The power of the sun

I did it!!! I completed a computer task. All of the USBs were dealt with except the missing one. All the files were moved to OneDrive, and everything was deleted from the USBs except for the locked files. I have no idea how that happens. And what about the two PowerPoint presentations that say they can't be deleted because they are open in PowerPoint? Seriously? 

I will try to delete them again today, but I don't want to waste more time. In the future, USBs will be TEMPORARY storage places, and the files must be deleted once I'm finished with them. 

Now comes the massive job of cleaning out OneDrive. I will use OneDrive for the current year's files or anything I'm working on, and I can access it from any computer. If I can't send the files wirelessly, the USBs will hold the files I need for a digital cutter or an embroidery machine. I also carry a USB backup of my presentations if I can't access OneDrive. 

I've made a considerable start in that clean-up, as most of the 'loose" files have been placed in a folder. Now, folder by folder, stuff will be deleted or moved to my external hard disk. I prefer to delete, of course, and there will be much of that. But it's going to take time. The best part is that if I'm looking for a file, I know where to try and find it. Thank goodness for searching abilities. 

Now I've got to look for that missing embroidery file. How I could have such a mess is beyond me. There were about 15 USBs and jumbled files on them all. 

A mess of USBs

Does anyone know how to access the connector on this one? 

How do you access the connector? 

I rebooted my PC multiple times to clear the memory, as moving all that stuff around was a huge job. So far, so good! 

So, another great thing happened yesterday. Quilt Canada (our big national quilt show in Canada), held in Toronto from June 18 - 21, 2025, always hosts Concurrent Shows to the National Juried Show. A friend encouraged me to apply, and my application was accepted!!! 

However, this concurrent show is NOT about me or my quilts. Nope, it's about the quilts I've taught over the last twenty-plus years. These quilts were taught at The Hobby Horse Quilt Shoppe, Oh Look Fabric, Thimbles and Things, Sew n Serge, Ruti's Needlebed, and Cockadoodle Quilts. The last three shops no longer exist. 

Can you believe that there were (are) over 75 unique quilts that I've taught? These are not just one-and-done sessions but sampler-style quilts that took months. Some were as short as 6 months, and Dear Jane lasted 2½ years! I need to whittle down that list of 75 to 25 patterns and then find a student with a finished quilt for those 25 quilts! Yikes -- that is going to take some doing! 

With the help of my blog and some list-keeping, it should be easy to finish compiling that list of 75 quilts. You can always check this blog post for some of the earlier quilts. 

Oh my -- I'm super excited!!!!

Anyway - back to the pictures from two days ago. 

It's cooler outside these days, but it's NOT cold. I've been walking everywhere (I walked to the doctor's yesterday), and if you are dressed, you are good. I just need my neck to be warm, and I'm OK. 

But here is one thing about the weather: Even after shoveling the little bit of snow from the driveway, it was still covered in snow. 

The driveway is still not clean

But within a very short time, the sun's power melted everything, and it was dry! Gosh - I'm so neighborly that I'm keeping my neighbor's sidewalks clear up to two or three on each side of me. I do one because they mow the little bit of grass in front. One house is empty (it has been for almost two years), and one is lazy. But I see that the guy on the other side of the empty house is now doing it - he has a snow blower, for heaven's sake! Just walk the sidewalk; there is no need to go to the driveway. 

The driveway is now dry!

I'm back at the long arm and working like mad. I have several quilts to get done in the next 10 days, and I should be OK if nothing goes wrong. This was a community project quilt. I've had to set those aside and now working on the few customer quilts I have. 

Community project quilt - DONE

Murphy is pretty sneaky. I put this green bucket on the office floor, which contained stuff I wanted to put in the mail. I found the little red sweater on the floor when I entered the room. What did I see in the bucket? Murphy's ball. What? A red sweater for a white ball? 

Someone has been in the green bucket

Then I spotted this by the front door. It was a Christmas ornament from Peggy's Cove that missed the mail before Christmas. I wonder how it got from the office to the front door? 

Hmm - why is this at the front door?

Oh -- look what the little devil did to it! 

Stormy weather hit Peggy's Cove!

Oh, Murphy! She has two toy boxes of toys, and she has to pick the Christmas ornament! 

But she didn't seem the worse for wear after her attack. That evening, while I attempted to read, she played with the blankets and toys. This dog is definitely an entertainer, and she knows it! Apparently, the dog that attacked her is called Baby. And it's known for being a troublemaker. I didn't report it, but the next time I will. 

Murphy is entertaining herself

I also completed some machine embroidery and made two mug rugs. However, you won't see them until my embroidery club sees them. 

Making mug rugs on the embroidery machine

I love how huge they recommend cutting the pieces. I won't be doing that again. I currently have another set on the embroidery machine, and I'm working on two at a time. Why not? If you're changing threads for one, you might as well do two! 

I was so tired last night, but then I realized that I had done my spin class in the morning and had walked 15 km during the day. Oops. So I went to bed early!

Today's another busy day. I'll be downstairs - no more playing with the computer and no jigsaw puzzles. It's now time to get to real work! 

And I have to get rid of some of these boxes in the house. 

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!