Back-Tracking and Catching Up!

Hi everyone!  I'm back!

And this is what happens on the first day back - We play catch up.

My apologies to the June Quiltvillians - I left 2 days before their retreat was over with the promise that I'd get this post made before I left New York.

Of all the things NOT to forget when one has to do computer work on a small laptop screen while traveling - I forgot my mouse.  I had the dongle. I had no mouse.

I went searching in Queens around the area of my hotel to find a computer store or somewhere that had a mouse.

No dice. No mouse.

I thought I'd get one in Ireland, but there wasn't a computer place anywhere near where we were.  There were phone stores with chargers and cases and batteries and all things phone related - but no mouse.

I finally gave up. Editing photos and doing what I do REQUIRES a mouse.  A touch pad isn't a skill I possess. So here we are.

I am so glad that I got as much time with them as we did!  We walked and hiked, we had a fire pit, we ate and laughed and sewed some more. 

Saturday night before I left Sunday  morning.

I never intended to short sheet them their post - it was simply 2 1/2 weeks without a computer mouse and editing issues!

Look at that moody grey sky!

It makes for some great quilt photos, though -

En Provence and Indigo Way are followed by a cute top in progress of houses and a finished Spider & The Fly 

Indigo Way, Maymont, Pine Tree Point and a blue/green rolling stone finish!

(See all of this highlighted text? It's hard to do without a mouse - seriously. So sorry, for the delay,

 ladies!)

Bitcoin, Maymont, nine patch and a cute pattern by Fig Tree.

And a  Tulip Time variation for good measure!

Emerald City from String Frenzy!

Sampler quilt finish!

Crooked Courthouse Steps from the Free Patterns tab.

And Two Chilhowie quilts!

Great quilts, and great quilters!

This post may be 2 1/2 weeks late, but it was worth it - 
And my computer is happily reunited with its mouse - 
My laundry is clean -
Irene's Sewciologists are have been happily ensconced in retreat fun at Quiltville Inn since Wednesday afternoon.
I'm putting it all back together!
If you haven't been following along on other social media - I have made at least one if not two or more posts per day about our fabulous adventures in Ireland and Scotland on  Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Please visit my pages.  Most of my posts are video and I spent my time working on those from my phone as I didn't have a computer mouse with me.
As for today? Click to Play:


While I was gone - the new washer/dryer was installed at the inn.  Seems all of this laundry is hard on a machine! LOL  The motor and other things were going out - just after the warranty ran out, right?
While I was gone Hubster Dave and Son Jeff were busy working on the new retaining wall along the side drive between the inn and the QPO studio - I'll get some photos of that today.
I am hoping that I will get some quilters interested in a hike this morning before it gets to hot - or I'll be doing it on my own....because...2 1/2 weeks of eating out was so good, but I swear I will not get on a scale for at least 2 weeks while I recover!

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

First things first after a big trip away - back on my diet! 

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The food in Ireland and Scotland was amazing.⁣
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I learned to make scones. I ate haggis and liked it!

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And I found myself eating a 99 with flake at every occasion. (ice cream cone with chocolate bar inserted)⁣
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I refuse to get back on the scale for 2 weeks, but in the meantime, how many different things can be made with cauliflower? Lol! ⁣
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String X quilt tutorial from the Free Patterns tab lovingly made by Sarah Yorgason.

I'm off to the inn - have a wonderful Friday, everyone!