looky looky!

well it finally happened!  friday took some hand sewing to weekly group and was actually able to do some applique....yowza!   the arm rebelled a tiny bit but then relented....the sorest place is just below the elbow in the widest part of the arm where the incision ends and where the giant clot was...it's slowly recuperating and getting used to moving again....but here's the sewing...

these had been prepped a while ago for 'sometime' which came yesterday.  it was a pleasant afternoon of chit chat and sewing...helps me feel less like a patient and more like a real person again...

i turned in my lap robe flimsy...

as of now i think we have about 18 or so with a goal of 25....next up for me is to utilize the panel and do something with that.  this project is a win/win for me as i get to serve vets in my community and also log these as volunteer hours for the DAR...

the give away tote yielded this light weight linen piece, just big enough for a table topper for christmas....it got hemmed and will snag some holly branches from nearby bushes to make a pretty festive table....it's about 30x34"....

once again find myself in an annoying housing situation where old selfish buzzards do as they please and management could care less.  complex rules work on paper only i guess.  the smoking and noxious air freshener fumes are quite bothersome to me and sometimes sideline me for an entire day.  what gives with these bratty seniors anyway?  with nowhere to go and no funds to take me, seems again trapped in senior housing hell....sheesh...more than irritated and discouraged at this point...was hoping for some enjoyable senior days but still elusive...

OT has discharged me and with few nurse visits left, could be finished sooner rather than later...one tiny spot still draining some but not for long.  anxious for this long, horrific saga to wrap up, fingers crossed that maryland will inflict its havoc elsewhere.  though it has been quite miserable, the excellent caregivers have been huge blessings and expertise to me...i could hug every one!

autumn is here and foliage up north has exploded...now would be a great time to have that stolen vacation in new england, don't you think???    blessings to all today!

ho-hum monday

predicted to be summer like but monday starting out gray and cool....weather almost never matters to me...whatever i need to do doesn't depend on it...lately it can't decide between summer or fall...

at our senior center is a large tote with all kinds of fabric pieces up for grabs...i always practice restraint but came home with these, each with a definite plan...

on the left is a turquoise scrap destined for 'wensleydale'....middle is a good size yellow cotton needed for a set of placemats and right is a 1.5 yard good for backing piece...

since the arm limits my sewing and use time, been keeping occupied with books and movies....my walmart subscription gives me paramount+ for free and occasionally i find a good movie there that's probably been overlooked....

based on a true story about a math teacher in a small, fading town.  he retires with no real plans on how to keep occupied.  then he discovers a flaw in a massachusetts lottery game, rallies his neighbors and the fun and winnings begin with amusing and lucrative results...

and this is the current read, a legal thriller by the master john grisham....never go wrong with one of his courtroom sagas....have to say didn't care for his 'camino' series as much....this one is about the coal industry in appalachia and its effects on ordinary people...

i wish i had more sewing progress to show....i'm down to one nurse visit a week and doing bandage changes myself.  OT comes today.  the arm is improving, nearly healed, but muscles and nerves need to catch up.  more use means more discomfort and that annoys me.  hoping to get back to the machine today.  my new sock start is coming along very well...so glad i ripped the practice one out.  i can see why they are popular as the work up fairly quick and colorful yarns make them unique...

off to start the day....have a good one!

getting in the groove

This is the day the Lord has made!  

now that wound vac gone and apartment tidied, have been slowly returning to pre-surgery routine....friday went back to quilty group.  took some hand work with me but arm rebels after just so long, not much got done.  our current project is lap robes for vets' hospice and red/white/blue color scheme requested.  i brought home enough to make two...saturday i started the first...

my stash is mostly fat quarters so nothing big enough for needed size of 50x60...this is the center of the first one.  and i had done a couple of quilts with panels for them to sell, which they did, so another was flung my way...

this is good size so not much will need to be added...first trim off top and bottom as it's a finished piece...i've enough scrappy on hand for this one.  i don't have to quilt them, just bring in tops...

arm still not quite healed....a couple of spots being stubborn....still draining tiny amount so may have to get a bit more aggressive to get this puppy completely healed.  discomfort has ramped up quite a bit no doubt due to increased use with freedom from vac.  i found using cane for support caused extreme discomfort in the forearm...fingers slowly, very slowly, improving...hoping i can quilt soon...a half day of sewing, household stuff and some baking was the limit...

and another steal from instagram...where i spend way too much time....

have a blessed day!