmc/s1000/20240308_045802_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqzbmJ7IjiRXi-ZOW1-3_ygLg7VhGR6iVUwLSvdAO8ZU25UVuXdcRoaG28RRRWFRZ2Bz3FyPQIgXAZL1s6VHu_-5dg5CwnKv0bQdZR9xJENrm5CZgZH0FzoCkAYKIX9emY_Ia2HjRdFj4QpCm-nIfvumMRvz45KmyHyJKS1xCNxcqTvJ-fl1zJjd4Vmc/s320/20240308_045802_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>It's the one I cut on all the time, yet I have THREE almost brand-new mats of the same size. I was going to toss this, but I decided to keep it for cutting batting and trimming quilts, which can make a mess on a good cutting mat. <div><br /></div><div>All I had to do was switch the mats on the cutting table. The cutting table is again covered, but with the supplies we need for our play date. I also wanted to experiment with something to help us with the project. Of course, this morning, as part of the mad cleanup, I got out the appropriate tools and a quick video on YouTube, and I was on my way to success!! I love it when things work like I want them! But why leave it until the last minute? </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the thing about experimenting. Because I knew how to use this tool, it only required a little effort to try my experiment. The more we experiment and play, the easier things get! </div><div><br /></div><div>I also completed a few more blocks for the Heartfelt Sampler quilt. These two blocks complete the third last block set. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWs03nDAnI1a3SGPVYsfyHoSECe1-kLNw10CCDzZqaYwE0OExvyn-Yf3b8tKyLwTQArVP6YCKnfYGNhjFLgGCA_b8iMmzQ1F1vG2XN1K1icDvai0CQhOloHHlo9NjjELdpdbN7aTITOjJLfp0wLHUkQRM9KDadiQmc0zi2ZXfd6ddfbWE4HJ5-0UmAkM/s1000/20240308_060104_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWs03nDAnI1a3SGPVYsfyHoSECe1-kLNw10CCDzZqaYwE0OExvyn-Yf3b8tKyLwTQArVP6YCKnfYGNhjFLgGCA_b8iMmzQ1F1vG2XN1K1icDvai0CQhOloHHlo9NjjELdpdbN7aTITOjJLfp0wLHUkQRM9KDadiQmc0zi2ZXfd6ddfbWE4HJ5-0UmAkM/s320/20240308_060104_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two more blocks for the Heartfelt Sampler</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I still had a bit of time, so I got two blocks done on the second-last block set. There are still seven blocks to sew, but they don't take a lot of time. There are eight blocks in the final set, but I realized this morning that I'm missing two squares for each block. DRAT!!! Back to the cutting board for that. <div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhz9qSQCyEXdwOoDy9Q6KXPprBEz-n-BD8XIj2zdVY1iDf6wJ_JgTowQukx1xrFDVmpo8U1CV928sUBFumUtoigFrE-7DbIo_zNWklMK4ZzVA9vkQMYDifWFES9tHAdjNCZ6zEj1oLg94P2M_YgL9QEQhZpKbOp5ZIDO8sbPZ_gmlzFdWm0GfEqFww6sA/s1000/20240308_060623_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhz9qSQCyEXdwOoDy9Q6KXPprBEz-n-BD8XIj2zdVY1iDf6wJ_JgTowQukx1xrFDVmpo8U1CV928sUBFumUtoigFrE-7DbIo_zNWklMK4ZzVA9vkQMYDifWFES9tHAdjNCZ6zEj1oLg94P2M_YgL9QEQhZpKbOp5ZIDO8sbPZ_gmlzFdWm0GfEqFww6sA/s320/20240308_060623_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two more blocks for the Heartfelt Sampler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I have to say that I'm getting pretty handy at setting up videos and camera equipment. Perhaps I should start a serious YouTube channel with all my wealth of information? I don't know—I really do not have the time to do the editing required. But I have all the equipment, and I LOVE this switchbox. I can connect FOUR cameras to it, and now that I know how to work it with Zoom, it's a breeze to switch from camera to camera. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPYwuMLc3QC02H0t3Vrsx424lX4nVnCHOBR9dmWz0ggJ9iuWClKIqZLCx1VwbdkpVY7UYrOrvKePrnPzsc8Ww3clncfJp_NfC-FFq8YRUFq4q-Nm_sk36bK7ZzygBQ0Y834GO9hwu4FbwxuIFadYWbipPkVMIQB6DLhlUcm9zxSqKpFmbUr19a6zQbr8/s1000/20240307_151547_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPYwuMLc3QC02H0t3Vrsx424lX4nVnCHOBR9dmWz0ggJ9iuWClKIqZLCx1VwbdkpVY7UYrOrvKePrnPzsc8Ww3clncfJp_NfC-FFq8YRUFq4q-Nm_sk36bK7ZzygBQ0Y834GO9hwu4FbwxuIFadYWbipPkVMIQB6DLhlUcm9zxSqKpFmbUr19a6zQbr8/s320/20240307_151547_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My BlackMagic switch box</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>And yes, there was a learning curve with the darn thing, but I've got it now, so I want to get lots of use out of it. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm thrilled that I learned how to use the iPad to file the files in the way that I want. Yesterday, I downloaded more files, which are safely stored in their appropriate folders. I see I have to remove the ones I read from iBooks, but that's OK. I keep the darn thing powered up now, which I never did because I wasn't using it regularly! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCr8KeAf6MTrW7dpno7xv6KcfzV5l9jFuP8aUImCJ_224LQgzMWsKC5VR7sbVkzLoUnM7JMX8xFeWeJF8ZtKv134t3F_UBcuRDLgUvv7LNufK9zqAUbxrfC9g3oCRowKVbFIo0zLZVypFER4S6ep5AzkIAaL7-xddjvMhqc4mEtX4wxDZ5F1nXc7kyiE/s1000/20240308_060816_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCr8KeAf6MTrW7dpno7xv6KcfzV5l9jFuP8aUImCJ_224LQgzMWsKC5VR7sbVkzLoUnM7JMX8xFeWeJF8ZtKv134t3F_UBcuRDLgUvv7LNufK9zqAUbxrfC9g3oCRowKVbFIo0zLZVypFER4S6ep5AzkIAaL7-xddjvMhqc4mEtX4wxDZ5F1nXc7kyiE/s320/20240308_060816_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The iPad gets constant use</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Last night, I downloaded the instructions for the project we're working on today! No paper, printing, or losing the documents because I know we won't finish today!!! <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I spotted these flowers on the counter this morning. I suspect they came from the event that DH attended last night in honor of International Women's Day, so we get to enjoy those for a few days!!</div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewlD_fzCqrfEoXze45trYsTY35-qpjj8rD5aHV5R4Xahtku0HwpqvIldqejePrmObi7SbrF6DTNPI6DdKWU6q9uHD2Clm9bjMUqY5vcZy2Q_4Zj1fOIwSG9z1gVLNPZiOWPs9LEGAgJCrzluUNvgjTsDBS1kbHQMQARENM-3IuS5YzI1mheup5SAoBF8/s1000/20240308_060933_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewlD_fzCqrfEoXze45trYsTY35-qpjj8rD5aHV5R4Xahtku0HwpqvIldqejePrmObi7SbrF6DTNPI6DdKWU6q9uHD2Clm9bjMUqY5vcZy2Q_4Zj1fOIwSG9z1gVLNPZiOWPs9LEGAgJCrzluUNvgjTsDBS1kbHQMQARENM-3IuS5YzI1mheup5SAoBF8/s320/20240308_060933_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>There are no pictures of the girls and the boy, although I guess you can see Miss Murphy in the corner. Her favorite spot to lie is next to the fence. Then she can see into the forest and the backyard! If anything moves, she can bark at it! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dUPZaev20elc7TRDmOiG5Bk50RdrDlhb9qu4Ex49TzIPurEB4oroXPVM9LEuEPgV-yDUufCBxTi8rDuPCSG6MSfix7iwaLv5k1wr1LjURbgvU5GPU9AL2xKPMtD-BytDreH7zfY3yfyGj684fDxbC38Ikb8jmkif6-VyT8gE8KOHeXEdcrvb49s_kfo/s1000/20240307_152011_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dUPZaev20elc7TRDmOiG5Bk50RdrDlhb9qu4Ex49TzIPurEB4oroXPVM9LEuEPgV-yDUufCBxTi8rDuPCSG6MSfix7iwaLv5k1wr1LjURbgvU5GPU9AL2xKPMtD-BytDreH7zfY3yfyGj684fDxbC38Ikb8jmkif6-VyT8gE8KOHeXEdcrvb49s_kfo/s320/20240307_152011_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful day in the backyard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>She is like a naughty child with the barking. She knows she is not supposed to bark because she usually stops when you tell her. And I've seen her turn her back to me, bark at the forest, then turn around to see if I'm watching her!!! That girl!!!!</p><p>Is it too early to announce the projects that will start in October? Yep --- I got some feedback from people, chatted with the store (Thimbles and Things), and I think it's set! That was easy!! I have two other projects I'd like to run, but it means I'll have to run them myself. ACK ---I said I wouldn't do that!! But it's a way to get them done. I'll post pictures of the two I want to do, and let's see what your response is about doing them. Don't lecture me!!! </p><p>Oh, I should make you guess which quilts they are. Both are designed by <a href="https://flyingfishkits.com/product-category/quilts/" target="_blank">Wendy Williams</a>. Can you guess which two I want to make? One is in the list on that website, and the other is in the Pattern Book category (you can find it through the link above). Actually, when I look at the quilts, I see that there are way more than two I want to make. </p><p>Well, there's a lot of follow-up and e-mails to be sent, but I won't have time until much later today. Thankfully, I don't have to prepare for the Zoom tonight, so that saves some time. I might just get all my blocks for Heartfelt completed. </p><p>On that note, I'm out of here! I know I should be writing today instead of having a play date, but I'll be writing tomorrow, Sunday, and all next week. No more messing around with errands—it's time to get serious!</p><p><br /></p><p>Have a super day!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ciao!!!</p><p><br /></p></div></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-26469572418339871442024-03-07T07:03:00.004-05:002024-03-07T07:03:33.256-05:00Shopping with Bear<p>Yesterday was another one of those days where I accomplished lots, but I don't really have anything to show for it! But my Fitbit Steps? Off the chart!! I've been walking at least 13 km every day for the last week. Some of that is intentional walking with the dogs and my afternoon walk, but also all the running around the house collecting samples, setting up equipment, etc. It's totally insane! However, I have aggressive goals, so I need 11.5 KM every day, so I'm not that much ahead!</p><p>There are days when I feel the time pressure and wonder if I have the time to do the afternoon walk, and I decide that even with time constraints, I HAVE NO CHOICE but to walk. It's my stress reliever, and I solve many issues during those walks. So the walks remain! It's all about setting priorities, and staying mobile is my number one priority!! Plus, the mental aspects of the walk are too beneficial to give up!</p><p>I had a bunch of errands to do by car, and while I used to just pop out and do one at a time, my time is more precious, and it's such a waste of resources (time, gas) to keep popping out, so I save them up. I had SEVEN stops. I managed all seven and was back home within less than two hours. </p><p>I stopped at Indigo to check out the magazines -- that's a treat. I picked up two. I know -- I shouldn't have done that, but I'm worth it! </p><p>Then I went to get dog food, and Little Bear was happy to go shopping with me. Look how cute he is on the new bed display!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQv9bPm6ZNG85jkowrECnmKDaOfcYLOsidwhk1E5MZ-PENYBgRHWnmgF3S5u49Vy6wTCnXlt8pHJKFbnAPvuXe9blJdIjtJHbBOeFufp6Z4w_uTsCBgp9FgW0bIJfdmJDZRPFkReQqQ2LpBz8ESxHMe2kviWBriY3XEsf7QC8ANQWRNgZTGFJM5aX5Ngk/s1000/20240306_110452_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQv9bPm6ZNG85jkowrECnmKDaOfcYLOsidwhk1E5MZ-PENYBgRHWnmgF3S5u49Vy6wTCnXlt8pHJKFbnAPvuXe9blJdIjtJHbBOeFufp6Z4w_uTsCBgp9FgW0bIJfdmJDZRPFkReQqQ2LpBz8ESxHMe2kviWBriY3XEsf7QC8ANQWRNgZTGFJM5aX5Ngk/s320/20240306_110452_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bear is a model!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>When I was purchasing camera equipment several weeks ago, I bought TWO tripods but only needed one, so the second one was returned. Then, we went to Fabricland to buy some small supplies. While I was there, there were a bunch of spools of thread on the counter. Turns out the person who purchased the thread left the store and forgot to take her thread!</p><p>A quick drop off at the thrift store - two more boxes of stuff gone from my house. I swear, there are no regrets when I see those boxes go. I used to second guess, but that is gone! I don't need any of this stuff!!</p><p>I love that all these stores I visit are within three LONG blocks of each other, but they're too far from the house to walk, and I'm not carrying two bags of dog food home! I stopped at Staples to put some paper in the shredding bin, and while I was there, I checked out the iPencils, and a new one came home with me. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxodJCLz-B3t-uf0Cnae9Nca80iblBzzy2wQZ0VpRjP4bqrtP1KZcDnZdT91tjABJ0hQm7qXSP0A0O63gegTv_VYo1yPw8fV9QjoaDa57EN_TqN6BWKAaKneqX16BQMUHSjPR6t3dma7XBgYlgKfK36WRe9MWCo9Dbi05CsQDY-JDiOZWHXa-1KQc8XLI/s1000/20240306_125827_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxodJCLz-B3t-uf0Cnae9Nca80iblBzzy2wQZ0VpRjP4bqrtP1KZcDnZdT91tjABJ0hQm7qXSP0A0O63gegTv_VYo1yPw8fV9QjoaDa57EN_TqN6BWKAaKneqX16BQMUHSjPR6t3dma7XBgYlgKfK36WRe9MWCo9Dbi05CsQDY-JDiOZWHXa-1KQc8XLI/s320/20240306_125827_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new iPencil</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I am determined to get more use out of that iPad, and now that the manuals are sorted, I can download more. Yep—it's a valuable tool, and it's nice to know that everything I want is handy! I'm learning!! I opened the iPencil and plugged it in to charge, and it immediately paired. The old one did not, so it's going in the electronic recycling box. </p><p>Studio B is a bit of a disaster, and that's putting it mildly. The tables have been moved, half-finished projects are strewn everywhere, the floor is littered with samples, and the cutting table is heaped. Plus, there is way more stuff on the floor than usual. I'm not worrying about it, and I certainly don't have time to deal with it until April. I'm OK with that. </p><p>As I finish with the samples, I'm at least trying to put them away. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4FJ0QN9Tx42IHZg8ngGE4aWFUz-1hLEvO5HDdkotcn3rnDb3a3lZ3CBr-fVAbNl3gFuNVIL4xNkzBsy5Y0yaDaNU-0tWW-OUzgghdueNm_NoxPKq9nbVJlDqsrPiuC8vMZ9BRlwdoltBoB8Rd57yXBgCFJk6qz7IOqAdvct3Jbn-KveXxLaoRLmYIkQ/s1000/20240306_125854_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4FJ0QN9Tx42IHZg8ngGE4aWFUz-1hLEvO5HDdkotcn3rnDb3a3lZ3CBr-fVAbNl3gFuNVIL4xNkzBsy5Y0yaDaNU-0tWW-OUzgghdueNm_NoxPKq9nbVJlDqsrPiuC8vMZ9BRlwdoltBoB8Rd57yXBgCFJk6qz7IOqAdvct3Jbn-KveXxLaoRLmYIkQ/s320/20240306_125854_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The disaster zone in Studio B</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>There's a reason Studio B is in the basement—it's a working studio, and I don't think it needs to be completely neat and tidy all the time. Almost everything has a home, and it'll eventually return to its home, but with all the Zooms I have in the next couple of weeks, I'm not putting away and then bringing stuff back out. That would be silly. </p><p>But I rearranged some of the cameras and equipment, and it's much easier to work in a cramped space. Plus, I remembered where I plugged in the various cameras, so switching between them last night was super easy!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2CShWk54heUvbXAMMUz_-cO_cT2_RzC_FVpiUB_8YGYGrSwMIUcAEp55GlRgZEH_q-3YznJ2z6aewJTqEHy5_Yj9bLMNKX8RF5_u4dIxKioC10gEui_1vJ1d_4WBIF5SK_orgi7_79jgf6cpXFrtAYuQcSn4TB9DpReVHHHePMe22FBJhR6TGr5R9Ps/s1000/20240306_210614_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2CShWk54heUvbXAMMUz_-cO_cT2_RzC_FVpiUB_8YGYGrSwMIUcAEp55GlRgZEH_q-3YznJ2z6aewJTqEHy5_Yj9bLMNKX8RF5_u4dIxKioC10gEui_1vJ1d_4WBIF5SK_orgi7_79jgf6cpXFrtAYuQcSn4TB9DpReVHHHePMe22FBJhR6TGr5R9Ps/s320/20240306_210614_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More behind-the-scenes</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>There are those three clingy dogs again! This time, they were all in the office as I completed some paperwork. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolg5GItVGeIdYeeT6r7tsjABHrEheu_ibGGCMrX3WBnfOjAbRUZKXo-RPtKz6jveXBZ-86RPKnAIhROLIWB-iN-RzXoLCVg1jOa81Rou16hyx-pGCNWz3dYNFilhKM19ENZaVo3cbPi-RX31c65htAoTpLSkSQIUvapfs09lZvL2n4LLrGgN2kxJAmW0/s1000/20240306_103015_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolg5GItVGeIdYeeT6r7tsjABHrEheu_ibGGCMrX3WBnfOjAbRUZKXo-RPtKz6jveXBZ-86RPKnAIhROLIWB-iN-RzXoLCVg1jOa81Rou16hyx-pGCNWz3dYNFilhKM19ENZaVo3cbPi-RX31c65htAoTpLSkSQIUvapfs09lZvL2n4LLrGgN2kxJAmW0/s320/20240306_103015_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clingy dogs</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>It doesn't pay to buy a cheap cell phone cover. I bought one at a kiosk in the mall when I bought my new phone. Not that long after, I dropped the phone and the cover did its job of protecting it, but the case broke at its narrowest point near the camera. Yesterday, when I put it in my pocket, that loose end caught, and well, now I need a new case!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8H8L9OiYNn22qo4KNeBi7dKDhnjMagwfngTNBVP5GXJtfOF1VSFFQJapP0F2LYmMFxkQyv2Z5P7R45u1IxIdcxQ3NecJilORZjcCZ4XNkmWNj_kj4jdqobxMiJHAuNCn7-_7L0J4tQEXvGJ7JPYsuC8K802Nw-aI3gE2MJ50DLPL0jfUSPCaarycGJII/s1000/20240306_130321_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8H8L9OiYNn22qo4KNeBi7dKDhnjMagwfngTNBVP5GXJtfOF1VSFFQJapP0F2LYmMFxkQyv2Z5P7R45u1IxIdcxQ3NecJilORZjcCZ4XNkmWNj_kj4jdqobxMiJHAuNCn7-_7L0J4tQEXvGJ7JPYsuC8K802Nw-aI3gE2MJ50DLPL0jfUSPCaarycGJII/s320/20240306_130321_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The corner broke off my cell phone case</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I wish this tree would photograph better. It's a pussy willow, and it's literally gleaming silver in the morning, but it doesn't translate well to the camera!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoSI-PxcoCteXccMAAYyGO9X9NeOoIun9nbie0YjQZnLxPQEZuoFu9eB-7pocTvEAj8DS-Eri0FOozUhlbQRhxX9qzPCeMm5hrKjo7I3J7yt_mSCDNz01MUpS4YrjnEW-_WLNw6s_YbOmHZdUbryExX72zS7XZTe402NBOsAO19e6NU2wRji_eAn5Aa8/s1000/20240306_082542_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoSI-PxcoCteXccMAAYyGO9X9NeOoIun9nbie0YjQZnLxPQEZuoFu9eB-7pocTvEAj8DS-Eri0FOozUhlbQRhxX9qzPCeMm5hrKjo7I3J7yt_mSCDNz01MUpS4YrjnEW-_WLNw6s_YbOmHZdUbryExX72zS7XZTe402NBOsAO19e6NU2wRji_eAn5Aa8/s320/20240306_082542_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pussy willow in bloom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I fixed those two blocks that I had sewn together wrong. I had swapped the half-square triangles for each, and while there wasn't a problem, the browns were so similar in color. So off with their heads, and now they are correct. <div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDNAdv9o3qXxUtOGpOnX3Clq9L05FPfCsKRn3sOaEe8lIZ6RAiicWUDKLwIuZYp_owMqB1FOHJEwImIi-uUxDBnumjAMFscRdL1pXbs4VI3wHw5Ve0Z1WBCUWOEWMURHnWR6PZamhvA2bDaLOAPSW0V2BK1rk9vyLfGXok7uo2OKJ9Z0FaJjSsyump7g/s1000/20240307_051908_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDNAdv9o3qXxUtOGpOnX3Clq9L05FPfCsKRn3sOaEe8lIZ6RAiicWUDKLwIuZYp_owMqB1FOHJEwImIi-uUxDBnumjAMFscRdL1pXbs4VI3wHw5Ve0Z1WBCUWOEWMURHnWR6PZamhvA2bDaLOAPSW0V2BK1rk9vyLfGXok7uo2OKJ9Z0FaJjSsyump7g/s320/20240307_051908_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heartfelt Sampler blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>I managed to get some work done on the third last set of blocks. There are six blocks in total, and I have four complete. The flying geese are trimmed and ready to sew together for the fifth block, and the sixth one is cut. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupPu98qqjVszmelFSL-WSMtOIZdlmo0-PECoOYwg0n1DSQcKRJCc14EhNsSKEzq8UhHUgVl286D7GYT0K2LbSmL6G5x3K8WI_O22Kqq30iD0T3oVgB-b_Bmq4z7ymSZmJ_OBnkGFxip1xrhm9qUFkVIsi_2GQyOJtL8whEs7gV-oT2oshTz2vLCQUJGA/s1000/20240307_060222_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupPu98qqjVszmelFSL-WSMtOIZdlmo0-PECoOYwg0n1DSQcKRJCc14EhNsSKEzq8UhHUgVl286D7GYT0K2LbSmL6G5x3K8WI_O22Kqq30iD0T3oVgB-b_Bmq4z7ymSZmJ_OBnkGFxip1xrhm9qUFkVIsi_2GQyOJtL8whEs7gV-oT2oshTz2vLCQUJGA/s320/20240307_060222_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More blocks for Heartfelt Sampler</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>That leaves two block sets, which I hope to finish later today. I have some machine embroidery to do, and while that is stitching out, it'll be the perfect time to sew. Yes, if you have an embroidery machine, you also need a sewing machine. I've got no shortage of either type at the moment. That partially explains why Studio B is a mess. There are two embroidery machines set up, two sewing machines, a serger, and a digital cutter—well, it is a mess. Plus, the empty boxes. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was lamenting about the "free" drawing programs for the iPad. Thanks to a blog reader, I downloaded the FREE Freeform (I think that's what it's called). I had fun last night with my new iPencil. I quickly tried all the drawing tools before I plugged it in and went to bed. This could become my new time waster. Wow, there are so many drawing tools; one could have loads of fun. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIHegMF8I-PEMYwjqm035NN2_yqopdkT8qeTSom6jmyX7ameIrDZZc1P6GciXRPr4nHKpNOSWOge7BZ3LGTvBy3nAr_J5Rd6zXQQFv9UhLRYbjfj_Ht4W8f5oXvdm4fa2j8FikEzpRHXrdsWNTR60lz21DiPW9EIgIgwUajBJiJw0KwdBIiBEocK64eo/s1000/20240306_211538_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIHegMF8I-PEMYwjqm035NN2_yqopdkT8qeTSom6jmyX7ameIrDZZc1P6GciXRPr4nHKpNOSWOge7BZ3LGTvBy3nAr_J5Rd6zXQQFv9UhLRYbjfj_Ht4W8f5oXvdm4fa2j8FikEzpRHXrdsWNTR60lz21DiPW9EIgIgwUajBJiJw0KwdBIiBEocK64eo/s320/20240306_211538_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drawing on the iPad</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This could be a great diversion on a plane or sitting in the backyard. Oh shoot - I just realized that I was going to stop at Rona for chairs yesterday on my way home, and I forgot. I think that's because my final stop was Harvey's to get lunch, and I was hungry, so I hurried home!</div><div><br /></div><div>I also made significant progress on a project I'll be writing about, and the next two projects are cut and ready to go, so that's a bonus. Now, I need to get my act together and start writing. I'm trying very hard to keep up with the errands, and I finally managed to deposit the ANCIENT $20 bill that I discovered. I knew I could NOT deposit it in the ATM, so I would have to get in line. But each time I've gone in the last couple of days, the line-ups were insane. I'm not waiting if I don't have to -- the bank is on my walk, so yesterday, when I popped in, there was NO LINE. The $20 is now in my bank account!</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, that's it for today! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Have a super day!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-17819403306697546392024-03-06T05:31:00.001-05:002024-03-06T05:31:21.042-05:00The girls and the boy are NEEDY!!<p>I survived another day! Actually, it wasn't too bad once I got all the equipment set up for the second Zoom call. When the Zoom session is about software, the set-up is easy because everything is on the computer. But when it comes to showing the sewing machines, I need to do a bit more work. This is what it looked like last night behind the scenes. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPitLj_fP4IIXWLa_XslK9MPgifY8L_Y_Qj5snqN_TkmEDNpbqPsi0WbXhWEk5IYygz-NZh_Vn-vPN59VNi3mtXU-Oqe9XjhiezmllXKWHojFdZSBCRxVMhM_hd9j5OZCPxTP8iWL2sHMZm17akcxHN4Pm19tViD0yhAd6PlsY7bvWuqyQdG0L46sVb0/s1000/20240305_192001_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPitLj_fP4IIXWLa_XslK9MPgifY8L_Y_Qj5snqN_TkmEDNpbqPsi0WbXhWEk5IYygz-NZh_Vn-vPN59VNi3mtXU-Oqe9XjhiezmllXKWHojFdZSBCRxVMhM_hd9j5OZCPxTP8iWL2sHMZm17akcxHN4Pm19tViD0yhAd6PlsY7bvWuqyQdG0L46sVb0/s320/20240305_192001_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind the scenes on a Zoom call</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I was too far away from my computer for my liking, so I need to rearrange that a bit. It gets tight with tripods and tables to hold things. And then, for the life of me, I couldn't get one camera to work. I tested it, so what's wrong? After the call, I realized that I had plugged it into my switch box and needed to use the box, NOT the computer, to switch it. Sigh!! I'm smarter than I know I am!</p><p>I have two more Zooms tonight, which will be better because I'll remember that camera. It drives me CRAZY when people hold things up to their cameras on the computer, and that's what I did last night. Sigh.............</p><p>I've been using Grammarly for quite some time to assist with spelling and grammar for everything I write. I was always bored with grammar in school, and I wish I had paid more attention. While Grammarly is NOT a learning tool, if you pay enough attention to it, you can improve, which is what has happened over the years. </p><p>While the writing may not be perfect, it's better, and I must say that I read things in a different light. Some writing is terrible, especially from years in the past when writing styles were - well, different. </p><p>For the most part, I like Grammarly, but it keeps changing its format, and sometimes, it makes things worse than they were, and their suggestions could be better! They now add this cute little message at the end of an editing session. The other day, it said I did a good job and could have a cookie!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJms2NfAbkRdZif3v0URW7WutB6bwzMBBzamWpuahML6RJ0Fte_5f5QR59JmLbyEH5UhAw1cBVf1Uzm4q0f5FjKPjJWVatmAkArynehLFJ7Xjb1O60wK1XgBg0H2CWwXrLcYwFUX1el74KbLfQH6suRmQMc1OPrPbvLdALQLZCBkmXdRJbA3vNL2gdAM/s1000/20240305_072520_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJms2NfAbkRdZif3v0URW7WutB6bwzMBBzamWpuahML6RJ0Fte_5f5QR59JmLbyEH5UhAw1cBVf1Uzm4q0f5FjKPjJWVatmAkArynehLFJ7Xjb1O60wK1XgBg0H2CWwXrLcYwFUX1el74KbLfQH6suRmQMc1OPrPbvLdALQLZCBkmXdRJbA3vNL2gdAM/s320/20240305_072520_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My "good job" message on Grammarly</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I don't know what was going on at our house yesterday, but all the dogs were NEEDY!! I've never seen them so clingy in my life. I suspect Murphy is getting jealous or fed up with Bear and needs MORE attention. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnJ0HBfx6ZZkrEg7ET88v0HUHbt6TDS0wXgfrACnp6NppssXzrrxXh2UJWnUHPQ8LLrJIbQW_XKVrjstf3lC_dDodlEddmpjnwxHMOt4NbhfR11rnwQouDxNhXLc4LrPQN-UmT54rqpOiOnUzG6RA6VB2_KVEdZq6MGroz77-GDZPHFE59ROai80yRe8/s1000/20240305_121944_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnJ0HBfx6ZZkrEg7ET88v0HUHbt6TDS0wXgfrACnp6NppssXzrrxXh2UJWnUHPQ8LLrJIbQW_XKVrjstf3lC_dDodlEddmpjnwxHMOt4NbhfR11rnwQouDxNhXLc4LrPQN-UmT54rqpOiOnUzG6RA6VB2_KVEdZq6MGroz77-GDZPHFE59ROai80yRe8/s320/20240305_121944_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- PET ME and ONLY ME!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>They each get their separate walk, and they want more! They all want to go first, which is impossible. They all want to be fed first, which is also impossible. None want to stay outside for a long time; they must be in the house with ME! DH is away this week, so that may have something to do with it. </div><div><br /></div><div>As I was in my meeting yesterday, Bear had to sit on my lap or make noise!! As I was on my final Zoom call, he stood behind me and started barking, so I had to sit with him on my lap during the call!! What a fluff ball!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9bFcb6nJarp-o0LSkYJgsTVS4-1uuU82yBTECZMg-G21oAHEZ9V22KdllXBAy5ezIBvcph7kk34YMbi1sj8P3kyqpC-rVr1tgZIRTOTy5ZUc7NIvDBdVN59LyKtqqUbVU-xgIH8zK9MeGIMJ3nBNhOgd_Mf-RLKdryf31DPnkQEfn-dazeJB56LomwI/s1000/20240305_134644_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9bFcb6nJarp-o0LSkYJgsTVS4-1uuU82yBTECZMg-G21oAHEZ9V22KdllXBAy5ezIBvcph7kk34YMbi1sj8P3kyqpC-rVr1tgZIRTOTy5ZUc7NIvDBdVN59LyKtqqUbVU-xgIH8zK9MeGIMJ3nBNhOgd_Mf-RLKdryf31DPnkQEfn-dazeJB56LomwI/s320/20240305_134644_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curled up and quiet</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And then, while I was at the table, reading over some sewing machine manuals, the three surrounded me like I was holding food for them. I wasn't even eating at this point, and they were there!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIk00ioKMCK5jh-XfuNUFFUI7IMnBGLno1mPE5y4KnzGwQhfzqA03Z4X-hxW6xf6L9ExJQ96Dpc_j9p8ptxzA78WvfVN8d54eN2681PfXNbTRdQ6n4ybtWPGtaw6K3Kntl6gx6t-jdJncyYkxNmdv-IixXYwyZAwN0jRKwykk-_z-K-cTsf04mAAgbqMs/s1000/20240305_161237_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIk00ioKMCK5jh-XfuNUFFUI7IMnBGLno1mPE5y4KnzGwQhfzqA03Z4X-hxW6xf6L9ExJQ96Dpc_j9p8ptxzA78WvfVN8d54eN2681PfXNbTRdQ6n4ybtWPGtaw6K3Kntl6gx6t-jdJncyYkxNmdv-IixXYwyZAwN0jRKwykk-_z-K-cTsf04mAAgbqMs/s320/20240305_161237_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Help - surrounded by dogs!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And afterward, when they retired to the family room, they were still watching me. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4IePbFjzxPHSdENKCvaHaJ2Csd4Z5RcXIzTr_Re_QkZqZMKXzeUWno-Jg2zHSLMM-W_WpbHuufmhNcDPTKEhVxu9glfOtmtket2RoZoOYdQdy_keOxcLWy1Nd4verpzGrKcAhcY6R6sTgaSX9HKluBdq9npYbCIgJUcPp_XDktvLJDOb7KO7akRGHP4/s1000/20240305_191029_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4IePbFjzxPHSdENKCvaHaJ2Csd4Z5RcXIzTr_Re_QkZqZMKXzeUWno-Jg2zHSLMM-W_WpbHuufmhNcDPTKEhVxu9glfOtmtket2RoZoOYdQdy_keOxcLWy1Nd4verpzGrKcAhcY6R6sTgaSX9HKluBdq9npYbCIgJUcPp_XDktvLJDOb7KO7akRGHP4/s320/20240305_191029_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- we're watching you! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>They sure are funny! But I could do without such clingy dogs! It's not like they don't get attention during the day!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe they were worried because, at one point, when I was downstairs, Murphy "attacked" the back door again. That girl goes crazy when she sees a squirrel and knows she can't get out, but she thinks she can. She has a deep, throaty bark and did this multiple times while I was working downstairs. So I yelled at her. Yep --- a loud yell since I was downstairs and no one else was home. Perhaps I scared them all! </div><div><br /></div><div>Needless to say, Murphy did NOT bark for the remainder of the day! Murphy is like that, though -- so full of enthusiasm, and the only way to get through to her is to be LOUD and in her face. Otherwise, she just thinks you are talking to her!! Muprhy is so much better on our walks. Whenever we see someone on an e-scooter, I make her sit, and she watches, but she no longer tries to go for them. </div><div><br /></div><div>But from time to time, I make her sit down, and we have a chat on the walk! I bet in her head, all she hears is BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, Murphy, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>I swear, as much as I try to keep this guy clean, it doesn't work. His legs are grey again, and that's after just a few days from his bath. Hey -- he walks in the forest daily, and keeping him white is impossible! And I have to keep the gunk out of his eyes. That's not a pleasant job, but we're trying!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9sDHj0Crwc8cQ6qVKDoxyeAA-n-vvNA8F42cDKc37Vq7xqkJXCcQCuU5IsNVqIVuhESlKpEUazutQ0j0Xc_z60sENGyvTkVJ75Pxeq5tRaup1JC9yntr9NwikxkVGpIxfq-WbTiTEr8VGf7KSoOMSGswtsr7z3Skfk59LbnqbqInFRajuOo4GsXkZjk/s1000/20240305_193554_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9sDHj0Crwc8cQ6qVKDoxyeAA-n-vvNA8F42cDKc37Vq7xqkJXCcQCuU5IsNVqIVuhESlKpEUazutQ0j0Xc_z60sENGyvTkVJ75Pxeq5tRaup1JC9yntr9NwikxkVGpIxfq-WbTiTEr8VGf7KSoOMSGswtsr7z3Skfk59LbnqbqInFRajuOo4GsXkZjk/s320/20240305_193554_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GRANDMA doesn't do the same job as my MOM does!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But he is cute whether he is dirty or not! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Are the mall people happy with this giant ball they built? I mean, it sure opens up the space and provides light, but what about maintenance? Who cleans that thing? Can you even clean that thing? I had an errand at the mall, and as I went up the escalator, I'm always fascinated by the escalator. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d3Y08uRDqEFHRf5SJdISuE_n3g8B-3hoXxwQPIfUpoqxt5-BIAmGLZKWc5YLrWYfeq4Qrz-jLfCrGT7f0F8rrKH-AdDJiK5Y0hyphenhyphennNARZtmxyO9InFg-09y6nu7zTqlR6xGhO7s6jibkO_zAINL14GoC1HI9PGyu3lMC4WjgmgaaKtSogj5ztQ91zNhE/s1000/20240305_150408_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d3Y08uRDqEFHRf5SJdISuE_n3g8B-3hoXxwQPIfUpoqxt5-BIAmGLZKWc5YLrWYfeq4Qrz-jLfCrGT7f0F8rrKH-AdDJiK5Y0hyphenhyphennNARZtmxyO9InFg-09y6nu7zTqlR6xGhO7s6jibkO_zAINL14GoC1HI9PGyu3lMC4WjgmgaaKtSogj5ztQ91zNhE/s320/20240305_150408_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mall ball</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I didn't get a chance to sew anything, but I managed to take those last two blocks apart that I had switched around. It didn't need to be done, but they will look better this way. My two presentations are this evening, and while I have to zip around and find some samples and prep a small demo or two, there is little to do. So that means I'll be getting a writing assignment done. <div><br /></div><div>For the life of me, I did a project a couple of weeks ago, and I can't remember why I did it. OH -- as soon as I wrote that, I remembered. I got my topics and sample supplies ready for a week of writing and will work on that this afternoon. I MUST get a few paperwork things done this morning. </div><div><br /></div><div>Did you see the GIANT Cutter yesterday? It'll be available in Canada starting April 1!!!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>On that note, I'm off to spin class!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great day!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-32761056181560260172024-03-05T07:27:00.004-05:002024-03-05T07:27:45.983-05:00The Pony Express runs 24/7<p>One Zoom down as well as Monday sewing. That leaves TEN more Zooms, one meeting, one in-person session on quilting, and FIVE writing assignments. That's on top of the paperwork that still needs to be done. But there's ZERO need to stress about any of this. What gets done gtes done, the rest will have to wait. However, with careful planning, I expect it will get done - just not completely!</p><p>I talked about the Pony Express yesterday, and it runs 24/7!!! I took stock of what had been piling up at my front door. </p><p>These were some customer quilts that were ready for pick-up. One customer picked up her quilt and a bag of quilts that she will Pony Express to another customer. She also picked up a bag of material that will get Pony Expressed to another person, and within that bag is another small bag of material that will get Pony Expressed to yet another person! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpHGvP4VWTe7TOJeTlb9YltUD_4UcAf4vhS5uCc7y6YR6A87Oz4WW5CRLRe9Ddp9DRADt_RuWItdB4AEqMp3M14p39zJO6XJGXks9Ee77TS17gsGF-u87-lRwb1Ud5hl7WvQrrGvfIvCzRT7SH3FQJFlyE_nOXrX6tu8Sp2By8A1jWL3xKbTEr7JknBM/s1000/20240304_143305_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpHGvP4VWTe7TOJeTlb9YltUD_4UcAf4vhS5uCc7y6YR6A87Oz4WW5CRLRe9Ddp9DRADt_RuWItdB4AEqMp3M14p39zJO6XJGXks9Ee77TS17gsGF-u87-lRwb1Ud5hl7WvQrrGvfIvCzRT7SH3FQJFlyE_nOXrX6tu8Sp2By8A1jWL3xKbTEr7JknBM/s320/20240304_143305_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first pick-up on the Pony Express</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I also had this group of pet mats that were destined for delivery. They got picked up in the middle of the night! Bless your heart for working the midnight shift -- You know who you are!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xCgGE276XO5ROaNoVhVN2sKKMtg_MN_WosBcvEn6TojKz_Z6mJvUvNkg-siYxt-Z-VTCr4kZz00BxDaIMbFkxMASr7QyhWxXAzUJcEkn4yifLFTBHI_bLFAoTT-29dUiU_B6v2LU2ovc_fVlUrZh4ZpmpjcfSB_0w32Q-QdN5xkl9n3uEDn6RILKcFY/s1000/20240304_143308_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xCgGE276XO5ROaNoVhVN2sKKMtg_MN_WosBcvEn6TojKz_Z6mJvUvNkg-siYxt-Z-VTCr4kZz00BxDaIMbFkxMASr7QyhWxXAzUJcEkn4yifLFTBHI_bLFAoTT-29dUiU_B6v2LU2ovc_fVlUrZh4ZpmpjcfSB_0w32Q-QdN5xkl9n3uEDn6RILKcFY/s320/20240304_143308_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pet mats on their way to a new home</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>That bundle will make two stops before its final destination! </p><p>And look what I got in return from the Midnight Pony Express. An order of thread and stabilizer. Thanks so much for the drop-off! I very much appreciate it!!! And NO, there wasn't a peep from the girls or the boy. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49WxNQppc1tLdA4rI3sKNbb1XCXEobrZzK_kI_8jx5zKXo1T1r12Onow25kNeKDVK88xyRdjQlerYMryDU3D9hnKGP3cX5pb4YNPPw-7BqG8_Ek7Wa5XhknRv2lH8zEy3mCZns7vUS1idv0xG9EGfy1bhvV_0miILRdLFTD7jXSAm3BxtjxsBwcZnojw/s1000/20240305_061415_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49WxNQppc1tLdA4rI3sKNbb1XCXEobrZzK_kI_8jx5zKXo1T1r12Onow25kNeKDVK88xyRdjQlerYMryDU3D9hnKGP3cX5pb4YNPPw-7BqG8_Ek7Wa5XhknRv2lH8zEy3mCZns7vUS1idv0xG9EGfy1bhvV_0miILRdLFTD7jXSAm3BxtjxsBwcZnojw/s320/20240305_061415_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pony Express drop-off</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>What's left at the front door for the Pony Express? Two things - one is waiting for the customer to pick it up, and the small bag is something I'll advance on the Pony Express in a month. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrEz748UJDgU1l3LbrB03oGUPWt-A11DIjxpS6PbmsBSz3A5VFuPJkMK2X2zCN29DpNqVtr-9iZUGJT39nfaLPRV5EhyR9FZgcumaj1rPthu5od9xyu7eK4akWpZKUVd_-bNW2ywYBF9tQlphnOBIv-1THUaOsTcJ-Nu4Qbu9CwvBxJQYwwM4MI9IRp4/s1000/20240304_143311_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrEz748UJDgU1l3LbrB03oGUPWt-A11DIjxpS6PbmsBSz3A5VFuPJkMK2X2zCN29DpNqVtr-9iZUGJT39nfaLPRV5EhyR9FZgcumaj1rPthu5od9xyu7eK4akWpZKUVd_-bNW2ywYBF9tQlphnOBIv-1THUaOsTcJ-Nu4Qbu9CwvBxJQYwwM4MI9IRp4/s320/20240304_143311_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two items waiting at the Pony Express depot</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I also have two boxes to drop off at the donation center, a tripod that needs to be returned to the store for a refund, a book to return to the library, and a letter to mail. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lpzKwjbXAwTyQ9Pr2IeZwNnxkwBmduvkCOhNxX60R5ESW119VcjGvvDoYJxteBamGNv70kT4kOd2G2ftSRK2T8ilnoZfPMl6VHmWTCr-wGycDwaj18Ps7lWAIgci-cue9geydB7nK4B-UN13ymr54Ek3L_tkCtDH4xTaUhtQ5gKkpiYGdm2yCYd137U/s1000/20240305_063005_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lpzKwjbXAwTyQ9Pr2IeZwNnxkwBmduvkCOhNxX60R5ESW119VcjGvvDoYJxteBamGNv70kT4kOd2G2ftSRK2T8ilnoZfPMl6VHmWTCr-wGycDwaj18Ps7lWAIgci-cue9geydB7nK4B-UN13ymr54Ek3L_tkCtDH4xTaUhtQ5gKkpiYGdm2yCYd137U/s320/20240305_063005_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stuff to drop off</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I LOVE getting rid of stuff from my house! OH -- I did receive a couple of small items as part of the Pony Express drop-off a couple of days ago. Those still need to find a home. Let's say things won't find homes in Studio B until at least April. </p><p>Chatting with people during classes, here's one question I get repeatedly. - "My machine comes unthreaded when I start to sew, or I get a bird's nest of thread under the start of the sewing line." </p><p>This is the easiest thing to fix, and I don't care if you have the cheapest or the most expensive sewing machine in the world; this will happen. Why? The sewing machine's process of taking a stitch is to pull that loose bobbin thread tail to the underside because that's how the stitch is formed. Unless you use your scissors and cut the thread really short (I rarely use my scissors), you'll get a thread nest, or the needle will come unthreaded. </p><p>How to fix this? </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chain piecing</li><li>Using your scissors will reduce the size of the mess</li><li>Hold BOTH threads as you take the first two stitches, then let go. </li></ul><p></p><p>Problem solved!!!</p><p>And you have to LOVE the projection system I'm using here to make half-square triangles. NO MARKING - I gave up marking flying geese, stitch and flip corners, and half-square triangles a long time ago!!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9x_xFzdTGfTWxLLQW4sF45CvS39hwBmMwlEwCRfNFFBOYMpL6cUuNbAfQUn-eaNMjtAltNr1GeeKDQVjrLUC5Jz9jfCDUzuTqn3cbwqWPbpz54Wj-thH6tiM5CR8MD9Bry8fhovBmUKydjlPpbrWQgM5kSOqLEN6sB2nPgF8Hd8EnfjvbTNdzDyn5N0/s1000/20240304_101801_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9x_xFzdTGfTWxLLQW4sF45CvS39hwBmMwlEwCRfNFFBOYMpL6cUuNbAfQUn-eaNMjtAltNr1GeeKDQVjrLUC5Jz9jfCDUzuTqn3cbwqWPbpz54Wj-thH6tiM5CR8MD9Bry8fhovBmUKydjlPpbrWQgM5kSOqLEN6sB2nPgF8Hd8EnfjvbTNdzDyn5N0/s320/20240304_101801_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hold those threads!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I managed to get one more block set done for the Heartfelt Sampler. This group had ten blocks, and I see I messed up the half-square triangles on the last two blocks. While the backgrounds look similar, they are NOT, so the darks are the same. I may or may not fix that. I'm down to THREE block sets remaining for a total of 23 blocks! I might just get this done by the weekend. It's all about focusing!!!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlhLtAq6cFR2trRGF2V45gw6ocrGvXImWfskiaYVGGmnOsOIeCJvh2A82ukA_mfNQ4N4e_htyofwqvRYBgzVEZMnnFIYnGtjwRLWc6Myd_KsvdGDkIPO5mcsg7TBZfZ3VvDZ1lyQKgM7Nq1NQisnNYTqzYeQzgNn_tvCQc5J5CdzEJttQHFdrqoXEBfs/s1000/20240304_132902_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlhLtAq6cFR2trRGF2V45gw6ocrGvXImWfskiaYVGGmnOsOIeCJvh2A82ukA_mfNQ4N4e_htyofwqvRYBgzVEZMnnFIYnGtjwRLWc6Myd_KsvdGDkIPO5mcsg7TBZfZ3VvDZ1lyQKgM7Nq1NQisnNYTqzYeQzgNn_tvCQc5J5CdzEJttQHFdrqoXEBfs/s320/20240304_132902_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more block set is done!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, the girls and the boy are a source of daily entertainment. I went to the front door to get something and spotted Bear sleeping on my gym bag! Surely there are more comfortable spots than that to sleep? </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ16iY0xE_Ayei3Q9yPYupSbHMqSwa9QHgpzqZIniYRwyaOJfY7pN4-iUYdp-JSwskQC-Vz30uszxaYJpqSKMAiHYdQ4_9HnNJaVN2q8LTiHHdvyGZiXtzQm0zrJY4nNzy9MhyQ4bJR68SwQi1aGR89L2vbdT_7nZI83Z_Cen0zWUDGb6cMy2sbrJNPSg/s1000/20240304_114313_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ16iY0xE_Ayei3Q9yPYupSbHMqSwa9QHgpzqZIniYRwyaOJfY7pN4-iUYdp-JSwskQC-Vz30uszxaYJpqSKMAiHYdQ4_9HnNJaVN2q8LTiHHdvyGZiXtzQm0zrJY4nNzy9MhyQ4bJR68SwQi1aGR89L2vbdT_7nZI83Z_Cen0zWUDGb6cMy2sbrJNPSg/s320/20240304_114313_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GRANDMA -- this spot is very cozy!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After my walk, I popped into the backyard for some relaxation. The girls and the boy are always by my side or on my lap to ensure I'm OK. We need some new chairs for the back and the front. I spotted some at Rona, so I'll stop by when I'm out and about doing errands with the car. I need to do that soon, otherwise all the chairs will be gone. They are light, so I could carry them home, but that would be silly! I'll get four in one shot with the car!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnW3j__FXCJIjExMT6H6hEFEFxVuC3uKoMu9LS2HdbOf__t9CpuNhQItJTEVk0f_FqcEEoMKYHX0k08DpE7dWN2WivlAL8aBxhMbRpySf6S0puQuP8KRD1H7CZCFZoCS5Swa4ku7X_s1TDVcltJKIfNGjTNTRNxOqgmNkiMohaMEvb1Qc62EOA8rvT_s/s1000/20240304_153115_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnW3j__FXCJIjExMT6H6hEFEFxVuC3uKoMu9LS2HdbOf__t9CpuNhQItJTEVk0f_FqcEEoMKYHX0k08DpE7dWN2WivlAL8aBxhMbRpySf6S0puQuP8KRD1H7CZCFZoCS5Swa4ku7X_s1TDVcltJKIfNGjTNTRNxOqgmNkiMohaMEvb1Qc62EOA8rvT_s/s320/20240304_153115_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relaxing in the backyard</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>At lunchtime, I looked out the window and spotted a cardinal having a bath! He was sitting in the water and thoroughly enjoying himself. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaFJgii2B0gB3le4Nr2MzJ1UnW3US8c65mKnPemz8vxZHyhCrRuyAkAgdQBB7lzk-JE7FbDI9UfgH3leBVbyIZPf74aQQpg4WC4krrZpOHRxoOeucASykg8D-2Q3tq5ibHDUQwjEYHDsZbvnK9JXqLydar4JjooJYpR4FONOyosrKkhdhdtxQ9cZtQHU/s1000/20240304_114839_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaFJgii2B0gB3le4Nr2MzJ1UnW3US8c65mKnPemz8vxZHyhCrRuyAkAgdQBB7lzk-JE7FbDI9UfgH3leBVbyIZPf74aQQpg4WC4krrZpOHRxoOeucASykg8D-2Q3tq5ibHDUQwjEYHDsZbvnK9JXqLydar4JjooJYpR4FONOyosrKkhdhdtxQ9cZtQHU/s320/20240304_114839_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bath time</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>We were remarking the other day about how the trees are in bud - I think I posted a picture of the pussy willow in bud and robins have been around for a while. Since we're not getting snow, let's pray for rain, as the farmers need it. Otherwise, the cost of your food will only go up AGAIN! <div><br /></div><div>If you are a Husqvarna Viking, PFAFF, Singer, or mySewnet customer, BIG changes are coming. T<a href="https://www.singer.com/en-ca" target="_blank">hose brands' websites have been revamped and went live yesterday</a>. I'm not sure if everything is complete, but what a change. If you try to get to the main page of Husqvarna Viking, PFAFF, or Singer, it'll default to the Singer page. You can switch between brands at the top left. If you type in mySewnet, it goes directly to that page. I'm sure there will be some tweaking to do. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can now buy directly from any four of those websites. You could do this on the PFAFF page for a few years, but the other sites have also moved that way. This is NOT new in the industry -- you can buy directly from Brother, HP, and many other companies, so this is NOT anything to get upset about. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Something else NEW and EXCITING is happening today, and that is the release of the Singer Momento -- a crafting machine (AKA digital cutter - that is 24"!!!) You'll find that information on the <a href="https://www.singer.com/en-ca/products/singer-momento-24-craft-cutting-machine?variant=47856392601879" target="_blank">Singer page</a> and all the backend stuff -- (software, projects, inspiration, etc) on the <a href="https://www.mysewnet.com/en-us/" target="_blank">mySewnet page</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you are looking at pages and want to see pricing, ensure you are on the correct page - Canada or US as the pricing is different. You'll find a little flag in the top right-hand corner that you can change. If you are in Canada, it should default to Canada. </div><div><br /></div><div>Exciting times, to be sure!!!! I have big plans with this new cutter - since the mat is so large and I found the mat to be reasonably priced, I can cut QUILTS with the cutter! OK -- so I have to try that. WAIT -- I still need to get one. </div><div><br /></div><div>On that note, there is much prepping to do today as there are two Zooms and one meeting. And I must try to squeeze in some writing. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!!!<br /><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-5242986525222246732024-03-04T05:31:00.001-05:002024-03-04T05:31:05.584-05:00Prioritize, Focus, and WIN!<p>Someone suggested I run a defrag on my hard disk. Yes -- that's a good idea, and I must remember to do that. </p><p>What I think I need to do is get myself organized first. I must write down each place where I have storage - how much I pay and what is stored there. There's Googe Drive, One Drive, and soon iCloud. I have Dropbox (which I need to cancel), my external hard disks, and my storage on the two computers. Wait -- there's also the phone and the iPad. Can you see the craziness of all this? And I need to identify what backs up to where! </p><p>I need a plan to figure out what is what. But what mystifies me at this point is the email. What is filling up the email space to the tune of over 100 GB?? That's a lot of storage for emails. I know it's the attachments, but deleting some doesn't make a difference, so why is the file so large?</p><p>That will be something to contemplate while I walk the dogs! </p><p>What ended up happening yesterday? I focused and prioritized as best I could, and I surprised myself. </p><p>I decided I needed to get some work done on the Heartfelt Sampler as we have a class this weekend. I have cut all the remaining blocks, so I pulled out the trays with the cut pieces. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiP1i7qoCD_03yzkH6vVky-_jhRaVe4vpt8RLhwRY4DMs3uyRTU6lDO3AcUKxH9buMkOfdastDl3p0T44fNDFPfkNlRd1QKaSOzZzxoq3Ju2x5S7LQuJXxI5rJQHiPv1EQofRmIhCO9RrTu1LlTGW9X-gasFYIRItIHWJs-3XOVfjPPm-fnG6XTG4qPo/s1000/20240303_102933_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiP1i7qoCD_03yzkH6vVky-_jhRaVe4vpt8RLhwRY4DMs3uyRTU6lDO3AcUKxH9buMkOfdastDl3p0T44fNDFPfkNlRd1QKaSOzZzxoq3Ju2x5S7LQuJXxI5rJQHiPv1EQofRmIhCO9RrTu1LlTGW9X-gasFYIRItIHWJs-3XOVfjPPm-fnG6XTG4qPo/s320/20240303_102933_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heartfelt Sampler - cut blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>There were still SIX sets of blocks that had to be sewn. Yikes!!! In total, 45 blocks remained to be sewn. Then everything has to be laid out on the design wall, and I still need to cut all the background squares. A lot of work to do between now and the weekend. </p><p>However, I managed to get one block set done. Technically, three blocks were already sewn, and the components of the remaining three blocks were done, so completing this set of six blocks was easy. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tAgCWXbnbQiAqAKFhs9232tLNNoZXqTh-6P5v-8sNUGKCbyzbWXubnXozQjc_hYybzrovsrPbO4QyzU-ewtXH-D6b6jLGmimsvmdqx5FCNy6KdqIDuqgKyswK7JAMkTlVR9c3gL46qbLUonl7tv5OgVcfRWhTfH4N7jhEkkp_bK0OSJzYmyBT9VjU_8/s1000/20240303_105855_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tAgCWXbnbQiAqAKFhs9232tLNNoZXqTh-6P5v-8sNUGKCbyzbWXubnXozQjc_hYybzrovsrPbO4QyzU-ewtXH-D6b6jLGmimsvmdqx5FCNy6KdqIDuqgKyswK7JAMkTlVR9c3gL46qbLUonl7tv5OgVcfRWhTfH4N7jhEkkp_bK0OSJzYmyBT9VjU_8/s320/20240303_105855_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of six block sets for the Heartfelt Sampler!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>And all the seams are nicely twirled on the back. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QJr3jZIDbNVqOXzNpnbXS-wwD3wYfvBamD3YYWRDQrODm5952926UedDglnyiswk-9O1p4rUj_ALlYPw2V2mvVall_Dd06HqCI2fZz86lBy9PA2dsWt7Br-slNlb25z1pv1JW9HkHs2evu1IEgu4HmhmvsulvWhqJ7SHPkppOaaGzW2fm6ah1ViHJyk/s1000/20240303_105907_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QJr3jZIDbNVqOXzNpnbXS-wwD3wYfvBamD3YYWRDQrODm5952926UedDglnyiswk-9O1p4rUj_ALlYPw2V2mvVall_Dd06HqCI2fZz86lBy9PA2dsWt7Br-slNlb25z1pv1JW9HkHs2evu1IEgu4HmhmvsulvWhqJ7SHPkppOaaGzW2fm6ah1ViHJyk/s320/20240303_105907_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twirled seams for the blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>There are only five block sets (39 blocks) to finish. </p><p>And I managed to get one more block set done. As mentioned, all the pieces were cut, and one block was stitched. Before I knew it, the remaining five blocks were together. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKlqzdxu5A4ql1fnoGm2QgPUputrrpYIk6ChS6Nf35Qol3mvGTNV79ExUxi9azd4N_JPee0bEO0m4Qd6Fy2wPiNGxPp4-CGNueDneJWucvI7bVwdVYVLSOLhMbdC6EZnQsbJ98-igRSdxB3YGJ-bp_eytz8_eqrDZm4Mxh7hht2eREMEW20FAyv0XtiA/s1000/20240303_131901_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKlqzdxu5A4ql1fnoGm2QgPUputrrpYIk6ChS6Nf35Qol3mvGTNV79ExUxi9azd4N_JPee0bEO0m4Qd6Fy2wPiNGxPp4-CGNueDneJWucvI7bVwdVYVLSOLhMbdC6EZnQsbJ98-igRSdxB3YGJ-bp_eytz8_eqrDZm4Mxh7hht2eREMEW20FAyv0XtiA/s320/20240303_131901_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more set of blocks completed!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>So, four block sets are left for a total of 33 blocks. I will attempt to work on this quilt today during Monday's sewing. Whether cutting the background, laying out the blocks, or trying to complete one or two more block sets, I MUST work on it. </p><p>Here are all the completed blocks so far!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcUGVDFOyeQPvJbqXmhY3oExaAOk3dNCo0x1nrxwN-C2W66N5tqBOsTJVcZmD8FUEZ1BITV3X_nU6RwJE8VW2coGIzmWm3eqZWES7g7cAW7AUdIMjMKiY52f_odJkfIVGYwlbh8xau1zXf5FKbjm3p_UwC30MEPhc7e7w4KW2wbYdOjiy_3E89VgFbEM/s1000/20240303_105921_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcUGVDFOyeQPvJbqXmhY3oExaAOk3dNCo0x1nrxwN-C2W66N5tqBOsTJVcZmD8FUEZ1BITV3X_nU6RwJE8VW2coGIzmWm3eqZWES7g7cAW7AUdIMjMKiY52f_odJkfIVGYwlbh8xau1zXf5FKbjm3p_UwC30MEPhc7e7w4KW2wbYdOjiy_3E89VgFbEM/s320/20240303_105921_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the stitched blocks!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>While I was doing that, I also worked on the customer quilt. There's nothing more exciting than seeing this. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohwG8bS8tM0FbcxyabOYIxCsYcAhzKi-xzxDhlxV0FRW8jIMKq8qpXiz7MhNkiCm3djYvNAdDzNETj_lq3UORdruqxC3uhIxwjLMNyFYq2ScJg1I2X-6K-U9BSGqaXMNqeGtqpWDHUkL7vOONJtUzhFPXba7TU6HI5tBHSDvMtq96DzmUwjQzX9lFF0o/s1000/20240303_131343_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohwG8bS8tM0FbcxyabOYIxCsYcAhzKi-xzxDhlxV0FRW8jIMKq8qpXiz7MhNkiCm3djYvNAdDzNETj_lq3UORdruqxC3uhIxwjLMNyFYq2ScJg1I2X-6K-U9BSGqaXMNqeGtqpWDHUkL7vOONJtUzhFPXba7TU6HI5tBHSDvMtq96DzmUwjQzX9lFF0o/s320/20240303_131343_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last row of the quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>It was a giant quilt, but it quilted up like a dream. So, I'll trim that during Monday's sewing and prepare it for pick-up. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHgXzoAZxFd1X9GfXL07YHRHYOv44hoOx9NB6E59YZKhZSEzeZdvvC1gdcfd18bj7JEOkRISDZnQcmSYSCd0x0z25Gf_xY-dZgEdaE9FbvonqqLnILyC6gt_ujRkiyzrFkLcl367cgXYN2Uuz1YVxAw4Txk1K3EiW9mQcZEW5ypjRBmVyDgRzy_-HDqg/s1000/20240303_131803_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHgXzoAZxFd1X9GfXL07YHRHYOv44hoOx9NB6E59YZKhZSEzeZdvvC1gdcfd18bj7JEOkRISDZnQcmSYSCd0x0z25Gf_xY-dZgEdaE9FbvonqqLnILyC6gt_ujRkiyzrFkLcl367cgXYN2Uuz1YVxAw4Txk1K3EiW9mQcZEW5ypjRBmVyDgRzy_-HDqg/s320/20240303_131803_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Customer quilt - DONE</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Do you use the Pony Express to send things? Our Monday sewing group uses it a lot! I have some things in the "staging" area at the front door that need to be picked up or moved along to someone else. Last week, someone dropped off a bag of stuff that needs to go to several people, so now it's my job to work a stage of the Pony Express. I need to look at what's there, as a few things have been there for a while, and see if I can move them along. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0660c9SyoRwGAFOZXkuNBUHuUffV7_2EiRIfM4bhf94XSx1yGY13Zg7wpDt1iiTNbLs5IrcD9cuqlJOmyrZwFMOYfFExb6Weg7ABEhgGygPlsFen76AecMh3tgT8ysFLx-v8X1U1dyKobvkfcTppIyozryxnvDqnOBzSmqS33mwOO8HLZOrN488ninA/s1000/20240303_073436_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0660c9SyoRwGAFOZXkuNBUHuUffV7_2EiRIfM4bhf94XSx1yGY13Zg7wpDt1iiTNbLs5IrcD9cuqlJOmyrZwFMOYfFExb6Weg7ABEhgGygPlsFen76AecMh3tgT8ysFLx-v8X1U1dyKobvkfcTppIyozryxnvDqnOBzSmqS33mwOO8HLZOrN488ninA/s320/20240303_073436_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bag of goods on the Pony Express</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Then I went to my meeting/dinner. Such fun to meet up with friends and reminiscence about cycling trips. While in that area, I had something to pick up, so I headed out to do that after dinner. And this is what followed me home. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNORBJJJCEXl8biScr6pFpPEkra7728jqScS8viaH5T9CY8xp-nMU4Ts35vm6vCul9iqks83FZGtePMHzYd64aXvZatvdgSQYDEvrXjqqAYl5eFJbFjp0iVwrR6Nl3rw_9RH6WMamKLjzR3eAxrUVlvlAd5oW9Plg05JU2iOzmK72PE53cg5GLO5U4oJM/s1000/20240303_204738_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNORBJJJCEXl8biScr6pFpPEkra7728jqScS8viaH5T9CY8xp-nMU4Ts35vm6vCul9iqks83FZGtePMHzYd64aXvZatvdgSQYDEvrXjqqAYl5eFJbFjp0iVwrR6Nl3rw_9RH6WMamKLjzR3eAxrUVlvlAd5oW9Plg05JU2iOzmK72PE53cg5GLO5U4oJM/s320/20240303_204738_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">COMPLETE Cricut setup</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>It's hard to see in the photo, but it's a complete Cricut setup. Yep -- I bought it through a contact of mine. The owner has passed away, and the husband had no idea what to do with it all. There are five mats, a Cricut Maker, two presses, vinyl, tools, and a LOT of stuff. I know - I already have a Brother Scan and Cut, but I'm finding with the class that I want to share the Cricut experience with the group, and now I can. I need to find a home in Studio B for this and all the tools. I think I know the perfect spot downstairs, so I hope that will happen over the next while. </div><div><br /></div><div>Or, as someone mentioned a while back, I could make Studio U, the digital cutter/scrapbooking/journal-making area. That's a possibility!!! There's lots of room up there. Hmmmm --- what to do - what to do? I'd do it in a heartbeat if I had better internet up there. Now, I must call my provider to see what I can do. It would be amazing to have two separate areas. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had to go to Barrie to pick that up, so it was late when I got home, and I went to bed. </div><div><br /></div><div>I would be remiss if I didn't post a couple of pictures of the girls and a boy. Murphy is a good girl and quite tolerant of Bear, but this pushes the limit. Murphy knows that Lexi's food dish is OUT OF LIMITS, and she will NOT touch it. But Bear thinks it's his dish for grazing when he's done with his own food. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZ1aJmzXLE82hhhvvq8qilz6g9nYtY8KT_fv2iWJcR3vRd8zIsaapJ5m8KfUuP0n2PcJat1x6NruxJj3UuaURO5129ULYr72J85bdMlnMcaSGHk29fvGFQhOt7gGC5ALSR2JIedvMTv-Re2gDOiBw4a3GvIEDLUE79X1n0Z5W1pgUZVtTKk_dWeERzPY/s1000/20240303_093257_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZ1aJmzXLE82hhhvvq8qilz6g9nYtY8KT_fv2iWJcR3vRd8zIsaapJ5m8KfUuP0n2PcJat1x6NruxJj3UuaURO5129ULYr72J85bdMlnMcaSGHk29fvGFQhOt7gGC5ALSR2JIedvMTv-Re2gDOiBw4a3GvIEDLUE79X1n0Z5W1pgUZVtTKk_dWeERzPY/s320/20240303_093257_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- this is UNFAIR!!!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Murphy is quite upset at the entire thing and wants to dig into Lexi's dish, but she knows she's not allowed, so this is unfair!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>But the two are inseparable! Well, they do the same things together. Look at this!!! And currently, they are sleeping in their dog's beds in tandem!!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcldQrn1k_-3Ip0s4eHhGESakd8hy2vvZpJ3Yre8g6smwRA72ZdmDe5go6xZN1lyusWsyTnm62wsWQk5aIXeCuekJn5vOTJM2aqggskoJ2Zjvh1dz3LbRAP8lUsQaBcRzgocYGr3xynQk63PjodmuUHT_ahoeG6mT79TLNeYcW3F6jrbco13XnE212os/s1000/20240303_132125_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcldQrn1k_-3Ip0s4eHhGESakd8hy2vvZpJ3Yre8g6smwRA72ZdmDe5go6xZN1lyusWsyTnm62wsWQk5aIXeCuekJn5vOTJM2aqggskoJ2Zjvh1dz3LbRAP8lUsQaBcRzgocYGr3xynQk63PjodmuUHT_ahoeG6mT79TLNeYcW3F6jrbco13XnE212os/s320/20240303_132125_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- he's sniffing my butt!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bear got a real bath yesterday as he was in desperate need, and I'm sure his mother would be quite distraught at his grey fluff! OK -- I have zero experience with washing a dog and tried. He looks better, but he's still not as clean as when M washes him!!!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3bUBe2x4LS6sk-EQ02sUk98dXEcWtN2PatRJYYgleH07zu36yprdaLp6w4TfEJXpzhNa-57NcS1E59yS9ZHpwTg-jDVrYZ9ZL6iige34H0JJC0lxDAbBaysVVcD6it3xmgxiB3cxFV0iLGJMST4hcP3Z90-2VYDhfhOzwN3_RHCH3mzfpoIqmOgDIVU/s1000/20240303_142719_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3bUBe2x4LS6sk-EQ02sUk98dXEcWtN2PatRJYYgleH07zu36yprdaLp6w4TfEJXpzhNa-57NcS1E59yS9ZHpwTg-jDVrYZ9ZL6iige34H0JJC0lxDAbBaysVVcD6it3xmgxiB3cxFV0iLGJMST4hcP3Z90-2VYDhfhOzwN3_RHCH3mzfpoIqmOgDIVU/s320/20240303_142719_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GRANDMA -- you're not doing it right!!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>And here's a quote for today. This is so true. I see many people almost paralyzed to make a decision and then second guess that decision over and over. The thing is, make the decision and go for it! If it was wrong, find the silver lining in that decision. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBJRo9If34572TS3WZe9VmsZSmARj3X6t1jCYdA7V51DzooCVcHOb_bE-2vLFSKIxY7_U2XnueycbK1oXajKS-sDz9PWejdrCxYrdCn5R76-KnIMgn0hJ9nSiDPgVV7G_9UPGUDMIniOm_2yuy14lOgvPjAshWt8GzhOOLg2OND9PbchgvBRJFplI5dc/s981/20240303_211509_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="981" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBJRo9If34572TS3WZe9VmsZSmARj3X6t1jCYdA7V51DzooCVcHOb_bE-2vLFSKIxY7_U2XnueycbK1oXajKS-sDz9PWejdrCxYrdCn5R76-KnIMgn0hJ9nSiDPgVV7G_9UPGUDMIniOm_2yuy14lOgvPjAshWt8GzhOOLg2OND9PbchgvBRJFplI5dc/w400-h149/20240303_211509_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>You can't live in the past, and you can't change a decision. Learn to live with those choices and move on! That's my philosophy about decisions, and while I have made the wrong choice sometimes, so what? I move on and try not to repeat it!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>On that note, I'm out of here. I'm off to spin class, and the week stretches before me! I need to get myself organized with my list, which I did NOT do last night. So much didn't get done this past week, and now, adding in all those Zooms - well, we just do what we can!!! I refuse to STRESS about it because that will just make it worse!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great day!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-45911152765160347432024-03-03T07:27:00.001-05:002024-03-03T07:27:04.488-05:00Storage Woes<p>My storage woes are far from being over. Every place I look - Google Drive, One Drive, my laptop -- everything is red-lining! The biggest issue is I need help understanding what is going on. I have files that are sitting on my phone that are also sitting on Google Drive. Some of them do not download when I download from my phone, but I see that I can do that manually on the computer. I best try downloading today and then manually moving what doesn't come automatically. </p><p>And despite deleting many emails, the storage space has not budged. Why is that? I see where some of it is an issue - when people send me pictures and do NOT resize them, those emails are enormous, but since I deleted all of last year (the homework ones), I should see a difference. Nope -- something is hiding somewhere!</p><p>What would be amazing is if I could figure out how to empty all those shared drives onto my backup drive so I could start fresh. I WILL figure it out, but I'll need some time. And time is NOT what I have this month. Tomorrow is the start of a HUGE marathon that will stop on April 1. Yeah me!</p><p>Something cute happened in the night. I woke up and had trouble going back to sleep, so I got out my phone to check a few things. I know -- I should not do that. Don't worry, I went back to sleep shortly afterwards. But while the phone was on, I could hear Miss Murphy enter the room. Oh shoot -- I should pretend to be asleep, so I turned the phone off. The next thing I knew, she had her paw on the bed. It was like she was saying, "Are you OK?" What a sweetie. I didn't acknowledge her, so she did the quietest little "Yip" as if to say, "I'm worried - are you OK?" I love it when they know that loud barking is not allowed, although that won't stop her if she spots a skunk by the front window at 3 AM. </p><p>So I acknowledged her little "yip" and said, "I'm OK. SHH - it's bedtime," and she lay beside the bed and went to sleep. So did I. What a sweetie! Love you, Murphy!!!</p><p>Our kitchen has a pantry that we don't use for food. It's mostly stuff for the girls and the boy. Food, toys, etc, and my camera stuff. We also have pantry moths in that space, and I wonder if they arrive there because of the dog food or if they come in the dog food. I didn't find any infestation in the food, so they must just materialize. </p><p>I had cleaned off the top shelf holding the camera equipment a couple of weeks ago, and I thought I'd look in another basket of camera stuff that was NOT on the top shelf and perhaps wipe down that shelf. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMaBHcdfdB9x6L71n9uiSP2anwZEEqUfpupJdOTCCAn62ccSI9hy_mbrZcgNFWL45net9_KIV3QkJ6YYpFOoWHIo3LMtgxljGmtPgF4OV0SyGan0PRgBdkoZzY1WfWoRR0LlPGps74AO6VKlCvMPBgZgHNojv_b7dGmDL_opPVk4DMvAzQq-sAuPSxjA/s1000/20240302_091850_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMaBHcdfdB9x6L71n9uiSP2anwZEEqUfpupJdOTCCAn62ccSI9hy_mbrZcgNFWL45net9_KIV3QkJ6YYpFOoWHIo3LMtgxljGmtPgF4OV0SyGan0PRgBdkoZzY1WfWoRR0LlPGps74AO6VKlCvMPBgZgHNojv_b7dGmDL_opPVk4DMvAzQq-sAuPSxjA/s320/20240302_091850_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another basket of camera stuff</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Oh boy -- there's a lot to be said about putting "like" things together. I found another digital camera and a case. The camera was placed in the electronic recycling -- OH -- I should also check for the battery charger and toss it in the box. I kept the case -- it has a belt loop and could be handy for hiking? I don't know, but I kept it. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalszi9TQT3wSS6S3mPUphKO8lsVkUFUdgMRBlFhbyP8m4KNbmBPYNVm4hVfAqAmiVXWurR0vzshyphenhyphenOpMHlfoAwiauT-FMBbT17iG7RrRnZTbtq-amQ0Aza8GyD7SGST1pIQlLIeHaTI7QxQ36qTdUQ4kltuyEconhyphenhyphenCbtIZ6tR_Qf83YqdXvedxI2XQII/s1000/20240302_092740_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalszi9TQT3wSS6S3mPUphKO8lsVkUFUdgMRBlFhbyP8m4KNbmBPYNVm4hVfAqAmiVXWurR0vzshyphenhyphenOpMHlfoAwiauT-FMBbT17iG7RrRnZTbtq-amQ0Aza8GyD7SGST1pIQlLIeHaTI7QxQ36qTdUQ4kltuyEconhyphenhyphenCbtIZ6tR_Qf83YqdXvedxI2XQII/s320/20240302_092740_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another digital camera and a case</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I found FOUR more unmarked open tapes, which I'll have to pay to have moved to a DVD. No sense leaving them for someone else to discover. I AM responsible for leaving this stuff in a mess. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_KhGUejGkCEVvFqREOxbQJwoQ6EHcBKuGe5GRnJ310oyB7DUJwtRHCG1sYWnaJdBr4hDPy4vQ6DT_ILfGxmIq3RfwooHf11oVhcQloeHypGxWBtpoPyVsxVvz4rZ8gLCN3jAHYzNU3Th96z8ezw4Ee0b3fLpLQRLgifLEqQU9TeTrovAJ9f03CEZdS8/s1000/20240302_092853_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_KhGUejGkCEVvFqREOxbQJwoQ6EHcBKuGe5GRnJ310oyB7DUJwtRHCG1sYWnaJdBr4hDPy4vQ6DT_ILfGxmIq3RfwooHf11oVhcQloeHypGxWBtpoPyVsxVvz4rZ8gLCN3jAHYzNU3Th96z8ezw4Ee0b3fLpLQRLgifLEqQU9TeTrovAJ9f03CEZdS8/s320/20240302_092853_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four more open tapes</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I found 2 more brand-new tapes, and they went in the giveaway box. The next thing I knew, the entire shelf was empty. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8CGN8VdgKHAIG02TV_uu9T4SWnotUhqlh6SeV6GI5cmxhKK7ZHmwAlobzWP5BumVKRWni6EDiGvwgZ1opsBfYfe0e1TTZ4oylZgZOQItgcv74tQOVUyR1Ow2rlA7UNt3CJRxrL4Xz4N1frrp8wxY4ya-3BZ3pQ_8pQCIlcppItupTAteO54GsuDA2hY/s1000/20240302_131657_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8CGN8VdgKHAIG02TV_uu9T4SWnotUhqlh6SeV6GI5cmxhKK7ZHmwAlobzWP5BumVKRWni6EDiGvwgZ1opsBfYfe0e1TTZ4oylZgZOQItgcv74tQOVUyR1Ow2rlA7UNt3CJRxrL4Xz4N1frrp8wxY4ya-3BZ3pQ_8pQCIlcppItupTAteO54GsuDA2hY/s320/20240302_131657_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning the pantry</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Then I spotted a little nest of the pests, and well, everything came out of the pantry. DH was away in the afternoon, and I only seem to get this cleaning bug when he's not around!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL9dtnYECI-o5rHFlenDNuzZob-wCT6zrUrxR-eIHpjt4Tm0m3pqcNJSt-Z5WY3xeYqcf32SQTZJeOgPbmrnkwQLHjZxovSJ3n2JpqtPdminNUnO8OIihGIzXEBlrY4o_N6amqoQwKt8XCQYP7zgAv9GnxSXzdNEgNGgkyb7OdGYy2tPqs2q2aMUBY6E/s1000/20240302_133509_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL9dtnYECI-o5rHFlenDNuzZob-wCT6zrUrxR-eIHpjt4Tm0m3pqcNJSt-Z5WY3xeYqcf32SQTZJeOgPbmrnkwQLHjZxovSJ3n2JpqtPdminNUnO8OIihGIzXEBlrY4o_N6amqoQwKt8XCQYP7zgAv9GnxSXzdNEgNGgkyb7OdGYy2tPqs2q2aMUBY6E/s320/20240302_133509_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pantry is empty!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>There was stuff strewn around the entire kitchen.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW9cJRZ12_0maU0qVHjqEmyT9m0m7Hbxyo3PJIDgx7Gy7nKRKP003EZV9NiRSyULfXvg4ZvWSJ58cdy_8WKsN7bsGnRMNVo2AsLXb14AgDEOwcUNLiykFZhHynhMzOOi7UWKpVNnJnYJpRdVAHpvNZ1FsvbAcWJCZXUU8igiusGUbGJQ5NYVEsL4InKI/s1000/20240302_140837_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW9cJRZ12_0maU0qVHjqEmyT9m0m7Hbxyo3PJIDgx7Gy7nKRKP003EZV9NiRSyULfXvg4ZvWSJ58cdy_8WKsN7bsGnRMNVo2AsLXb14AgDEOwcUNLiykFZhHynhMzOOi7UWKpVNnJnYJpRdVAHpvNZ1FsvbAcWJCZXUU8igiusGUbGJQ5NYVEsL4InKI/s320/20240302_140837_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tubs that were emptied and washed</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_He-01GQ9r88IMG7_iTtDOt6DllgntMAVxUj08rCf9Ta0uwnaFPbWlb2NHXwyISPHrNDxaub35lc8ZypUHnrvJ3TnObXYqIOXDgm1CZJg4wvFJJcX_6NPZ_lVcgIrsZoPnv4MlcSKOkRGryJcZNyZeRAcMHHTLbtLTeRWBZoLdNTlDDmwC7Prs67Ejw/s1000/20240302_140841_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_He-01GQ9r88IMG7_iTtDOt6DllgntMAVxUj08rCf9Ta0uwnaFPbWlb2NHXwyISPHrNDxaub35lc8ZypUHnrvJ3TnObXYqIOXDgm1CZJg4wvFJJcX_6NPZ_lVcgIrsZoPnv4MlcSKOkRGryJcZNyZeRAcMHHTLbtLTeRWBZoLdNTlDDmwC7Prs67Ejw/s320/20240302_140841_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dog toys and treats in their baskets</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99tA3uDbeTS0q7pM1sf1YYwavG-PcvNhC_vS5htRZAk_sCq16sU8XIIUNigh9-_ahW_cVcwJeuma10RPcAXR9paZCpMjjeAnKldGfVVnArfZTLpYZrgBZV6RlGS86KDhKlUoJCsZzGxIqtEcI9nJADIU9Ihyphenhyphen_zUozbi1HSwVKPCYR-LobUN2rAaLMd4Q/s1000/20240302_140846_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99tA3uDbeTS0q7pM1sf1YYwavG-PcvNhC_vS5htRZAk_sCq16sU8XIIUNigh9-_ahW_cVcwJeuma10RPcAXR9paZCpMjjeAnKldGfVVnArfZTLpYZrgBZV6RlGS86KDhKlUoJCsZzGxIqtEcI9nJADIU9Ihyphenhyphen_zUozbi1HSwVKPCYR-LobUN2rAaLMd4Q/s320/20240302_140846_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kitchen island was covered with stuff from the pantry</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Little Bear just sat in this spot the entire time. Well, it was his dog bed, and he was happy to be part of the action, but he didn't have to lift a paw!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzWEdM-dUkrlbcLQRzfQcPBasxkPcqro7ZjsV3OVAcOY1q5fua_2hkkQp7uOEvNxgb9uyWEKu97Ii7yf_2sv2O9whlZtilbeZpec8MPIafGr_KORB9tqGVU30wqhVNE3me10Pi8b1qpN65_Jn04MGcMfOh1XGqDWOiYFA-e7na1rrsZVwzCwyUwzfo-Q/s1000/20240302_140855_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzWEdM-dUkrlbcLQRzfQcPBasxkPcqro7ZjsV3OVAcOY1q5fua_2hkkQp7uOEvNxgb9uyWEKu97Ii7yf_2sv2O9whlZtilbeZpec8MPIafGr_KORB9tqGVU30wqhVNE3me10Pi8b1qpN65_Jn04MGcMfOh1XGqDWOiYFA-e7na1rrsZVwzCwyUwzfo-Q/s320/20240302_140855_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bags of dog food and Little Bear </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHPUPouPtiMnnzN1MUIzeCehdJ8AdP1zXlKAU7mM7Kc-6U46g3GnlqkhK6_tZk3AuE4NjC6MUxOK2XbAFYK1kPxG-g_PDXI5cs6akCpy5Ff7LrjfBpezPFi7iM5lIi74QXNiNfJRta8kOTpUxzbZ2BN8UUYwXNDRqas3fzOMY-orsXTfNkYMVaZWUnDA/s1000/20240302_140858_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHPUPouPtiMnnzN1MUIzeCehdJ8AdP1zXlKAU7mM7Kc-6U46g3GnlqkhK6_tZk3AuE4NjC6MUxOK2XbAFYK1kPxG-g_PDXI5cs6akCpy5Ff7LrjfBpezPFi7iM5lIi74QXNiNfJRta8kOTpUxzbZ2BN8UUYwXNDRqas3fzOMY-orsXTfNkYMVaZWUnDA/s320/20240302_140858_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pantry - empty and washed down</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I knew toys and treats were in there for the girls and the boy, but I didn't realize how much. So it's all sorted into "like" things -- toys, treats, and grooming supplies. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUN6AtPHX0Pb7PBgt-k0rsyOZVPPegKSkRLHPOjxeLhHLxCMY8pWNebmokHqhww9EogXbU4EeargfCwPfnqp2dZpOgd8IgzS2F-TAMykHV-wHCvA-KIT_f5l1lM-XnBxFOwpZ_l-QXmHCZbKoqcHAGDa6FUy9qZkw8mMrK_5R1yYsYVq2n0WGuq0xU8w/s1000/20240302_152025_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUN6AtPHX0Pb7PBgt-k0rsyOZVPPegKSkRLHPOjxeLhHLxCMY8pWNebmokHqhww9EogXbU4EeargfCwPfnqp2dZpOgd8IgzS2F-TAMykHV-wHCvA-KIT_f5l1lM-XnBxFOwpZ_l-QXmHCZbKoqcHAGDa6FUy9qZkw8mMrK_5R1yYsYVq2n0WGuq0xU8w/s320/20240302_152025_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dog stuff</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Look what I found! Why the heck would I buy TWO of these when she had not even touched the first one. Since the first one is almost toast, I have a backup. She's going to be so happy!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqJAqI8jghxun0sZ-itN9KAqD13f4L-f5Du9TY9DfIbEm-qXejsxUo4AuxEeO78zBUbG00VP-QhSUUSm3eTH_zbhLh3rn45Fr5ufSIuUwcM85VD6qdxWSARnJBblUsnd9O-c50cnxJEVL6YCLvuAnaGUaoWLtNehGstloDtW8w1O5sVhr9ir0X2891WE/s1000/20240302_152030_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqJAqI8jghxun0sZ-itN9KAqD13f4L-f5Du9TY9DfIbEm-qXejsxUo4AuxEeO78zBUbG00VP-QhSUUSm3eTH_zbhLh3rn45Fr5ufSIuUwcM85VD6qdxWSARnJBblUsnd9O-c50cnxJEVL6YCLvuAnaGUaoWLtNehGstloDtW8w1O5sVhr9ir0X2891WE/s320/20240302_152030_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A backup toy for Murphy!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I found not one but TWO lunch bags with bicycles on them. This one is in the giveaway pile. I hate to give it away, but I have one, and while I used it all the time when we did in-person sewing, I don't use it any longer, and I think this one is brand-new. So I'll keep one, just in case! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-N7GaRCIdNufkvF-nQUJbH4TYzT_HiDoqSnz-ah56BGiNLF5jgiGeYQAWWJpowB_T3ZDiE_HWhfG0eJfPAL1K902zGrk3_m5Ldytemg9Rle-OyNd9De1kg7_6zB4R_30xyZe22ceNSsOXSlifYIpHVrKaN8IZPd1VljuhX2qd-LbKzy0HFPl20h510w4/s1000/20240302_152731_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-N7GaRCIdNufkvF-nQUJbH4TYzT_HiDoqSnz-ah56BGiNLF5jgiGeYQAWWJpowB_T3ZDiE_HWhfG0eJfPAL1K902zGrk3_m5Ldytemg9Rle-OyNd9De1kg7_6zB4R_30xyZe22ceNSsOXSlifYIpHVrKaN8IZPd1VljuhX2qd-LbKzy0HFPl20h510w4/s320/20240302_152731_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brand new lunch bag to giveaway</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I found more film! But that's OK -- I still have a film camera from my grandfather. I should load the film into it and just go have fun! Thinking about the picture before you take it might be a good thing. We're so used to snapping thousands of photos (and filling up our storage space) that it might be a good exercise. I think I now have TEN rolls of film - black and white as well as color. <div><br /></div><div>I found a container with empty film canisters. Does anyone want them? I was keeping them to use as containers to put my broken and dead needles in, but how quickly do they fill? Not quickly at all. So these are going to go! I put starch in another one for applique, and it's pretty handy as they don't leak. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva8HEGSDQwIj56NpV_VGGS9EYcndI2bS3AvwImvZstwKQhYpgP8Bw7YfYjtPfUv1eK2WTRkOuZgZS3KPA7K2vDLrGs04bKlfOGTjOG6_HcnJd2wUjXoYip1pp4QK7FneMk6R5v4paRLHQ1g73JEaqfyUPPkcZEyalw1jZAWzx1ltMhp-ALzGBJkq_sGc/s1000/20240302_152844_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva8HEGSDQwIj56NpV_VGGS9EYcndI2bS3AvwImvZstwKQhYpgP8Bw7YfYjtPfUv1eK2WTRkOuZgZS3KPA7K2vDLrGs04bKlfOGTjOG6_HcnJd2wUjXoYip1pp4QK7FneMk6R5v4paRLHQ1g73JEaqfyUPPkcZEyalw1jZAWzx1ltMhp-ALzGBJkq_sGc/s320/20240302_152844_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Empty film canisters</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Well, one thing led to another, and when I got the pantry back in order, except for a few things I still need to deal with, I spotted the bucket by the backdoor with dog stuff. Well, I could clean that up as well. So I did and was shocked when I realized that someone had used it as a fire hydrant! The bottom was rather rank, so I washed it all down, took the stuff inside, and stored it in the pantry. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLx5Ssj8FvZh5GFtFyWjTbHo61OGsaDX9-bcQ0g0fH98Yxmj6BMcab1lBu3exS1IyMc1dSsVgM6X_eKUKbeAXDV18jRyeSrB7ug39IgZwJR2SiHKaLT7gZIcHos_uNp3FhwqA6c5TrPgv8PVBEDbWqKTbZqAUGaPnOK0D8qy3WqfOGJebvV-hJ6I5_dQs/s1000/20240302_154109_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLx5Ssj8FvZh5GFtFyWjTbHo61OGsaDX9-bcQ0g0fH98Yxmj6BMcab1lBu3exS1IyMc1dSsVgM6X_eKUKbeAXDV18jRyeSrB7ug39IgZwJR2SiHKaLT7gZIcHos_uNp3FhwqA6c5TrPgv8PVBEDbWqKTbZqAUGaPnOK0D8qy3WqfOGJebvV-hJ6I5_dQs/s320/20240302_154109_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More dog stuff in a bucket by the backdoor</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I found harnesses that technically need to be tossed, so I'll remove the hardware and then toss the pieces. I wonder if anyone could use the webbing -- it's good in most places. But Murphy has gone through so many harnesses; it's crazy! She seems to have settled down now, so that's good. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I took the bucket and put it on the old treadle at the front door. All the leashes and harnesses went in it. I'm not sure I will like the jumble, but let's see how it goes. It certainly looks neater. I may move it to the foot pedal, but let's see how this goes. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT1wOE28_JOaxzY1ldCpOACzgivb7qMaRvRKfqGCPgzvjcwKpNaUOlKaASrgnUoUyB-5rhovPCNq8PxZm32MvhyphenhyphendxlicckEPdmtuBvjKGi4kr37NQfFGesuJ6EdgCTpviaRbmVRbmbCxBuePYdceajM-tpWpPLdTLwV4diGV9walf__me8v5U61MgMjY/s1000/20240302_194436_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT1wOE28_JOaxzY1ldCpOACzgivb7qMaRvRKfqGCPgzvjcwKpNaUOlKaASrgnUoUyB-5rhovPCNq8PxZm32MvhyphenhyphendxlicckEPdmtuBvjKGi4kr37NQfFGesuJ6EdgCTpviaRbmVRbmbCxBuePYdceajM-tpWpPLdTLwV4diGV9walf__me8v5U61MgMjY/s320/20240302_194436_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A container for the leashes and harnesses</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had to stop at the pet store as one of my errands, and I spotted a long rawhide that I knew Murphy would love. So, on an impulse, I got it for her. She didn't know what to do with it when I gave it to her. There is ZERO reason to fear that Lexi or Bear would steal it, as they have no interest in that. </div><div><br /></div><div>At one point, I spotted her at the backdoor like this, so I knew she was trying to bury it. Let's face it -- it was two feet long. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGefnBvn2zJd7qj3bBOSIYTR727iiC6debic2GYq2ALgxcfwlw0DjuKp7HnKjcSHIqKiFgDNJMWjBlfOyyQ_QENPyueQHMITlYXvEaVK5mKYhVOgdliLsL-EpvsFHqJ9xH5JQeh5RliNTOOo2aRclU_GZ3qzDcW6LYpZbUwYrnmPLoUNcG-QiqyJTk3So/s1000/20240302_152301_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGefnBvn2zJd7qj3bBOSIYTR727iiC6debic2GYq2ALgxcfwlw0DjuKp7HnKjcSHIqKiFgDNJMWjBlfOyyQ_QENPyueQHMITlYXvEaVK5mKYhVOgdliLsL-EpvsFHqJ9xH5JQeh5RliNTOOo2aRclU_GZ3qzDcW6LYpZbUwYrnmPLoUNcG-QiqyJTk3So/s320/20240302_152301_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- I had fun with the rawhide bone</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Later in the day, I looked out the window and had to chuckle. She was trying to bury it. Well, she placed it against some rocks and was scooping dirt onto it. And this is what she looked like. Have you ever seen such a happy face? Oh, Murphy -- it's a good thing we love you!!!!</div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iB4Y7HRZ-IGZWIY5F9Z4cQi1RwqvOj-K4enLNxQDi4Dmzpu480yAf1W2tUYb5ImazUc4u3slTTsfpJe015ApNV5yWoCSo__sxn5I_k0pKDpFm486FjvOTClRsQFIK1-H0ob-fg_kqsesFTSp3YiuMTWRlCafPowET389dYWpQ7E9m09EHLqzSNLPH8E/s1000/20240302_174346_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iB4Y7HRZ-IGZWIY5F9Z4cQi1RwqvOj-K4enLNxQDi4Dmzpu480yAf1W2tUYb5ImazUc4u3slTTsfpJe015ApNV5yWoCSo__sxn5I_k0pKDpFm486FjvOTClRsQFIK1-H0ob-fg_kqsesFTSp3YiuMTWRlCafPowET389dYWpQ7E9m09EHLqzSNLPH8E/s320/20240302_174346_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- I HAD FUN!!!!!!! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Later, she had dug it up and brought it into the house. It was cleaned off by now. She chewed it in half, and I grabbed one half and put it away. I'm not sure what happened to the other half, but I heard her happily chewing on it as I went to bed. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Look at this little guy. He got a leaf stuck to his butt, and it wouldn't come off. The leaf was fluttering behind him as he ran down the sidewalk. I took it off, but it was so cute. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYzHrsv1NOFLhyphenhyphenw7KLLqIi6hi18Tqj1EB75yw8tJZGbs4HpucJYcZstVHFFjhD5pamLDbIj8uAdokd7u_a_nIQLz25BLnCT-Lx-z0quIEKtxWr7ZaXDhnLHjv5ugEZDEjFE9A_nPxOPiv7s1YJa7MifJqAb74457E3Wrqajrp3qqJQWiKHbR_rxQEQp0/s1000/20240302_075533_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYzHrsv1NOFLhyphenhyphenw7KLLqIi6hi18Tqj1EB75yw8tJZGbs4HpucJYcZstVHFFjhD5pamLDbIj8uAdokd7u_a_nIQLz25BLnCT-Lx-z0quIEKtxWr7ZaXDhnLHjv5ugEZDEjFE9A_nPxOPiv7s1YJa7MifJqAb74457E3Wrqajrp3qqJQWiKHbR_rxQEQp0/s320/20240302_075533_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GRANDMA - I got a leaf on my butt!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>OK -- I don't think you can read this, and I should have cut and pasted it, but I got this email - can you see the name FEISHANG. OK --- seriously? That's such an obvious fake - I had to laugh. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJFUzfYzUeCcvAwI_W6d20CDwm0GOK8qPKEJylc-WrHqoG92jDFcyxtI6AxY4oTbSkdekyIK-A2kxuD94EbV_vZfvGGc6R3QQmm6uYPhU_vKgekRYezOofXPhnLneeSfoNKXME6tw6LF8KMm0FBI40BQC_MoV708ZP2Em-FOFge991syW2q12NQ5E9ew/s1000/20240303_060401_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJFUzfYzUeCcvAwI_W6d20CDwm0GOK8qPKEJylc-WrHqoG92jDFcyxtI6AxY4oTbSkdekyIK-A2kxuD94EbV_vZfvGGc6R3QQmm6uYPhU_vKgekRYezOofXPhnLneeSfoNKXME6tw6LF8KMm0FBI40BQC_MoV708ZP2Em-FOFge991syW2q12NQ5E9ew/s320/20240303_060401_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An obvious SCAM email</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>But what was disturbing was that they mentioned Comfy Cases in the email and said they had great bags, just like the ones at Comfy Cases, but theirs were better. Comfy Cases is a charity that makes pillowcases for kids. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe3PJ0Q_BxrpDexo_sqS97WB_yjDzph8cuz2Kg1-uVpqXNeC_r6Vyxt48O_HoPyAUpg0e6S0zkBC_UBJ8Pd1_YWpj1XC2rZNnvo8cw_YOVRYSPyDPNBUfDFc04Jsb1X93L_Wll2Qfv4Zry1uA4GLeErNAuE_eKJxeVII5Dd6WxzESPXPMByKZTG6ViIQ/s1000/20240303_060409_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe3PJ0Q_BxrpDexo_sqS97WB_yjDzph8cuz2Kg1-uVpqXNeC_r6Vyxt48O_HoPyAUpg0e6S0zkBC_UBJ8Pd1_YWpj1XC2rZNnvo8cw_YOVRYSPyDPNBUfDFc04Jsb1X93L_Wll2Qfv4Zry1uA4GLeErNAuE_eKJxeVII5Dd6WxzESPXPMByKZTG6ViIQ/s320/20240303_060409_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Anyway, that went in the trash bucket, or maybe it was in the trash, and that's where I discovered it this morning. </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, I have a dilemma today. Should I quilt a customer quilt (needs to be done), or should I do paperwork (also needs to be done). And what about my sewing and the prep work for this week. Which one is a priority? Determining the highest priority is hard, but I think the customer will win today. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have dinner out, and I have to pick something up later today, so that will kill the latter half of the day. Not that I have time for either, but at least both are in the same direction! Always double up on those errands; it saves time and gas!!</div><div><br /></div><div>DH and I are on a roll with the EXIT Game Advent Calendar. Two more puzzles last night. Both of them took some figuring, but between the two of us, we did it. So we are now on Day 20 of 24, and we've only looked at two clues -- the first one, which I had to last year, and one more. We don't always get it right on the first try, but we're getting much cleverer. I hope we can finish the last five days this month. We both have crazy schedules, and I don't know how much dinner together time we'll have. Let's see, but the goal is to finish the calendar by April 1. Good luck to us!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>On that note, I'm out of here! Loads to do! So, what are you going to clean today? Or sew? There is ZERO time to dawdle on time wasters!! At least at my house!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-87848740945710332812024-03-02T07:18:00.003-05:002024-03-02T07:18:14.904-05:00Happy Birthday (one day late)<p>Today, there are two presentations, and both are as ready as they will be! There is so much to share with the groups, and I can only hope the message gets across. I get some questions and know that some are getting it, and well, I need to review for a few! The biggest issue with EVERYONE in any class is STABILIZER!!!! It's not that hard!!!! </p><p>But all is good. Then I have nothing on the agenda until Monday morning, but I have eleven Zooms next week, one in-person event, Monday sewing, and a meeting. And that's the schedule more or less for THREE weeks. Yikes --- it's going to be insane. While I'm "up-to-date" with the homework, I may have pieced one of the blocks for the month, but I have to sew the remainder of the blocks. They are cut and sitting in piles by the sewing machine! </p><p>There just isn't enough time to sew in a day!! Yes -- I could sew all day, but I like to break the day up and walk a bit, read a bit, and be entertained by the girls. An errand or two to do, so if I'm a bit behind, so be it! And I have THREE new sewing machines that need to be unboxed, and I need to do that today!</p><p>Let's not even mention paperwork. Every day, it seems to pile higher on my desk, and I'm trying to get to it. </p><p>But I would be remiss if I didn't mention M. It was her 28th birthday yesterday!! Happy birthday!!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrs-OJYy36nAfDdO_gmzOMlfF1gQyHaswA6NRj4dvTgKX_RQPE9eza7ymyjQz04-AbO36Rt4EeKDbbMvQr4Vi_YapaDtLYYPGPjF6w7tELIZqu7KJ47QUpZhGe6ErXkaXNokpRD4J_U1byf6CFuA4d0a40yCpS4tKY2hGUpr06344VDrpLwEHidnVJ2jY/s1000/20240301_201950_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrs-OJYy36nAfDdO_gmzOMlfF1gQyHaswA6NRj4dvTgKX_RQPE9eza7ymyjQz04-AbO36Rt4EeKDbbMvQr4Vi_YapaDtLYYPGPjF6w7tELIZqu7KJ47QUpZhGe6ErXkaXNokpRD4J_U1byf6CFuA4d0a40yCpS4tKY2hGUpr06344VDrpLwEHidnVJ2jY/s320/20240301_201950_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photos of M</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>When I was cleaning up my iPad, I came across this collage. That is the ferry to Salt Spring Island (BC), and we've been on the ferry many times. The ones of her on the right-hand side were taken on a trip she took as an adult. The ones on the left were taken by us on a vacation! Who knew that she would end up living out there. </p><p>Since she's currently on the other side of the world, right now, I technically wished her Happy Birthday two days ago!! So happy birthday M and I know you had a great day!!! Love you to the moon and back!! Little Bear says Happy BARKday!! </p><p>I also forgot to mention that I found the sample I was looking for, and I found it BEFORE I left for my class. You know how in your head when you're looking for something, you say, I looked EVERYWHERE, and yet you can't find it. While walking Miss Lexi, I remembered another spot where I store samples and had not looked there. Sure enough -- there it was!!! I guess I should get better organized with my samples!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT59nmx3FWhmHd3iqifzlYTmS-UCnrH2a5iBZh5oOt8nHnhWk2dwwEePEjlAS7nk2lPkcjpwKSOaynnN2Y9zBxMz5u1PgokQMGhi4N_Om14U9JfAmbcRLbjNQNMJ0ejCzzidDzopLSEWdfc5l8VtIESbbqTll6p40RAWRzU81izSIUf5ff6z2az9VoFSQ/s1000/20240301_111257_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT59nmx3FWhmHd3iqifzlYTmS-UCnrH2a5iBZh5oOt8nHnhWk2dwwEePEjlAS7nk2lPkcjpwKSOaynnN2Y9zBxMz5u1PgokQMGhi4N_Om14U9JfAmbcRLbjNQNMJ0ejCzzidDzopLSEWdfc5l8VtIESbbqTll6p40RAWRzU81izSIUf5ff6z2az9VoFSQ/s320/20240301_111257_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My missing sample</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>While I sewed for a good part of the day, it's not something I can share with you - YET! I was working on the homework for today, and it's ready to go. </p><p>After dinner out, we came home to work on the EXIT Game. Oh - we were on a roll!! But again, we had to be a team to make it work. I may have come up with the ideas, but DH shouted out the first part of the process. Then I swooped in and came up with the answer!!</p><p>Since we were pretty cocky that we solved that one in less than a minute (a record for us), we decided to do one more. Hmm --- this one took a bit more thought, but we had it done in about 5 minutes between us. It was teamwork all the way, and it sure helped to verbalize what the clue was all about. Then POOF! The idea came to my head, and DH did the translation, and we were good! We have seven puzzles left in the advent box. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRckBe5o7p5okUGWk_tF-O_JsA8T5Vz-xJDlBrWCelILXthnSZYEsKfP1JQx7GB3Kbd0dXTUEKMySwZKHTQyGtOSfWMcMiixjw6TkXZXxTK656TV4ih-DlWAT1jv_6ouGJpfVTla56f-9HH_Rb8jvXqIGYuR_YXZjDD4cPQmTLc5eMcoj4x3VCCVWLf4/s1000/20240301_194538_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRckBe5o7p5okUGWk_tF-O_JsA8T5Vz-xJDlBrWCelILXthnSZYEsKfP1JQx7GB3Kbd0dXTUEKMySwZKHTQyGtOSfWMcMiixjw6TkXZXxTK656TV4ih-DlWAT1jv_6ouGJpfVTla56f-9HH_Rb8jvXqIGYuR_YXZjDD4cPQmTLc5eMcoj4x3VCCVWLf4/s320/20240301_194538_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The room for the EXIT Game puzzle</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>The puzzles are so clever - I cannot imagine how their brains work to develop these things. </p><p>Speaking of Advent Calendars, I see that <a href="https://www.stitchbystitchkingston.com/" target="_blank">Stitch by Stitch</a> has a pre-sale on their Advent Calendar, so if you want to get in on it, you might want to sign up NOW!!! I don't see it on their website. The information came in an email, but I'm sure they could help you if you called. </p><p>Little Bear is so cute. He's an adventuresome little guy and never wants to cut his walk short. The others don't even know when I have to shorten their walk. Murphy is on high speed and doesn't notice. Lexi is in low gear and doesn't notice. But try to trick Bear? It won't happen, and for a little guy, he's pretty strong and stubborn!!</p><p>He loves off-roading in the forest, but yesterday he came home with burrs on his legs. This isn't the first time that's happened, and his hair is so fine it was entertaining to take it off. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJCsyb6xhTsmLPnqAe-q7nOSzBC0jZNTN7zOnJRtaZTocfKochCRps7I4_vW0AIyhA-PFI67HodZp5O9z-NMqz8eW3nsb0VS7ZceEo8cB6n2-_KzDWTM0gxDeoxvAHriRHWJ-DX3FJUcv7MDwar4renZqIWKbUfHkRnBrLhEkmezr6EpKkxRnWIM8hgY/s1000/20240301_075103_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJCsyb6xhTsmLPnqAe-q7nOSzBC0jZNTN7zOnJRtaZTocfKochCRps7I4_vW0AIyhA-PFI67HodZp5O9z-NMqz8eW3nsb0VS7ZceEo8cB6n2-_KzDWTM0gxDeoxvAHriRHWJ-DX3FJUcv7MDwar4renZqIWKbUfHkRnBrLhEkmezr6EpKkxRnWIM8hgY/s320/20240301_075103_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HELP! I've got burrs</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I got home from running my errands on my walk (three on one walk!), and then we went outside for a while. The little guy hasn't figured out that if he waits at the door, I'm outside, and he can't go in when I'm out! </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQQvuyLxWbG2eD571PJjn99RuJoK6WArjVXRd9ff1PtrC6LO4YxVQ0o-odxcTJ7KN1N07sICV3ask4RyxTYVh7Mdv2Xt92KkePntW0kIb0v6QuHPlhr3slykCJQQKY32M2O8A68MisZR1Z4vJ2lpPTxde4QQflLpxRyyXcFr3Sam8VRC2zD3hvpUj7Gg/s1000/20240301_142518_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQQvuyLxWbG2eD571PJjn99RuJoK6WArjVXRd9ff1PtrC6LO4YxVQ0o-odxcTJ7KN1N07sICV3ask4RyxTYVh7Mdv2Xt92KkePntW0kIb0v6QuHPlhr3slykCJQQKY32M2O8A68MisZR1Z4vJ2lpPTxde4QQflLpxRyyXcFr3Sam8VRC2zD3hvpUj7Gg/s320/20240301_142518_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting to go in</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What a little fluff bucket, and I guess he knows better because DH was in the house, but we didn't stay out long as I had work to do. </div><div><br /></div><div>And there's Miss Lexi in HER bed. Which is actually Murphy's bed, but they share that one. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpJIQoEqdIazp7-uyzAVdcig95wLc8nj7jndfYvl8yOU4seNzhFyQDvbmEuklxSkbI2d7_R7d42IV-QUDI2EiI3jihMqT_n9h8dGGJeICsnPgwPSqWE-IbE6u8o4uR74zK8iWqiJcyaVHKiUA3FI18LqQNfE1OtpQoDwO7yaa0aLFZU_p-twI2oOGdIU/s1000/20240301_105118_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpJIQoEqdIazp7-uyzAVdcig95wLc8nj7jndfYvl8yOU4seNzhFyQDvbmEuklxSkbI2d7_R7d42IV-QUDI2EiI3jihMqT_n9h8dGGJeICsnPgwPSqWE-IbE6u8o4uR74zK8iWqiJcyaVHKiUA3FI18LqQNfE1OtpQoDwO7yaa0aLFZU_p-twI2oOGdIU/s320/20240301_105118_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- I CAN see you!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>I managed to transfer more books to the file folder, and now I guess I'd better buy some storage on iCloud since I have only the basic, which isn't much. Technically, the only things on the iPad are these manuals and a few pictures, which need to be transferred off. But I've spent a lot of time downloading and filing those manuals; if I had to do it again, it would take a lot of time. Thankfully, storage is cheap!<div><br /></div><div>I've less than 20 "books" to switch into the filing system (from iBooks), so I'm making good progress. I will also delete all the apps I don't use, which is MOST of them. There are ZERO games on the iPad, and none will ever be installed. I know myself, and games are just a time waster for me. I had other things that waste my time, and I'm not going down that route. </div><div><br /></div><div>Even though I've charged my iPencil, I can't seem to get it to pair (no reaction), so I have to investigate that further. And someone mentioned a FREE drawing program, so I may check that out. I just want to play a bit. I guess that is my kind of time waster! </div><div><br /></div><div>I am such a liar -- I have a dinner thing tomorrow, and I have to pick something up! There goes the afternoon and evening! Oh well, that's OK. </div><div><br /></div><div>It seems like I didn't cross much off my weekly "to-do" list, but the week isn't over yet. So, if I'm smart, I'll take care of some of those things, so they do NOT get transferred to next week because there will be NO time next week. It's all about managing the time and resources and setting priorities!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Is anyone interested in attending a retreat (Shelbourne) for a few days between March 25 and 31?) It's a quilting retreat; you could come for two or three nights. Send me an email if you're interested. elainetheriault@gmail.com</div><div><br /></div><div>On that note, I'm out of here to take the girls on their "short" walk. The short walk is almost as long as the long walk, but not quite. I don't want to risk being late when I have Zooms that start early. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-39257107507456733262024-03-01T07:30:00.004-05:002024-03-01T07:30:40.263-05:00I'm a technology success story!!! <p>What a wild day!!!! The temperature had dropped, but it was totally bearable with the sun! Those who were able to come to the full-day INPERSON session for the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC 3 went home with their heads spinning from the amount of information I spewed at them! The intent was to give them a broad overview of the capabilities, but we need MORE than one day!! </p><p>I was fired up and had fun!!! Thanks to Brampton Sew n Serge for hosting the event. I wonder if there are enough people with EPIC 3 around to host a Zoom club? I do NOT want to take away from a shop hosting events. </p><p>The girls and the boy were home alone all day, but they managed just fine. I think it is the "parents" who worry about them, and that's only because there is usually one of us in the house at all times! </p><p>They were pretty hopeful that I would take them with me in the morning. WAIT -- they were just waiting for their treat! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJxsNgjCLqwqLs0vLqUNAo_kfsWLdy-6S_TxK8eYo-D4KTqOZmDIeL-3vWvdbKWFe2DtgbcKiubzci5-FGMRmse2LUntQ49QFAcSiLwUbwoiS9c3B2Lqxi3NHxlcQg7I84xOjNJRS8gh7afXXmF9dpViKH7bEvgg1bqsagwrOas_J3_zbDiVVprtKiao/s1000/20240229_073117_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJxsNgjCLqwqLs0vLqUNAo_kfsWLdy-6S_TxK8eYo-D4KTqOZmDIeL-3vWvdbKWFe2DtgbcKiubzci5-FGMRmse2LUntQ49QFAcSiLwUbwoiS9c3B2Lqxi3NHxlcQg7I84xOjNJRS8gh7afXXmF9dpViKH7bEvgg1bqsagwrOas_J3_zbDiVVprtKiao/s320/20240229_073117_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM --- we're waiting for our T R E A T S</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>But there are those best buds again. They hang out together so much. Murphy is going to miss Bear when he goes home. WAIT -- isn't this his home now? Possession is 9/10ths of the law? Sadly, he will go home, but he's stuck with us for a few more weeks. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyROtWzviulGvTX94Gd7aH9F7LtR-M9CZiQZ2jkffjohkNiR51E_F2XsodwYcbMgMtCk_Q_tbMcCCoxJQKBXs-KNC-wtlp2-oL_wSPX1uSfQOP2KahYghQYwvwtQ5t6rlqTmWql6tDvj9ipCzIs3niCBrOvTPIKMUjpBr1lZaAHduam-vk_eJsPFjJ5Q/s1000/20240229_082604(0)_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyROtWzviulGvTX94Gd7aH9F7LtR-M9CZiQZ2jkffjohkNiR51E_F2XsodwYcbMgMtCk_Q_tbMcCCoxJQKBXs-KNC-wtlp2-oL_wSPX1uSfQOP2KahYghQYwvwtQ5t6rlqTmWql6tDvj9ipCzIs3niCBrOvTPIKMUjpBr1lZaAHduam-vk_eJsPFjJ5Q/s320/20240229_082604(0)_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Murphy and Bear</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here, he is perched in one of his favorite spots when we're in the kitchen. After I put him on the sofa, he bound up there to survey his kingdom!!!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1SlK7kz4JnpTOyLZxDhgtF7_q6teartdPr2QbBD43hBH5AA6A3FqC49APpTAj4C3_HAlpIyvxFTodca_oqZBpqIoDIxE3s4fKwTCFNUlw87UdR8tSOVhf8Gls1-QRhlTpXpWflWVQAdH81L68Kp-n7ui1XFwbbOPuHOd_naHrBLnhlNKKs8iqnjmvgg/s1000/20240229_174141_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1SlK7kz4JnpTOyLZxDhgtF7_q6teartdPr2QbBD43hBH5AA6A3FqC49APpTAj4C3_HAlpIyvxFTodca_oqZBpqIoDIxE3s4fKwTCFNUlw87UdR8tSOVhf8Gls1-QRhlTpXpWflWVQAdH81L68Kp-n7ui1XFwbbOPuHOd_naHrBLnhlNKKs8iqnjmvgg/s320/20240229_174141_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma -- I'm watching you!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And Lexi --- what a girl. I think she likes sleeping under the table because she can rub her back on the edge. She needs an itching post. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBW-KSNJlY2kuiBWnCwvBa0xju2kgfdl-hiB68I8N8oYLJ0JfnFEqtg2Lr1Omumf3WijgtCSGVTs1IuOFuTpd_x5UGp9PF1WsezscNfyTgnLe2Z__-jSpjnOYC5DsZj3v-n7wKjd5eSoMq0cbn6GY5UOmIpTt9uWJ1Qy1f3gzUj82_omkUDu4NJKP7Xzk/s1000/20240229_181202_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBW-KSNJlY2kuiBWnCwvBa0xju2kgfdl-hiB68I8N8oYLJ0JfnFEqtg2Lr1Omumf3WijgtCSGVTs1IuOFuTpd_x5UGp9PF1WsezscNfyTgnLe2Z__-jSpjnOYC5DsZj3v-n7wKjd5eSoMq0cbn6GY5UOmIpTt9uWJ1Qy1f3gzUj82_omkUDu4NJKP7Xzk/s320/20240229_181202_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- I need a scratching post</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>They were in fine form last night. Murphy and Lexi were "fighting," and Bear was the referee. I finally had to stop it because I couldn't focus on reading for the noise!!!! Interesting about dogs making noise. I recently heard someone who doesn't allow their dog to bark. How does the dog tell them when they need something? Murphy got stuck under the deck a couple of years ago. The ONLY way I knew that she was stuck and exactly where she was was because she barked! They alert us to people dropping off packages who don't ring the doorbell, they let me know when they want to come in the house (one woof is all they are allowed), and so much more. That's like telling a child to be quiet; we all hated that! Nope - sometimes my girls are a bit too noisy, but I'd rather a bit of barking than they not be allowed to talk!</div><div><br /></div><div>I wish they could coordinate their in and out schedules, though. It's like they have a conspiracy against me. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lexi: Hey, Murphy. You asked to go in, and I'll ask 2 minutes later. </div><div>Murphy: OK -- and then tomorrow, we'll switch it up</div><div>Lexi: Sounds like a plan. It drives Mom CRAZY!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Someone was not happy. Actually, she's eyeing Lexi. They are like cat and mouse or that cycling pursuit sport where they watch each other to see who will make the first move! </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwlsHIXbgX6dHHUs6zBsomAoeHTaq3cJo9uowLpDvDAxnbzqLQbrU65d8aB1-Dc4KDE2mLvO2P4KKUWdN7UDVwIDKVZMc-lut6aEHpSt7_rXz3BMci1hPvbX6stWFWA7uk56UhsNpuzQhXyNZ3OSiYjxCOmQikzi3oVHizApaXBlBqHO-2d1UBfWhPFk/s1000/20240229_183940_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwlsHIXbgX6dHHUs6zBsomAoeHTaq3cJo9uowLpDvDAxnbzqLQbrU65d8aB1-Dc4KDE2mLvO2P4KKUWdN7UDVwIDKVZMc-lut6aEHpSt7_rXz3BMci1hPvbX6stWFWA7uk56UhsNpuzQhXyNZ3OSiYjxCOmQikzi3oVHizApaXBlBqHO-2d1UBfWhPFk/s320/20240229_183940_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- don't disturb me - I'm very focused</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And Mr. Snuggles finally calmed down. What a little goof. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqgEr6nsmJNkG1-RIfCt28na7Odh77rp14UV0RES1Q_F9Y69UvWNEeRpQKhenF2d7EvXhz3ooSDEcz0_XIjI1t_NzGA_SzxnyWd2Wdkl0aFKRmvIetVvLtFLRS0G1s8CF_ocvd25-ZZC7_7mdm8F70fpsOTImEankptu2To7DtLwa-mzFe-d2cMBVvwU/s1000/20240229_201139_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqgEr6nsmJNkG1-RIfCt28na7Odh77rp14UV0RES1Q_F9Y69UvWNEeRpQKhenF2d7EvXhz3ooSDEcz0_XIjI1t_NzGA_SzxnyWd2Wdkl0aFKRmvIetVvLtFLRS0G1s8CF_ocvd25-ZZC7_7mdm8F70fpsOTImEankptu2To7DtLwa-mzFe-d2cMBVvwU/s320/20240229_201139_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm exhausted!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And all is calm at last. It's funny that they all get along but do NOT want to sleep next to each other. Oh no!!!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-dPqXn-nOy9wvMtvG5OcgKZgk8a0ysXV0hfBoyziZdgZ83ixPEq1jwnvhPbKasHSqxeR5-noQIct8cmN4G9ZNUCj8awJa3WKriIoCgvY7MnrDoYDrxJqGNGx5fPjbskShDO9nveL5oaJ9lEdXQntTZcB6baThhnlnrQn2-z_bTJiH17iopN3jSsFtso/s1000/20240229_185952_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-dPqXn-nOy9wvMtvG5OcgKZgk8a0ysXV0hfBoyziZdgZ83ixPEq1jwnvhPbKasHSqxeR5-noQIct8cmN4G9ZNUCj8awJa3WKriIoCgvY7MnrDoYDrxJqGNGx5fPjbskShDO9nveL5oaJ9lEdXQntTZcB6baThhnlnrQn2-z_bTJiH17iopN3jSsFtso/s320/20240229_185952_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three-dog night</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In case you're wondering, the one-car thing is going very well at our house. I drive DH to the train when he needs to go downtown to work. He'll take an Uber back, which works out just fine. </div><div><br /></div><div>We have put on 2,600 KM (something like that ) since November 27, primarily driving errands around the neighborhood (well, he does groceries on Sundays and takes his mother shopping). And I've done a few couple-hour trips. We do NOT need two cars. No one has lost their freedom to go where they want when they want. I knew that! </div><div><br /></div><div>However, I've noticed something. There seems to be an issue with the gas gauge. It's NEVER close to empty when DH is in the car, but that gauge drops like a rock when I get in! Why is that?</div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NKmT4iKIxP5vaj7b4BFURj3Ng0-RZfekaqo43UvoLNS5g2ZiIrD5LmWsP8DqHB6sNpDxmmN1xOsqwbQcgIWCric_lEDyoVVZq5MmLzrsveLf_CSNZnYORS51ulWw70dxUikbnAKnXATKkVNDQqpXWOjK8CE4ed2sQGNSJ6IQAuHRcGdyDD2JaacGrwQ/s1000/20240229_163638_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NKmT4iKIxP5vaj7b4BFURj3Ng0-RZfekaqo43UvoLNS5g2ZiIrD5LmWsP8DqHB6sNpDxmmN1xOsqwbQcgIWCric_lEDyoVVZq5MmLzrsveLf_CSNZnYORS51ulWw70dxUikbnAKnXATKkVNDQqpXWOjK8CE4ed2sQGNSJ6IQAuHRcGdyDD2JaacGrwQ/s320/20240229_163638_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost on empty!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>With my other car, the fuel light would go at 100KM. The light popped on at 38 KM. That's cutting it a bit close if you ask me. I'm sure there's a setting I can change because otherwise unless you remember to watch the gauge, you could easily run out of gas. So I must look for that setting and change it. Perhaps someone else will notice it. Maybe he thinks we bought an electric car? <div><br /></div><div>So last night, I was too tired to sew, yet too wound up to go to bed. So, I dug out my iPad. I'm always telling people how I use it to store all my manuals, and I do, but what a mess. I have a love/hate relationship with my iPad. Apple is so darn proprietary it could choke you! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was all excited when I started doing this years ago. I can put the PDFs into iBooks and see them on the shelf. I could sort them by topic, and that would be great!! Ah -- not so fast!! If the book is not an Apple product, you cannot sort them in iBooks. So I had amassed a HUGE pile of books, and I had to sort through them to find what I wanted. It's not an ideal situation. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnV-KD5pz3VOWBTbvfYhYiNoMl9Qapace5iEqueYfsGoV9u1__FgpPITDKKLkJuzoK4ibBpqY7ZtOmFU4uqhTHayfDafMBg_M55MLsEyC3TYfoSFzqwEDhAsziAv_o-w3Zbaw72vcatZJzXmxiRyjquQ3AGe26Q0zWhHwAGESYe5kpHgsRZDwVUJch0Xk/s1000/20240229_212100_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnV-KD5pz3VOWBTbvfYhYiNoMl9Qapace5iEqueYfsGoV9u1__FgpPITDKKLkJuzoK4ibBpqY7ZtOmFU4uqhTHayfDafMBg_M55MLsEyC3TYfoSFzqwEDhAsziAv_o-w3Zbaw72vcatZJzXmxiRyjquQ3AGe26Q0zWhHwAGESYe5kpHgsRZDwVUJch0Xk/s320/20240229_212100_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mess of PDFs in iBooks</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had learned that I could put those PDFs into folders, but I also struggled with that. I had files all over the place that needed to be sorted, which was a mess. I had duplicates of most things, and I was tired of it. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6vvQ0dTnuZPzKTbdAcb3-ZWdMean0EbTh3G7q_6_EKZXA10wxEsn8tcHo8-hxkr55DzoXDyLzxhFLmMAnKmqQKBAh97K8dyJRnkDZcgRPiWDO6umXF_gtV9qnN7jD2ZMxVqxHP4swuk7HjJ60IllLcKpEpe08LbVJ-Q33-FfGqfPG9a4RbjM4IdhyjY/s1000/20240229_210308_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6vvQ0dTnuZPzKTbdAcb3-ZWdMean0EbTh3G7q_6_EKZXA10wxEsn8tcHo8-hxkr55DzoXDyLzxhFLmMAnKmqQKBAh97K8dyJRnkDZcgRPiWDO6umXF_gtV9qnN7jD2ZMxVqxHP4swuk7HjJ60IllLcKpEpe08LbVJ-Q33-FfGqfPG9a4RbjM4IdhyjY/s320/20240229_210308_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My NEW file system on the iPad</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>So, I decided to bite the bullet once and for all and would SOLVE this mess. This was AFTER 6 PM, which is not my prime learning time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Guess what? I figured it out!!! Yahooo!!!! It was probably the reason that I couldn't get to sleep last night. I still have about 40 documents to transfer to the filing system. Yep -- there were a lot. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's super easy if anyone wants to know how to do it. In iBooks (I think that is what it's called), you touch the three dots under a title, and a menu pops up. Touch "Share PDF."<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSYUDLHZ22NnUixVZhc5Jgb8JeuECGDQ4b7cii7cpyppSAs0qHq9Gj7i6_jJJbqHON1aiWcvTot1P6qGgBvmLpXnz62NyWD97hyn9XAI0CbNhCtDJJBaVnKDO8rDUWamb7OLP6eLmnIIP5xwFtIVVWwaeEki5vGSfZISRwQ4OIMwszCMqdpn7SjDD0wE/s1000/20240229_213639_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSYUDLHZ22NnUixVZhc5Jgb8JeuECGDQ4b7cii7cpyppSAs0qHq9Gj7i6_jJJbqHON1aiWcvTot1P6qGgBvmLpXnz62NyWD97hyn9XAI0CbNhCtDJJBaVnKDO8rDUWamb7OLP6eLmnIIP5xwFtIVVWwaeEki5vGSfZISRwQ4OIMwszCMqdpn7SjDD0wE/s320/20240229_213639_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Share PDF screen</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That gives you choices, and you select "Save to Files." </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2qCkvJQ7ezv3ju0U_drmGRYhcT0x_tzPcLJciUC6pucaE59MH1_uN3Z4H40u8sMKi5sQecXUeni8X5ZmaJCsdYmYgVvhIdI9s3hM3h2j1AdblhHEZbgtDfxPmfnn0LwETHS-3GBNb5eOsAiC1076-dfZePsvd7wMK3MDV4osut3iSNghxyNbKCImLlQ/s1000/20240229_213645_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2qCkvJQ7ezv3ju0U_drmGRYhcT0x_tzPcLJciUC6pucaE59MH1_uN3Z4H40u8sMKi5sQecXUeni8X5ZmaJCsdYmYgVvhIdI9s3hM3h2j1AdblhHEZbgtDfxPmfnn0LwETHS-3GBNb5eOsAiC1076-dfZePsvd7wMK3MDV4osut3iSNghxyNbKCImLlQ/s320/20240229_213645_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Save to Files</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then, it was "easy" to sort them into folders. OK -- that took me some time to figure that out. For all the talk from people about how intuitive Apple is -- it is NOT!!!! But that could be a lack of knowledge from the operator. Anyway -- all that doesn't matter because I figured it out. How? I didn't even have to Google; I PLAYED with the buttons, and I PLAYED more with the buttons, and I tried different things, and VOILA -- I figured it out. </div><div><br /></div><div>So now the big deal is to get ALL of my PDFs onto the iPad. Then, ALL my manuals and guides will be in one place, which would be amazing. I know some are on my computer, and probably my laptop and I might still keep some of those on those devices - just to have them handy, but I'll soon wean myself off that and use the iPad. At least I can say I'm using it then. It is probably the most underused iPad in the world. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also want to get my iPencil working. Yep -- I bought one of those and have rarely used it. I did search Google to find out how to charge it, and I am missing one small piece. I can charge it through the iPad, but a small connector allows me to charge it through a USB. I know I have that tiny part in the house somewhere, but where? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-9q3O0GDRWz4oZgjo69BumcEtIrmvQyOHiZGo_JR3PQnyQLE_Kjc0Dy4jzMDUT3MWciCBZhfWz-c2ufZqe_UC65y1tQystSTgQluDOE86TG8UhxCWTYn7NyeaIJ5B7kv4p0qJyRvn1ia2b5K-x3OnEiRMzhlu0GWGji7niFlSDFbzaa-0cOURtMdnKs/s1000/20240229_213725_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-9q3O0GDRWz4oZgjo69BumcEtIrmvQyOHiZGo_JR3PQnyQLE_Kjc0Dy4jzMDUT3MWciCBZhfWz-c2ufZqe_UC65y1tQystSTgQluDOE86TG8UhxCWTYn7NyeaIJ5B7kv4p0qJyRvn1ia2b5K-x3OnEiRMzhlu0GWGji7niFlSDFbzaa-0cOURtMdnKs/s320/20240229_213725_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My iPencil</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here's one more thing about Apple, and it involves the Apple store. I wanted to download a drawing program and play with it. And when I searched, I found one that I had to pay for -- OK -- maybe later, but right now I want a free one, and there were several. I downloaded the first one (a coloring book style), and the minute I went to open it, it asked for a subscription payment. AH --- you should have said that on the search page. I deleted it. </p><p>This happened twice. HEY -- if you want me to pay, ask upfront; don't let me download, and then ask. I will ALWAYS delete those --- be honest!!!!!</p><p>Well, there is a success story with me and technology. OH -- I can get frustrated with technology when I can't figure it out, and that iPad was a pain! Almost to the point where I'd just go to the website to find the manual and use that through the iPad rather than store it on the iPad. Well, I no longer have to do that!!! </p><p>And all it took was a bit of finagling and a will to learn how to make the product work as I wanted. It's not that I don't understand technology; I want it to work in a certain way. I'm not an early adopter, but I push this stuff to the limit and try to make it do things MY way, not the way the company wants. I will NEVER buy an Apple book to use and sort it in the iBooks app. NEVER. </p><p>OH -- I should mention that when you open the file folder system and click on a book? You can open it in iBooks to read it like a book (swiping pages). That's exactly what I wanted, but there is NOWHERE that tells you how to do that. I need to start my own YouTube channel on solving problems that NO ONE else seems to have the answer for!!!!</p><p>On that note, I'm out of here. It's minus 4 right now, but by the time I finish the walk, it's supposed to be PLUS 4. What weird weather!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Have a super day!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ciao!!!!</p><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-88214851319918039662024-02-29T06:43:00.004-05:002024-02-29T06:43:59.498-05:00Life in TANDEM<p>While I don't have a lot to show for what happened yesterday, I did get stuff done! That seems to happen a lot these days! I have two classes to prep for this weekend, and I'm at a local store teaching all day, so my time has been spent prepping for that. </p><p>For the life of me, I cannot find ONE sample that I'd really like to have today. What the heck could I have done with it? Sigh!! The store might have the same sample, so I'm HOPING! </p><p>Yesterday was all about the weather - it was the most bizarre day I've seen in a long time. When I walked Bear, I had my winter jacket on. Not that I needed it, but sometimes, the first walk of the day is damp. I need to get warmed up! When walking Murphy, the jacket was open - no hat, scarf, or mitts. And I was warm. So when I went out with Lexi, I only had my sweatshirt on and had to take it off! Yep -- that's the kind of day it was. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-Z2bYSlQ3zSybl4PrOrAUQBnhinhAZvwJRAImQ4vOttF7IyEztqcV0FuQm6AFhQ6m5AEiXb4m_e6tePjTqh37ykSMRKPpFXH6do5CVomx0k6simTrQktBtbR63yZVkhGR5VCi2pfuPZZIaWo-GAUiQDll97yzFivc7AGk0sb0IQ1QqLSf-DU_Gc-Fmo/s1000/20240228_095148_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-Z2bYSlQ3zSybl4PrOrAUQBnhinhAZvwJRAImQ4vOttF7IyEztqcV0FuQm6AFhQ6m5AEiXb4m_e6tePjTqh37ykSMRKPpFXH6do5CVomx0k6simTrQktBtbR63yZVkhGR5VCi2pfuPZZIaWo-GAUiQDll97yzFivc7AGk0sb0IQ1QqLSf-DU_Gc-Fmo/s320/20240228_095148_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking in a T-shirt </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>When I went out for an appointment at 12:30, the temperature was already dropping significantly, and when I got home at 1:30, it was definitely time to dig out the jacket again. When I went to the grocery store around 2:30, it was time for a scarf and mitts, and it was crazy windy!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>DH was flying home yesterday, and after TWO aborted take-offs because of mechanical issues? They were airborne. They had been warned that it would be a bumpy flight, and it was. The landing wasn't so pretty either. Thank goodness I wasn't on that flight. I'm uncomfortable with turbulence! </p><p><br /></p><p>We've discussed the color of cars before, and most of the vehicles on the market are black, grey, or white. I'd say the next most popular is red, and there are various shades of red! Then blue, a few greens here and there, but what about this one? You won't miss this in the parking lot. It's a Tesla, and well, that would NOT be my car and would not be my color! Perhaps if you have a car like this - no one will steal it. Are people stealing Teslas? </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGX29jzzGL-itiaZTqPkb2WiEN3YlTdPvls-GWwKJL05WbHUo9FaVh2VVOqnOBs5RA6Wrc7akE67lz5Lj-WUzL3-_jmLZ3W9s_staIT1jpU4Ls_l9ZttOZL7HItW9VCrSAQgyTQcwUj_cxZYYkcTHiNNirfpbe-Fr9VHgc-TJvjFVh87Pb5X-eSQySlVo/s1000/20240228_072400_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGX29jzzGL-itiaZTqPkb2WiEN3YlTdPvls-GWwKJL05WbHUo9FaVh2VVOqnOBs5RA6Wrc7akE67lz5Lj-WUzL3-_jmLZ3W9s_staIT1jpU4Ls_l9ZttOZL7HItW9VCrSAQgyTQcwUj_cxZYYkcTHiNNirfpbe-Fr9VHgc-TJvjFVh87Pb5X-eSQySlVo/s320/20240228_072400_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard to miss this car!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Look at this tree I spotted along my walk yesterday. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb77NiwMRLi5uTIR-89bNjJf6YXltulvCPi1lhfmetj76NhXRnq-YNyxHXzR_wUVLRoSKBZp6prWTz8NrE9b0el4I243T5V1YBN6opNJeDdSh67Qf9KqwojSxn-OmvfHQggQaOPMvoWmi9XfGoXYx6Zj0JhmkzaiYM48DH48blVewxzUuIZBkUvbNE-gQ/s1000/20240228_085034_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb77NiwMRLi5uTIR-89bNjJf6YXltulvCPi1lhfmetj76NhXRnq-YNyxHXzR_wUVLRoSKBZp6prWTz8NrE9b0el4I243T5V1YBN6opNJeDdSh67Qf9KqwojSxn-OmvfHQggQaOPMvoWmi9XfGoXYx6Zj0JhmkzaiYM48DH48blVewxzUuIZBkUvbNE-gQ/s320/20240228_085034_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A silver-tipped tree</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It doesn't show up well in the photo, but it was silver-tipped, and I thought, "No -- it can't be!" But it was!!! Pussy willows about to bloom on February 28? </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBy69HDJqxPnggSx8aVmPcm_4U_9XKE0VoJaioGqEz2FZRqNRcC4Eryp9iQmLAw99xCI659ZbSzHYeH5mTp961miRXaraxgDM-ljtfUM3zECm9D6zKczjzAW_lD7Or_XatmKEeLk4mw4WHhY914ga9TbF5B6foI-cDeS_iwHQy9ToRQ0CRsUeCk8uwyY/s1000/20240228_085026_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBy69HDJqxPnggSx8aVmPcm_4U_9XKE0VoJaioGqEz2FZRqNRcC4Eryp9iQmLAw99xCI659ZbSzHYeH5mTp961miRXaraxgDM-ljtfUM3zECm9D6zKczjzAW_lD7Or_XatmKEeLk4mw4WHhY914ga9TbF5B6foI-cDeS_iwHQy9ToRQ0CRsUeCk8uwyY/s320/20240228_085026_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pussy willow buds</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I always get a lot of entertainment from watching the girls and a boy, and yesterday was no exception. I'm not sure who copied whom, but these two were inseparable yesterday. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNVD63VbJHWCGrUs_dpLSAyQL2KXw-W5ycYSVfl8k78je9kOmhbMxRDWRcxF9Kvqa2TE0JPJkj8LZ-J5AQHNeUkz0qTPNYgucOjGU3guhtnq_C6iBfl9_7Zzy2jFOEuxDoDjdIzgRm5QOsWrDu2-uH686OAAq_8Ml4e7WcLy2CtHEfOg40fWfJ_cczUw/s1000/20240228_120547_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNVD63VbJHWCGrUs_dpLSAyQL2KXw-W5ycYSVfl8k78je9kOmhbMxRDWRcxF9Kvqa2TE0JPJkj8LZ-J5AQHNeUkz0qTPNYgucOjGU3guhtnq_C6iBfl9_7Zzy2jFOEuxDoDjdIzgRm5QOsWrDu2-uH686OAAq_8Ml4e7WcLy2CtHEfOg40fWfJ_cczUw/s320/20240228_120547_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drinking water together</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>They don't have a favorite side, but Little Bear needs to be doing the same thing that Murphy does, or is it Murphy has to do what Bear does? </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6YC-vZjvcTlrNvsgD2SFNgCul7Er-W-ePLQAhsBY5wLbpPQwbxAgScv_cSU_FQSbhVYIXmeR64bcAZO7-xlWcp0zdrI25YrcxLkh1paOi4KPgBxHF478h3W3t-cQ9eEskekbs-Gj_8DBsLxJVFih29D0fXVngBfqN27b2C6hc3BCg3rB75JvQhgvBac/s1000/20240228_132459_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6YC-vZjvcTlrNvsgD2SFNgCul7Er-W-ePLQAhsBY5wLbpPQwbxAgScv_cSU_FQSbhVYIXmeR64bcAZO7-xlWcp0zdrI25YrcxLkh1paOi4KPgBxHF478h3W3t-cQ9eEskekbs-Gj_8DBsLxJVFih29D0fXVngBfqN27b2C6hc3BCg3rB75JvQhgvBac/s320/20240228_132459_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll help you look for that missing ball</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Here they were, waiting for DH to arrive home. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDeUDpN6sTMAYy1Gc70c3M16YuUJ_GnBWlHXtD3VVxOzFGspsKTSmrW4oHGhHwK7g_8G41FYiDK-J0-XCa7kFHPbjVM1TYjoBGfVmAM2lbUtBYqoGnbt5rDrWD4VpDiw7pJ05uRAIRS9uBfCWpot317iGbRwYfAEJRZdTs-p63HzLx2iRS694J8vz1Y0/s1000/20240228_180004_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDeUDpN6sTMAYy1Gc70c3M16YuUJ_GnBWlHXtD3VVxOzFGspsKTSmrW4oHGhHwK7g_8G41FYiDK-J0-XCa7kFHPbjVM1TYjoBGfVmAM2lbUtBYqoGnbt5rDrWD4VpDiw7pJ05uRAIRS9uBfCWpot317iGbRwYfAEJRZdTs-p63HzLx2iRS694J8vz1Y0/s320/20240228_180004_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeping an eye on the neighborhood</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lexi tried to keep away from them and really does her own thing. Can you spot the three of them? DH was finally home, and they could relax while we worked on the EXIT game puzzle. Easy peasy!!!! We're now on Day 16 (of 24). He's away often for dinner, so it's hard to get to it every night, and I've been tempted the last couple of days, but I waited!!!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC17S2qSf6DwZxC1BWRBQB9byAqZMeAMWBGDk0t8xyQZJ9jGZy6FJBpxP_5cePkLgV9fJHQfyc7L3Bb2XpiJkNBALCchJfZhkyf6OxPodG7dp7pk8NQTVEVP-LeXLz4s_2ehEVYbAl3gdnWnVC2VpASF_aai3x1-RP5EagrCXiX_qlxHjeG8hADzxJPg/s1000/20240228_192535_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC17S2qSf6DwZxC1BWRBQB9byAqZMeAMWBGDk0t8xyQZJ9jGZy6FJBpxP_5cePkLgV9fJHQfyc7L3Bb2XpiJkNBALCchJfZhkyf6OxPodG7dp7pk8NQTVEVP-LeXLz4s_2ehEVYbAl3gdnWnVC2VpASF_aai3x1-RP5EagrCXiX_qlxHjeG8hADzxJPg/s320/20240228_192535_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A THREE-dog night</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>How true is this quote? I love having choices, but too many of them? It becomes a burden. And people are afraid to make decisions, so the fewer choices, the easier it is for them. Pick one and MOVE ON!!!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qfrq9CnD9qzEq_rAteRuQv1Y6k8EikN85SQAuXomnYpRFaT2o5gvpEjw4SbuMd9qlln6u2aWUSaGh29sYDz8ZDu7nTas8wMkerXhx0PSYn8KIj9c2pjK88BsKp5vHAhq78l7DOVPg5DIg1uaP87YkkFJGzZPh7CnB1J76EYEC41L1PciWIcJlj4Z4_U/s988/20240228_211120_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="988" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qfrq9CnD9qzEq_rAteRuQv1Y6k8EikN85SQAuXomnYpRFaT2o5gvpEjw4SbuMd9qlln6u2aWUSaGh29sYDz8ZDu7nTas8wMkerXhx0PSYn8KIj9c2pjK88BsKp5vHAhq78l7DOVPg5DIg1uaP87YkkFJGzZPh7CnB1J76EYEC41L1PciWIcJlj4Z4_U/w400-h149/20240228_211120_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>This came up in my memories last night. How cute -- someone's husband (not mine) made this for his wife. His hobby is model railroads. Very cool!!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzS47SaMIg_BaJ5Qq38Hh5xOb3HKQ9k7qiTuSSOLP32L-kg16UNfBptOSiPUOjGmxoTgX546vYYN-FgL0FrrP964IJ857ebNPs-sNz9jhVuKv8m1hp7g_LrMNR6HqUmjYLD2oPYncQeQH5odtyWUmITi7IrJt9LMuV_VbN8pT1u_qJgARGhyphenhyphenddDJ_oSA0/s960/FB_IMG_1709162181785.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzS47SaMIg_BaJ5Qq38Hh5xOb3HKQ9k7qiTuSSOLP32L-kg16UNfBptOSiPUOjGmxoTgX546vYYN-FgL0FrrP964IJ857ebNPs-sNz9jhVuKv8m1hp7g_LrMNR6HqUmjYLD2oPYncQeQH5odtyWUmITi7IrJt9LMuV_VbN8pT1u_qJgARGhyphenhyphenddDJ_oSA0/s320/FB_IMG_1709162181785.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elaine's Quilt Shop</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Well, I'm off to take one more look for that darn missing sample! Where the heck could I have put it? It's probably sticking to something else, and I'm missing it!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Have a super day!! </p><p><br /></p><p>Ciao!!!!</p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-12522094158654859302024-02-28T05:24:00.007-05:002024-02-28T05:24:30.302-05:00The LOST day<p>Yesterday was a LOST day! I accomplished nothing, yet I did do TWO things. </p><p>My passport expires near the end of June, and I've had a note in my calendar since January that I need to renew it. There was no urgency to getting it done, but I knew I would need it probably in April, so I had time. I had gotten pictures taken, and I worked on printing the darn application. <br /></p><p>My plans have changed, and I need the darn thing in March. Oh boy! I intended to mail the application in, and it would take 20 business days plus mailing time to be processed. But with the changed plans, that was cutting it tight. I may or may not have gotten it, and I didn't want to take a chance. </p><p>With the new dates in mind, I browsed the list of offices and knew I had no choice but to go to an office where I could pick it up in person. That eliminated MOST of the offices since many do now allow for pick-ups. So, I was off yesterday to wait in line at the office near me. </p><p>Before leaving the house at 9:30, I checked the wait time, which was 2 hours and 45 minutes. YIKES!!! The office closes at 4 PM. I took a book and some other stuff and wore my sweatshirt and sunglasses because it was a nice day. </p><p>I envisioned arriving and sitting for 3 hours in a chair, and I could entertain myself. I stopped at Tim's, got a tea and a cookie, and had some chocolate in my bag. </p><p>Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the parking lot to see the line snaking OUTSIDE the mall. Oh boy - this does not look good. </p><p>I parked and got in line, which was around a small jut in the building, so you couldn't even see the door. Then there was the security guard who gave us the speech! Stay in the line; applications must be filled out and a PRINTED copy (not on your device); you could be sent to the back of the line if you didn't meet the requirements; this office is ONLY for passports, etc. </p><p>Even though we were in the shade, the temperature was OK, but I had NOT planned on standing outside in my sweatshirt. The line crept along, but we made it inside in under an hour! Then the line snaked along the hallway, and again, we got the lay of the land from the security guard. Stay to the side of the wall, don't block doorways, single file, etc. </p><p>He spent much time policing the end of the line because people would walk along and then pop onto the back of the line. AH - EXCUSE ME -- the back of the line is outside!!! You should have seen people's faces! They must have come in the other entrance or were hopeful!</p><p>That indoor line seemed to go on forever, and it took at least one more hour to reach the front of that line. Then, in groups of four, we were allowed into the office, where someone checked our documents to see that everything was in order. There were eight wickets, two of which were used for passport pick-up and six for verification. Of the six, maybe three were being used. </p><p>My back was tired by this time, but I was OK, knowing that a seat was just around the corner. I got a number and moved to the next room, which was full of people waiting. There were about sixteen wickets in this room, but at any given time, there were about eight being used. </p><p>I paid $20 to be able to pick up my passport in two weeks. I waited over two hours in the room with chairs! It took me over 4 1/2 hours to get that errand done, and that does not include travel time!!!</p><p>Thankfully, when I pick up the passport, I can go directly to the front door and be directed inside. </p><p>When I left at 2:30, there was NO line-up outside, but there was still a line in the mall hallway. I don't think they could even clear the room with the chairs, let alone deal with those in the hallways. That's insane!! Why not have more people at the wickets? </p><p>And when they called one number, no one showed up! I hope they were not yakking and missed it!! People do not pay attention when the numbers are called and it took some people precious time to get to the wicket!!! </p><p>I get it that you can mail in your passport, and next time (in ten years), I'll mail it in six months BEFORE it expires. But when I was in North Battleford (population of 19,000), my Dad and I had to go to their Service Canada office, and there were ZERO people in line! Wait -- that's not true - two people were being serviced, and we were next in line. I should have done my passport then! </p><p>I live in a city of over 800,000, and there are TWO underutilized offices!</p><p><br /></p><p>When I left, it was pouring rain, with lightning and thunder. I knew that from texts on my phone, and the girls and a boy were home alone!</p><p>I had barely arrived in the house when it started to pour buckets, and there was hail. The hail was bouncing off the pond's surface like a tempest at sea!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNU6tIizwPd1kZQ8gq3aWqHLpGzA6sjz1k1hD99p7iERxFNFwzabllHhZfCD555Gxwo2nOc_Cc3ERmQdCnLbPURmF7j3t6iqVE4T9t9zvLmi6Wvfn1iQdKiT02zfPI7M8ZNfKZPHAcjuUiUJBLLY-FvEI_IHvWtlXSijijHV6PU_uFZLv45zWn5nBTXY/s1000/20240227_145137_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNU6tIizwPd1kZQ8gq3aWqHLpGzA6sjz1k1hD99p7iERxFNFwzabllHhZfCD555Gxwo2nOc_Cc3ERmQdCnLbPURmF7j3t6iqVE4T9t9zvLmi6Wvfn1iQdKiT02zfPI7M8ZNfKZPHAcjuUiUJBLLY-FvEI_IHvWtlXSijijHV6PU_uFZLv45zWn5nBTXY/s320/20240227_145137_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hail on the pond's surface</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j0xyTtbn7o0gIMjPgBIlcCTEq_46EVD70jdJ0go5D6YTxEUw1vg1REtqzWC-sBrEiU6cKfNIqQuESYjvtQMm908UEIlVHYgxkeZ8Quxm12LUsd6H7pnk7M2mOY7-47bjuvQRbkRxsAnFH1Q0iCm8LnlnlJrpV2tX1bKqbfFfdH_wEvXxBgqnWpfsHgk/s1000/20240227_145401_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j0xyTtbn7o0gIMjPgBIlcCTEq_46EVD70jdJ0go5D6YTxEUw1vg1REtqzWC-sBrEiU6cKfNIqQuESYjvtQMm908UEIlVHYgxkeZ8Quxm12LUsd6H7pnk7M2mOY7-47bjuvQRbkRxsAnFH1Q0iCm8LnlnlJrpV2tX1bKqbfFfdH_wEvXxBgqnWpfsHgk/s320/20240227_145401_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hail on the deck</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was hungry and exhausted, so I had lunch. How can one be exhausted from doing nothing? While I waited at the passport office, I read my book. It was a gloomy, damp day, and I was tired, so I curled up on the couch and had company (Lexi was on the other side as there was not enough room for her), and we had a great nap!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXexeiWrr4tCFmJPkb_5USH1MUN3iJuF_lFCEEA6aUV5TGa47ZwZmqtq04vHKDq2GZd_H0a9X1rfyr0VleMplqKwhCTqBdpuwd0HHl_lHc0Lz5nPjaehAhyb8PMISfwccSLHzi_ovLGANrQ7Q3MI4QfnWf4nTru-tOGTzsQ891jE0-RdPSso6OGXpM8kE/s1000/20240227_155945_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXexeiWrr4tCFmJPkb_5USH1MUN3iJuF_lFCEEA6aUV5TGa47ZwZmqtq04vHKDq2GZd_H0a9X1rfyr0VleMplqKwhCTqBdpuwd0HHl_lHc0Lz5nPjaehAhyb8PMISfwccSLHzi_ovLGANrQ7Q3MI4QfnWf4nTru-tOGTzsQ891jE0-RdPSso6OGXpM8kE/s320/20240227_155945_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girl and the boy "protecting" ME from the storm</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had zero ambition to do anything when I woke up, so I spent the rest of the day reading the book, which I finished before going to bed!</div><div><br /></div><div>I spotted some photos on IG or Facebook of a sewing room. Here's an idea that I like. A great way to display your zippers to easily find one. I could use something like that for my zippers, which are crammed into a box. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvmhriydbwM7lqRkZA8Lka7dRna7kEsl3MlzbiRbayxlmP4hR545NUpDigRYNgjFtEqp3b19A7GihgLlRp5zXTlorkf7a2k02OVRk0NnoaWpLE1hVVxBWg1AgKLQXlu9XkK-f2_jA6t8UyM1YHWX0cmmGdqW51eB6fxNUdwMNJ-NH5-OgGkI-K7t3y1E/s1440/FB_IMG_1709036997154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvmhriydbwM7lqRkZA8Lka7dRna7kEsl3MlzbiRbayxlmP4hR545NUpDigRYNgjFtEqp3b19A7GihgLlRp5zXTlorkf7a2k02OVRk0NnoaWpLE1hVVxBWg1AgKLQXlu9XkK-f2_jA6t8UyM1YHWX0cmmGdqW51eB6fxNUdwMNJ-NH5-OgGkI-K7t3y1E/s320/FB_IMG_1709036997154.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excellent storage idea for zippers</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Now, I get that everyone does not have a nice open space to sew, but when I saw this, I cringed. The rest of the room was gorgeous, but her sewing machine was crammed into this tiny space! And missing the view and the light of that glorious window. I would have put a foldup ironing board in the room, moved a table under the window, and shortened the workspace if I had no other choice. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1yAgwddQQycNPX_GctxZTnio4_Cq0rqT4Sr6vIT8MX-UMyPv4UtXFCKb-35zv3Z65bipVOQrD_ojq2jMFOnKYTI2cDPljZACOsbP4w74mEl5DMDW8KlswIRvgdoSPdNgyjS2X8Bou_tzH624hleu-_HkI4hw_sIke2NozIxPZdVByo4-3bgLYKKTaZ8/s1440/FB_IMG_1709037021543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1yAgwddQQycNPX_GctxZTnio4_Cq0rqT4Sr6vIT8MX-UMyPv4UtXFCKb-35zv3Z65bipVOQrD_ojq2jMFOnKYTI2cDPljZACOsbP4w74mEl5DMDW8KlswIRvgdoSPdNgyjS2X8Bou_tzH624hleu-_HkI4hw_sIke2NozIxPZdVByo4-3bgLYKKTaZ8/s320/FB_IMG_1709037021543.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cramped sewing space</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>That would be like sewing in a can. I couldn't do it! </p><p>Well, on that note, I have a lot of stuff on my list today, and I'll get done what I can. There is much to do, and I have to prioritize, which is easy as I look at the list and the due dates! And next week is looming with my many Zoom events! </p><p>I'm off to spin class to rev up my energy to tackle the many tasks today!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Have a super day!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ciao!!!!</p>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-66390642086447674322024-02-27T07:24:00.003-05:002024-02-27T07:24:34.407-05:00Get a library card!<p>I need to renew my passport which expires in June. I had so much trouble printing out the form -- of course I did! I must have filled the darn thing out 10 times before the stars aligned and the form was printed! So I'll drop it off today. How many hours will I wait? </p><p>I could mail it, but I'd rather know immediately if there is an issue with any part of the application process. </p><p>We had Monday sewing and it's always fun! I didn't get as much done as I would have liked, but I made progress and that's all that counts. </p><p>So yesterday was a day about books!! I stopped at the library simply for something to do! How sad is that? But the library is a fascinating place and you never know what you're going to find. Plus, it's on my walk. So I started by searching the catalogue -- remember when we had those little index cards? I love those index cards! </p><p>Wait a minute -- there's a brand new catalogue! I knew it was coming, but this is cool. More information about the location of books and well, it's different, but in a good way!! The catalogue online hasn't changed - at least when I check from home, but from the library? WOW!!!</p><p>I got a chuckle as the majority of books that I was looking for were only available as AUDIOBOOK or EBOOKS!!! Wow -- and many of them were available only on Hoopla. Hoopla is a library resource that your library has to subscribe to and our library does not seemed to have scrimped on their subscription as we have access to so much on Hoopla. </p><p>There will NEVER be an end to entertainment with a library card! If you don't have one, you should get one!!! </p><p>I listen to audiobooks on my phone, and I'll view ebooks on my iPad. I haven't used my iPad a lot, so I downloaded the app to my iPad. Thankfully, Hoopla syncs between devices so that helps remember what is where. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS31EObC_ycN-1HjrbPN4rQilk5sjsrAWkkCcmJPa0mF3QIJgTT9Vau11udve7YmbFWw7Rs3MVy9BQ93V7XuQY1NhPhytCCzlLp9nZ7k2JSs6A5RWi701nr9GrP_qoMUiRARE24u_ZTJhv5GlBf5lmC0NuhYw1Ox8XW3-HJ-_V41KcYl2haDCH0fPxKI0/s1000/20240226_205611_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS31EObC_ycN-1HjrbPN4rQilk5sjsrAWkkCcmJPa0mF3QIJgTT9Vau11udve7YmbFWw7Rs3MVy9BQ93V7XuQY1NhPhytCCzlLp9nZ7k2JSs6A5RWi701nr9GrP_qoMUiRARE24u_ZTJhv5GlBf5lmC0NuhYw1Ox8XW3-HJ-_V41KcYl2haDCH0fPxKI0/s320/20240226_205611_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital resources on the iPad</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Here's another chuckle. I was searching for books on Design Space (Cricut's software) and I found 10 books in Hoopla. Eight of them were audiobooks! Hmmm--- how helpful is a software manual in audio format? I'll download one, just to check it out!!! </p><p>Yikes -- one could spend so much time checking out resources. There is only one danger to all this. I am doing this research to learn and then I pass the learning onto my classes. Which I'm OK with. But when the group becomes dependent on ME to do all the research? Hmmmm---- they can Google just as easily as I can! Perhaps, I need to back off or I need to find a happy medium - maybe I need a reward system for those that Google and then experiment? </p><p>The bottom line is that only some of us are curious about things in the world and DRAT - I spotted a book at the library about curiosity. I didn't get it yesterday, but I think I might go back today. It looked like a fun read. Kids are curious - most adults are not. Why is that? We should be asking questions and trying to learn new things by exploring. Perhaps our society is killing that in kids today. Everything is spoon fed, so there's no need for them to learn. </p><p>I think the most important tool that anyone can teach to another person is the ability to learn to learn! I might be failing in that by giving too much help, but I can see the lightbulb turn on for some and that's reward for me! I MUST make sure that everything I pass along is a step forward, but not ALL the steps. I will have to reign myself in on that one! </p><p>While on the Monday call, I was sorting stuff. Well, I was digging out some handwork. I have this small Sue Spargo kit (wool applique) and it's time to get it done. I made a start by also digging out my Sue Spargo book on stitching. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbo13YSly8aa2qybsYcZtJKNFyZMWjugZU-8_7uZggWpvWlzUhw_xABR1FwTAuAeUPP47DxQbnbu5X2cCRtAkk1JRztZFUYRP1UQB3ymOkfUqcS4CIJWzWg98IxNiavH4dr_2RMg_kQyAB8qmoF2n_HMdY1w1YWuOfIqJDt5FhkYWesagvJBr-I1RJ5bQ/s1000/20240226_163935_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbo13YSly8aa2qybsYcZtJKNFyZMWjugZU-8_7uZggWpvWlzUhw_xABR1FwTAuAeUPP47DxQbnbu5X2cCRtAkk1JRztZFUYRP1UQB3ymOkfUqcS4CIJWzWg98IxNiavH4dr_2RMg_kQyAB8qmoF2n_HMdY1w1YWuOfIqJDt5FhkYWesagvJBr-I1RJ5bQ/s320/20240226_163935_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supplies for Sue Spargo applique (wool)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>She likes to use Eleganza thread (three weights - 3 - 5 - 8) (it's her thread produced by Wonderfil) so I assembled all that I won. It's now all in one bag, which is a huge start. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ68ASncqwfg_wM2R3TxGx1rXQbWxNdZ5x7dGhqu_aHnxmG-E2aBfEcr9tbi2f9aBTt_zCBMO842yXkXOnKgV-QjJUX3Ro48l4QBGjjq_yidHwC5FEVbI4bMG4bDqEUl_NKY9kxp-1yumSeQ2aWCVkSdjkRxvXYAnjvaC5WEtZtEOtDsK6p9yRXZdzpa0/s1000/20240226_163920_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ68ASncqwfg_wM2R3TxGx1rXQbWxNdZ5x7dGhqu_aHnxmG-E2aBfEcr9tbi2f9aBTt_zCBMO842yXkXOnKgV-QjJUX3Ro48l4QBGjjq_yidHwC5FEVbI4bMG4bDqEUl_NKY9kxp-1yumSeQ2aWCVkSdjkRxvXYAnjvaC5WEtZtEOtDsK6p9yRXZdzpa0/s320/20240226_163920_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Eleganza thread</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>After gently chiding others not to go down multiple paths, I was chided to NOT start something new or go down a new path. And I'm not - I already own this! So it's OK if I want to stitch it. I won't have time for weeks to even look at it, so I'm OK with just sorting it out when I can get there. </p><p>I got one more customer quilt done and it's trimmed. It was nice to work on something small for a change! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOMlJGQQV8BLROkcs9aAIL8Q_IXkICid1RXrdp1iJ2BLM77xYcPWAzVFtrtLlmqMWSrrfJbg9nO6IXrU5-Sw2UtIqHc10A71ii8WfsU5RiQSyBXSChMOY35yDbXCRwnUVen8_51XJoXYZ2cTKuehj-znmbG6_X-Bkfihu7eJLOwP0oPsVW-BWAfakkk8/s1000/20240226_184128_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOMlJGQQV8BLROkcs9aAIL8Q_IXkICid1RXrdp1iJ2BLM77xYcPWAzVFtrtLlmqMWSrrfJbg9nO6IXrU5-Sw2UtIqHc10A71ii8WfsU5RiQSyBXSChMOY35yDbXCRwnUVen8_51XJoXYZ2cTKuehj-znmbG6_X-Bkfihu7eJLOwP0oPsVW-BWAfakkk8/s320/20240226_184128_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Customer quilt - DONE</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>The next one is loaded on the machine and of course, it's a giant! But I'm working my way through the quilts and soon I can start working on some Quilts of Valour - if I get time. </p><p>The weather was glorious yesterday and I went for a walk. Then when I got home, I had to sit in the backyard and enjoy the sunshine with the girls and the boy! Murphy is getting quite jealous (fed-up) with all the attention the little guy gets. She has become super clingy and loves to WALK right where you are walking. It's very annoying. Lexi? She just wants to be petted. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23DZzIDDw0155_fRy1mkIhPopItUo3VkL_-95FH_5h04_GIq3XGoQf74uVghVjMs3wsixO9r48Jtr4uOYHWXOlLFp_HTPSs9RkJglgeEDtZwWooArY8yKzsPhKtOiV0v_tnq8TP9FobxwaFvtHLI55TWFyeLE7K3alj4vvk-e6NlC0fGxrysoQgR0aL4/s1000/20240226_154215_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23DZzIDDw0155_fRy1mkIhPopItUo3VkL_-95FH_5h04_GIq3XGoQf74uVghVjMs3wsixO9r48Jtr4uOYHWXOlLFp_HTPSs9RkJglgeEDtZwWooArY8yKzsPhKtOiV0v_tnq8TP9FobxwaFvtHLI55TWFyeLE7K3alj4vvk-e6NlC0fGxrysoQgR0aL4/s320/20240226_154215_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quality time with the boy and one girl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So maybe, on a nice warm day, I can get outside in the gazebo and work on that Sue Spargo project. I hate to waste a beautiful day when we can be outside. When I walked, I only wore a sweatshirt and wasn't cold in the least. I think today will be the same. The weather is crazy and while we're enjoying this warmth, we are going to pay later for the lack of moisture! <div><br /></div><div>OH -- I should say that I finally finished reading a book last night. I would NOT recommend this book to anyone and I'm not sure how it got on my list. It's called <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61116420" target="_blank">Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmor</a> and I have no idea what the point of the book was. It was depressing -- NOTHING in the book went right for the main character - it was one disappointment after another. I swear I was getting depressed while reading it. I didn't want to stop reading it because I thought - it has to have some happiness in it, but it did NOT!!! <br /><div><br /></div><div>Well, it's time to get moving and get the day started!! Get out</div><div><br />Have a super day!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-90536931543585390712024-02-26T05:12:00.001-05:002024-02-26T05:12:12.413-05:00It's all about the dogs!<p>It was a busy day, but I don't have much to show for it! Unless you want to watch the video of our digital cutter class. Last year, the session was one hour, which never seemed enough. This year, I added 15 minutes. Yesterday, we went almost 30 minutes over that, and I have prided myself on NOT doing that in the past! Sigh!!!! </p><p>But the information and the participation are amazing, so I don't want to NOT do it! It's not that I'm UNAWARE of going over. I'm very aware - I'll have to plan the lesson better, but I had several people sharing information, and I wanted to get that out there. </p><p>Later today, I must finish the follow-up to all the weekend classes. I've been up for over an hour already and answered emails. </p><p>I don't get it -- I have forwarded the Zoom links to everyone in all my classes. Since it's the same Zoom link, they should have it. Yet I received THREE emails yesterday from people saying they didn't get my reminder email. Well, they should NOT need a reminder email -- they have all the information, and all they have to do is go back to the saved link and open it up at the appropriate time. </p><p>I've responded to them this morning, and hopefully, I won't get those emails in the future. And they send it two minutes AFTER the class starts. I'm on Zoom and NOT checking emails!!!! But we'll get it straightened out! </p><p>I managed to get a customer quilt done, and all the quilts are trimmed. I need to get in touch with the owners so they can arrange to come and get them. So, that was a productive day! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADLbanqI03AI7HjBXTVhSRQlq1VVcgBtOC3Q8ILpYNW62yaUmPIYpVB2nUJGsNiHYoRV2WLWnPaL3sGykzF2xOy4K95ANHEjAyIAhEaQ85LyEV0O77RNuwprIDje2EKjjwmPCZs0dMkyUEuDVhtmZbX7GOlyTqEb7nfi0fR7gtMscH_gTvadCUlgmo2U/s1000/20240225_190641_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADLbanqI03AI7HjBXTVhSRQlq1VVcgBtOC3Q8ILpYNW62yaUmPIYpVB2nUJGsNiHYoRV2WLWnPaL3sGykzF2xOy4K95ANHEjAyIAhEaQ85LyEV0O77RNuwprIDje2EKjjwmPCZs0dMkyUEuDVhtmZbX7GOlyTqEb7nfi0fR7gtMscH_gTvadCUlgmo2U/s320/20240225_190641_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Customer quilt - DONE</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Lexi had a productive evening the day before, as this is what I spotted in the living room. Occasionally, she finds a hole in that quilt and goes to town. I'm not sure how much batting is left in it!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLCK_DRHFcKdmp4cf3n9ps6ApGZbC0Ar6soqH5OLr8WxP6xXXM1HRHbokBYfzlGF2JnaHG-HrTlRqrVEB-Yu-fDVomB9CxMul6g161gWeleqX_xDWmAe0Dd10_9OkdyWbUYrZuyUHwEVvM6ZDm3DyC-gu0lVOBHnnOhTZpaTzLNC8uOOO5AWFrsohY5k/s1000/20240225_073228_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLCK_DRHFcKdmp4cf3n9ps6ApGZbC0Ar6soqH5OLr8WxP6xXXM1HRHbokBYfzlGF2JnaHG-HrTlRqrVEB-Yu-fDVomB9CxMul6g161gWeleqX_xDWmAe0Dd10_9OkdyWbUYrZuyUHwEVvM6ZDm3DyC-gu0lVOBHnnOhTZpaTzLNC8uOOO5AWFrsohY5k/s320/20240225_073228_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone had fun with their quilt!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But she was pleased as punch about it. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Vadd5rJjcPeq3dEsPWCXq7kuJuLe9VVJ3yrZy4UKuult4dZaL469f2R7v6J9hn6g2U5Txz-MXINWuz7OArJwejaVppPkIwydlVH4xIJjhJdl1HEg4ac66pAMsq37sivrEiENmzbg95YVuZZC2G2_C8N8DbXG8UeijFFOgpQU6EC8AhiIyVDTJMHlxpc/s1000/20240225_103612_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Vadd5rJjcPeq3dEsPWCXq7kuJuLe9VVJ3yrZy4UKuult4dZaL469f2R7v6J9hn6g2U5Txz-MXINWuz7OArJwejaVppPkIwydlVH4xIJjhJdl1HEg4ac66pAMsq37sivrEiENmzbg95YVuZZC2G2_C8N8DbXG8UeijFFOgpQU6EC8AhiIyVDTJMHlxpc/s320/20240225_103612_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM -- Look at me - I HATE batting! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I must look at that quilt; perhaps it's time to let it go! It's so huge anyway, I'm not a fan, but she likes it. And why does it get pulled out of the big, comfy bed instead of sitting on the floor? Hmm -- I might wash it, fold it in four, and SEW it shut. Then it won't be so unwieldy, and she can't get more batting out of it! Yep -- that's the pioneer spirit in me! </div><div><br /></div><div>And what about Little Bear! What happened to his hair? It was getting long, and somehow, he got food in it, so it was heavy and covered his eye. Since it was a busy day, I didn't have time to give him a bath, although he desperately needs it. He's starting to look grey, not white! I got out the scissors and gave him a quick trim!! He can see clearly now! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf3Ua2-p_vlxLLGFFZQZpIDe8Kl58HvuQvmY7jLXUcY3q2j_8v5pDpPRwd9OSiprgIX0N6m6EaYZqZKJ3kwgMZniVbiebozonCFG_Yxy8J8npoYy-JvtIo6i_AZJowJbNLGa_GvnbAAuGt5BIMO6rQMsWSTthIVXKAYVeAXsbJ2A6BxJXQ1V_5nGUwFU/s1000/20240225_090316_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf3Ua2-p_vlxLLGFFZQZpIDe8Kl58HvuQvmY7jLXUcY3q2j_8v5pDpPRwd9OSiprgIX0N6m6EaYZqZKJ3kwgMZniVbiebozonCFG_Yxy8J8npoYy-JvtIo6i_AZJowJbNLGa_GvnbAAuGt5BIMO6rQMsWSTthIVXKAYVeAXsbJ2A6BxJXQ1V_5nGUwFU/s320/20240225_090316_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GRANDMA -- are you there? I can't see you!!! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>And that Murphy is pretty sneaky when she wants to be. I can be downstairs by myself, busy working away. Then I turn around and she's watching me! She crept down the stairs and just sat there watching me. Creepy!!!!! And I'll find her anywhere - behind the long arm, in the middle of the main room. I never know when she's going to pop up!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaknucwrWOGTv-XmyZVYgQJievtW7qZumksEFO-FrRgLLw1wzA7f4kSuwpComzjA_rXptCEcMJ_TP426ge0UYCgUfAD-vPvgpjQcb90IWW70kgsw0UoTFDr0kEoktcwKxzRRIQ1gvxDWWIEObgZHGEETeNd-sl_ORgXcmUCDFxLdSBmA3Myt5SINwK8DI/s1000/20240225_163320_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaknucwrWOGTv-XmyZVYgQJievtW7qZumksEFO-FrRgLLw1wzA7f4kSuwpComzjA_rXptCEcMJ_TP426ge0UYCgUfAD-vPvgpjQcb90IWW70kgsw0UoTFDr0kEoktcwKxzRRIQ1gvxDWWIEObgZHGEETeNd-sl_ORgXcmUCDFxLdSBmA3Myt5SINwK8DI/s320/20240225_163320_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOM - I got your back! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>As usual, we had a great time on the Virtual Retreat Zoom call. There's so much information sharing and great conversations, and, well, it's such fun to open the call to people in various places! I've met some wonderful people through the Virtual Retreat, which allows one to keep in touch with people who have moved away! <div><br /></div><div>It will be a busy week, and I didn't get everything completed on my list from last week. So, I have to make the to-do worksheet for this week later this morning. I think the sheet is helping me stay focused on the tasks for the week, which is good, and so far, I'm not scrambling at the last minute. It also helps that there are fewer classes, but there still doesn't seem to be enough time to complete everything!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm off to spin class. Then we have Monday sewing, and after that, I'll be back at the computer trying to clean up the emails from the weekend! Well, those that I need to forward to people. And the task list for this week needs to be completed. I have ONE week of relatively quiet, and next week, I have loads of Zooms and will for three weeks in March. Yikes!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>On that note, I'm out of here!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-37626479684320592142024-02-25T07:26:00.001-05:002024-02-25T07:26:07.044-05:00What is your PURPOSE in life? <p>I didn't think I was going to make it this morning! I mean getting my presentations ready. I went to bed relatively late for me, but I got up when the PILL alarm rang! I notice that's my last one, so I must go to the drugstore to get more. </p><p>But the presentations are ready. Yesterday, I wondered if I had enough content for one of them, but after putting all the pictures together, I wonder if I'll get a chance to talk! This whole business of sharing in the Zoom format is fantastic, and I've learned so much. Not only have I learned the techniques (talking digital cutters), but we are accountable to each other, and I want to be an active participant!! Yikes --- it's a crazy world, but I LOVE it. </p><p>While walking, I remembered seeing some videotapes on the camera shelf. No idea what's on them, so I should deal with that now. When I got home, I discovered TWO new tapes, which went in the giveaway box. Two empty cases went into the garbage, and one tape went to the store to get transferred to a DVD. It's super easy to deal with a few things at a time, but this was only after a somewhat major sort through the contents of that shelf. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIUWnDJ9evnRk89kQnPqHUzS4JiBJIYo41R6V2fyU8ieUHjbceg9QAAuMG3AYS2Pzvpa1jDonkdbfj_aopD5Jgho6RMOgy6zkmLbLFL3F1c_wedPDFGLonXuw2MT9e1AXO7PPiK7T_lFsbAC-i-15UdutJ7uwPJ0lJuYXxUkSIdMz9ecKdBB6JW9ZOno/s1000/20240224_093158_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIUWnDJ9evnRk89kQnPqHUzS4JiBJIYo41R6V2fyU8ieUHjbceg9QAAuMG3AYS2Pzvpa1jDonkdbfj_aopD5Jgho6RMOgy6zkmLbLFL3F1c_wedPDFGLonXuw2MT9e1AXO7PPiK7T_lFsbAC-i-15UdutJ7uwPJ0lJuYXxUkSIdMz9ecKdBB6JW9ZOno/s320/20240224_093158_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More camera supplies were dealt with</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The little tripod (I've got several - some I will never use - I must dig them out) went into my retreat bag. I often forget to take the big tripod to put the phone on to take a picture and then have to try to rig something up. This one weighs nothing and will be perfect to place the camera against. The legs are very bendy! It might be an excellent tripod to throw in my backpack for hiking!</div><div><br /></div><div>I was pretty happy with my production level yesterday. I got a customer quilt done. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO7LsSwADGfUPVqv7H0EVA-EHtdQidBzjaErrif7-oPCUD2C-ypIGkJBkYj0nkpP6wXX096rTV4KvxXJBaG8jZKoocaHmOigxdE9pL-1wdw-V4aD-uTUvM59YXX2Y4MG5WHh7LKVWg1UaNzl6FYLWveMCu75qeC6qXYTnQ4LfuzHdZsE_ElPXKbuZT7M/s1000/20240224_202623_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO7LsSwADGfUPVqv7H0EVA-EHtdQidBzjaErrif7-oPCUD2C-ypIGkJBkYj0nkpP6wXX096rTV4KvxXJBaG8jZKoocaHmOigxdE9pL-1wdw-V4aD-uTUvM59YXX2Y4MG5WHh7LKVWg1UaNzl6FYLWveMCu75qeC6qXYTnQ4LfuzHdZsE_ElPXKbuZT7M/s320/20240224_202623_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Customer quilt - DONE</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Then, I went to work on the Tequila Lime quilt. Those darn paper pieces were long and caused me no end of grief! Rip - rip - rip!!!<div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg316jb4u_Qx21WQqPyCtVK9UMzrwlGG7LHU-2M8tMx2-yKLeI7nl1QIXMXeZOHjUISoEv7NxGQS56wVKmqrwmFzujZCPR7IGDq7ZStcS0PqtUkC-fvQWD2khI_SekBfAIGGemg7e0-ALtZs8UEL6ehQYQp7SODtuPukE7duktgh21khFMAeYNCJ93iAhE/s1000/20240224_125242_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg316jb4u_Qx21WQqPyCtVK9UMzrwlGG7LHU-2M8tMx2-yKLeI7nl1QIXMXeZOHjUISoEv7NxGQS56wVKmqrwmFzujZCPR7IGDq7ZStcS0PqtUkC-fvQWD2khI_SekBfAIGGemg7e0-ALtZs8UEL6ehQYQp7SODtuPukE7duktgh21khFMAeYNCJ93iAhE/s320/20240224_125242_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paper piecing</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But I persevered and finished the units for Group B!!!!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-owZCDM7lQXtvavytlIwc_wbVRohLmjBQMUC_iYLB5ebCA7AvISzNQSgfGfLtY_fa77I8ZhjI0I0lXMzGldRvfo53ZX9erRAJMx3mceTkp6RTSjs2FaO6_bWKWd6FAbCGzK8NJ3Wl6uwyq3WVRqLoHfNWGsqMVkn5T4ASVnDlZdB8_SMEh8d-Az3ulA/s1000/20240224_200838_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-owZCDM7lQXtvavytlIwc_wbVRohLmjBQMUC_iYLB5ebCA7AvISzNQSgfGfLtY_fa77I8ZhjI0I0lXMzGldRvfo53ZX9erRAJMx3mceTkp6RTSjs2FaO6_bWKWd6FAbCGzK8NJ3Wl6uwyq3WVRqLoHfNWGsqMVkn5T4ASVnDlZdB8_SMEh8d-Az3ulA/s320/20240224_200838_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paper piecing is DONE!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After sewing ALL the B sections, this is the scrap that I had. If I had cut the shapes per the pattern, I would have had MUCH more than this. It's all about learning to do things right, or in this case, economically!!! </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2fY4c6Qt3_C1lhS4GRm9DFJbKIAYAIidxp8mo1OjDAOWGWVBeOjQpqsMbFptuza4oizfSUXHOHvrUNB3Iz02ecbdM_zXy_XBr9Ibd0X_ciSOPslEmhgpvkEvcCrGKESn8lM_Mv8OKkl2WpX5zBhktBdmRNGNV3NpO1fsgH6RrnL8Atf02g7Lpd5zPc0/s1000/20240224_202136_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2fY4c6Qt3_C1lhS4GRm9DFJbKIAYAIidxp8mo1OjDAOWGWVBeOjQpqsMbFptuza4oizfSUXHOHvrUNB3Iz02ecbdM_zXy_XBr9Ibd0X_ciSOPslEmhgpvkEvcCrGKESn8lM_Mv8OKkl2WpX5zBhktBdmRNGNV3NpO1fsgH6RrnL8Atf02g7Lpd5zPc0/s320/20240224_202136_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scraps from paper piecing</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>While it was a bit chilly yesterday, the sun was out, and it was a glorious day!! When I returned from my afternoon walk, Little Bear and I sat in the gazebo for a few minutes! He's so cute, but I wish his tongue didn't hang out. Oh well, that's what happens when you have no teeth. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToQaH6nlqfPHOKH2YzQPaAtKdvRerJAC7YEk1w8pi_Tw0wWwjXzvHJ91h_4y-pvXn3N42sMrv_SOGrAPUsONBmlsmltJ1VXY3X8qfna4-yBCqr5G5BJHA21whb_9_G4-bZ6hvEkHLbo-ZFgmamZnQL2H-UK7VCeyIhviYhz86YWAs_fF2bNnD-7DNGDs/s848/20240224_151320_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToQaH6nlqfPHOKH2YzQPaAtKdvRerJAC7YEk1w8pi_Tw0wWwjXzvHJ91h_4y-pvXn3N42sMrv_SOGrAPUsONBmlsmltJ1VXY3X8qfna4-yBCqr5G5BJHA21whb_9_G4-bZ6hvEkHLbo-ZFgmamZnQL2H-UK7VCeyIhviYhz86YWAs_fF2bNnD-7DNGDs/s320/20240224_151320_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out in the gazebo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>And Murphy has taken to bringing the outdoors indoors. There were leaves all over, and Lexi left a nice pile of mud, which was now dirt so that all got swept up!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_30gXotdUwhMuQCpEOfPx8U9qOOc4HHcVNS5ju2n189rbJd2okMzkNh1t48hGv6eoY-tbLjaFQamP5U8Pja5UJ0Jykz-Xku8DxahpPxh92jKTQAA73yvyfaW-QJ0oetHdeMhRiQ5OJQrJIy4ZZF4VB1uuOFStsQZ9OM7QIIztQJ5gLS-UMsUsigi3QI/s1000/20240224_152134_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_30gXotdUwhMuQCpEOfPx8U9qOOc4HHcVNS5ju2n189rbJd2okMzkNh1t48hGv6eoY-tbLjaFQamP5U8Pja5UJ0Jykz-Xku8DxahpPxh92jKTQAA73yvyfaW-QJ0oetHdeMhRiQ5OJQrJIy4ZZF4VB1uuOFStsQZ9OM7QIIztQJ5gLS-UMsUsigi3QI/s320/20240224_152134_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaves in the house</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We are making significant progress on the EXIT Game, as we are now on Day 13 -- halfway! And we've only looked at those two clues. Yeah us!!!! But it's teamwork -- neither of us would make it on our own! Yesterday, we had to cut the top of the box in two! <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBazC4EeyO2MDDoHSigjbmKbD1ICtHnlmriy8FumEu26q4uuX1SikceM3I3JkDmCO0EdxRhchm6sXj9VNupHK-6PW_VWGLEGlfIL5mZ6ODXzBk29Mj__YldDToHIdvjEmyjm2CR6cWBdnzLMqui_ogh5_ZDxgfGgDdPRqO7m7LQuw1FAwzGVac_B0N24/s1000/20240224_215219_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBazC4EeyO2MDDoHSigjbmKbD1ICtHnlmriy8FumEu26q4uuX1SikceM3I3JkDmCO0EdxRhchm6sXj9VNupHK-6PW_VWGLEGlfIL5mZ6ODXzBk29Mj__YldDToHIdvjEmyjm2CR6cWBdnzLMqui_ogh5_ZDxgfGgDdPRqO7m7LQuw1FAwzGVac_B0N24/s320/20240224_215219_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progress on the EXIT Game</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>OK -- this quote screams ME!!!!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxb7YM2eH6dTJY0VqP0ff0d5R3vrzYz8Qj-nGzQJ6rcakcvRDBEqBDwCFrIzac_Y1Po7JKTSF3kfHrx36x_zt8wIu-HEnTaC8mi2tHwgGKdAC3BFI3hQcB-R9dpIKsQ4qAcTBW_HJ3_QyEK6wU_92oqYmNq16KW2znLFjkkxdwV6MsJIult-JJm39C_n0/s960/20240224_224722_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="960" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxb7YM2eH6dTJY0VqP0ff0d5R3vrzYz8Qj-nGzQJ6rcakcvRDBEqBDwCFrIzac_Y1Po7JKTSF3kfHrx36x_zt8wIu-HEnTaC8mi2tHwgGKdAC3BFI3hQcB-R9dpIKsQ4qAcTBW_HJ3_QyEK6wU_92oqYmNq16KW2znLFjkkxdwV6MsJIult-JJm39C_n0/w400-h124/20240224_224722_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super quote</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Yep --- when I discovered quilting, I found my PASSION. Well, not exactly. It's hard to say if the passion is quilting or teaching! But let's say, in my case, it's a good mix. </div><div><br /></div><div>I finished reading Viktor E. Frankl's book - "Man's Search for Meaning". Holy smokes!!! That was a fascinating read. He was a psychiatrist who ended up in the concentration camps during the war. He has MANY insights into the world and why it's going the way it is - mental health issues, depression, suicide, etc. I'm not sure that I could wrap it up in a nutshell, but here is an article about the book. </div><div><br /></div><div>Guess what? This book was written in 1946, and the last part was revised in 1983, so what he says is NOT new, but our society refuses to change. </div><div><br /></div><div>The bottom line is that we need a PURPOSE in life. We need to have a reason to get out of bed each day. And WE alone have the choice to make those decisions that make us get through life meaningfully to each of us. Our purpose CANNOT be the same as someone else's! And SUFFERING is part of the purpose of life! It makes us stronger, and there is NOT enough meaningful suffering today. </div><div><br /></div><div>I listened to the audiobook (5 hours); if you get a chance, you should read it. It was fascinating. Thanks to someone on the blog who mentioned it. </div><div><br /></div><div>On that note, it's time to get the girls and the boy out for their walks. There are two Zooms this morning and a Virtual Retreat this afternoon. We had so much fun last night and some GREAT conversations. I was impressed, and when you want to know something, there's usually someone on the call with the answer!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the link for today. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Join Zoom Meeting</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82983517671?pwd=ODdsa1FJenQwdFNaQWFTNGd4bEhPZz09" style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82983517671?pwd=ODdsa1FJenQwdFNaQWFTNGd4bEhPZz09</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Meeting ID: 829 8351 7671</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Passcode: 117636</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We're supposed to start at NOON, but my prior presentation may go over, so don't despair. Just come back!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a super day!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-68811269005395760952024-02-24T07:31:00.006-05:002024-02-24T07:31:47.504-05:00Simplicity is key!<p>In case some of you are getting random responses from me -- I'm trying to catch up on all the comments from the blog! Bear with me -- I should catch up soon!</p><p>Somewhere recently, I heard someone say that one of the generations (I don't remember which one, and I'm so confused as to who is whom anyway!) Well, the idea was that you are old if you carry a WALLET! Now, I don't think anyone should generalize about age because of something we carry! For the record, it has been years since I last used a wallet. This is what I use instead. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GZT-In9nq2hyphenhyphenmQXcsuR8ZeFZRSwiqfgEzKl80btlw7dNasGk7Ua2G1jEJj9_XjUeY602rnaHnVsNfXKAqeQE0-Mbheokc4rOWYJEAqtXkCFtG1SAL4CD6jLjYOBj1Qu4rcFd4LMY0Ax6K_VC-9dmFo8m6ZTu8WabPntxs1j0Of9L5XICEM2Nn_wd2N4/s1000/20240223_082508_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GZT-In9nq2hyphenhyphenmQXcsuR8ZeFZRSwiqfgEzKl80btlw7dNasGk7Ua2G1jEJj9_XjUeY602rnaHnVsNfXKAqeQE0-Mbheokc4rOWYJEAqtXkCFtG1SAL4CD6jLjYOBj1Qu4rcFd4LMY0Ax6K_VC-9dmFo8m6ZTu8WabPntxs1j0Of9L5XICEM2Nn_wd2N4/s320/20240223_082508_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My card holder</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Someone gave this to me years ago. I do not remember who it was, but it's cute. It folds shut, but it has two sides when you open it up. I have culled my cards and only keep those that I actually use in there. I'm sure there is one or two that could probably go. What I'm surprised about is that it hasn't started to wear. I carry this in my pocket (I don't carry a purse either - only my reusable shopping bag if I need it). <div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMdv78ZaXemYJGKA2yk4icvnI5t1pP3tw4vHKY44l9G2XkJY3rMzuN39GIatm80UU6S0kHMfvklaHNRo4myFv9xGbmcs96dzgXafK5EWJMv_hfR-yNvwAyc4H0UJ2i422_HO5sVwAG3MK9s7andq3H15Cqu93N0BHc0VhOh-MTBq9x465-HRxE2E2N5I/s1000/20240223_082511_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMdv78ZaXemYJGKA2yk4icvnI5t1pP3tw4vHKY44l9G2XkJY3rMzuN39GIatm80UU6S0kHMfvklaHNRo4myFv9xGbmcs96dzgXafK5EWJMv_hfR-yNvwAyc4H0UJ2i422_HO5sVwAG3MK9s7andq3H15Cqu93N0BHc0VhOh-MTBq9x465-HRxE2E2N5I/s320/20240223_082511_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My card holder open</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was going to make a new one, but why? This one is still good! I have a leather one around here somewhere, so I should dig that one out, but I like this one!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't carry cash - what is cash? I haven't paid for anything with cash in years!! But I got a chuckle the other day while waiting in line to pay for my massage. And I guess it speaks volumes about the wallet comment. </div><div><br /></div><div>The man in front of me paid with his Apple Watch. The lady beside me paid with her phone!!! And yesterday, when I was out, one of the women in front of me had her cards in her phone case, while the young girl tucked her card under her phone in the case! So, I guess that person was right -- who needs a wallet? </div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of phone cases, I'm not a fan of those that flip open, and you can store cards and such on one side. That gets heavy and messy! I don't want to carry that entire thing around the house. I'll keep my little cardholder, and I'm happy. If I go out in the summer and am wearing my butt bag - seriously -- we need to find a new name. I'll call it my runner's or hiking belt; I only take the cards I need - if I need anything. </div><div><br /></div><div>Many times, I'm out walking and have NO cards with me at all. Those are the days when I won't be shopping. And as for carrying a purse? I have my lovely Micheal Kors (do you know that purse is 12 years old? It is practically an antique!) But the stuff people carry in their purse is obscene. When I go out, I need a key fob for the car (if driving), and my little card holder (if shopping), and that's it! I don't need anything else. We do not need keys to get into our house, so there is no need to carry keys. </div><div><br /></div><div>I like to travel light! It's just like your house - the more stuff you carry, the more likely you are to lose something, the more likely you'll forget something, and it's more stuff to manage. I want simplicity in my life!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm giving the book away on organizing your studio. I don't think I need it now, but I'm having a quick read through it before it goes. I've accomplished almost everything she is going through, but this is an INVENTORY page for your stuff. Yikes -- she has you working out cubic feet for fabric storage and books and patterns!!! I did NOT get that sophisticated in my process, but it's a good process, and hopefully, in the end, you have room for everything! </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5m556PXM5M1Hg1WXwVWqn2SOJZMqNzc6hJ0B6Pu32ND2rSd7My9LlPpjQsS13X32zLvT4XRQOjJiq6kA9DyaQmRSI08EzTqQwt_QijM476vyfSU2FOxh1uTwtCf2k40-Y2vPOYjFKB8naw6k3CvjdHjb-3z9FwkV_Ot6wPGPWJddfl9oPSlfEB18Vtc/s1000/20240223_113404_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5m556PXM5M1Hg1WXwVWqn2SOJZMqNzc6hJ0B6Pu32ND2rSd7My9LlPpjQsS13X32zLvT4XRQOjJiq6kA9DyaQmRSI08EzTqQwt_QijM476vyfSU2FOxh1uTwtCf2k40-Y2vPOYjFKB8naw6k3CvjdHjb-3z9FwkV_Ot6wPGPWJddfl9oPSlfEB18Vtc/s320/20240223_113404_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inventory for the quilting supplies</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know if you can read this paragraph from that book. But I had to laugh -- yep -- it's painful to sort and organize and put "like" things together. But boy or boy -- it makes it super easy to tidy things up! If you click on the pictures, you can make them bigger. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFL2DkfFSAYLhM20UHFPR8mOi27BZkXHY-4g5NEEouuNiqk3CrFr4Da2k1PA2SlQ9gQ9QRiLOAZkKAJ93u3aqR6c3aaJeQCMmWo2-J9zHaO3SAC2B7DYANcxT1C_qG2QgpE84ssXvdP_Nt1uOV_UmcfSNwI_loXylqqL12jN2b1loxWPVDDWKI4eqAOk/s1000/20240223_113625_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFL2DkfFSAYLhM20UHFPR8mOi27BZkXHY-4g5NEEouuNiqk3CrFr4Da2k1PA2SlQ9gQ9QRiLOAZkKAJ93u3aqR6c3aaJeQCMmWo2-J9zHaO3SAC2B7DYANcxT1C_qG2QgpE84ssXvdP_Nt1uOV_UmcfSNwI_loXylqqL12jN2b1loxWPVDDWKI4eqAOk/s320/20240223_113625_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ACK -- parting is such sweet sorrow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I managed to get everything put away yesterday in Studio B. Well, but that's not entirely true. I have some more Zoom presentations in March - a LOT of them, so I decided to leave the samples sitting out on a spare table. Then I don't have to walk them upstairs and then go and get them again. I'm not sure I'll need them, but just in case. </div><div><br /></div><div>I managed to get ONE more piece of Tequila Lime stitched. I swear it was not my day to sew yesterday, and I had to rip two pieces out for being careless in their placement. But one more section is done, and only six to go. Perhaps this afternoon, I can finish them off. It's time to get to work on the next month's homework!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrpxow-IZ3hj15esIVwqJUq1lVXZtMYMZ6uLfqHxyKOeH44lKeAq6CvZQnRi_jm5LoxVvmIPrvr3ilneHdy1YsPs0VhEiiaYvQV8yabpoDPV_1JI3oz04XwwUaZZNLYgsF1-bXKOCsYivpP5Mvf_XZos4w_keKmsNhPmagy7mXsiyba-lRWtoDmRvXaY/s1000/20240223_185120_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrpxow-IZ3hj15esIVwqJUq1lVXZtMYMZ6uLfqHxyKOeH44lKeAq6CvZQnRi_jm5LoxVvmIPrvr3ilneHdy1YsPs0VhEiiaYvQV8yabpoDPV_1JI3oz04XwwUaZZNLYgsF1-bXKOCsYivpP5Mvf_XZos4w_keKmsNhPmagy7mXsiyba-lRWtoDmRvXaY/s320/20240223_185120_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One B section for Tequila Lime</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I got mail!!!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclrdy4DzFuc8HCVMKU5IMPNJOBWrBPct6GWvmFXiqihuRi0Kan3M1IULvi57fRNphkBE8D9mrDnLyJSUSCF-uinRfVw48gpohPd6kmd-vJMJTMxDhvdxxkLdfDh-gcs1kcyB_utyI5EZBUvMaaE_btLhqRSSvLknQ-wv8DRoO8HwtbZQHo7Pr1255P1c/s1000/20240223_190830_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclrdy4DzFuc8HCVMKU5IMPNJOBWrBPct6GWvmFXiqihuRi0Kan3M1IULvi57fRNphkBE8D9mrDnLyJSUSCF-uinRfVw48gpohPd6kmd-vJMJTMxDhvdxxkLdfDh-gcs1kcyB_utyI5EZBUvMaaE_btLhqRSSvLknQ-wv8DRoO8HwtbZQHo7Pr1255P1c/s320/20240223_190830_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My package arrived</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It was the backing fabric for the playmat quilt. The entire backing will be the same fabric and coordinate with the front. It's a gift, so I'm OK going to that trouble, and thanks to Mary, I found the coordinating fabric. And thanks to <a href="https://www.ottawavalleyfabric.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa Valley</a> Fabric for having the fabric still around. This fabric came out in 2016. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6JlWNf-mcCiFF-H1RtXFsXn2UFiOSy05lfwvyYX77umPrQrY_DyBfTHUEa06mwnKnyapEabClE5Bw-_qyhNboP3DJ6Xhktx9SVMxO4myjGmLcRfnH6RIbNZWjnOmVEM1znimr7BliiS8lPLfxZa4AUV5DscuugS6J_qXsEO8Wmqy65U-I22obV607xk/s1000/20240223_190952_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6JlWNf-mcCiFF-H1RtXFsXn2UFiOSy05lfwvyYX77umPrQrY_DyBfTHUEa06mwnKnyapEabClE5Bw-_qyhNboP3DJ6Xhktx9SVMxO4myjGmLcRfnH6RIbNZWjnOmVEM1znimr7BliiS8lPLfxZa4AUV5DscuugS6J_qXsEO8Wmqy65U-I22obV607xk/s320/20240223_190952_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The backing fabric for the Playmat quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now, the rest will go to a good home, where a special little boy will have two connector playmats and coordinating fabric for the backing. As mentioned before, there are two extra panels, which I do NOT need. I could have made a quilt for Project Linus, but I decided to give it to someone I know will use it!!! See -- I am downsizing!!! It's a slow process, but I'm good with the pace. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHBefhUkhn1LHD8BHiBUmsrF4OA7V6H66MRAXynVn1zfZjgoCmCGSEi3vwoQx2vnejWKRU4_siyhlj1JIXrYjsT0TCdPCbhCE0mjOLrh0ufvkMWolIRAmVhCdb1sVDpqIdbAB-D4ShkaZdUlCxX26UbsrAKF1MNd_g4Mz1XQapnaGEVxhzXsJPKl3G8Y/s1000/20240223_190954_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHBefhUkhn1LHD8BHiBUmsrF4OA7V6H66MRAXynVn1zfZjgoCmCGSEi3vwoQx2vnejWKRU4_siyhlj1JIXrYjsT0TCdPCbhCE0mjOLrh0ufvkMWolIRAmVhCdb1sVDpqIdbAB-D4ShkaZdUlCxX26UbsrAKF1MNd_g4Mz1XQapnaGEVxhzXsJPKl3G8Y/s320/20240223_190954_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabric to be donated </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>I managed to get a customer quilt, but it took forever. There was nothing wrong with the quilt; it was me. I was in slow-motion mode yesterday. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWjyo9d0b0Qssd3eM1pjVt4px-7-FzqBaVbl73o92J4CtcMKnnnEz7Ys_zF_pmiwBP6aR_gwvc9ufzWuy7CzZoiHP2JI1NmF1tzQmmryTABP3ZTcIxYnexvOyCCxIIa4BnhxLKRQLkscidO5UdKBfniDOGoIOrcI2YBU6vn_wFce3SffHTJZkZUpY5do/s1000/20240223_192912_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWjyo9d0b0Qssd3eM1pjVt4px-7-FzqBaVbl73o92J4CtcMKnnnEz7Ys_zF_pmiwBP6aR_gwvc9ufzWuy7CzZoiHP2JI1NmF1tzQmmryTABP3ZTcIxYnexvOyCCxIIa4BnhxLKRQLkscidO5UdKBfniDOGoIOrcI2YBU6vn_wFce3SffHTJZkZUpY5do/s320/20240223_192912_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Customer quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also had to go to the mall to get my passport photos taken. My passport expires in a few months, and I NEED to keep it up-to-date. So, I have some things to correct on my application and hope to pop into the office this coming week. I was going to do it by mail, but I'll go to the office to hopefully speed things along. </div><div><br /></div><div>I snapped this photo on my way to the mall. Loads of construction in the area, and I'm always amazed when I see those big boom arms for pouring concrete! What a job that must be to keep clean!!! I love how they are still building the top yet starting to add walls to the outside along the bottom. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGCC29hf1_EikapOg3vtzqT0GVLTPDSq9duo3dibRKFOeOIJT2T9ll99TymgtEWQ2wRLdQjLXHrrQIPQctKlrzGy_v1KPfBHE8dsrNM75wvS7Ah5I3-avCKaWEfTaVDe9_tFXWx3ho5hCgzjV8qm11KxPkCorC2CYYTQYstviH-ILSo_AWNdTbLY86as/s1000/20240223_150036_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGCC29hf1_EikapOg3vtzqT0GVLTPDSq9duo3dibRKFOeOIJT2T9ll99TymgtEWQ2wRLdQjLXHrrQIPQctKlrzGy_v1KPfBHE8dsrNM75wvS7Ah5I3-avCKaWEfTaVDe9_tFXWx3ho5hCgzjV8qm11KxPkCorC2CYYTQYstviH-ILSo_AWNdTbLY86as/s320/20240223_150036_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Construction near the mall</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had to wait for the passport photos, so what do I do with 20 minutes? I went next door and had an apple pie crepe!!! My afternoon snack, which I did not need!!! But it was good, and I had a chance to browse the magazines I had bought at Indigo along the way. I also saw that this photo place processes film, so with M's blessing, I dropped off that roll of film. I'll get the photos on a USB stick, so we'll see what the pictures are!!!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOo5nfAYEGn_oVKMWDVYDHvX2dwNJ-0VtQif7Hjs8673dKPfLoWoI5FR__TcO3YMUU1aTVF2FBRUH-6KamrP2hz76fLib7diam2FmJSdgHzH_9GTRK0RxJDpYkLylwHHVsLnY9ClqXvBI9EAUsW7rbpsGg9qpVkQxDSZgtQVHAk8RLoV_IQkHacDx1eV4/s1000/20240223_153724_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOo5nfAYEGn_oVKMWDVYDHvX2dwNJ-0VtQif7Hjs8673dKPfLoWoI5FR__TcO3YMUU1aTVF2FBRUH-6KamrP2hz76fLib7diam2FmJSdgHzH_9GTRK0RxJDpYkLylwHHVsLnY9ClqXvBI9EAUsW7rbpsGg9qpVkQxDSZgtQVHAk8RLoV_IQkHacDx1eV4/s320/20240223_153724_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple pie crepe</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The CDs are sorted. The envelopes/pouches were saved, and that is one more task off my plate. I managed to get half of the stuff off the floor beside my chair, and I hope to do more today. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8qLIdwzmrhSN_6RTnCMpnn-AxdL1ejSc4xnley3XIkRplCne-CkNDeCh4htPWe-OunRMtW49GGcI3uLSj3EhrFsrd5dHyS7Vrj4gHH3LpTBjzcEcO0w1qUt7eR7w3WHfHkg7ICFsSeH3JKMGde8tgH0Snl78q0b58G5D0ymT_2vGaODQuEIgiYzk9Js/s1000/20240223_082426_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8qLIdwzmrhSN_6RTnCMpnn-AxdL1ejSc4xnley3XIkRplCne-CkNDeCh4htPWe-OunRMtW49GGcI3uLSj3EhrFsrd5dHyS7Vrj4gHH3LpTBjzcEcO0w1qUt7eR7w3WHfHkg7ICFsSeH3JKMGde8tgH0Snl78q0b58G5D0ymT_2vGaODQuEIgiYzk9Js/s320/20240223_082426_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorting the CDs</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Hmm - someone is digging in my backyard. It must be the skunks looking for grubs or whatever they dig for. There are little holes everywhere!!!! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUjNE3S6CUvBEtJL-ghyATwcqx7tXemAJ_Ay2Ryf1fq6Jim2f49uB3CSDhJT8DZ-LncBIhdfIh3dmOc6mhDwy05VNuUzIW7mTbRVrzWUaxWYUeto_To8Eb9exw_GylM_anuj2m2iv9oVk5luqGHNN8SphdKIXhSh6c3TuyPVax6p3V36sARPDWe1xQns/s1000/20240223_161303_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUjNE3S6CUvBEtJL-ghyATwcqx7tXemAJ_Ay2Ryf1fq6Jim2f49uB3CSDhJT8DZ-LncBIhdfIh3dmOc6mhDwy05VNuUzIW7mTbRVrzWUaxWYUeto_To8Eb9exw_GylM_anuj2m2iv9oVk5luqGHNN8SphdKIXhSh6c3TuyPVax6p3V36sARPDWe1xQns/s320/20240223_161303_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visitors digging holes!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I may have to give my wind mobile a quick straighten - it looks like it's leaning a wee bit. I still love it even after all the time it's been there, and I do NOT regret buying it!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm6FE0n4BMBSxN9j4TTF_V1xlQGgA7RTbtsdZ-plnhghFxD3jzOn3aaM5i0XlKaN0OMyLuOuGnIGDxSeDY3nq_cnjDCiAk82kIwgdidkvn-ybfwFdhbVwheK4KzyNhSWK5iUzIubBOTjNrhRHQzrDvvU3Bnw3Go8LNmIaOhnwKZEOpP0CRuJVnfEvgIk/s1000/20240223_161320_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm6FE0n4BMBSxN9j4TTF_V1xlQGgA7RTbtsdZ-plnhghFxD3jzOn3aaM5i0XlKaN0OMyLuOuGnIGDxSeDY3nq_cnjDCiAk82kIwgdidkvn-ybfwFdhbVwheK4KzyNhSWK5iUzIubBOTjNrhRHQzrDvvU3Bnw3Go8LNmIaOhnwKZEOpP0CRuJVnfEvgIk/s320/20240223_161320_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My perpetual window machine!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is one of the girls and the boy! He absolutely LOVES to sit in the window, and I can see his head in the window from down the street. Getting into that bed on the stairs is NO big deal for him!! He's a big boy! Thank goodness we found a solution because otherwise, he would drive us nuts with wanting to get in bed and not being able to!!!</div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iP1vlRRCtnaiqK5w_vJHKbfGNDzqA_NsNWaabqlGXWjZeawkLmPxCtgcgAmGLogwkWP311Kj-YX-d5Aj_n5ELD_c2qQTTPtOGBQkr9dWqstDw70o4BG3i76StaNuQEf3t5wczCKNszRyYWgBcWLqmKP6C-n78udEPXWI7T0MwLpTGGMqGg-sMENjbFY/s1000/20240223_173230_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iP1vlRRCtnaiqK5w_vJHKbfGNDzqA_NsNWaabqlGXWjZeawkLmPxCtgcgAmGLogwkWP311Kj-YX-d5Aj_n5ELD_c2qQTTPtOGBQkr9dWqstDw70o4BG3i76StaNuQEf3t5wczCKNszRyYWgBcWLqmKP6C-n78udEPXWI7T0MwLpTGGMqGg-sMENjbFY/s320/20240223_173230_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sentinel and the spare</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was a sad walk with Murphy yesterday. We spotted a neighbor who lost her golden to a fungal infection last year. She's been fostering a puppy (also a golden), and he was beautiful. A month ago, she got word that she could keep him. Then, four days ago, he turned on her. He tried to bite her wrist and knocked her down. She is surrendering him today back to the rescue. So there were the two of us crying on the street. I'm so sad for her, but I will offer that she can walk Lexi whenever she wants a dog to walk. I won't let her have Murphy - she's too unruly!</div><div><br /></div><div>But why would the dog turn like that? It's like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde - one minute fine, the next he's mad. I feel so badly for her. Two dogs in a very short time. It's hard!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I have one presentation this morning, and it's all good to go. It's the final show and tell on the panel class we had in the fall. I'm very pleased with the participation rate!!! It's nice to see so many finished projects - even if some are simple! It's all about the act of completing something!!!</div><div> </div><div>It's Virtual Retreat later today. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the link for today - February 24 - starts at 6 PM</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">oin Zoom Meeting</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89816483795?pwd=Mjc3M3pvVmZPdjdsQzlHS3Zhck52dz09" style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89816483795?pwd=Mjc3M3pvVmZPdjdsQzlHS3Zhck52dz09</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Meeting ID: 898 1648 3795</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Passcode: 248667</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And here's the link for tomorrow - February 25 - Starting at NOON - but we might be a bit late as I have a digital cutter class just before, and I feel it will run over this month. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Join Zoom Meeting</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82983517671?pwd=ODdsa1FJenQwdFNaQWFTNGd4bEhPZz09" style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82983517671?pwd=ODdsa1FJenQwdFNaQWFTNGd4bEhPZz09</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Meeting ID: 829 8351 7671</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Passcode: 117636</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Have a super day, and hope to see you at the Virtual Retreat!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-1599511756066110492024-02-23T07:15:00.003-05:002024-02-23T07:15:24.158-05:00Using a serger to benefit your quilt making<p>Thanks for your comments about the Facebook Live. OH GOSH -- I wondered if anyone could hear Murphy barking! No one else was home, and I could do nothing - the show must go on! Next time, I'll find a hidey hole for her with NO WINDOWS. I imagine she was barking at the squirrels in the backyard. What a silly girl!!! Thankfully, she didn't go into her full-blown ballistic mode!</p><p>For those who missed the session, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSLQyoUxrCI&ab_channel=HusqvarnaVikingNorthAmerica" target="_blank">you can watch it at this link</a>. Knowing when the link went live was challenging, and I was trying to watch the laptop screen at the beginning! Next time, I'll start looking directly at the primary camera a few seconds before! </p><p>If you want a WRITTEN copy of most of what I said, there are two ways to get that!! I know!!!</p><p>The first is to go to QUILTsocial and check out these links. These posts were written in May 2023. </p><p>Day One -- <a href="https://quiltsocial.com/getting-to-know-the-husqvarna-viking-amber-air-s600-tips-and-features/" target="_blank">Getting to Know the Husqvarna Viking Amber Air s600</a> Serger</p><p>Day Two - <a href="https://quiltsocial.com/piecing-a-quilt-top-with-the-husqvarna-viking-amber-air-s600-serger/" target="_blank">Piecing a quilt top on the serger</a></p><p>Day Three - <a href="https://quiltsocial.com/9-ways-to-use-a-serger-for-your-quilting-and-sewing-projects/" target="_blank">NINE ways to use the serger for quilting</a></p><p>Day Four - <a href="https://quiltsocial.com/9-ways-to-use-a-serger-for-your-quilting-and-sewing-projects/" target="_blank">Why a Coverstitch is handy!</a></p><p>Day Five - <a href="https://quiltsocial.com/8-things-to-check-if-things-go-wrong-when-using-a-serger/" target="_blank">Troubleshooting when things go wrong!</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The second way to get some of that information is via the <a href="https://quiltsocial.com/free-quiltsocial-magazine-issue-28-now-available/" target="_blank">QUILTsocial magazine - Issue 28</a>. It was a free download in January 2024, but now you have to pay ($4.95) if you want to download it. It's free to view online. All five of the blog posts are in the magazine. </p><p>I can't say enough about how valuable a tool <a href="http://QUILTsocial.com">QUILTsocial.com</a> is. I've made so many tutorials or reviews of projects and techniques. When teaching a class, I often send the links to my groups because there is so much exciting material, and it's already done! I have lists for many topics!!!</p><p>And while I'm far from finishing decluttering my hard drive, the little bit I've done already makes a huge difference in finding things. </p><p> Another successful Zoom is under the belt! I used to do a lot with slides in a presentation, but for some of these, it's just as easy to do with the real things, and that's what I did last night. </p><p>I got everything prepped; it didn't take long, and I was all set. I LOVE those little orange stools. They are so handy for the tight spots I have to sit in for a presentation. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPdcTBZ9zZ5m4hwSPAgr3tBKXKpTYARclrTE5p0-xCImBImcR7uf8B-jMuRU68f5vMZx0aIctsVKQAAqs8C-4lCFL3fELR_fg2zvsaL-RQJ2rv2w1vYE4PEuQvZe8kNkMr0TWwQFVMpIC8lpKM1IWafSrnRHmZbCYYcTsfIhLkJQ0e41kxPmi1s1Mo80/s1000/20240222_161848_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPdcTBZ9zZ5m4hwSPAgr3tBKXKpTYARclrTE5p0-xCImBImcR7uf8B-jMuRU68f5vMZx0aIctsVKQAAqs8C-4lCFL3fELR_fg2zvsaL-RQJ2rv2w1vYE4PEuQvZe8kNkMr0TWwQFVMpIC8lpKM1IWafSrnRHmZbCYYcTsfIhLkJQ0e41kxPmi1s1Mo80/s320/20240222_161848_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "before" of the Zoom call</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>See how neatly everything is stacked in the appropriate pile. </div><div><br /></div><div>And then when it was over? Yikes -- things just got thrown onto the floor! It's a mess, and I need to tidy it up later today. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02EFmQOdtKJaLwoP4j_u575oauLniJIuwom24ZgINW7z9zM35QZsi9-eMMMkSU0ZJ7_IvLl9q3JzTl5UFP6Hbxb76LF6gMqeSmQ9YvM5zqT4jPW19oArsiH6pUtlii6apDjN9G0Yp8x0-rivEdJa8DMcByRrOrW7aEFI3D8hnfqvj3i4twXfBinyxSQk/s1000/20240222_201417_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02EFmQOdtKJaLwoP4j_u575oauLniJIuwom24ZgINW7z9zM35QZsi9-eMMMkSU0ZJ7_IvLl9q3JzTl5UFP6Hbxb76LF6gMqeSmQ9YvM5zqT4jPW19oArsiH6pUtlii6apDjN9G0Yp8x0-rivEdJa8DMcByRrOrW7aEFI3D8hnfqvj3i4twXfBinyxSQk/s320/20240222_201417_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "after"</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>And there's another class you can sign up for. The first session was supposed to be this weekend, but we goofed on getting ourselves organized, so the new dates are March 23 and April 20. You can sign up for it through <a href="https://thimblesandthings.com/pages/virtual-classes-2024" target="_blank">Thimbles and Things.</a> If you already have a Class Pass, all you have to do is send me an e-mail with your pass number to get signed up!!! These dragons are super cute!! Should I make them in Harry Potter colors? Chinese Fireball, Hungarian Horntail, etc. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkyaUKVnwsd0PMdyH1t5KZWIRgS0J1J5kCKIHpvLD0y2Oaze827i_q1QyOFVG9BbV8tNNzs7Yzx_CuLWYl7VxhS86Xjri93raJCMHOhMGlCtqry9BvVEptU54HCc_bPgmBAO_x-7FKC-rHFblALUzs63MMEl0XZ0Z2-2oSrD7v7nuDLn7psFXGI0N7Rg/s681/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20062756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkyaUKVnwsd0PMdyH1t5KZWIRgS0J1J5kCKIHpvLD0y2Oaze827i_q1QyOFVG9BbV8tNNzs7Yzx_CuLWYl7VxhS86Xjri93raJCMHOhMGlCtqry9BvVEptU54HCc_bPgmBAO_x-7FKC-rHFblALUzs63MMEl0XZ0Z2-2oSrD7v7nuDLn7psFXGI0N7Rg/w552-h640/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20062756.jpg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New class in March and April</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My calm January and somewhat calm February were fun. March will be stupid, and it's time to start booking travel for the year! Yikes!! There goes the peace and quiet! </p><p>My massage was awful. At one point, I almost called "uncle" and was going to beg her to stop! Yes - my shoulders were so tight, I knew it wasn't going to be pleasant, but I needed her to get the tissue moving. I can blame NO ONE but myself for not stretching more and not standing up straighter. I'm better at the posture thing (OK - so that's probably all in my head), but the stretching? What's stretching? I NEED to do it. </p><p>Today, there is nothing on the agenda! I mean as far as appointments or meetings. Lots of stuff on the TO-DO list, though, and I'll spend the morning doing paperwork to clear some of it. And I just dumped a bunch of things on the floor beside my chair that I need to deal with today. I MUST do that. </p><p>I've got to start writing again soon, and well, it's going to be busy! It's March, which will be busy - I still have one week of peace and quiet! </p><p><br /></p><p>Remember, it's Virtual Retreat on Saturday and Sunday. Here are the links. </p><p>Saturday, February 24 - starting at 6 PM</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Join Zoom Meeting</span></p><p><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89816483795?pwd=Mjc3M3pvVmZPdjdsQzlHS3Zhck52dz09" style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89816483795?pwd=Mjc3M3pvVmZPdjdsQzlHS3Zhck52dz09</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Meeting ID: 898 1648 3795</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Passcode: 248667</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sunday, February 25, Starting at NOON</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Join Zoom Meeting</span></p><p><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82983517671?pwd=ODdsa1FJenQwdFNaQWFTNGd4bEhPZz09" style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82983517671?pwd=ODdsa1FJenQwdFNaQWFTNGd4bEhPZz09</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Meeting ID: 829 8351 7671</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Passcode: 117636</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Oh, one last thing -- I spotted this video I posted on my YouTube channel a while back. I always tell people they should </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kewqX4U4Ic" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">use a STILETTO (Quilter's Awl) instead of pins. Check it out. </a></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">OK -- time to get the girls and the boy sorted out for their walks, and I can figure out how to spend my "free" day!!!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Have a super day!!!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Ciao!!!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.com0