Another Beautiful Morning

I'm off today and all the typical household chores await me but I may put them aside for a bit and just enjoy the morning; maybe take Amelia for a walk. Thats what we got the dog for anyway - for me to have a walking partner.

I've begun sewing the squares together for the new kitchen table topper. It's going to now be 8 squares by 8 squares and the remaining 5 inch squares will be cut into 2 1/2-inch squares to be utilized in a border strip. Sometimes I just keep designing as I go along until it's finished.

I've been thinking a lot about why I am the way I am. Isolation, secrets, tragedies, accidents, love, hate, feeling all alone, fear, being the one that didn't "fit" the family, illegitimate; closest friends have always been animals - they never said things to hurt me. Phrases I hate.... "No body like me everybody hates me - guess I'll go out and eat worms".... "BASTARD!"...... "God never gives us more than we can't handle".... 

Words DO Hurt!
Everybody deserves love from their family; regardless of birth circumstances.
Actions really DO speak much louder than words.
Sometimes it's not what you say but the fact that you are there for someone when they need another's presence so they don't feel alone.
It's not always important to know what to say but how to really listen.

Be there to listen.... someone around you really needs this everyday.

A New Kitchen table topper

Remember these? Well I started cutting them up for a table topper; from each 10+inch block I cut 3 - 5" squares and 4 - 2 1/2" squares. And then I decided I needed 1 more square of each color family to have enough to do a 10 square by 10 square table topper. The 2 1/2" squares will be utilized in a border around later.

This is the layout so far...

One day maybe I will have a flannel covered design wall so that I can plan out a full sized quilt. 4 more rows will be added once these are all sewn together. I was going to sew today but have been in a weird sort of mood and just let the day slip by only doing a couple loads of laundry the dishes and cooking dinner. I feel kinda guilty for not getting more done. Perhaps tomorrow I will be more productive. Some days I'm just a "veggie".

Birthday Girl - Abby

 Wouldn't you know it I didn't get even ONE picture of the sweater or the dress that I just made but she was wearing the corduroy dress I made her for Christmas 2010. Perhaps her mother will get me some pictures of her wearing the birthday presents that I just made for her.

In this first picture she looks kinda sad... I think Mommy is taking too long with getting the cake to the table. 

 FINALLY a cupcake in hand!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBY GIRL!

Next Project...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.... I know I'm supposed to be working on UFO's (Unfinished Objects) but just look at these fabrics just waiting to be used. The smaller folded pieces are the cake squares that I sent to Diane in Maine and the top fabrics are what Diane sent me in return. I'm going to work up a design using these on our way to my folks' for Abby's birthday party this afternoon.

I've got the purple sweater and the sun-dress in the washer as I type to remove cat hairs and skin oils. I'll post pictures from the party tonight.

Scott's Hobby Space

View from the kitchen door

Plastic tubs in the corner are my fabric and yarn stash

 Since I got my sewing/craft room cleaned up I have been enjoying it immensely and am so happy to be able to really use the room. So last week I told Scott that each Saturday we would work on his room which is basically the 2 car garage sized bonus room to the side of our house. I have one corner filled with my fabric stash tubs and the rest is Scott's hobby stuff and a catch all. Greg had some car parts for his Buick mixed in and some train stuff. SO yesterday morning we started with this....

View from the side door entrance.

Quite the mess hey? We got Greg's train stuff and the Christmas tree's in the attic. Greg's car stuff has been gathered together so it will eventually be organized in one location. A pile of junk was dragged to the street. A bag of stuff was put in my trunk for drop off at His House this next week. And we have started emptying shelfs; vacuuming the dust bunnies off EVERYTHING and the walls and identifying things to take to the AWA (Antique Wireless Association) Meet in Charlotte next month. And wiping everything down with a damp clothe to remove the final layer of dust. I don't believe we've really cleaned this room completely since moving in here in 1996 and it REALLY shows.

I want Scott to be able to enjoy his space once more and have told him that after we finish with this project I will help him do the same thing with the garage. 

O.K. ; so here is where we left off yesterday. I know it doesn't look like much but we really did make a huge dent in the mess. Next Saturday we will work on it some more. My plan is to have everything ready for the AWA Meet including pricing and lined up in the center of the room for easy loading at the time of the Meet.

So Happy He still Feels This Way!

On my Mind time once more.....

A sweet little sun-dress for Abby's birthday

Many Many colorful Butterflies!

Oh the things I find in my "stash". This post is part of Rhonda's weekly feature at Down to Earth ; why not join us and "meet" some of our Worldly Neighbors.