Eureka!

A stack of already paid bills had been lying on the island table in the kitchen for several weeks, so I decided to go through it to make sure I hadn’t missed anything and then throw it away. Lo and behold! Look what I found when I opened it--the coronavirus stimulus payment. I had completely given up on ever receiving it, and there it lay in my kitchen for who knows how long.

Now I ask you, does that envelope look like it contains anything from the government--much less a payment? I actually thought it was a credit card offer. It’s one thousand wonders I didn’t throw it away unopened. But since it felt like a card was inside, I decided to open it and destroy any unsolicited credit card that I’d been sent. I was gobsmacked when I realized what it was.

So a word to the wise: If you are still looking for your stimulus payment, don’t throw away any mail until you inspect it thoroughly.

Oh, and I got another rosette completed in the last few days. This one went very slowly. Skipper has demanded much attention during his most recent anal attack. He seems better this morning. But not 100% yet.

Be safe, everyone.

 

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On 06/23/2020, Mary Lines said ...

How weird. Mine looked just like a tax refund check back in the days when I still got a refund!

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On 06/23/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

Phew! So glad you opened this envelope before shredding it or tossing it. Now you get to look forward to a letter from the US Treasury which contains a letter from He Who Must Not Be Named congratulating himself for your stimulus payment. What another waste of taxpayer money that is.

Love your roses and cherries rosette! It's beautiful. :)

Hugs!
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More Progress

Not since I made Lori Holt’s Farm Life sampler have a worked on a quilt that kept me totally inspired and interested as this millefiori quilt does. I usually feel the monotony about halfway through a quilt--sometimes sooner--expecially if the blocks are all the same. This one is so much fun. It takes a toll on my hands, though, and I’m hoping they are going to hold out until I’m finished. No more hand piecing for me after this one.

Skipper is under the weather again. Went to the vet yesterday, and she told me he has another infected anal gland, gave him another round of antibiotics. That boy! He’s just a real pain in the booty. Bless his heart.

Read any good books lately? I’m currently reading The Book of Beloved by Carolyn Haines. It’s a ghost story that takes place in an old family mansion in Mobile, Alabama. The author, Carolyn Haines, joined us at our Zoom book club meeting last week to discuss another of her books, Them Bones. Carolyn is a very good and prolific writer. If you like mystery stories or ghost stories, check her out of Amazon.

Two of my friends from quilt guild, an elderly husband and wife, were diagnosed this week with Covid. So far, they appear to be having a mild case. They’re at home. With all the opening up, socializing, and mingling that’s taking place in many states, the virus seems to have got a new head of steam. In Alabama, hundreds of new cases a day are being reported (some days more than 1,000). Many people are dying. America is one sick nation these days.

Stay safe, everyone. I’m heading back to the needle and thread.

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On 06/19/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

Love your two new millifiori blocks and the teddy bears and angels you find when you look closely! You're doing a wizard job on choosing the fabrics, fussy cutting the cute designs, and doing the hand piecing. I'm glad to hear this is a fun and interesting quilt for you to make. Hope your hands keep on keeping on until the quilt is finished. Methinks it will be an award winner at the guild show!

Hope Skipper's hiney is feeling lots better soon.

Yes, covid cases are on the rise due to some idiot in Washington pretending it's over because he said so. DUH! MAy we all remember this on Election Day. Register to vote if you haven't already done so. Hope your friends so have very mild cases.

Hugs!
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Much Better

 The more I looked at the black/red doggie rosette, the more I didn’t like that grey/pink center. So I made one that I think works better, removed the old, and replaced it with the new. It wasn’t at all difficult and didn’t take long. And I’m much happier with this rosette now.

 

I also made the one above yesterday. If my count is correct, I now have 16 finished rosettes. I have number 17 cut out and prepared to stitch.  So while Skipper naps beside me and “The Golden Girls” marathon goes on and on, I think I’ll get to work on it.

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On 06/14/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

Yes, indeed, that red center looks wonderful in the middle of this rosette. I also like the new rosette! Well done and applause, applause for your progress. It's not even July yet so you're doing great!

Hugs!

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On 06/15/2020, Linda Enneking said ...

The pink and gray center definitely didn't fit with the other colors in the rosette. If you're like me your eye would have gone to it every time you looked at your quilt, so it was worth taking the time to change it. The new one is so much better.
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Warm and Nutty

No, I’m not talking about the Furbies but about this wonderful-smelling loaf of banana nut bread that I made this morning. I didn’t want to throw away the two over-ripe bananas in the fruit bowl, so I put them to good use. It just came out of the oven. When it cools a bit, I’m going to give it a trial taste.

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I worked on millefiori rosettes yesterday while the Merry Maids lady did her thing. I’m not ready for a show-and-tell yet though. Maybe tomorrow. 

The pain that has been off the charts this week seems to be a little better today. Maybe it’s the weather. Nice. Warm but not humid. Blue skies, gentle breeze. 

I whacked some on my hair (mostly bangs) after my shower this morning. My stylist will probably be appalled when I ever do go for a real haircut. But at least I don’t have hair hanging in my eyes now.

I just realized that I haven’t recorded my reading choices on my blog lately. I’ve been so busy with the rosettes that I haven’t been reading as much as I normally do. But I have finished a few books. I’ll try to get those posted today--if I can remember what I’ve read.

Happy weekend, everyone. The virus is still soaring. Please be safe.

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On 06/14/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

The banana bread looks absolutely delicious! Hope it passed your taste test and you enjoyed have more of it later and today, too. Yum!

If CBD oil is legal in Alabama, do get some of the pills as they may help decrease your pain.

Hugs!
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Hmmm

I can’t decide if I like this rosette very much. I love dogs, as you know. I also usually like red/black combinations. So I thought I would love this. I’m just not sure it works. But maybe, joined with all the other rosettes, it will be fine. I hope.

Still not much going on here--except stitching and tv watching. I know the country is opening back up, but i’m no more comfortable going out now than I was when the pandemic first started. And since I don’t go out, except to the grocery store about every two weeks (with my face covered with a mask), I’m not going to to worry too much about getting a hair cut (which I need dreadfully) until I can feel better about going to the shop. 

My pain levels have risen (probably doubled) since our country has been in such a mess. I don’t know if it’s stress, worry, age, or what. We keep being told the virus is no longer a problem--but cases keep rising and people keep dying. We’re told over and over how the economy has come back and is great--but today the Dow is down over 1,000 points (which effects my income) and I continue to get messages and emails from people who can’t afford to buy food, pay medical bills, rent, etc. We’re told the way to make things better is to vote, but people stood in line for over eight hours in Georgia this week in order to vote. I can’t stand that long. I can’t stand for an hour. 

I’ve had some hard times in my life and gone through enormous stresses. But I don’t think I’ve ever been this close to feeling like things will never get better.

Sorry for the pessimistic ponderings. I guess it’s just one of those days. I’ll get my mojo back--surely. I’m going to the sewing room now to prepare another rosette. Maybe visiting with all that fabric stacked on my cutting table will make me feel better.

Be well, everyone.

P.S. I just heard on the news: Two black teenagers arrested and handcuffed in Tulsa for JAYWALKING. Jaywalking is crossing the street some place except at the traffic light, stop sign, etc. How many times have you done this? How many times have I? Never been arrested; never been handcuffed. I just want to cry. (But at least they weren’t killed.)

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On 06/11/2020, Mary Lines said ...

Susan, I feel the same way you do. It is so discouraging to listen to the news, to go to the grocery store and see the majority of people not wearing masks, to hear our president telling us how great the economy is (not). I don't think the world is going to be the same ever again. We just have to have faith and pray.........

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On 06/11/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

It's dismaying (to say the least) about how messed up things are here and worldwide. I bury my nose in books and watch old TV shows (M*A*S*H) but also keep up with dishes, laundry, and such when I have the energy to do so.

I love the dog rosette but wonder if the center goes with the rest of the block? Is it possible to easily remove the enter and see how you like it with a different center?

Hope your pain lessens markedly, my friend.

Hugs!
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Another One Done

A dozen rosettes done, but still far from the halfway mark. The good thing is, I’m still having fun making them. I think because each one is totally different, I’m not getting bored with them. 

So I’m off to the sewing room to cut out and prepare my next rosette for stitching.

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On 06/05/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

Applause, applause!!! A Sunbonnet Sue rosette to join the other charming rosettes you've made! Glad to hear you're having fun making them.

Hugs!
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Zooming and Stitching

On Monday morning, I worked on a millefiori rosette while we zoomed our quilt bee meeting. It was a small group this time, only six of us. Poor Sally has shingles and didn’t feel like zooming. Cindy and her mom were closing on a new house, Barbara has gone computerless (can you imagine?). Martha says her skills are not sufficient for zooming. Nancy was...(well, I forgot what Nancy’s excuse was). Rita could never get the video part of her zoom to work, so we could never see her, but we heard her.

No quilt guild meeting again this month. Zooming just won’t work for that many people. We all look forward to the time (if ever) that we can all get together in person.

But first, I’m going to have to have a hair cut and get some new glasses. I look like I’m sporting a Medea hair style, and my current glasses have outlived their usefulness. But I’m just not ready to do those things yet. I’m in the age group that health experts say is most likely to suffer death if they get the virus. And I don’t have my affairs in order yet.

Yesterday, I finished the kitty cat rosette (above). Today I will cut out the ninth and last one of this configuration and begin stitching it--if my hands and eyes will cooperate. 

Happy June, everyone. Stay well.

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On 06/03/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

What a cute block this one is! Well done in getting all of these finished so you're ready to start putting them all together - and it's just June 3rd!

We haven't tried zoom yet but am glad to hear that many of your quilt group could get together that way.

I'm still poking along on the Laundry Basket Mystery quilt that other finished in mid-April. I'm also substituting other blocks for some of the blocks in the pattern.

Hugs!
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