Was it Wednesday?

I had a shelf stocking helper!

I can’t imagine what life would be like during these isolating times without our furry family members to keep us entertained.

Lola really HAS become queen of her own castle now that Dresden is gone.

She is also much more affectionate, loving to be held and petted – any available lap is fair game.

I even moved her bed next to me while sewing yesterday – placing it on top of a bin to get her not-quite-up-to-sewing-machine-level.  She stayed there the whole time I was sewing.

And where was Zoey?  On her bed too – crashed out.  Because we had a busy morning!

Hot summers, wide rivers!

Our favorite “beachy” spot beneath the bridge -

Kayaking the New River!

Kicking back in the kayak!

Now these two photos were NOT taken by me – but by our friend Adam.  Adam, Dave and Don had gone down to paddle around – social distancing while enjoying the beautiful day.

And when all was said and done, things got interesting.

Don had loaded up his kayak and headed back to the farm, and Dave had turned on the pickup while loading the kayaks into the trailer so it would cool down.

The truck is NOT supposed to lock from the outside if the keys are in the vehicle.

But it did!  So there Dave and Adam are – truck running, them locked out.  Not even OnStar could help them. (We’ve tried to get unlocking done TWICE and they haven’t been able to help us yet.)

So pretty soon I get a phone call – “You need to come get us, the truck is running and we are locked out.”

It’s only a couple of miles from the QPO and Quiltville Inn, so Zoey and I load up into the van and off we go.

SO much water!

I was wondering what Zoey would do as she splashes through creeks and shallow areas all of the time – but this is much bigger and deeper than anything we’ve taken her to up close.

She got 4 feet wet, drank her fill, and said enough. 

The guys dropped me back at the QPO where I was busy getting stuff done.  They took Zoey and the van back to the cabin to retrieve the spare keys, went back and got the truck, trailer and kayaks, and dropped the van (and Zoey) back off to me.

And after all was said and done, it was a small escape that allowed me to break away, go down to the river, enjoy some nature for a bit and put work on hold.

And what was that work?

Give me your BEST GUESS!

Happiness is 2 dozen fresh eggs!

This was my simple joy yesterday – Housekeeper Susan had let me know that her pullets were laying and I told her “2 dozen please!”

Aren’t these beautiful?  It makes me so happy to support local folks.

Take a look at that second one down on the upper left – that is one HUGE egg – poor chicken! LOL!

Dianna’s Pineapple Crazy finish from String Fling!

This is an intense project with SO MANY SCRAPS!  What a beautiful job, Dianna!

I have no idea how long it took her – but when we are sewing for pleasure, do we really keep track of our time?  It’s like counting how many breaths we take in a day.

Just keep breathing!

I also love how she used the colored strings on the outside of her border units where I used neutrals.  It adds another punch to the outside of the quilt.

Thanks for sharing, Dianna!

And this is my WHO KNEW moment of the day -

Use some medical tape on the top of your mask to not only keep your glasses from fogging, but to stop you from having to adjust it so much.

Fix it and forget it!

I will be keeping a roll of Nexcare tape on hand to try this the next time I run into a store.  The heat and the a/c are enough to fog my glasses on a good day.  Add a mask to the equation and I live in the fog.

But I think the best thing will be stopping that mask from sliding down so I don’t have to touch it to readjust it back in place.

So here we are at Thursday – maybe some rain today, but I don’t mind.  Summer is passing so quickly – and I enjoy the rainy days as much as the sunny ones.

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Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Vintage friendship star quilt found in Kansas.

I so love Maya Angelou. Her words always lift me!

And I know this one is a bit harder to read, but that makes the message that much more worth it.

Have a wonderful Thursday, everyone -