Jesse’s 31st

BDCake - 1Jesse's birthday cake, made by his mom Andy and left on our front porch. I guess you could say we had a visit from the Birthday Bunny.

Jesse and I celebrated his 31st birthday--just us. I made us a steak dinner (filet mignon, which Jesse had bought a few days ago). It’s the first time I had ever cooked F.M. I cooked it on the George Foreman and it was really good. Next time I won’t let it grill quite so long. I like my steak just barely past medium. No oozing blood. These were well done.

Jesse’s mom made him a birthday cake and left it on the porch, where we picked it up. She’s afraid to come around us since she’s required to work every day. It isn’t a big office, and she deals with the public only by phone, but still. No need taking a chance.

Rosette 2Rosette 2 is complete, and I have begun Rosette 3.

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On 04/01/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

Happy Birthday, Jesse! Hope you enjoyed the steak and cake and that the coming year will be an amazing one for you!

My baby will be 36 in 2 weeks. YIKES!

LOVE your amazing rosette #2 and cannot imagine how you've chosen the fabrics to use and to put in the perfect places. Well done!

I'm doing the Laundry Basket quilt sew-along and am lagging behind. Today decided not to make the 8 Ohio Stars that are meant to be block 4 but to make 8 Evening Star blocks instead because they are my favorite block and it's my quilt!

Hugs!

On 04/03/2020, Stephani in N. TX said ...

Just checking in, making sure you're getting along. And besides it's silent in my house where there's no one but me living here. I visit with one son and family. We only see each other and there is only one child. Son picks up additional groceries for me as myself and his wife must remain out of the public. Grandson spent a sleepover with his Nana and it was wonderful, making a tent of quilts, building with blocks, and driving racing cars, finished off by watching The Cat in the Hat. Happy Birthday to Jesse. I always told my son to be grateful, I saved him from being born on April Fools Day. We lived a long way from the hospital and I had a history of delivering early and fast, so son #2 was induced on March 31. Have a great day and thanks for your blog, fun to keep up during the Great Alone. Sorry about New Orleans and the virus. I guess we are learning a lot about close contact and the spread vs. Alone Together.
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