Yesterday was busy!

 I go in the sewing room when Lisa the cleaner is here, to stay out of her way. She does that room last, and I vacate it when she's ready. Ralph goes down to the basement and has been sorting and cleaning.

 I finished the limoncello fabric bowl cozies! These are for us. 

I also started putting together one of the fabric books that I found panels for. The first one is ABC's of Christmas, and I should finish it today. I'll do all 3 or 4, and put them away for future family babies. I've given Boone two, a spring one and a Christmas one. 

We met Julianna and family at Cinder Bar for her birthday dinner, and had a wonderful time. When we came out it was really misty, which later turned to fog! 

It cleared up by this morning, which was good since I had a grocery order delivered by Walmart. So much better than having to trek to a store, any store.

And more than ever, F*ck the felon, ice, the entire cabinet, the feeb director, and anyone dumb enough to support any of them. Especially the congress, some of whom now think the Constitution doesn't apply anymore. 

Cleaning day!

 Not by me! Lisa comes once a month and cleans. Does the kitchen, the bathrooms, dusts, vaccums, mops. She's here for about 2 hours. I've had a cleaner for years. It started when Heather was working but not going to school after high school, and she cleaned instead of paying board. Win win situation. When she moved out, my niece took over the job, and did it for years, til the pandemic. After the pandemic we hired Lisa, and she does a great job. 

We are forced to tidy up when Lisa is coming, so she can clean. For years the joke was that having a cleaner kept Ralph alive. 

One of the limoncello fabric bowl cozies is done. The others have the darts in, and just have to be sewn together, which is today's task. I go in the sewing room while Lisa is here so I'm not in her way. This was a kit, and it sewed 2.5 inch strips together. I like the look, but not the extra work. I'll stick with 10 inch squares from now on. 

We're looking forward to dinner tonight to celebrate Julianna!

And as always, F*ck the mysogenistic felonious pediphile, those who protect him, ice, the feeb director, and the supporters of this illegal conflict. 
 

This and that

 Before we went to lunch yesterday, I did a few things in the sewing room, nothing picture worthy.

I fixed a coaster that one seam hadn't caught.

I hemmed the sleeves of a fabric cardigan that Manda made me.

My mom had made a toddler sized denim shirt jacket, I'm not sure who she started it for. The pins in the side seams were so rusted that they broke and I had to use a hemostat to get them out. I did the side seams and hemmed it, and now it can go to Baby Boone.

I sewed the big X's on the bowl cozies that hold the front to the batting. Today I plan to do the darts and maybe start sewing the pieces together.

After lunch, we stopped by the county library. They have a yearly craft swap, which is next week. I had a bunch of panels that I'm not going to ever get to, and some big pieces of corduroy that might have been from Mom's house. They were happy to get the donations.

Last night I watched SNL and the last 3 episodes of Will Trent while I crocheted on the scrap afghan. 

And tomorrow is March 3, which is an eventful day for us. It's my late mom's birthday- she'd be 96! And it's our beautiful granddaughter Julianna's 19th birthday. My mom used to get such a kick out of sharing Jul's birthday parties. And sadly, it's the second anniversary of Jul's other grandpop's death. 

And as always, F*ck the Felon, ice, the supporters of this Iran mess, and the feeb director.  

It's March

 The snow is melting! It's too soon to hope for spring, but I enjoy the warmer temperatures.

 So Welcome to March!

It's Sunday, so lunch with Frank and Charlotte. Today is Frank's birthday, and he picked Olive Garden for lunch. Yum, soup and salad. I love the chicken gnocchi soup. 

And as always, F*ck the Felon, ice, and anyone dumb enough to support them. 

 

 

Bye Bye February

It's going to be in the 50's today and tomorrow, a tease for spring. Then back into the 30's Monday. We've had some melting, but there is probably still over a foot of snow on the ground. 

I worked off and on for 2 hours yesterday, and finished the fabric sorting and organizing! The top picture is in the guest room. Batting on the top. Flannel taking up a full two rows! Then floral, asian, novelty, and on the bottom shelf, large pieces.

The white cabinet holds all the Christmas and other holiday fabrics.

The bottom cabinet, which goes back on both sides, holds black and grays, pinks, reds, blues, greens, neutrals, oranges, yellows, purples, and scenes. I'm so happy to have the project done, it took about 10 hours all together. Now I don't have to root around to find anything.

I made us eggs and bacon for breakfast. I made mine into a taco, with the hidden valley spicy sauce. 

It's the last of February! I stayed within .4 pounds of when the month started, which isn't terrible, but not great. I only read 2 books this month, which is low for me. I got a lot of another scrapghan finished, two strands double crochet with an H hook. I'll run out of scrap yarn before it's done, so it'll get put away for a while.
 

Some melting

 After the snowplow got stuck on our street, they never plowed the street, and there was 2 feet of snow in front of our driveway and property. The next day, I emailed the mayor, and the director and the foreman of public works, explaining my concerns. The biggest concern is that we are in our 70's, and EMS would not be able to reach us. In an hour the street was plowed, and they did a beautiful job. I emailed again to thank all involved.

We've had some melting, and the weekend temp is predicted to be in the 50's, so a lot should melt.

Organized chaos! I'm working between the closets in the sewing room and guest room, and a freestanding cabinet in the sewing room. When we redid the rooms a few years ago, fabric was just shoved into the closets, with no organization. 

Last week I decided I need to organize! I've been doing an hour per day, because that's all my knees will tolerated. I've been doing about 1500 steps in that hour! 

I can't believe the amound of flannel I have, some from  Mom's house and mostly mine. The plan is more oversized baby blankets, and some rag quilts.

I've got piles in both rooms, while I sort. And bins, and a pile on the ironing board that will be tablecloths that Manda requested. 

I did not watch the eons long speech of the convicted felon and pedophile, and from summaries, did not miss anything. F*ck him, F*ck the feeb director, and ice, and anyone who is twisted enough to support any of them.
 

So much snow!

 There's about 18 inches out there and it's still coming down!

Bottom one is the deck! Next above is Ralph's truck. Above that, the county truck got stuck! We're not a county road, so no idea why they were on our street. Above that is the front steps, and the top is Ralph out with the snowblower.

I can't remember the last time we had this much snow! The entire state is in a state of emergency, so all schools closed, and a travel advisory. And it's still snowing!

When we were at Applebee's yesterday with Frank and Charlotte, I got two kids cheeseburger meals to go, and that will be our dinner tonight. 

So far the electric has blipped twice, but came right back on. Fingers crossed it stays on!

And add the Feeb director to my F*ck it list. He was partying with the teams at the olympics- on our dime! Here's hoping England Andy flips on everyone!