Mom’s a Bit out of Sorts -

Hi everyone, It’s me – Zoey Jo.

I’m taking over the blog writing today because Mom had a rough night and according to her, her “words have all dried up.”

While I don’t quite understand all of the people phrases yet, I know well enough that I am the cause of her exhaustion and lack of sewing time.

I can’t help it!  I’m a puppy!  I demand loads of attention.

And then when you turn your back for just a second – I’ll poop on the rug.

I’ve done it twice – just that fast.  Right after coming in from walking the yard.

Mom is exasperated, Dad is pulling what hair he has left out. (And there wasn’t that much to begin with!)

I know I’ll get better.  I’ll try to do better – honest.

But this change in location, and change in diet is hard on a puppy of indeterminate age.  (You see, I really think I’m closer to 8 or 9 months than 1 year as was stated, because I am SO VERY MUCH AN ACTIVE FLOPPY PUPPY!)

Yesterday we walked this hillside -

Even in the gentle rain the flowers are so pretty -

I sniffed them all!

This morning on my THIRD walk (After the poop incident) we went down the driveway and I was looking for squirrels in the woods – so many bird sounds.

We walked past the drive gate, and on to the road and further than I’d been before. (Mom was trying to collect her cool!) I spotted a deer in the field – and it spotted me, and oh! I was so excited!  That thing was so BIG and my herding instinct just did not know what to do.  Besides, I was on this leash thing.  A deer!  I saw a deer!

I received a gift in the mail!

Mom loves it so much!

I was told it came from some place called Texas, wherever that is.  And the package had my name on it.  There wasn’t a note inside, so mom wanted me to be sure to tell Susan from Texas THANK YOU with a lot of puppy kisses and tail wags.  My very first package.  So cool!

I’m liking my time here in my new home.

I have comfy places to be – I like my crate, and my dog beds, and I promise I didn’t mean ANY harm by almost jumping over the loft rail to the ground below.  Luckily dad caught me in time.  He uses the word NO.  A LOT.

The cat still won’t play with me – but there is less hissing, and frankly I’m bored with trying to get her to like me so mostly I’m just leaving her alone now.  Let her see how THAT feels.

Today it’s raining again.

I feel like I’ve moved to the land of mud.

Maybe this is why mom’s mood is kind of gray too?

I have heard mention of this “quarantine” word – and I am not sure I understand what “Social Distancing” means, but it sounds sad and kind of scary.  I heard mom tell dad all about what it was like to do something called Grocery Shopping yesterday afternoon.

I don’t use TP – so I don’t understand what the big deal is that there isn’t any.

I don’t do laundry, so what’s the big deal about no bleach or cleaners?

I have PAWS so hand sanitizer makes no sense to me – but evidently there isn’t any of that either.

And what there IS is limited to 2 per person per visit.  Isn’t 2 of anything enough for one person?

Mom did buy ice cream -

Because Dad had something called a “60th birthday!” yesterday

(He must be older than dirt! Hehehe!)

But they didn’t let me have any.  Because it might upset my tummy. And as it was, mom said my tummy rumbled and rolled and growled all night – waking her up. Who ever heard of such a thing? (And maybe this contributed to why I pooped on the rug?)

This picture was taken 3 years ago when mom and dad first bought this cabin in Virginia.  They celebrated that, too.  They said 3 years flies by really fast.

I’m getting this feeling that mom really needs to be sewing to be happy.  Just like I need to be napping and playing with my squeaky squirrel for all to be right in my world.

So mom has a plan!

Mom is going to sew remotely with other quilting friends!

It’s a Quarantine Quilt Along  hosted by Gudrun Erla of GE Quilt Designs!

You can join in with us on Gudrun’s Facebook Page!

Mom is joining in!

This is what Gudrun said:

This will be you and me and hundreds of quarantined quilters in our own sewing rooms. 

I’ll go LIVE multiple times to take you through each step of the quilt. You can check in, ask questions, and post photos of your progress online. There’ll be cocktails, guest appearances, maybe a Spotify playlist and possibly a prize or two. Tell your friends! The more the merrier!

(Guest Appearances!! That’s where MOM comes in! It will be just like Quilt-Cam!)

If you want to join in, you can sign up for Gudrun’s newsletter by clicking the newsletter link in the left-hand side bar of Gudrun’s Facebook Page.

She’ll be sending out a newsletter this weekend with details. I can tell you this much, she’s got a new pattern, ELVIRA, just about ready. She's a perfect project to use a Stash Builder bundle or Fat Quarters and because so much sucks right now, the pattern will be FREE for a limited time.  (I know that FREE is a very good thing!)

Tune in to learn more during  Gudrun's Tipsy Tuesday, March 17th at 7PM CST over on Gudrun’s Facebook Page or on mom's own Quiltville Facebook Page because mom will be sharing it over – She is excited to be joining Gudrun for Tipsy Tuesday TONIGHT!

And she is already has that “look in her eye” as she begins to pull Fat Quarters together to make her own Elvira quilt on Sunday.  She is thinking blues and greens and browns – it’s going to be great, and just the kind of easy sewing to chase her Social Distancing Blahs away!

Are you going to join in?  Let’s be safe, stay home, and QUILT.

And supposedly today is ALSO a holiday.  Something about a guy named St. Patrick and snakes. (I don't like snakes!) It’s a good thing that mom got me a green collar when she brought me home – evidently if you don’t wear green today, you get pinched? 

Who came up with such a crazy idea?

People also wish each other lots of LUCK for St. Patrick's Day.  I am the lucky one as I got to come live with Mom & Dad this week.

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Wishing you a rainbow for sunlight after showers, miles of smiles for happy hours- and may St. Patrick drive the snakes right out of your life! (I really don't like snakes!)

Happy St. Patrick's day, everyone!

And no more poop in the house!