Spring Sewing Along the Side -

I’ve nearly made it through ALL of my block kits.

I will need to be cutting more soon -

I know that when I was cutting up these kits to take to Asilomar in California for the Empty Spools Seminars and evening sewing time that I didn’t have the WHOLE QUILT cut out – just what I thought I would need to occupy my time during the evenings over the two back to back sessions I was to be teaching there.

Of course, we know that didn’t happen.  I’ve been pushing these pieces through as Leaders & Enders while making folded fabric face filters for friends and family. (Five F’s in a row, say that five times fast!) and I am amazed that I have blown through nearly everything that had been baggied up for travel.

More cutting to follow.

This photo came in from my brother Scott who owns and operates Wilkinson Pest Control in the Boise, Idaho area:

Backwards Selfie (See the hat?!)

But it is so good to see him masked up and ready for his day.

I want to thank everyone who participated in our Binge Watching List of Shows!  To date we have 340 responses! 

You can still add your own watching suggestions HERE.

I have just finished watching Mindhunters (Fabulous and intriguing!) and am catching up on season 3 of Land Girls.  Both on Netflix.  I had stopped Land Girls after season 2 ended, but never caught up again once season 3 came out.

I will be making a tab for the top of the blog, so this info is easy to find and refer to,  but before I do I want to add another collection.

AUDIO BOOKS!

You can also find the form HERE.  And the responses will be viewable HERE.

My hope is that we can find some really great things to listen to while we go about this stay at home social distancing thing.

Do you listen to audio books much?  I love them.  I listen quite a bit when I am driving places as I am usually in areas that don’t have cell service.

Not the James Patterson one!

I am currently listening to The Lake House by Kate Morton.

The Lake House starts with a tragedy - the disappearance of a one-year-old boy, Theo Edevane, from his crib in the country home of a wealthy English family in 1933 - and examines it from the viewpoints of several characters, particularly his mother Eleanor and his 16-year-old sister Alice. Seventy years later.

The best part? It’s 21 hours in length.  I like really long novels with deeply involved plots and a lot of character development.

This is the first Kate Morton book I’ve listened to (read) but she has a couple of other intriguing titles and if I like an author, I’ll usually (read) listen to everything they have published.

So please – add your audio book recommendations in the form above or use the links to view the form on the web and do it there.  I will get both the viewing and listening infos placed into a tab at the top of the blog so you’ll always know where to look.

The Adventures of Zoey Jo.

New Food.  New Slow Eating Bowl.  All of this arrived yesterday via Chewy (which is now taking 2 weeks longer than normal to deliver things as is everywhere else – understandable.) The food is chicken and sweet potato – no grain.  And she loves it. 

We are feeding her smaller amounts several times a day to see if that helps keep her food down especially when changing foods.  She still wants to just inhale everything, and then she throws it up.  But since we started this yesterday – no problems.

In other news - ZOEY JO just chased two deer from the yard, down the mountain, across the drive, across the creek, through the woods up the other mountain ridge until I couldn't see or hear her. Yes she came home. So proud of herself -

That Kelpie herding instinct is strong! The deer were not impressed.

But – for those “Kelpie Police” who have taken it upon themselves to personally message/send emails about how much exercise a Kelpie is going to need, and "Are You Prepared For This??" 

I didn’t go into this unknowingly.  We have nearly 43 acres of wooded mountainside.  We are active.  We hike often, we play hard with her (Oh, she loves the frisbee! So much fun!) and she is getting US to exercise as well.

We are a good match for her and she will get all of the outdoor activity and stimulation that she needs.

This is not your ordinary suburban fenced back yard.  She has a mountain.

And it’s time for me to get down the mountain and get over to the QPO to get today’s round of mail order out so I can come back, binge-watch and quilt some more.  Next round is NEARLY ready to go on to our Unity Quilt Along center!  (I can’t wait to share it with you!

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Things are very emotional right now. Your mind and your heart can play tricks on you if you don't have all the facts.

And certainly there are conflicting stories out there and the truth is usually found somewhere in the middle.

Be smarter than those whose information is meant to play on your emotions.

Happy Friday, everyone!