When putting away the holiday finery this week, which felt good by the way, I finally found these bottles that I have been trying to find for a whole year. Since they were put away in 2021 when I was decorating. At the time I distinctly recall telling myself, "this is a great place to put these". Does that sound familiar? Please say it does.
They were hiding in a box in the basement that did not get opened when putting stuff out this year. That means most of the stuff in that box was not missed and could be donated right? It's time. Time to sort through the holiday rick-rack and anything that doesn't have a specific memory of a time, place, or person who gave it to me, can be donated. It felt good to reunite the bigger bottles with the smaller bottles of sea glass and shells.
The tree was pulled apart and transported to the basement.
As Chris (in his knee pads) and I struggled to wrap, tie, and replace it in it's bag, we joked about the headlines that could ensue if we were to experience simultaneous arrests or some other such catastrophe given our huffing and puffing to get the job done. "Geriatric couple found dead after being alerted by neighbors that they had not been seen for days, no obvious sign of foul play but the investigation is ongoing...".
It's been awhile since I have seen the original Harvey boy. I think he may have left the building, but I will say that every single time I saw him this past fall, I picked him up, gave him a giant squeezer hug, and told him what a good boy he was and how much I loved him. Meanwhile, Alex (aka light Harvey) has been around a lot. He look like he is sleeping but he is on the hunt. For lizards. Lizards are his favorite. I do like his tail as "paw warmer" pose here.
For you quilters out there... do you use a stripology ruler? I got this at the library after hearing about a class. I have only heard good things about them but will appreciate any input you have. It seems like a great tool for efficiency and accuracy when you have lots of strips and squares to cut.
No good sunset on this day out and about, but there was a dried hydrangea bloom in front of that lovely old brickwork at Decade coffee shop.
The flat white was most excellent as well. After I ordered I saw a sign that said they had "orange sipping chocolate".
It sounded intriguing and delicious but not at 8am. A perfect reason to visit later in the day sometime.
I got a stripology ruler a year ago...and it changed my fabric cutting life! No hyperbole ... just the truth. From first cut to the final cut...all strips are accurate...and makes strip quilt blocks lay flat not wavy or wonky! While sometimes I can embrace wonkiness...there are other projects that simply must behave!
Thanks for your always inspiring blog posts...with all the gorgeous photography.
Posted by: Kathy B | 01/15/2023 at 08:29 AM
I've been on the charity quilts committee of my quilt guild for yrs. We cut up a lot of fabric and have devised a great method for dealing with the small pcs you always have left. If there is full width, we cut 2.5" strips. If we can get 10' sqs, we cut those. Anything else is cut into 5" sqs.
After yrs of this we have made dozens of quilts using these 3 shapes, and it eliminates storing small odd pcs of fabric.
Posted by: Leslie | 01/15/2023 at 08:46 AM
Well, it's actually onewomanshands.blogspot.com !
Posted by: Leslie | 01/15/2023 at 08:49 AM
thanks Kathy and Leslie for the feedback on the ruler! It reinforces what I have already heard.
Posted by: carol | 01/15/2023 at 04:39 PM