Friday, September 19, 2025

first things first

early in my calamity a gift arrived for some retail therapy.. during the long siege thinking about sewing or anything related was way back burner....now with siege ending entertained quilty thoughts and ideas.  so this squishie arrived the other day.

some flannel to use as batting in placemats and small projects to get them finished...then these kaffes whispered to me...a yard of each to use as backgrounds. the leaf print is from his william morris collection and it was a challenge to choose just one to add to the stash.  tho i am back to some sewing, not quite back to baseline.  first apartment needs some attention....prefer sewing in a tidy space.

in the not quite yet department.....


upper part not quite healed over....and not sure about that little bubble but nurse back monday....glad i opted out of graft....amazed at the improvement over post-surgery...so many have kept me in their prayers all this time and God has certainly heard them.  i am humbled, grateful and thankful beyond words.  

and since this is my blog, can i just say the very tenets of our republic are under attack.  the lack of respect practiced and promoted by our commander in chief and his blind followers has mushroomed into a nation where opposing opinions and free speech are acceptable cause for violent attacks.  he is on a witch hunt to silence every opinion but his own.   we are on the fringes of a dictatorship and it's a very slippery slope.  government control of every arena is so NOT what the founders intended, instead very much feared.  i highly recommend everyone read "the federalist papers" where every aspect of establishing our government was examined in depth and every possible scenario for protection from abuse and tyranny was anticipated insofar as was possible.  regardless of political affiliation or affinity for any particular segment of current society, it is imperative that basic rights and freedoms endure.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

back to business

yes indeed the vac came off yesterday....still getting used to not having to think twice about moving around the apartment.  OT has been notified and will be here when schedule permits.  still 2-3 weeks for complete healing but new skin has already formed over part of wound.  after a day of packing up the infirmary,  it's back to normal diversions.  

did you hear?  100 days to christmas.  better get going on my scrappy quilt top for the senior center.  miss sunny and i are re-bonding....

before the vac came off, the stash got a quick re-org and fine tuned....some uninspiring pieces got flung and others got unearthed as the muse prompted...

healthy enough but not overwhelming....pieces on top are for some winter warmth garments....

however, this piece came out to play....first task was to separate the columns...



pulled some complementary pieces..few ideas percolating and final plan awaits...getting back into the groove in baby steps....this whole arm thing and its lengthy resolution took a huge stressful toll on me and finding that a bit more effort and rest has been required.  

and can it be true?  robert redford. movie golden boy of 70s and 80s and beyond has died...thank goodness for film....one of his that was a sleeper movie but really good...'the milagro bean field war'.  catch it if you can!



Sunday, September 14, 2025

wrap up week

that is how it's shaping up to be....the puzzle is nearly done....anxious to box it up and use the sewing table to SEW something!



 friday evening did get in a bit of zooming with my like-minded peeps...until the nurse arrived anyway...

all very busy doing pretty things....very inspiring!

and stop here if you think you're a bit squeamish.....i am posting a photo of my arm in its near- healed state....looking very much like the wound vac is a wrap this week as well....


this is 1000% improved from post surgery....imagine it 2" deep and about 2" wide from my palm up to where the change in color is just below the elbow....sutures at top and bottom since he did a carpal tunnel release also...the remainder wide open...down to the muscle looking very much like a piece of chuck roast....though the wound vac is ideal for this, it was supported by a gazillion prayers from so very many... i am choked up with gratitude for each one.   a bit more to go but won't be long at all...

so looking forward to two functioning hands, some PT and getting back to routine not to mention quilting and sewing.  God is so very good isn't he???