corona-cation, episode 30

in the newspaper world, '30' means end...done....kaput....finished.  but, sigh, when it comes to corona, it's just a continuation of same old, same old.   aside from a couple of additional openings, things remain static for now.  at least the fitness center is open and should make my cardio quota of days this week...and have to say it feels terrific.  it has definitely been a friday kind of week but i know sunday is coming....bringing hope and a new start.  so what have i been doing???

the amish honeycomb is getting a cross hatch border.  i love the look of it but it is a time consuming process.   and what with the navy thread on navy fabric, tough to work on at night even with good light.  hoping for a june finish but might slide over into the first part of july.....

for change of pace, pulled this out for some marathon basting.  and ooohh the more i get done just energizes me to do more and more.  nearly all the leaves are basted--need 4 more--and some of the flowers.  there might be some cross hatching on this piece as well....

i think i like applique much better than piecing....sometimes anyway.

another week has nearly ended....another hot weekend ahead, but that just means the late summer vacation is getting closer....family hugs ahead!

corona-cation, episode 29

short but sad post....dear friend marianne struggles no longer....with multiple comorbidities she sadly passed the other day.  i never knew anyone who fought so hard with so much determination to stay alive and be an active participant in life.  if i was having a down day...really a self-pity party...one chat with her would have me counting my blessings....her dear family and the grands she loved so much will miss her dearly no doubt....rest in peace my friend....and no money required in heavenly quilt shops!

this was just one year ago--the gang of four--marianne, nann, barbara and i convened for an impromptu quilt meeting at her home.   we laughed and talked and had the best show and tell.  she was the hostess with the mostest.....a precious memory for all of us....

she already had wings....at the quilters' unlimited show 2018 i think.......i was just starting to walk more at that point...she was faster than me!

corona-cation, episode 28

another week in pandemic land....seems as though it "might" be slowing down and getting back to a more normal routine....last week had a lunch and show-n-tell with a quilty pal and this week another small get together...yesterday, tho, my daughter and her super chauffeur husband and i traveled to lancaster on a recovery retail mission.  the only fabric stop i made was here...

for more of this i had ordered online for pickup....i am liking this method!

am vowing here and now--and you are my witnesses--to NEVER ever buy less than 4 yards for a background ever again....i was lucky with this as it's a stock kona color but that isn't always the case....

and no trip to Lancaster is complete without one of these....

my favorite flavor of peanut butter filling and chocolate outsides....when i was a kid, my baker grandmother made the regular kind often and they were my all-time favorites.  amy bouchard of "wicked whoopie" in maine makes one with a raspberry creme filling that's very good too.  must have more exercise days in before ripping it open!

it was a long day made more so by the oppressive heat.  we vowed never to go again in such weather...i would have cancelled but my dear SIL took the day off especially and so we went.  arrived back to the village to powerful thunder and rain.  today it's hot again but overcast and thick fog.  we saw plenty of fields bursting with new growth and lots of cows outstanding in their field...LOL!  we'll go again in autumn when it's not 90 degrees!