Report on the Lighted Seam Ripper

Here's the thousand words...

As you can see the seam ripper lights, magnifies and slips into the 15 stitches to the inch stitches really easily. The working end can swivel a bit so it is at an angle you prefer. (That's the first paper pieced block of a QOV I'm thinking of giving to my Son who will be retiring from the Air Force within a year. All the blocks will have either a blue or red center and white around the edges. I might add a strip of white between rows, too.)

You know we've  been packing to move - 2,000 miles away.  We're finding things while we pack...

This is the Hubby in his old letter jacket from High School. (His sister used the jacket after he went to the military, and the letters have never been seen since.) And the old glasses he wore when we were dating....  I know, why did I marry him? Anyway, he makes me laugh, and that's a good thing. We are lucky he couldn't fit into the gym shorts... very lucky.

 

See in the background the "end of boot camp" pictures of our two sons? I'm very proud of them.

 

So it's Friday (again and already)! Really doesn't mean much when you are retired. But I hope you all are enjoying a lovely (sew filled) weekend.

 

Hugs,

Terri

October 1

Hugs,

Terri

Playing Hooky

I hope I don't offend any of my international readers, but here "playing hooky" means doing anything to get out of doing what you are supposed to be doing. I'm blogging, I'm at a cross roads in the filling of boxes. I've got the books and magazines packed... how do I do the rest.
Anyway here are a couple of pictures

Some leaves from my little oak - starting to turn color. Most years it goes from green to brown. Guess it is mature enough to be colored in the fall.... I'm so proud. (It's gotten little acorns for the past few years, too.)

And this is the new set of buds on an orchid I've had for 10 years or so... Now that I'm moving it decides to bloom! Isn't that the way things go? I have no idea what color or shape it will be. It's not like any of the other ones. (Window behind shows the trees we call tangerine - on the right is a Clementine (Mandarin Orange, we think) the one on the left is delicious little orbs of tangy citrus goodness.

On the window sill are some Halloween plants for the Trick or Treaters in yogurt cups. Some of those little plants are so darling, so beautiful... it's going to be hard to give them away. One near the right edge is an orchid, too. (The kind that gets little blue flowers that have a lovely spicy scent.) Much nicer than the mother plant...

 

Well, back to the grind. Hope you enjoyed your little (plant) visit here.

 

Hugs,

Terri

One block for therapy and charity

You know I've been cleaning and packing... Well, my doctor, Cheryl of Cheryl's Teapots 2 Quilts, told me to keep on quilting - for my health!  She's a wise doctor! or is that wise acre? Anyway, this little block for Margaret's Hope Chest was just what the doctor ordered. Make some and you see if you don't feel better fast.

This time it's log cabin squares - monochromatic and for a woman - no kid stuff. Make them like Crazy Mom Quilts made hers here. 

 

 

Use these directions and address listed at Margaret's Hope Chest.

 

Hugs,

Terri

 

P.S. This is what happens to the cutting mat when you make a quick block.

 

 

Some Hope from Cheryl

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2002862/Why-quilting-uniquely-good-us.html#ixzz2ey01uCNn

Croton Flowers (Who knew?)

They are already starting to dry up before I noticed they were even there.

 

Sorry not much quilting going on... cleaning (yuck) and packing.

 

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

 

Terri

California Scenes and a Gift from my Hubby

We're getting ready to move.... it's more of a mental process at this point. I have cleaned up some piles, but no actual housework has been done. (Please, I have a reputation to uphold.)

Today we went out to Costco to have lunch and do a little retail therapy, and I remembered the camera. I wanted to remember (photograph) a few scenes.

I've loved this little oak tree on a hill (better seen from the other side) in a vast sea of grass. It won't be there for long. The area  is ripe for development, and in my opinion, that will ruin this place. I'm glad I won't be here to see the demolition.

Anybody else remember these kind of wire carriers? (Stuck to a fence post)

More of the vast grassland.

I love how the fence posts are leaning.

Now, you might think this is a picture of the prairie, like the others, but it is a picture of a dragon fly on a barbed wire fence.  You can see him better in the picture below. Each top segment of wire between fence posts had one or two dragon flies on it. When we came along they would fly out, and then come back to claim their little segment.

We've taken this "ride" many times hoping to find some wild life. These horses (and lots of others) we watch whenever we drive through. We have seen a horse trying to deliver her baby and lots of horses come to watch or encourage her. We've seen the new babies. We've seen a coyote in this field. On the other side of the road runs a train track - not used - and the drains under the tracks are still made of wood in a couple of spaces. We saw a burrowing owl near one once. One time we saw a raccoon rolled up in one of the cement drains... a space to sleep during the day, or a place to rest out of the relentless sunshine. The bulls live on the corner, in a watered and green grass spot. It's been a wonderful spot to see meadow larks, and hear their beautiful springtime serenades. Hawks and killdeer live here, too. I've really loved this part of CA.

And this arrived in the mail today... a lighted seam ripper with a magnifying glass! A little gift from my hubby. (I have to be really careful not to tell him about something I want...)  Thank you Honey. I'll get lots of use out of it.

 

So no sewing... I did spend a lot  of time in the sewing room yesterday, cutting and a bit of sewing, but nothing worthy of sharing. The computer was down - needed a new modem - so I couldn't read blogs until this morning. (Another Thank you to the Hubby. He worked all day to get that fixed.)

 

Hugs,

Terri