drought over...

 the quilting drought that is....last night sat and relaxed with hoop and needle to work on the latest project...didn't get a whole lot done but was definitely in my happy place...

then first thing this morning, set up phoebe (featherweight) to attach the little orange peel blocks to the center of "midnight at the oasis"....oooh i am loving this!  the next border is wider and applique...this is a jen kingwell pattern.  

wednesday was super busy getting groceries, medical appointment etc but had to sneak in a brief morning nap....vacation is hard work...LOL!   ****  and just because i am a commoner doesn't mean i can't breakfast like royalty...

'tis the queen's own favorite marmalade....there's the royal warrant smack dab in the middle...my daughter, the downton abbey devotee and now uber-anglophile, gifted me this along with a jar of lemon curd from the british food depot.  it's tangy and only a tad sweet and yummy of course.  trust her majesty to find the best!

my mother's birthday gift this year was a gorgeous quilting calendar...

a portent of things to come when, hopefully, covid-19 will be just like the blizzard of 1978--a distant memory.  oh and the usual scrumptious blueberry pie....

i'll close with a brief video of vacation vistas....

vacation wrapup

it's been summer to fall and soon back to summer after arrival in maryland later this week...33 chilly degrees here in midcoast maine this morning but the air is crisp and autumnal evoking pumpkins, apples, cider and eruption of foliage color...we enjoyed the absolute best september/late summer weather at the beach....last thursday was 75, warm, hint of breeze and spent nearly the entire day lounging in the sand....lobster rolls for lunch of course!  my lazy needlework slowly progressed, first with the applique block...

and then some cross stitch that gets pulled out now and then....a short mealtime prayer i heard long ago and then found this sampler....

friday we visited our favorite seafood shack for one last yummy shellfish treat....

ordering to go as it was too cool to dine al fresco...fried clams for me and fried scallops for mum....aside from the clams and one hot dog, kept very close to the cardiac diet with fresh seafood and chicken...saturday morning packed up and back to mum's until departure....one last family dinner to bask in close ties only family provides...leaving with mixed emotions as always....but of course, in my mind i'll always be here...

by the sea!