It's Still Winter

Well, it's still winter here in the great Northwest.... no snow yet today but "they" are predicting a big storm - hopefully Seattle will be spared. Supposed to be over by noonish Sunday. I just want us to be able to get to the airport and out of here on Monday.

Levi is at DogECentral now for the holidays. He didn't even look when we left him...having too much fun running around the yard in the snow! I'm so glad we found that place. Costs a bit to keep him there but they provide all the food and lots of love and safety so we're OK with it.

Started another quilt project - the Adobe Angels. Got all the appliques on and now have to stitch them down... it really turned out cute and was fun to pull all the fabrics, except the background, from my stash. Gene loves it and says it surprised him since it doesn't look like anything else I've done. Am trying to widen my horizons!!

Snow is a Four Letter Word

Yes, it is and we are tired of it. Got about 6 inches of snow this morning and now it's turned colder so everything is getting icy. Roads all over the area are in terrible shape...up near the border they got about 25 inches.. schools closed - choir practice canceled for tonight and rescheduled for Friday night. I'm not singing since I've had this lousy cold. Then there is a dress rehearsal with orchestra Saturday morning. I wonder what Scott's "Plan B" is.... we have to take Levi the Magnificent to Dog E Central on Saturday morning as he will stay there while we are on vacation. Hopefully the DOT crews will be able to clear the roads for us! Pictures of the totem pole and snow and my car under the blanket of snow and one from my sewing room window. Got a good start on the Adobe Angels quilt today.. working on the appliques.. I feel like I'm falling behind on my schedule to get ready to go south but oh well, if I don't have it I can buy it there. !!

Quilt Update!!

This picture is of McKenna and her quilt. Isn't she a cutie? And from all reports she loves her quilt and sleeps with it every night. So nice to get the quilt and the recipient in one picture.

Drugs, Fabric and Snow Update

So today the Seattle schools are closed - huh????? Yup, no snow and no ice...sun breaks, a little wind... but they closed the schools because we "might" get some snow. Folks are peeved.... it's the strangest place to live.... put some chains on the buses, ice/salt on the parking lots and get the kiddies to school. OK - there is snow up north and south of the city but nothing here.... what a pain for folks who have to find day care for their kids while they go to work, or else have to take a day off from work to care for them. Weather forecast - we should get some snow tonight...

I don't really care because I got my car back, it purrs like a kitten and all is well. I've gone to get my drugs from the doctor for my cold, stopped at the quilt shop (of course it was on the way home from the doctor's office - in a round-about way - Seattle - Ballard - West Seattle) and got fabric for the backgrounds for a quilt and a wall hanging and am now home. One is a folk art applique that will have a black background and then I will use batiks for the appliques I think - the other has a dark blue background and who knows what the applique will be... why am I doing applique? I have no idea.... cabin fever maybe!!


Gene dropped me off at Elliott Tire to get my car and then went to Southcenter Mall to do some shopping for new slacks. His are all too big. Dang guy has lost like 30 lbs or so - I will do better, I will do better. Then he's going to the "Y" so I may run out again and get some groceries....can't be getting stuck inside the house without food in case of snow ! HA!

Levi is waiting to go for a walk but it's too windy and cold to do that... well, maybe I'll go for a short walk with my throat all wrapped up in the new scarf Gene brought me from Ireland... Yeah, that'll work...

Musings on a Cold Day

Tuesday - still cold but not as bad and the sun was out for the second day in a row! Hoooooray. Our hill is clear but the turn at the bottom still has some ice. I know that because after calling AAA to come and start my car (dead battery) I drove off to charge it. However, the "check engine" light was on so I just drove over to Elliott Tire and asked them to fix the dang thing. I turned off the car there and then tried to restart it and of course ended up leaving it there with them to fix. They just called and I need a new battery - why don't they last longer than 5 years!! and also a new belt that drives all that stuff....the old one has some cracks in it. Hey, it's only money. So $200 later, or about that, I'll have my car back at 6:00 tonight. Guess it could have been worse. They were very nice and helpful and Gene came to pick me up and pulled out a business card with a free oil/lube change on it they had given him awhile back. We always used to take our cars there and then they changed management and the new guys were gouging everyone. When Gene had to pay an exorbitant amount of money to get his car fixed there, he complained and of course they couldn't do much about it (this is the new management) but he did have this free oil/lube so they'll do that also. I just love cars! But it all turned out ok and I will get to my hair appointment on time!! Priorities!!

Was going to go down to the water and take some pictures afterwards but it's too late so if the sun comes out tomorrow I'm going to head down there and see what I can find.

Still cleaning the sewing room... pulled out all the fabric for the pot quilt and all the batiks I have... lots of nice batiks waiting to be used. Maybe tomorrow I'll head to The Quilting Loft in Ballard and get the background fabric for the folk art quilt so I can get some appliques ready to take to Alabama with me. Or not.......


Enough musings... haven't accomplished a lot......feeling a whole lot better.........dropped out of choir for the Christmas season.......should start thinking about clothes to take......etc

Winter Cold(s)

Yes, winter colds....the temperature kind outside and the coughing kind inside. I have been suffering with this cold for about 3 days and am feeling better but really need to get it under control before we head to Mobile. My brother has leukemia (in remission) and I don't want to take any germs down there. Pretty sure I'll be fine as the drugs seem to be working. But we have our big choir Music through Worship on Sunday 21st and I am thinking that if I don't feel good enough by Thursday morning this week, I will call Scott and tell him I'm not going to sing. We have rehearsal Thursday night and then Saturday (dress with orchestra) and two full services on Sunday which, if I'm not in great shape, will probably just tire me out and bring the cough back. So I'll get extra sleep and take my meds and hope all works out. Right now I don't hold out much hope.

And the outside cold? Yeah, snow in Seattle and cold temps. Icy hills and road and about 2-3 inches of snow. It's really pretty but treacherous. Did we go anywhere today? Not I....Gene went to the "Y" but that's about it. Supposed to be this way all week.

So the kids have all rec'd their quilts and loved them. Waiting for Carey to post some pics on her blog of the twins. I cleaned off the big table downstairs and moved all my stuff back up to the sewing room and now have to figure out what is next. Some sort of applique quilt perhaps?

Yes, the "pot" quilt for Gene. Machine applique but very involved...Southwest Pots for our house in LV. I got the fabric for the background on the blocks from Southwest Decoratives in Albuquerque where Gene bought the pattern. The appliques will be done in Cherrywood hand-dyed fabrics (awesome) and not sure yet what else. No fabric yet for sashing and borders...that'll come after the blocks are done... why am I doing all this applique!! AACCKKKKK... oh well...at least on this one it's by machine.

OK off to bed now with some more Nyquil. A friend's husband suggested to just take a swig of whiskey and some ibuprofen and forget the Nyquil. I think he may be right.