Life At Home…

I know many of us are going through life where things around us are just simply beyond our control.

There are times when I feel it so hard in the pit of my stomach and the unknown yet unfolding grips me so tightly I feel like I can’t breathe.

Tears may be close to the surface from time to time as emotions stop me in my tracks.  We’ve all been there.  I know I’m not alone here.

I have found comfort in the routine of doing normal things that I’ve been doing for 30+ years.  These are the things that are soothing for me.

Chopping and shredding veggies that will simmer in the crock pot along with the chicken stock I made the day before from the leftover rotisserie chicken.  Soup is always good for the soul.

So is folding laundry warm from the dryer.  Cleaning my kitchen. Straightening this, putting away that.  My hands know what to do to keep my heart and my mind occupied.

A fragrant candle burning.  Soft music playing.  The company of my son.

The soup was delicious, too!

This is the recipe I use for turkey soup, substituting chicken and adding a can of diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano. Click the recipes tab at the top of the block and check the crock pot recipes section.

The rest of our day was spent HERE!

More than half of the 230+ orders went out yesterday.  I’ll be working on the other half today.  I’ve hired on my son part time to help me in the order fulfillment department and we had a great day laughing and talking and takin’ care of business.

And yes, the scraggly beard is GONE!  So nice to see his handsome face.  Now...can we get a haircut?!

Two friends on a walk!

Sadie and I were half way through with our walk when we were joined by Piper, neighbor dog!  It was sprinkling just a bit.  I’m trying to handle Sadie on a leash, umbrella, and my phone camera at the same time.  No cone required, her staples come out tomorrow and she is pretty much back to normal activity.  That means two walks around the neighborhood, one in the morning, and one before it gets dark (Which is earlier and earlier and I hate it!)

Here is a little clip from yesterday.

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This morning it was a bit chillier, but we had a job to do.

I love this tree leafless even more than with leaves!

The binding is done on Sugar Bowl!

I also love my neighbor’s expansive rustic fence for quilt photo ops!

And the autumn color has been so beautiful this year in North Carolina.

So pleased with this finish!

And I find myself floundering not knowing which project to pull into play next! I want to hand quilt, but that project is at the cabin. I ended up pulling out the hexies last night while watching Victoria on Amazon Prime. Fascinating.  Loving it!  This is one I’m not binge watching. 

For any other Amazon Prime watchers out there – is there anything you’ve enjoyed watching?  I’m a bit burned out on Netflix, many of the new series that have come out are either dark with heinous plot lines, or the kind of comedy that I don’t find funny.  Let me know what you enjoy watching!

I’ve been asked if we can squeeze in a Quilt-Cam this week.  Maybe over the weekend we can do it.  I doubt I’ll be heading to Idaho by then and perhaps I can come up with SOMETHING to work on.  How about a Sunday afternoon at 2pm Eastern?  That will allow those in Europe to join in as it will be 8 pm their time.  It’s been a while since we’ve done that.

I’ll catch you on Facebook Live at 2pm Eastern, and if you don’t do Facebook or if that time doesn’t work for you, it will be embedded in Monday morning’s post.  I’m looking forward to this already!

Quiltville Quote of the Day!

No matter how much I love to travel, and I do - I really really love being home!

Have a terrific Thursday, everyone!