Welcoming In 2023!

What a difference a week makes!

We spent New Year's weekend on the mountain - just puttering around comfortably on things at hand.

No big celebrations - no parties, dinners, entertaining.

I have only made it to midnight a handful of times since we were married in 1981.

When we were first married we lived on Mountain Standard Time and that meant that the ball dropped in NYC by 10pm and that was good enough for us.

10pm is STILL good enough for us!

What could I accomplish with a whole weekend to just putter?

I have turned the corner ton my knife edge finish binding, and have reached beyond the half-way point of the third side! With Ivy's approval of course.

Working on borders for the blue/chartreuse New River Star quilt!

I am going with an inner flying geese border - mostly because I think it needs something rather than just a solid piece of yardage to finish it off.

But also because I had these scraps that weren't used in the center and this would help me clean up my cutting table - no lie!

More on this to come.  I'm going to be taking the whole thing back to the QPO where I have more room to get the borders on.

Could this be my first machine quilting job of 2023?  Looks like it!

Refresher on what the quilt top center looks like HERE.

Sun rising on January 1, 2023.

It was such a beautiful day with temps pushing 60f by afternoon.  I just couldn't stand it - I had to get out in it, and the dogs had to come too.

New River with ice breaking up.

Big ole ice bar in the center...

It was about this time that my hoodie came off and was tied around my waist.  It was just so sunny and warm.  I wish it would stay that way, but I know it won't.

So we get out and soak it up while we can.

Watching the chunks of ice floating down the river was pretty cool, and the dogs of course loved ALL the smells.

Chunks of ice still on the little burbling creek below the waterfall.

The waterfall is still pretty frozen as it's in a place where the "sun don't shine" but we are supposed to be fairly nice for the next couple of days so who knows?

Click to Play:

I just love that sound!

And the girls loved being out, too.

More frozen from a different angle on our way back.

It was just gorgeous out!

Making our way back to the car, parked just before the bridge.

Little breaks in the weather like this are to be grabbed with gratitude.  There is more winter headed our way starting with rain later in the week.  Then snow.  There will be plenty of time to quilt inside until spring arrives - but I'm glad I got a chance to get out yesterday.  it was a gift!

Today - It's the official "HOLIDAY". There is on USPS service today, so no mail needs to go out.  

I've got some things at the QPO to take care of, and there is that border to work on. 

What do you have plans for today as we step into 2023?

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

A brand new year stretched out before me is the best gift of all.

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I'm excited over many things that will be happening in 2023 but the best decision by far was slow WAY DOWN through my holidays, and spend them with my family.

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Name one thing you are excited about that will happen this year in the comments!

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Let’s get 2023 rockin’!