corona-cation, episode 36

short post, too hot to type...LOL!  well of course the a/c is on but it is hot outside and will remain so thru beginning of next week.  most everything i'm working on right now is what has been previously posted....but there is progress on this...

another one of those mistakes design elements....i traced the eagle from a civil war book by pam weeks...she's curator at the new england quilt museum....but when i went to add it to the wall quilt, what's this??? too big?  oh noooooo as mr. bill used to say.  what to do?  start over?  pare it down?  nope, decided to leave as is....go big or go home right?  actually i think i like this better than one that would actually fit on the blue rectangle.  it's basted now and ready to applique, which i am finding is oh so relaxing in these chaotic and turbulent days.  ***  and with my american flag proudly flying, thought i would share this....

a new book about downeast maine's revolutionary war escapades and my ancestral contributions.  my patriot, Lt. Joel Whitney, was an active participant and the republic was the ultimate victor.  caveat: i have not read it yet.  i know of no ethnic aspersions or racist overtones.  i wasn't there nor can i now condemn or change what is now viewed as politically incorrect behavior that might have occurred.  i had no part in how my ancestors acquired their land holdings.  now, nearly 250+ years later, i would think all that should be blatantly obvious by anyone who passed 4th grade...