Leaving a Lot of Love with Dad -

I gave dad his quilt!

Before coming to Arizona, I walked through the closet (aka the Quilt Vault) to choose something that would look great at Dad’s place.

Criss-Cross Applesauce is found my my book Scraps & Shirttails ii, and has been a favorite for a long time.  It not only includes some of my OWN shirts in the mix, but many of my grandfather’s as well.

The repeat of simple blocks with random value placement throughout makes me happy..  the size of the blocks – not too big, not too small – also make this a fun project to work on.

And it’s just the right size to fit a queen sized guest bed – so guess who slept under it the entire time I was in Arizona?

Over the wall photo shoot!

I realized as I was packing up this morning, and unmaking the bed that I had not taken any outdoor photos.  Dad’s back yard was close at hand and I went out this morning for a couple of quickies.  Yes, I love this quilt!  it sparkles!

Trying not to wake the neighbors!

Close up of fun fabrics.

The bright green with blue 3rd block from the right, top row. That was one of my line dancing shirts from when I lived in Idaho!  go down one row and count 2 to the left and that olive green paisley looking fabric was also one of mine.

When I stopped line dancing and the shirts languished, they got cut up into quilting fabric and the shirts live on.

Now the quilt will live on at dad’s house so I can come and visit it from time to time.  I love knowing I’m leaving a little bit of myself here with him.

Yesterday’s movie matinee -

JoJo Rabbit.

I had heard this movie was up for several awards – the critics liked it, the public liked it (according to my Flixster app anyway) and off we went to see it.

I knew part of it was to be satirical.  But I still found the subject matter hard to swallow.  I know I would not see it again.  There were charming and funny bits, but the whole subject matter (exterminating those of Jewish descent and everything pro Hitler) was disturbing even in a satirical sense.

I loved Scarlett Johannson’s character, but even that well – spoiler, spoiler.  It left me feeling so sad.

Dinner at Oregano’s saved the day!  It’s become our tradition to share a birthday Pizzookie (Peanut butter topped with chocolate chips and ice cream!) to celebrate our time together.

From a bad movie to a really good read!

My dad knows the most interesting of folks! I joined him for lunch with his friend Vy whom he met playing Pickleball- and it turns out she is a mystery writer!

Her latest novel is 'A Mah Jongg Mystery.' And I have been pulled in from the start. What's not to like about the discovery of murder and foul play in the first sentence?

You can find Violetta Armour on Amazon. Enjoy!

(The above link takes you to her author page where all of her books are.)

You will like them A LOT!

And yes, the TWO words A LOT, also written in our post title above are the lead in to this next thing -

Let's face it - We are here in social media world communicating through the written word.

There are folks out there tripping over their (Not they're or there) grammar, unaware that it's like fingernails down the chalkboard in some people's brains. (Yes, that would include mine.) If you want to get your point across, and have people take you seriously in whatever your (Not you're) chosen field is, grammar matters.⁣

There are some things that are just painful to read! And while my life holds a constant battle between wanting to read things correctly, and still wanting to have friends (HA!) - Let this little meme fix ONE little thing that may make the internet a better place to read!

I like you A LOT. Not alot. Two words. As in - I like you a little. A little bit more when you don't write alot.

You're welcome! (Not YOUR welcome, and never should OF, could OF, may OF, mayn't OF - it's SHOULD HAVE or at least should've, folks!)

Yes, I know English is a second language to many. But I am generally reading English speakers with at least a high school education. Some who consider themselves to be authors.

Do I say this or continue to let folks look less than stellar in the eyes of others? Is ignorance really bliss if it still leaves folks looking ignorant?

I'm not perfect either. Far from it. But this is like toilet paper stuck to a friend's shoe. Do you tell them or not?  Why do I care? Because I care that it makes people appear less intelligent than I know they are.

I have been extremely grateful to those folks that have sent me private messages of “Did you know – it’s this, not that?!” over the years. 

The key is to not be offended if someone says “Hey, I know it sounds like SHOULD OF, but it is spelled SHOULD’VE which is short for SHOULD HAVE.”  And if you are unsure – research it before you think they are full of a lot (Equal to a load, not aload) of crap.  LOL.

(But then again, if you want to continue to appear uneducated....ignore this completely.)

(Even voice-to-text will not make the mistake of alot. or SHOULD OF.)

Okay, I’ve seriously been on the road too long and am ready to get home.  The busy bag is packed, the suitcase is in the car. We will grab brunch on our way to the airport and I’ll be North Carolina bound arriving late tonight.

I’ll head up to Virginia tomorrow and start to put my life back together after 10 days on the road.

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Vintage goose in the pond quilt from my collection.

We tend to forget that mistakes are a part of being human.

We need to appreciate our mistakes for what they are, precious life lessons that can sometimes only be learned the hard way.

Each day is a new day to choose another way!

(And it starts with how we spell A LOT!)

Have a terrific Thursday, everyone!