No Sewing Satuday and no Bob

I realized I was awake at quarter after 8. I was hearing a 'snick, snick, snick' moving around the house. Then the thought crossed my mind that I did not hear my phone alarm at 8, which I set last night with coaching from Chris. The snicking stopped and I got up. I read e-mail and fixed breakfast, preparing to go to a Sewing Saturday. But at 9:20, the message went out on Facebook that it was canceled due to the building being closed and under construction. Having no desk in my sewing room, I set the Brother up on the table. It was the only one with a cord long enough. I sewed the perimeter of the placemat while listening to an audio. I tried laying in the sun, but it was not cooperating. I swept half of the patio and got a splinter in my foot. The sun came out so I took advantage. Then went in for tweezers. I could not see it, so tried a piece of packing tape. Reading e-mail, I came across 111hz as being special for some reason so I looked it up on youtube. It is supposed to promote cellular healing. I listened to several versions of it. Maryann called me on Skype twice. She kept getting interrupted. She complained about the heat, and how it could be humid in the morning and dry in the afternoon. I would love a free sauna like that. I finished sweeping the patio. Next door someone was cutting down trees. I trimmed the tall 4 o'clocks that fell over in the rain yesterday. And the rose of sharons which were getting too tall. I hauled the branches out to the street. I swept part of driveway, then came in for water. There was a little new e-mail to read, but nothing all that interesting. I put on a CD from the book and went into the garage to handquilt. I went through two CDs. I ate supper and handquilted some more, without the benefit of a narrator. Then I work on making a quilt top from a panel print I found in my stash while looking for something else. I heard the Skype sound so I rushed upstairs to catch it. Chris was just leaving for church and wanted to know if the underwear market was open on Sunday. (I had asked for more). After he left, I talked to Michele a little bit and now am posting to my blog and planning to finish downstairs and go to bed.

*  This is a pic I took through Skype yesterday.  Aren't they cute together?  *

It's official!

I awoke at 7:45. I read e-mail, played an audio interview, practiced my trombone and exercised. Chris sent me two pics from Michele's graduation. It is now official.  I cried.  I posted one on Facebook. In my sewing room I noticed that what I thought was dust, was spreading like frost crystals. It must be mildew. I washed the dresser and desk with vinegar as best I could. I ate breakfast and laid in the sun, visions of mildew taking over my brain. I ran quantum energy codes for inhaled toxins. I called our rental agents and left a message asking for help to carry the items to the garage. Since I did not know when or if they'd call, I took the drawers to garage and washed them with vinegar. I vacuumed the floor so as not to stir up dust. I moved all the stuff on desk and the dresser. I laid on the couch to rest my back. Then I ate lunch. I recharged the laptop. After another short audio, I checked the mail, but there was none. I took a shower, then I resumed my task by taking out the drawers from desk. I washed them with vinegar. It started to rain really hard. Bob arrived with his trailer and another man in a car. They moved the furniture to the garage and set it on end so I could wash the bottoms. He promised to come back with a spray can of clear Kilz. I asked about getting a sprayer for the kitchen sink and he thought he had one lying around somewhere. It was suppertime. After eating supper, I listened to another audio and prepared supplements for the next week.  I fired up the tablet to download a pdf for tomorrow.  I ran into several roadblocks, but eventually got it on the tablet in a place that I could find again. I noticed Chris on Skype and called him. I talked to Chris and Michele for almost 90 minutes. Not that we had much to say, but it was nice to see them together. Then I wrote to my blog and planned to go to bed (with the next CD playing).

Bushwhacked

I practiced last night before listening to the CD. With no one else here, I can do that sort of thing. I woke at 8am. I was reading e-mail when I got the idea to get early sun on the palms of my hands to adjust my sleep cycle. So I did. Then I took out the recyclables, and read more e-mail. I saw a video about hemp plants. They make much better paper than trees, and renew at a far faster rate. And it is good for Hempcrete, a building material that lasts a lot longer, not affected by moisture. It is also good for medicinal purposes. There were audios after that. I was able to listen as I cleared the dishwasher and exercised. I practiced and ate breakfast. Also three peaches because some were rotting from the inside. I printed a page of quantum healing codes, then lay in the sun. It was nice to see the sun, but it hasn't rained in a week. Listening to another audio, I worked on a placemat in the basement. It was a low priority item, but I felt compelled to finish it before stealing the remaining fabric for another project. When the laptop battery ran down, I ate lunch, then clipped and sawed the bushes into shape. I loaded the clippings on a tarp and dragged it to the road for pickup on Monday. I needed a glass of water after that. Then I heard a weight loss audio. The interviewee says there is a voice in your head that tells you to do something then chides you for doing it afterwards. Give her a name, and then argue with her and refuse to listen to her nonsense. I made a large salad for supper while listening. I used the juice from the marinated olives for dressing. I took my laptop into the garage to hear another audio while I hand-quilted. When it was over and the battery run down, I took it upstairs to plug in. I took the next CD of the book and put it in the DVD player by the TV. While it played, I worked on the placemat, then sat on the couch until it finished. I put another one in the desktop computer to play while I try to sleep.

*  The bush at the corner of the house used to be much larger  *

Next time Euripedes

Last night I played another CD, but this time did not fall asleep before it was over. But I slept through the night and woke around 8. I checked my e-mail and found a message from Chris that he and Michele were able to find my underwear in Seoul. I mean, they found the underwear market that sells the kind of underwear I like. I listened to audios while reading e-mail, deleting spam, exercising, and practicing. I also cooked up the quinoa after its 24 hour soak, and tweaked the pic of the Lutheran Rose banner from church. I swept the diningroom floor with a broom to find pieces of a pen that fell and broke apart. I was able to assemble it again, but it won't click into place, so there must still be a part missing. After breakfast I drank a glass of water and laid out in the sun. Then I drank another glass of water and mowed both side yards. I sweated a lot, which was good. I drank more water with a squeeze of lemon. I went looking for my book of patterns that I've printed out from the internet. I also have one full of sketches, but I could not find either of them. I searched through bags of non-quilting scraps looking for close matching fabric. Even though I did not find that, I pulled out pieces that will work for the Lutheran Rose lectern cloth. I auditioned grey fabrics for corners. They were all ok, so I had to pick one. I procrastinated on the decision by having an early supper. I hard-boiled some eggs, and made egg salad using the mayonnaise that I made last night. A green salad followed that. Then I listened to some audios and researched sacred geometric designs. I saved a few to a file. Then I took Chris' suit pants downstairs to patch a rip in the right butt. I have already patched the left one. In the words of a famous Greek philosopher and tailor, “next time Euripides, Eumendes.” It was after 8 when I finished. I decided to play one last audio and do some handwork before going to bed.

Staying off the web

I went to bed last night with a CD playing. It worked perfectly. I fell asleep, stayed asleep all night, and woke up about 7. I may have to listen to the last half of that CD again. I used the morning hours to read e-mail, exercise, practice, make a Swanson's order, and soak quinoa. I got an e-mail from Chris that he arrived at Michele's apartment safely.  After breakfast, I listened to an audio and laid out in the sun. After a glass of water, I mowed part of the lawn, mostly in the back. Then I laid down in the basement to cool off before taking a shower. I folded laundry and read e-mail until it was time to go to the farmer's market. It took longer to get there than before because now that school has started, there is traffic and traffic police at several places along the way. The police wear light yellow gloves, but they'd be much easier to see in orange. I bought peaches, and two sizes of tomatoes. They also had apples and pears, but I couldn't eat that much. I brought the produce home and ate a small tomato and two peaches (because the first one was so good.) Then I went looking in my sewing room to reasonably match a particular fabric. I'd looked before, but this time I went through every possible place, and all the scraps, and strips and backs of fabrics, and non-quilting fabrics. I did not find it. I had already put stuff in my car for tonight, but added some cotton batting. I ate some meatloaf. Then I drove to the church. Cecelia was already there with two men who were taking apart the small pew from the front of the church. We were all amazed how much taking apart it needed just to recover the seat. When they'd gotten it apart, they left to do other things and we sat with our flathead screw drivers and pliers and pulled out staples. It was not fun and I skinned a knuckle. When we got the blue off, we saw that there was tan underneath. We decided to leave it. We also decided that a professional should do the recovering so that the fabric would be evenly stretched. I took a pic of the rose banner so I could make a matching one for the lectern for Reformation. Then I took the fabric and tools back home with me. I had to bring the stuff in in the dark since the porch light doesn't work. I am glad I didn't walk into the spiderweb in the carport. I read the latest e-mails and listened to a few episodes of Ricky Tims and his rhapsody quilt. I downloaded pics from my camera, and now I am ready to listen to the book on CD and go to bed.

Exchanged for 2 twenties

Chris woke me up at 8. I read some e-mail, practiced my trombone, fixed a bowl of breakfast up to the coconut oil stage, packed my lunch, exercised, and threw the old camera into my bag. Chris ate breakfast, showered and packed a few last minute things, like his laptop. Then we looked up the address for the airport. Leaving around 9, Chris drove us down 565 to the airport. We had the GPS, but it wasn't showing the best way, or even the usual way to get there. He stopped in front of the airport and got out, unloading his baggage. We kissed goodbye and I teared up.  He is going to Korea to spend a week with Michele and her roomate (and see her graduation ceremony).  It's like he exchanged a 50 (me) for two twenties (them).  Ha, ha.  

As I drove away, so did the car in front of me, so I followed it out of the airport property. I found my way down 565 to the Bob Wallace exit. But first it exited at the Space and Rocket Center so I had to turn around and go up to the next intersection. When I got home it was just after 9 30. I tested a lot of batteries for the old camera. Some tested ok, but the camera rejected them. I had to get out two new ones. I read e-mail and finished my exercises. I finished making breakfast and ate it. I made notes for my blog and realized it was almost 11. I quickly brushed my teeth and ran for the car. When I got there, I apologized for being late, but according to their clock, I wasn't. A woman named Jaime cleaned my teeth. I asked about the water and she told me they use only distilled water. I sat in the waiting room for over half an hour. I read my book and did some of the meditation/healing exercises. Then I was called back to get my crown. She snapped the temp crown off, and the new one on. It fit tightly and I was ready to leave. But no, they took it off, shaved it down, re-glazed it, and fit it again. It was too high in one spot so she sanded that off. Then I was free to go, after paying of course. All told it was about 3 hours. I went home to get my sewing things and lunch. I went to the regular quilting meeting. I ate lunch first and then I was prepared to work on the brown and orange batik, but Roberta had costumes to make so several of us did that. When we finished those (red and white aprons), I ripped out pieces of the quilt top that I intended to replace. I replaced them. But, I did not have fabric to suit me for the rest, so I packed up and went home. It was after 5:30. I ate some of the beef for supper, but it got stuck in my teeth. I also had a salad. I got the mail and brought back the garbage can. Then I mowed the front lawn. I was amazed how much I got done since the grass was dry and not too tall. Then I raked up the clippings from the other day. I found an almost ripe tomato and decided it was too dark to do anything else outside. I went inside and read e-mail. I tried listening to an audio, but it was boring. The book on Cd sounded much better. I decided to post to my blog early, and then listen to one or two CD's and go to bed.
* I did not take any pics today since the people who had quilts to show left before I arrived, so, here is another one of my new rulers  *

Our last night

We woke up before 8, but went back to bed because it was too early. I got up before 9 to read e-mail, shower, have breakfast. Chris needed one last trip to the bathroom and I took the opportunity to put some cashews and sunflower seeds in a jar of water to soak. Then we went to church. Our new intern gave the sermon. After the service, I talked to Cecelia and Lars. We scheduled a 'meeting' for Tuesday night to replace the old fabric with the new fabric to match our kneelers. He is bringing tools to get the bottom off and the staples out, but I am not certain who is expected to do the new stapling. I talked to Mary and she wants me to play a second piece for Rally Day. I also returned Spirited Away to Shannon. I spoke to Cyndi about the paraments, showing her some sketches. Then Chris and I went to the grocery store. The only thing on the list was raisins, but we managed to pick up at least half a cart of food. At home, Chris put the groceries away while I changed clothes. We ate lunch, and I sunbathed. We read e-mail and I printed out some quilt instructions for next week. Chris did one more load of laundry and packed his suitcase. I gave him my new camera to take along. He also put gas in my car. I cleaned up my sewing table a little more. I sewed some extra shelving rubber to my cart to keep my sewing machine from slipping off. I packed a sewing project for tomorrow. I thought about mowing. At 5 I rinsed and blended the soaked nuts with water and a probiotic. I put it in the old jar so the leftovers from last week can help the fermentation. For supper Chris cooked some beef. It was really good. I wanted seconds, but opted for a big salad instead. I worked on Barbara's quilt until Chris was ready to watch TV. We saw 3 episodes of Chuck. One last perusal of e-mail, and we are off to bed.

*  I did not take any pics today, so here is one from last Monday of the quilter's bulletin board.  *