April 9, 2015

Another Productive Day - 

In Some Areas

April 9, 2015

This morning was allergy shot day.  Ron got me up a little after 6:00 to do the shots and after that I had breakfast, read a while and worked some in the kitchen.  I got to the office about 10:00.  Ron and I stayed busy with customers.  He left about 12:00 to go up the valley on a job.  I was swamped all afternoon.  For well over an hour I did not sit down once.  It was one customer after another.  That is good for the business, but I was ready for a brief break at least.

I did not have a lot of time to talk to customers except for two men who are here in town to see about community development ideas.  They were interesting.  When things slowed down I decided I could get out the sewing things I have been hauling back and forth to the office all week without having worked on them until today.  I got all set up to sew and found that my patterns weren't in the tote bags with the fabric. 

Sometimes when it is slow at the office, I look at quilt patterns on line and watch videos about making quilts.  There are now so many tutorials on line that I could spend the rest of my life just watching all of them.  Naturally, I could not find two particular ones I was looking for so that I could try them.  I will keep looking.  I had recently ordered the tools to try out one block and after supper this evening I worked with it.  I completed one block.

Then I made sections for two more blocks and have partially finished sections for two  more blocks.  It is quick and easy, but...  There is too often a "but"...   The "but" in this one is that the sides of the block are on the bias and that is harder to keep even and perfectly flat.  It is a fun one to make and I will make some more blocks for it.  I think I will do them all in jewel tones.  Wonder how they would look against black???  Hmmmm...

We met our friends the Lawlers for supper and it was very good.  We had a good visit, but for as empty as this building is, I still have a little trouble hearing.  I think the TV that they have playing is most of the problem.  Also a man was mowing and edging right outside the door and that noise carried.  We had a good time though.  Just before we left, I had started to scoot my chair back and one leg broke.  I came very close to being spilled all over their tile floor.  It looked to me like the leg had been repaired once.  It was wood and there was a wooden dowel up the center of the leg and that had splintered, but the rest of the leg was smooth.  So glad I was able to catch myself.

At home I spent the rest of the evening at the sewing machine and on the phone talking to our daughter-in-law, Vickey.  We had not chatted for a while.  She is staying busy with projects and hobbies.  We are blessed with such amazing girls in the family - all carefully selected by our sons.  They have made good choices. 

I did see a little warbler on the waterfall this morning but it was too dark to get a good photo.  I hope to see him tomorrow.