Running on Empty -

“Running into the sun, but I’m running behind….”

As I am writing this post, Jackson Browne is singing “Running on Empty……”

I get it, dude! I really do!

Yesterday’s travel day home was drawn out from before dawn at 4am to midnight North Carolina time – beginning and ending in the dark on both ends.

I need a weekend to recuperate from my weekend!

And I’d love a day to recap the whole show and the fun I had exploring the grounds around Madonna Inn, but I’ve got the long arm guy coming by 2pm – and that basement studio needs to have a bunch of stuff moved off of the long arm table, as well as all of my storage bins for thread and the Scrap User’s System loaded up into the van.

This is not a morning for a long and newsy post.

And my body clock says that it is 6am – but already my watch is letting me know that it’s already 9:30.

We’ll revisit the show and the fun I had there in another post.

So many boats out on the ocean!

Of all the places to fly out of, LAX is one of my faves! All flight paths lead immediately out to sea against the wind to reach elevation where the noise level is away from the city. Then the plane circles around and heads back in again. If you've got a window seat, you've got a bird's eye view of the California coast. So beautiful!

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My view as we came back toward land again -

I love seeing all the boats!

Hexiing my way back home!

One of the movie choices was one I hadn't seen in decades:  The Sand Lot.  SO CUTE!  I tried keeping my giggles to myself, but that one...it was a laugh out loud watch of pure childhood delight.

Crossing the Blue Ridge along the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia!

This was on our descent to Washington/Dulles – and my heart did a happy dance!

And while I was flying, this was going on at Quiltville Inn:

Years if not decades of moss and dirt on the under-porch foundation.

A man and h is pressure washer:

The after pressure washing shot!  WOW!

The Hubster has been busy cleaning the brickwork around the under-porch at Quiltville Inn! What a difference it makes!

Even though it looks like it could be a room under here, the windows are there to let natural daylight into the crawlspace complete with dirt floor.

New gutters where there haven’t been any around the perimeter of the porch will take care of future splash back from rain.  I’d love to plant some kind of blooming something here – but it has to be something that can take a lot of afternoon shade.  Hostas maybe?  We shall see.  I don’t want gravel or mulch.  It makes mowing a problem.

It was straight to bed when I walked in the door.  I’m having a hard time feeling PEPPY this morning, it may take a few days.

Also, since I’ve been gone – our next Leader & Ender Challenge is not quite ready to post yet, but should be in a few days.  We’ll get the long arm set up thing tackled, and then I’ll be free to release that – it’s going to be a cute and fun one, and I’m giving it in two sizes so you have some options there.

Options are always good!

The before moving shot!

All of those strips on the take up roller need to be put into the strip drawers before I move the drawers – the two closest drawer cabinets hold my thread – the other bins you see at the front are strings.

And right now I don’t know where to put all of this stuff – and half of the stash at least will stay living at this house until I figure out what I am going to do.

Evidently I need to sew faster and use more of this stuff up.  LOL!

And off I go -

Quiltville Quote of the Day

To all of our Canadian friends up north, Happy Canada Day!

To everyone else – HAPPY JULY!  May it be the best July ever -