Sitting & Sorting!

I read something more than once that keeps echoing in my brain:

"Sitting on the floor as you age is a powerful way to preserve joint mobility, build functional strength, and support long-term independence. Unlike chairs that hold your body in a fixed, passive shape, sitting on the ground forces your muscles and joints to stay active and adaptable."

It sounds like a "Use it or lose it" kind of scenario and I should try to sit on the floor more, so I can still get up OFF the floor when I need to.

Do I have that right?

I made it through treasure bag number 2!

There is so much good stuff here.  And the stuff that is too small to sew can be put into pet beds for donation, etc.

I put Law & Order UK on Britbox and went through this pile piece by piece while murder and mayhem is happening on the screen.

First step: Sort keepable things by color family. Set pieces to be baggied up for the free basket aside.

Then go through the color piles determining what will be left "as is" or put in the string bins by color family.

Put dog bed type stuff back in the big bag for someone who makes dog beds.

Extra small scraps will be cut into kites!

And yes there was enough sewing time to at least get these started!

There was also some reds and neutrals that I set aside for the hexie quilt. I can work those right into my project.

By the time I went home, all of the piles were picked up, dealt with, and put away. The floor was once again clear. I felt I had accomplished something and felt good about the possibilities ahead.

Don't get discouraged by the scrap stash around you.  You can show it who is boss!

My daylight lamp washes out the photo a bit, but Supervisor Tula was on duty.

I'm not sure if Tula was busy watching ME, or keeping her eye on Lola who had taken over my lap, hexie project or no hexie project.

Today I'll upend another bag, get my floor mobility training going on, and see what treasures the next bag can hold.

I am nearly caught up on all orders - I'm just waiting for some large Simple Folded Corners rulers to arrive to get the last orders out that came while I was at my dad's.  Thank you for your patience, everyone!

Look what I followed nearly all the way home!

And if you look at my windshield, that's not just drizzle - when I got to the top of the mountain where the cabin is, it was actually flurrying snow.

Still too warm for it to stick, but I'm going to have to get out of my happy place of denial that nice weather will last a little bit longer.

I guess I'll have to stay in and keep on quilting on!

There were flurries through the night - it's still visible on my deck.

This is a Christmas Tree test to see what the cats do with the tree BEFORE we decorate it.  So far they are leaving it alone, though there have been some sniffs of lower branches.

Quiltville Quote of the Day -
From roadkill Christmas Tress to an abundance of gifted scraps, there are so many little things to appreciate around here.
As Thanksgiving draws closer, I am trying to focus more on gratitude.

Eyes that can still see, hands that create, and a heart to love.

And a mind that won't shut down thinking of all the quilts I want to make!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone -