Oh, Good Grief!

I just looked at the date of my last update on this blog....Where has the darned time gone?  I've been home...I haven't been sick.....I'm not traveling....and yet it's been almost 6 weeks since I last posted.  What a slug I am.  

So, let's get caught up with life at Pieceful Harbor, shall we?  

There has been a lot of sewing (machine embroidery) happening here the last few weeks.  What used to be known as the Row by Row Experiene and is now called Quilters Trek started again in late June.  Not as many shops participating this year.  There is only one shop in Scotland to account for any overseas shops.  I purchased their row, sight unseen, so we will see what it looks like when it finally arrives.  In the US and Canada, not as many shops are part of the event this year.  Only one shop near me and it's a tiny shop in a town east of us...none of the big shops in Springfield.  The theme this year is simple Blue.  I'm seeing a lot of shops returning to more traditional blocks instead of elaborate applique blocks.  Lots of pineapple blocks, and log cabin blocks, and pinwheel ones as well.  It certainly makes my budget happy since I'm not buying so many kits.  

There are, however, 9 shops in Illinois who collaborated to make a quilt with their blocks.  It is called Winter's Window and each shop designed a portion of the quilt.  It will finish out at about 54" by 54" and is blue, gray, white, and black.  It's lovely and I've gotten all the kits.  Heavily appliqued.  I have one more section to stitch down and then I can put them all together.  I want a blorder on mine so I've gotten some beautiful royal blue batik to make a 3 inch border all around and it can go to my quilter.  Will show a picture once it's done.  You are gonna love it!

I've done a couple of virtual quilt classes - I don't know if it's because I love being with people for those classes or if they are designed to address folks with fewer skills and less experience than me but I just didn't have a good time doing them.  I felt as though I was always waiting for the next thing instead of motoring along as I usually do.  Not a fan of virtual quilt/embroidery classes!  

The groomer has opened up for business again and Shiloh has already been a couple of times.  He always looks so happy once he's been to see Miss Rachelle!

Isn't he a cutie!

Saturday nites are Movie Night around here...we've done this for the last 4 years since Mom came to live with us.  Evidently, Shiloh really likes the Mission Impossible movies - or else maybe it's Tom Cruise!  Whichever it is, he sure does pay attention!

Summertime in the Ozarks is usually hot and very humid and this summer is no different.  With all the humidity, when it rains, we usually get what the weather-readers like to call Severe Weather (weatherspeak for Tornadoes).  Last night I looked out the window of the studio just before the sun set and saw this!

I walked outside the front door and saw this wall cloud - really dark and full of water - forming to the east of us.  The wind was raging like crazy and we figured we might get some of the moisture since it went all the way to the west of us as well.  Sadly, no moisture last night but this morning it rained for quite a while.  That bodes well for the second cutting of hay before the winter sets in.  We need about 20 round bales of hay to feed the cows over the winter and if hay isn't plentiful, it is so expensive.  We don't have enough acreage to grow our own hay so we must buy it and have it delivered.  Thankfully, it appears we will get it at a reasonable rate this year!

Our oldest granddaughter is getting married in 3 weeks.  Emily and her Trent will be married in Salt Lake City and live in Pocatello, Idaho where Trent has a job with the U. S. Forest Service.  Because of the current plague situation, it is not advisable for us to travel nor to bring germs back to infect mom.  So we will remain here and hope someone takes a video of the service so we can see it vicariously and at a later time.  

Am working on making aprons for the 4 young girls who will be helping at Emily's reception.  Little half aprons they can take home with them to commemorate the wedding.  Got the fabric yesterday from my daughter-in-law and need to get crackin' on them so I can mail them out in time for the wedding!  

Thanks for stopping by.