Donning O' The Green!

Gail's Quilt Buddies have arrived!

And in preparation for the next couple of retreats - I pulled out all the green things - because even though the rain was falling ALL. DAY. LONG - the grass is turning green, the daffodils are beginning to bloom, and even the dogwood tree is showing little buds that will be popping within the next few weeks.

Of course, Emerald City from String Frenzy is a perfect quilt to share my love of green.

The little traditional nine-patch also reflects my love of green.

The dining room table has been be-decked as well!

New floor mats!

Enough time has passed that we can now put rugs down on the newly refinished Quilting Quarters floor. (And hallway too!)

This time we went wider and longer to give more room for rolling, and to keep the chair wheels from free-wheeling on the hard floor.

We were lucky over the past month - we didn't have anyone missing their chair and hitting the floor.

And the smell is all but gone now.

These rugs were from Lowes.  We trimmed 6'' off so they were the right length, meeting at the half-way point under the tables.

Sweet serving plate found at Salvation Army for $2.99!

I have had a couple of bad days of breaking things.  It must have something to do with the changing of the seaons.

I closed the kitchen door at the inn only to hear serving plates hit the floor and crash.  So new serving plates are needed.

Believe me - I'm going for Melmac or something - but the last ones I had someone put in the dishwasher on heated dry and they warped.  So into the trash they went.

I have a couple of glass ones left - and I really didn't want stoneware, but this was too cute to pass up.

I'm looking for something else - which gives me reasons to venture back to the antique malls and thrift shops over the next little while.

It's Hallmark!

I thought it was a pretty good deal for $2.99 and if it breaks - we'll have gotten $2.99 worth of use out of it.

(Yes, I had just washed it - there are still water droplets in my photo!)

That breakage thing?  It runs in threes I hear.

And other disaster was my phone.  It fell face down onto the metal sliding door track and must have hit just wrong - because the screen protector didn't do its job - it got the screen protector AND the glass underneath and the screen was hit bad enough to have dead spots.

So....New phone.

It arrived yesterday (Purple!) and I spent most of last night and some more time this morning getting it all set up.

No matter how "easy" they say it will be - there is still all of the re-logging in and having to provide codes and passwords for everything.  It's just a pain.

And now the phone is different enough it's going to take some time to get all of my things situated.

And I've ordered up a larger memory card because - loads of photos and music and PDFs of recipes and more get stored on my phone.

(Yes I have document and photo backup - but I like things with me on my phone.)

I'm being extra careful today because the screen protector and case won't arrive until tomorrow.

Hoping I can avoid that third breaking thing - whatever it may be.

Tula - waiting for the quilters to arrive!

While I was waiting for the quilters to arrive!

I know what I'm going to do for the border of my Ladder Star.

Yes, it needs a border.  It's barely over 60'' and that's just not quite big enough for even a couch snuggle. Not with my big boys who are all 6'3"" or over.

Strips were pulled.  Hunks were pressed and sliced.

Strip set sewing has begun.

I'll be slicing and dicing strip sets and assembling units into a checkerboard border. Mostly mediums/darks, no neutrals.  

It will float the center a bit, keep the patchy feel and bring it to completion.  And that's the plan, Stan!

Meanwhile at home - projects have begun.

Hubster Dave is refinishing the cedar table top on our dining table.

The sawdust smells so good!

(Isn't that weird? But it's cedar!)

I think he finally got the nerve to do this after refinishing the butcher block island top and the two butcher block bathroom counters at the inn.  And now the man has gone crazy with his sanders.  LOL!

I think he is adjusting to retirement just fine.  He's even off playing pickle ball this morning.  He's developing a routine, joining things, doing things.  All is well!

And yes, spring is underway - Click to Play:

Peepers are peeping at the creek behind the inn!

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Vintage bowtie quilt found in Texas.

What we do makes a difference! Yes, even the little things mean a lot.

Off to struggle with the new phone -

Have a terrific Thursday, everyone!