It's May!

 Namaste! Happy May! It's been such a week!

 This is Madam Wu. She's a hosta and was Mom's pride and joy, so I brought her home after Mom died. She grows and is beautiful every year. This year, Heather took some of the root home, so Madam is a mama! She dies back every winter, and comes back in the spring. Her pot is in the shade, and she thrives on benign neglect.

After my car mishap, I've had problems with anxiety when I drive, and my right leg seems weaker. Ralph thought PT, so I called the NP on Monday morning for an appointment. I called at 10:15 and they asked if I could be there at 11:15! Yeah! She wants an EMG and a doppler of my leg before she orders anything, so I have to set them up.

Tuesday I had an appointment with the derm NP. She biopsied an area on my right cheek that she felt was iffy, so we're waiting on that result.

Wednesday we paid the taxes, picked up Rx's. and went to Aldi. It's German week, and I wanted strudel and soft pretzels from the frozen food aisle.

Today Ralph is at breakfast with the Veterans. I really want to fool with tension on the HQ.

Tomorrow I get the battery replaced in my cardiac loop recorder. Dr. Andrulli tells me it's easy peasy- no labs, no NPO. Just a local, an incision to pop out the old battery and pop in a new one, and I'm on my way. He does it out of Cooper, and Heather said she'd drive us, which we're grateful for. 

So, wow, a busy week by our standards!

What day is it?

 One of the nice things about retirement is that you can lose track of the days. I know when it's Thursday, because Ralph goes to breakfast with the Veterans. Somehow he and I both tend to lose Friday, and think it's Saturday. 

Coasters are turned right side out, and this Longaberger basket is the perfect size and shape for them!

Goal for today- play with tension on the HQ.

Sunny Week

 It's been so nice out! Today it's predicted to be 80! And the pollen is starting early, the cars are all yellow!

 I had some charm packs, so I made more coasters- this is before I turned them right side out. The second row left is from coffee fabric, so it's for Steph. I'll let Heather choose a set. 

All loaded up! Now if I can just get the tension right, I can actually quilt it! 

The country continues to go to Hell in a Handbasket, courtesy of the fecking president and the spineless Republican party. They are all disgusting.

Windy Day

 It's mid April already! It's been a windy, rainy month so far.

 This little nugget is 2 months old already! So adorable, and has her daddy's face!

Backing loaded on the HQ! And I remembered to do it face down, just took the pic before I loaded it.
 

Not much going on

 It's been a cold and quiet week. Monday was the foot doc, Tuesday was cardiology, Wednesday was food shopping. 

This girl committed to Stockton University! She has a nice scholarship, and it's close to home. It actually butts up against the Atlanticare Hospital parking area, where Heather works. She plans to major in Education. So now Tori and Nadia are graduates of Stockton, Eddie is a junior there, and Jul will be a freshman. 

I got the tension set on the HQ, and sewed a bit on a practice piece. Pressed a smallish quilt that I'm not crazy about, picked out backing for it, and stalled in ambition.

Last Saturday was the 18th anniversary of my Dad's death, and Monday was his 101st birthday. Jul was born 3 weeks early, so Dad got to meet her a few times, which we're grateful for. He would get such a kick out of Joey, Amary, Garrett, and now Mary Jade Boone. He never got to meet Dan, Samantha or Molly, which makes me sad.

But it's a nice sunny day, and the sky is blue.

Hello April

 April is starting with showers!

 I love this calendar so much! Heather did a great job! She made one for us and one for each of her sisters and herself. What a great gift!

 

A bad pic of a stemmed glass in the criss cross coaster.

 

Baby Boone is the picture of her daddy in the top picture! And going by the caption in the bottom pic, she's a rabble rouser like her late Uncle Joseph! 

I've been watching Handiquilter videos to refresh my memory.

Quick Project

 Years ago, my friend Barbara or I found a free pattern for something called criss cross coasters.

 Here's a closeup of one. The idea is, if you take a stemmed glass like a wine glass, and wiggle it around where the colors join, you can life the glass with the coaster attached to it. 

We made them with charm packs. We each probably made hundreds of them, gifting them to our kids, family and friends. Each coaster used 6 of the 5 inch squares. I hadn't made any in years.  We have them all over the house, and don't change them out by the seasons.

The other night, Steph texted me that she had many more darker, wintery coasters than lighter, summery ones, and if I got into a sewing mood would I make her some?

 I went to the charm squares I have, and pulled 3 packs of them, and made her 21 light and fun colors. Ralph is at the post office right now mailing them to her, along with mailing the last 4 chemo caps to my friend. 

Today the HVAC guys are coming to do the preseason checkup on our AC. It's a beautiful, though chilly day out- blue sky, no breeze, but only 37 at the moment. The high today will be in the mid 50's and sunny.