die weeds die

 

sometimes when you google a phrase the most interesting images appear -- it (the wind) finally calmed down enough last night to spray some weeds (many many weeds) in the melon patch.  the current garden location hasn't been anything but weeds/grass for the last 5 years .. so it's going to be a battle and then mix in 8" of June rain ... argh. 

 

argh.  my new favorite phrase.  at any rate the weeds (mainly quack grass and sprouting elm tree seeds) should be wilting over shortly.  there were a lot of milkweeds in there too... I sprayed around 'em.  the Monarch's need all the help they can get.

 

 

so I think my weekend sewing projects might just include a quilt similar to this one ... I fell in love with Denyse Schmidt's "flea market fancy" fabric line and have scored several hunks and chunks on ebay ... my squares are cut for the 9 patch units so .. time to sew ...

 

 

so peeps have safe 4th of July ... lots of happenings here in Hooterville --

tonight is my class (35th) reunion -- yeppers, time flies doesn't it?  .. and the fireman's dance

tomorrow the parade and party in the park

and it goes on and on ....

 

Happy 4th of July

fabric hoarding

  yes, I hoard my favorites and lately I seem to purchase more of the same yardage and not even realize it  ...

 

until it arrives ... email blitz from JoAnn's ... 5 yard hunks at $3 per yard ... the lime and orange (my favorite colors) I use regularly ... next up is the zebra print going to liven up a back eh?  the stripe ... can't remember why -- but I bought it ..

 

 

Happy Fabric Hoarding.

 

and yes, Gwynne -- I used up the last of the lime green dots last weekend!  every inch is used !!!!

 

 

SCORE !!!!

 

ah, my thread arrived from Connecting Threads ... love it to pieces .. gorgeous colors, sews like a dream and it always seems to be on sale!  orange and lime green are my new favorites

 

 

 

fixed this monster -- must be the black, every time I sew with black -- something goes wacky ... anyway .. added a chunk to the backing and finished quilting it (free motion) on the Bernina ... holy cats .. I'm out of practice (or spoiled by the long arm)  it is in the ready to be bound pile.

 

 

so I used up some scraps ... learning to toss but these came in handy and made a "perfect" sized cross body pouch to hold my camera/cell phone/keys/bottle of water while on the morning/evening/whenever walk.  couldn't find a suitable strap and didn't want to work hard at one so I used a tape measure ... wth, it works well ....

 

Happy Monday ... it's a short week, got to be productive!



this week on daisy lane

 

this creature is wreaking havoc in the neighborhood.  sly devil -- he eats the cat food in the cat shack and even managed to get the "treat" out of the live trap without getting caught in said live trap.

 

 

and here he is -- taunting the great hunter -- great hunter is starting to get irritated.  the big guns will be out this evening.  and yes the timer on the camera is off -- the am/pm's are reversed. 

 

 

elders made a trip to the camper and returned rather quickly.  this is the road going in .. the water was up to the running boards -- there is some indication an earthen dam is going to be breached so they "got the hell out of there"  ... while they could.  18 hours of driving for a 12 hour visit.  hmmm.  not so happy campers

 

So Saturday was kind of a bust.  I sewed at home ... visited the Farmer's Market, loaded the long arm with a project started quilting -- it's big and got the bottom and realized my backing was 12" to short ....argh.  So creative sewing is on the agenda for today. 

 

Went home for a nap -- because everything always looks better after a nap.  wrong.  the rains returned so I went back to the office ... actually worked on work projects (after all earning a living is important) and then loaded a crib quilt and quilted it ... I'm having a terrible time judging bobbins too ... running out with literally inches to go ...

 

so today's agenda

 

1.  figure out how to fix yesterday's quilting mess.

2.  pull some weeds

3.  vac some floors

4.  take Ruby for a drive.

 

Friday (.... i wasn't going to whine)

    but .. spent a couple of hours volunteering at the food shelf.  it had moved to it's new location.  stocked shelves, mopped floors and checked up 2, yes only, 2 customers. 

    one was a client with an adorable 14 month old daughter -- I need to get them some treats.  I'm sure baby girl needs a "blankie" and some sun dresses! 

    it's about to rain again.  bah.

M
 

yep, still

  crabby!

  sorry -- must be the hormones.

  or the freeking weather.

  road is open!!!!  but

  more rain is forecasted enough to make a difference.

 
  bright blue sharpie on my new seafoam green sweater!


  crabby crabby crabby


  (sigh) (big sigh) ...



  Diva
 

idiot blogger (that would be I)

  so add dumb to my list of faults this week ... dumb and crabby do not make a good combination! 

  I linked up to a linky party regarding first blog posts ... last Friday and never checked back ... I linked to my first serious post .. a zucchini recipe (quit laughing) ... and peeps left me messages (on the zucchini post) ... I am dumb.  here's a LINK back to that post .   holy cats it was 2008 that's a lot of rambling and a lot of pictures. 

  I joined instagram today ... the rambling may come to a slow down. 

  To calm my crabbiness ... I quilted two crib quilts today and mowed 1/2 the lawn.

  Off to meetings in Nicollet tonight and back to work tomorrow. 

M