The quilting pentathlon!

OK --- so it's NEVER a good thing when you hear multiple helicopters flying overhead. When I took Murphy out for a walk, they were relatively close to the house. Why does everything happen when I walk her? 

So you can't see the helicopters in this photo, but I managed to snap the geese flying overhead! 

Geese in the sky

It turns out that a pedestrian was struck and killed on a MAJOR street. Now this person -- a 40-year-old man was NOT crossing at the lights -- just bounding across the road, and it was DARK at 6:15 AM. No one deserves to die, but seriously??? I bet he was wearing dark clothing, and no one could see him. I would not have wanted to be the driver. 

Another pedestrian was killed just a few days ago -- again, a 40-year-old man -- hmm, does that tell you something? There were no details, so not sure what happened. But people --- if you are a pedestrian --- WALK to the lights, be ALERT (no phones), and wear the proper clothing for the time of day. If you don't want to look like an idiot, you can buy a reflective vest made with reflective tape, so it's very light and easy to remove once you arrive at your destination! 

It's unfortunate, but we all must be more careful -- drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. I think the biggest thing is to BE PREDICTABLE and do what other people expect you to do (like follow the traffic laws); that will save many lives. 

Remember, as kids, we always colored our tree trunks brown. Well, how about 50 shades of brown? This is a rotted tree trunk, but look how cool the colors are.

A rotted tree trunk

We have started to shut the backdoor since it's getting a bit cool, and there's sweet Lexi -- on her mat outside the door. That dog LOVES to sleep on a mat! It wasn't so cold that she needed to curl into her "winter ball."

Lexi lounging on her mat

Before I hit the long arm, I had a couple of phone calls that needed to be made. One of them was about the internet in our house. What could we do as we do not get reliable internet upstairs, particularly in Studio U, and I've struggled in Studio B for the last while? So I called our service provider. Hmm -- do we have boosters. Yes, we do, and they belong to the service provider. Well, it seems they can check those things from their end, and the one in Studio B had a BAD connection (red zone) and needed to be rebooted. So that is done --- let's see how it goes on Zoom tonight at the Virtual Retreat.

One of our internet boosters

Then he asked me where the other one was. Hmm -- where is that other booster? I couldn't find it upstairs, so my goal was to find it and then call them back. They could not ping the second booster. After I got off the all, I remembered giving it to DH, who was having trouble with the internet in his office. Oh yes --- that's where it is. I did not get a chance to call them back, but I hope to do so in the next couple of days and try to get better internet upstairs. 

So what happened in Studio B? It was another insanely long day, but if you read the title of today's post, that's a hint! 

I had to finish preparing the quilt backs and search in the closet for batting pieces for the last couple of small quilts.

That involved multiple pressing. Instead of removing one layer of material waiting to be sewn, I pressed right over it! 

Multi-layer pressing

And this is the bottom of my garbage with a massive nest of thread and an empty thread cone. That is kind of cool!! The thread just shapes itself into the contours of the bin. 

The thread nest in the garbage bin

As those quilted got ready to quilt, the batting, backing, and quilt top were strewn around Studio B.

Quilts waiting to be quilted

And here it is --- a pentathlon of quilts! 

Community project quilt number one - DONE

Community project quilt number two - DONE

Community project quilt number three - DONE

Community project quilt number four - DONE

Community project quilt number five - DONE

The largest was 43" by 51", and the smallest was 32" by 37", but it still took time to load and unload, set up the software, advance the quilt, and change the thread. I didn't finish until after dinner. 

All the quilts are trimmed, and almost all the bits are sorted and dealt with. I think I'll be making pet mats today. 

And here is the heap of quilts that require binding. 

Quilts that need to have the binding attached

And this pile has binding on the back but is not stitched to the front of the quilt. 

The binding needs to be stitched to the front of these quilts

Oh --- I did get some work done on the sweatshirt but forgot to take pictures. I hope to finish it off today, and I'll show you. 

I had to zip to the library and the mall, so that was my afternoon walk. I went to Bulk Barn to buy supplies for my oatmeal topping. I don't mind buying those at Bulk Barn because I can't imagine any kid walking down the aisle and tasting the ground flax seed! I spotted my favorite bars on sale. Only this one flavor was on sale -- I'm OK with that, and when I dug through the box, I found some that were 75% off while the remainder of the box was 25%. Now was that a mistake? I don't know, but I bought all the 75% off ones. 

Bars on sale!

I was very good at the library. I went to pick up a book for DH, and while I spotted a couple of good books, I left them because I'm trying to read books from my own shelf, and I don't need a stack of library books distracting me. How focused I am these days!!!!

And they are going gangbusters with the new movie theatre. I can't wait until it opens so I can walk to the movies. Not that I go often, but I might go more often knowing I can walk there! 

The new movie theatre

OH -- back to those quilts. That is the last of the small quilts. There is a box of young adult quilts (about 50" by 60"), and there are many larger quilts for Quilts of Valour, but all the smallish ones are done! At least for the moment, as there will be more in the future. So how many quilts did I do? By my count, there were 41 smaller quilts, and I completed them in 17 days! That's not too shabby in my downtime! 

Now, I'm onto some Quilts of Valour quilts, so the clock is reset, and I'll see where I go with those. I do not even have a quilt on the frame this morning, although it's ready to be pressed at 9 AM. I just ran out of steam last night! And I don't have much time left to mess around before I need to get back to serious work! The fall classes start next month, and there is a lot of homework to prep!

Don't forget that tonight is Virtual Retreat. It starts at 6 PM. I can't wait!!! I love company when I sew, but I do not miss packing up the car to get there, especially for just a few hours! The links are in a separate blog post, so watch for those! 

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!

Virtual Retreat - September 24 and 25

 Here is the Zoom link for September 24 - the retreat starts at 6 PM

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89254233911?pwd=VGQrTnFybW1HMWpleHA4M2Q2NGVwZz09 Meeting ID: 892 5423 3911 Passcode: 982797

Here is the Zoom link for September 25 -- the retreat starts at NOON

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81693717518?pwd=STNoVVQzbDd4ZnROQndNNlpvcC90QT09 Meeting ID: 816 9371 7518 Passcode: 579285

Have fun --- I'm still away, but I might be able to pop in on Sunday. I'll see how it goes!!!

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!

More of the same!

OK -- so I've developed a routine, and it's pretty boring! But have you ever noticed how much of your life is routine? And routine is good -- it allows your brain to focus on other things; otherwise, we would be exhausted making decisions all day long! 

Things happened, although it was a "fairly" routine day. The first excitement of the day that resulted in my good deed was when I walked Murphy. I saw a vehicle back out of the driveway (I was practically beside the car, but it was NOT ever a danger to me). But they backed slowly out of the driveway, and instead of turning sharply, they kept backing up and hit a van parked across the street. The van was parked on the street because their driveway was being worked on. 

The vehicle stopped momentarily and then drove away. Seriously??? They never even checked for damage, but I saw a LOT of fluid pour out of the front of the parked vehicle. I didn't stop then, but on the next walk with Lexi, I stopped and rang the bell and told them what had happened. You could see a long scratch mark along the corner of the front. And as we were chatting and inspecting the damage, the white vehicle drove back into the driveway. I think it was a young driver driving his brother to school. 

I left it in their hands, but I'm shocked that that fairly innocuous bump caused that tank (radiator fluid? Windshield wiper fluid? to rupture. 

Then I was home and ready to quilt. And if you think I tried to get all nine of those quilts done -- think again. I might be in a routine, but I'm not that good! Here's the first one done. 

Community project quilt -- DONE

I did have an errand that took several hours, but then I was back and got a second one done. 

Community project quilt -- number two - DONE

And I decided to keep going and got one more done. 

Community project quilt - number three - DONE

And since I'm on a roll, let's go for one more! 

Community project quilt number four - DONE

Yes -- I know they all look the same, but they are NOT! These are 43" by 51", so they took a bit of time, but I'm a whiz at getting them on, quilted, and off. 

They are all trimmed, and the bits are taken care of! That leaves FIVE small quilts to go. 

There is NOT enough polyester batting for one more quilt, so I'll put this into a pet mat, and I'm done with polyester batting! 

The leftover polyester batting

I don't need to worry about batting now, as I have TWO more partial rolls designated for the charity quilts. I had to pull out the one roll yesterday to get some batting for those quilts. These two rolls are NOT the Quilts of Valour quilts, as I have two full batting rolls for those quilts. 

The next roll of batting to use

And talk about a working studio and keeping the floor clear! It's a great place to put stuff in progress, but it doesn't stay there long, and I'm trying to put everything away that I can. I'm doing a pretty good job! 

Using the floor as an extra surface!

This floor space is clear once again! But here's the stack of trimmed quilts. I wonder if the table will collapse? 

Trimmed quilts are ready for binding! 

And I also have a closet of batting ends that I can use for those charity quilts. So running out of batting won't be an issue -- at least for a while. 

Batting ends in the closet

Here's something to think about when you are tidying up your space. What do you have that you can repurpose? I have this plastic bag hanging off the shelf in the stash room, and its job is to hold the supplies (fusible tricot) to make the tape to join pieces of batting. 

An ugly plastic bag in the stash room

A plastic bag? Good grief -- I have a ton of bags I could use. And I spotted this purchased orange tote bag that I could use instead. There was nothing in it -- it was just hanging on a hook. So it's been repurposed, and the plastic bag will get used in the kitchen! We have hardly any plastic bags left in our house! They have all been repurposed for something, and we are diligent about using reusable bags when out. 

A repurposed tote bag

And inside is the black and white fusible tricot (fusible interfacing for knits) that I cut into strips and use to join batting pieces. It's WAY BETTER than sewing as sewing often stretches the batting; the fusible tricot does not. It even worked for all that polyester batting at a lower temperature. 

The black and white fusible tricot INSIDE the tote bag

I think I have most of the next five quilts prepared, more or less. I have three battings and two backings that need to be worked out. Will I get these five quilts done today? I don't have any errands, so you never know. But these are LONG days! I'm not getting to bed until almost 9:30, which is very late, and I'm up way before dawn! But the next quilt is loaded on the long arm and ready to go!

So what happened to the sweatshirt? As you know, I decided to rip off the collar so I could bind the entire perimeter with bias binding, but I was getting this very noticeable ring of light color. 

Unpicking the collar

How to cover that up? 

An unsightly white line

I would need a bias strip, and I didn't have any extra. Then I remembered that when I made the binding and cut the strips into 2 ¼" strips, there was a small offcut. I dug that out of the scrap bin and trimmed it down, so it was half the width -- well, less than half the width. 

The bias offcut

Oh shoot -- I didn't take a picture, but it's pinned in place, and I'll stitch it today -- I hope! All the other sewing on the jacket is raw edge, so this will also be raw edge applique. Then I can put the binding on, and the ends of this scrap will get tucked inside the binding. I'm feeling good about this- a great way to finish off the jacket, and no one will know it was a sweatshirt! But it's fuzzy and warm inside!!! And one needs warm these days --- good grief --- it's getting cold outside. 

Once again, I was in the s storage room, moving things around. The two rolls of batting for community projects were sitting on the wooden shelf in the back, and there were baskets of flannel on the floor, making it very inconvenient to get in there. Now the two batting rolls are standing upright, and the baskets of flannel are on the shelf, and it's much neater! The same stuff - just organized differently! It makes a difference!!!!

The community project area looks very neat and tidy

So on my errand, I had to pick up some stuff and realized my car was small. I bought four batting rolls (for me personally), and I could only get three in the car, so I have to go back and get the fourth one. I got some thread as well. 

The result of my shopping spree

But here's the good news -- I also stopped by The Hobby Horse and had a great visit with Gail and Joyce. Why was I buying fabric? Because I have a couple of quilts (samples) to make and I needed some background. I'm trying to branch away from white -- just because. Did you know that the Toscana from Northcott is available for $11.98 a METER???? That's a steal, so if you are looking for blenders and Toscana fits the bill -- check them out. I never thought to check the price of the other blenders, but seriously --- some stores are charging $22 for the SAME thing!!!!

I also got the book I'll be using for the upcoming scrap session hosted by the Hobby Horse. It's going to be so much fun as I LOVE scraps -- it's right up my alley, and we will have fun!! If you haven't signed up, then you should do so! There will be tons of inspiration, ideas, patterns, and discussions on the good, the bad, and the ugly with scrap quilts. Some people think scrap quilts are ugly, but they are NOT. They are gorgeous --- if you know what you are doing! And after this session -- you'll know what you are doing! If you don't want to make a quilt -- I'm OK with that --- this is all about learning what to do when you decide to make a scrap quilt.

Scrappiness is happiness

I discussed with someone yesterday about running shoes and the toes popping out. I know that not everyone walks the same amount as I do, and honestly, before I started walking, I never gave two thoughts about my running shoes. I've learned a lot, but not enough since I had that fiasco with blisters. 

But here's the thing --- there is a life to the running shoe. A typical running/walking shoe has a life of about 800 - 1000 KM, although many serious runners/walkers will change them around the 600 - 700 KM mark. Some of the fancier shoes have a life of about 200 KM. I know !!! You look at the top of the shoes and think -- this is OK. But look at the bottoms. Here's a picture of what I wore just before I left and a brand new pair. These ones are not that bad, and now that winter is close, I might get away with wearing these a bit longer. Why is that? I seemed to be having sizing issues with this shoe style, even though I had worn them for at least a year with zero issues. 

The old and the new

But once the structure and the cushioning inside the shoe start to break down, you might as well be wearing flat sandals! It's hard on your back and your legs. So keep track of when you buy your shoes and how often you change them. You should not wear the same pair for years unless you don't walk much. 

Walking can be an expensive hobby -- if you think that a decent pair (well, the pair I just bought was $200) and I need four or five pairs in a year? That's almost $1,000 in running shoes a year! Yep --- just like everything else -- hobbies are expensive! But that's the only expense with walking, so it's not so bad, and I can do it anywhere!

Well, it's time to get the day moving! I may have to put long pants on before taking the girls out. It's a tad chilly -- 6 degrees C, and with sandals on my feet, it will be cold. I did wear my new shoes in the house for a couple of hours. They feel comfortable, although I could feel some pressure on that toenail after a couple of hours. I wish the darn thing would just fall off. I don't want to take it off, so I keep hoping I'll look down, and it's gone! 

Don't forget the Virtual Retreat on Saturday and Sunday. Check out the separate blog post for the links. It's going to be the perfect weather to join, especially if you live in Eastern Canada where bad weather is coming, thanks to Hurricane Fiona!!!

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!

Virtual Retreat - September 24 and 25

 Here is the Zoom link for September 24 - the retreat starts at 6 PM

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89254233911?pwd=VGQrTnFybW1HMWpleHA4M2Q2NGVwZz09 Meeting ID: 892 5423 3911 Passcode: 982797

Here is the Zoom link for September 25 -- the retreat starts at NOON

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81693717518?pwd=STNoVVQzbDd4ZnROQndNNlpvcC90QT09 Meeting ID: 816 9371 7518 Passcode: 579285

Have fun --- I'm still away, but I might be able to pop in on Sunday. I'll see how it goes!!!

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!

And the clean up continues!

It happened. I've become obsessed with these darn quilts, and I can't stop working on them. I have a goal, and nothing else will get done until that goal is met. Why couldn't I be like this before and with everything I touched? What makes me very happy is that there is no deadline, no need to get them done, yet I'm motivating myself to keep working at them. I'm afraid of being unmotivated one day because something doesn't have to be done! 

Yeah -- it's all good, and I WILL get caught up! Just not all at once. The thought of having fewer things around me and working on something for "fun" is exciting. Don't worry -- I AM enjoying what I'm doing, and having fewer things is all part of every day. 

The day started well, and I got one more quilt done before leaving for a fun afternoon. 

And this is the current status of all the quilts laid out on the floor. 

Where are all the quilts?

 Ooops -- where are the quilts and the batting? Well, the batting is pretty much used up. The last of it is on the long arm, waiting to be quilted into a quilt this morning. And the quilts are in various stages of preparation. Some of them need backing, so they are by the sewing machine. Four are pressed and ready to load on the long arm, and one is at the ironing board waiting to be ironed! Yes --- there are still NINE small quilts to be done, but I'm almost at the end of this batch. There are still the Quilts of Valour quilts to be done. 

Here's what's left of the polyester batting. 

The last bits of the polyester batting

With the extra that is attached to the quilt on the long arm and the above, I may be able to eke out enough for one of the smaller quilts? We'll see what happens later today. But I must say that I got quite a few small quilts quilted using up all that batting, and that is AWESOME!!!! One partial roll of batting and one big bag of batting -- GONE

See how close I'm cutting it for the batting. This just happened to be the size of one of the leftover pieces, and it worked like a charm. 

The batting is the perfect size

I had another instance where I wasn't so lucky and had to join the batting while it was on the long arm, which I've done in the past. I don't like doing it, but I will if I must. 

Here's that first quilt. 

Community project quilt - DONE

Then I was off for a couple of hours on an adventure - more on that in a moment. But when I got home, I was fired up and returned to the long arm. I already knew that would happen as I had left the long arm on! And so this quilt got done! 

Community project quilt - DONE

I did have a wee issue with the join on the batting on this one. The machine got caught in the tape I used to join the pieces. But when it's very tight like that, I babysit the quilting, so I could catch it, and it was on the side. A pair of scissors soon fixed this problem. 

An oops moment with the batting join

I was determined to keep going, so I loaded one more quilt, and it also got quilted. 

The third community project quilt - DONE

So that was THREE quilts in one day, so I'm now ahead by one day for my schedule. That doesn't mean one can take a day off; it means I can push more through! No -- I have a goal, and if I can finish the goal ahead of schedule, I'll be happy as I have other things I need to work on. This is technically my downtime when I wasn't supposed to be here!  

All the bits are cleaned up and sorted, so I am keeping on top of the cleanup. I used to have "sew days" at my house, meaning I had to put everything away. While I miss having people here, I'm glad I'm not. I can't imagine moving all that stuff. It's not a mess -- it's just a working studio, and moving my current work would be a pain!

Then to top it off, I went to Diane's and picked up a bag of scraps. There is NOT much left when she's done, but this will go to Cathy to see what magic she can conjure up. 

A bag of scraps from making quilts

And I picked up three more quilts from Diane!

Three more quilts from Diane

I am so blessed that I have Diane and Cathy. They have helped more than they realize to get this mess under control. It's giving them the chance to do what they love, and the recipients of the quilts win when they get their quilts! The ultimate winner is ME, as I'm learning to let go, and this is a priceless lesson that has taken years to learn, but I'm so happy! So THANKS to Diane and Cathy for all their help. I know I thank them a lot, but seriously? Without them, I would be in deep trouble with loads of stuff and unwilling to part with any of it. And I have to thank COVID for bringing this out in all of us! There is a silver lining to most things -- you just have to look for it! 

I dug out some fabric to make more pet mats as I will be running out soon, although I've kept the scraps of batting to a bare minimum and utilized about 99% of that batting! The fabric I'm using for the pet mats is upholstery samples, and at one point, I had a HUGE box of it that I could barely lift. Now I'm down to a reasonable number of pieces I can easily move around. I pulled a few nice ones for a friend who makes bags for walkers. And I pulled nine of them to make pet mats. The rest went back on the pile. 

Upholstery samples used to make pet mats

The blue bags remain from the scraps that were generously "donated" by people. I asked for scraps at one point (what was I thinking), and I got tons of stuff. Sometimes, I have these grand ideas, and well --- what the heck was I thinking? The space under the long arm used to be crammed with all the stuff, but this is all that's left. I've no idea what's in those bags, and I should get at least one sorted through. I've moved them several times, but this is the last spot. It probably wouldn't take that long to go through a bag, but I don't have time right now -- I'm focused on something else!

Bags of other people's scraps to sort through

Sitting on top of that stack is this box which contains parts for the long arm. What parts? New leaders, as the ones on the machine, are pretty crapped out and need desperately to be replaced. New side clamps, new bobbins, and probably a couple of other things. I need to take an afternoon and give that machine some tender loving care!

A box of supplies for the long arm

And I think the bobbin sensor is in this box with leftover bits from when I installed QuiltPath -- the long arm software. 

Another box of bits for the long arm

Yep--- I'll try to schedule that for December. It won't get done if I don't mark it in my calendar! There is just so much to be done and not nearly enough time to get it all done. However, I don't worry about that. I'm happy that I accomplish something every day and can stay motivated. 

By the way -- the next quilt and the batting are loaded and ready to go at 9 AM!!!

And I had an epiphany the night before when I thought I might be able to rip off the collar band of the sweatshirt jacket, so I don't make the neckline any larger, and guess what? I can!!! This light band was hidden under the seam, but I'll find a way to disguise that with a strip of fabric or something. So once that is gone, I'll be able to put the binding on and then disguise the band, and my sweatshirt jacket will be done. Only a "few" years in the making, but the jacket still fits, and it looks great. 

Removing the collar from the sweatshirt jacket

By the way, speaking of clothing fitting. Several years ago, I gave up sugar, and over time, that sugar crept back into my diet. Although I did learn a few good habits along the way. I have NEVER eaten candy again. I am tempted --- oh, I am tempted, but I resist because I know what it does to my body. And I'm quite proud that I can resist. I still have a daily piece of chocolate -- preferably dark and only two squares, so I'm trying to keep that sugar under control. But it was desserts that were the killer. Personally, I would never eat dessert, but DH kept bringing it (and ice cream) into the house. I caved on more than one occasion. 

Now, I know -- you're saying -- what's the harm? There is no harm -- it's good to have a treat, but here's the thing. I can feel my body change physically when I overeat sugar, as I get bloated with a lovely muffin top. If I cut out the refined sugar, the muffin top is gone! So guess what I'll be telling myself the next time someone offers me dessert? No, thank you! I'll still have some from time to time, but I don't want a muffin top!

And in line with clothes fitting or not, I stopped at the New Balance store yesterday to go shoe shopping. I forgot to take a picture of the way they measure feet now. But you step on this sensor thing, and the results appear on a tablet. Size 9 is SMALLER than the shoes I had on the Camino, but it's all relative, and size from brand to brand can change. By the way --- I still think about the Camino a LOT, and I WILL return. Once it gets under your skin, you can't let it go!

These shoes are WIDE, and I feel like there is quite a bit of room in the shoe, with the right foot being larger than the left. It was about 2 PM when I got to the store, so hopefully, my feet were swollen! I have 45 days to return them, so I'll be testing them out in the house for a couple of days. But I must tell you that I"m dying to put them on and go for a good walk outside! 

Size 9

What do they look like? They are BLUE!!!!! And they have a mesh toe, so I'm not thrilled about that. But they'll be toast in three months anyway, so what the heck. I don't care. They better be good -- they were NOT cheap. And the socks I took with me and will wear with these were different from the ones on the Camino. 

My new running shoes

This following picture could gross you out, so don't look! But in case you thought I was joking about my feet, here's a picture of the two blisters on the side of my left heel. This is after almost THREE weeks after I left the trail. And this is one of the prettier ones!

Two blisters on my left heel

But everything is healing nicely, and I can see that toenail lifting, but it's still attached on the sides, so I'm just being careful with it. Hopefully, it'll be gone soon enough. But it doesn't hurt, and that's all I care about. 

OK -- sorry for posting that gross pictures, but the healing is happening! And I pray I never get that again!

This is a picture of the forest, but I took the picture because there was a monarch (or it sure looked like one) flying around. I just couldn't get close enough to get it with its wings open! 

A butterfly is flying in the forest -- I swear! 

And look at this --- OMG -- fall has arrived. Well, it's Autumn Equinox today, so it's to be expected. 

Fall has arrived!

So what did I do in the afternoon? Katheleen and I went to a fiber art show to die for!! We were so inspired when we walked out of there. What a great show. Here's a link to the information, but it's in Oakville until the middle of October, and this cultural center housed in a converted high school is AMAZING. I would LOVE to live closer! 

Here are a couple of examples of the work. I apologize profusely to both artists as I did NOT take a picture of the artist's statement with their name. But there are quilts, dolls, 3-D art, and mixed media. We were there for two hours! We also ran into people I know, so that was fun to catch up! Hi Sandy and Val! 

Hand embroidered piece of art

Detail of the hand embroidery

More detail of the hand embroidery

Two dolls on display

And there's another quilt show this weekend. It's this weekend, but this is the first I'm hearing about it.

Hmmm --- I might go since I'm on track with my quilting?  

And don't forget there is a virtual retreat this weekend. Watch the blog for the links as they are posted in a separate blog post. 

I MUST hit the computer today as I have stuff that needs to be done, and I have another errand, and that long arm is calling my name!!!! It'll be a fun day. And I bet if someone came to my house, they would think I'm the most boring person in the world. No audiobook, no radio, no music. Just me and my thoughts as I bustle around getting stuff done. There are ZERO distractions! 

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!!