Throwback Thursday!

Growing up I didn't get to be a Brownie or a Girl Scout.

I was lucky to be the daughter of my Bluebirds leader, and then later into Camp Fire Girls.

How many of you belonged to either of these and found fast friends that have lasted through the years?

I was lucky enough over the past year to reconnect with my childhood friend Charlotte - a friend from 3rd grade

Little did I know living in her attic were the remnants of her childhood - including these photos, and even her old Camp Fire Girls vest with beads yet to be sewn on.
Did you find me?  Look dead center, second row.  I think this was one of the only times that I was not relegated to the back row due to my height (Which at age 12 had not reached where I would stop yet.)

Tall and gawky, with straightish blonde hair that wouldn't hold a curl, have body, or do anything I ever wanted it to do.

Brown tortoise shell style glasses that I hated - and way before braces straightened my teeth.

I know it's a bit grainy, but I couldn't zoom in any further without it getting worse.

I'm so grateful for these photos!

I'm looking at the 12 year old me and telling her "Just wait until you see where you end up!"

I loved Camp Fire Girls, mostly for the crafty creative things we dug into.

And that sewing on of beads to my vest?  We all know where that led.

Thanks for the memories, Charlotte!

What is going on here?

If you are married to a retired person who is still adjusting and thinks he has to be doing "something" every minute - this is what I found when I left my basement office space yesterday morning.

Everything was pushed to the center of the room.

It's Claritin Clear!

These windows were the one thing that raised my eyebrows when we first decided to buy the cabin.  Cleaning would be a pain.

But it looks like all I needed was a retired man who needed to do "something" to feel productive.  LOL!

Inside and outside - done!  And he vacuumed all of the "unreachables" that were under where the furniture was before he put it all back together.

I think I'll keep him.  Retirement is a wonderful thing!

Ladder Star hand quilting update -

I'm on block 2 of row 6 of 8 rows.

I'm loving it so much!

At this rate it will be ready for fall.  But then what?  What hand quilting or handwork thing will I put it in its place when its done?

I'm thinking that the hexie motifs I've been traveling with may start to come together as my feet up and stitching in the evening project.  We'll see.

I don't have anything else in the wings that are suited for hand quilting.

I love knowing that this is there in my corner of the loveseat recliner just waiting for me to pick it up in the evening, slip mky thimble on and get some stitches in.

There is something about slow stitching at the end of the day.  It just smooths out all of the rough edges and harried moments that happen through my day and sets everything right in my world.

The June Quiltvillians have checked in and the house is once again full of quilty activity.

Weather looks like it may behave through the weekend and I have a few who are willing walkers so we are going to get out there in the mornings over the next few days before I head on my Ireland/Scotland adventure.

We plan to fill up the next few days with as much quilty fun as we can - 

What do you have for today?  Are you wanting to get started on a walking regine?

I know the pull to stay at the machine playing with fabric is a strong one.  

But we can get out in the morning, get it done - and come back to it after an hour knowing we did something good for our bodies that will enable us to quilt longer.

And as the quilters said "We can quilt in the dark of night - but we need to walk in the light of day."

Okay!  let's do it!

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Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Isn’t this true?

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All it takes is 1 stupid thing out of 100 good things to change your mood and throw you for a loop.

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Focus on the good things! The small stupid things don't matter.

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Vintage string Apple Core quilt found in Alabama.

Have a terrific Thursday, everyone!