Life, the Craziest Activity I Have Ever Been Part of.....

 Today, I was excited about a Sit and Sew....I was packed and ready.  The morning light brought a disgruntled me who decided to stay home and pout..However, .I made myself go and had a great time.

Below are the results of my day. I had brought a bag of African scrap strips, fully planning to give them away.  Not!!!...Selfish me sewed them together instead.  Great relaxing fun!!

All these strip sets are fodder for creativity.....

At Christmas, I bought myself three Amaryllis plants.  One bloomed once and I gave it away in disgust.

One bloomed several times, I keep it on the mantle in hope.. This one is a winner...keeps on blooming until almost March...way to go.

Aged insecurity soothed with gifts.  From Lucy came a bouquet of roses; from Susan came a little Easter gift because she knows I love orange; from my DIL, a text that she is thinking of me...

Lucky, Lucky me. At Sit and Sew, friend, Suzie calmed my soul and friends gathered round to help me lift my bags and to laugh in quilty comraderie..

Meanwhile, in the Oregon mountains, near Mt.Hood, Aoife and her daddy built an igloo

At 3 and a half, Aoife learns the fine art of snowball throwing.

The valentine I received from Aoife....she stamped her name on the back.

A God thing.... a great read by Dr. Edwards from right here in Charlotte.

How to live the last part of life...with eyes wide open...

Very grateful I found this.

Now, as the night went on...poof, a blown fuse or something.  I had to get security up to unplug things. Silly me had the iron and fireplace plugged in too long at the same time.in the same socket.

This crazy life:  I never know which way is up and which way is down.

Tonight I went nuts trying to access the Quilt Con awards online...only to be told it was tomorrow night...Dear me...

The Midnight Hour

 

My daughter gave me this Amaryllis for my birthday.

It came from Trader Joe's ....my favorite plant...no need to water it.

Today a bud  broke through.

The mug rug it sits on is so special...from my husband's shirts ox

Today's happy report:  

1. I went to a support group I had not been to before

2.  I walked 30 minutes (with the walker)

3.  I did 30 sit and stands with a 5 pound kettle bell (bright pink)!

4.  I rode the exercise bike 30 min on  number 6.

5.  I led a zoom support group meeting with 120 people from around  the world.

6.  I finished Samson's quilt...all but the binding.

7.  I took 3 short  naps....just like Einstein used to do.

It is midnight 30.  I would like to sew until 3, but then I would not get up till noon and would miss my OT...not good.  xxoo

Woe is Me.....I Have a Mess Everywhere

Peace on my bookshelf with my dear man  watching. I so love that he is with me. A mess, he says....nothing new, he loved me anyway.

My Pakistani lamp made from the camel's stomach. Amaryllis in wax from my girl for my birthday.  I have never seen it like this before.  A Trader Joe's special.

And, now the truth...75 years old, but nothing changes.

MESS!!! 8 Bowl cozies not finished, potholder scraps all over, fabric cut for tissues, but not done; fabric snips on the floor, threads all over Grandma...I tried to get my family to come help me organize...but, oh, no...my sister has been here before and feels she is wasting her time. My daughter is in Portland, she is neater.  Only Lynsey, dear Lynsey said....Grandma, get me a fake license and a key to a car and I will come right over.  She has great organizing skills, but is only 13.

My daughter had left a nice box wrapped on the counter for Christmas for me.

Today I opened it.  She had given me all the fabric she thought she would never use.  The box was overflowing..Where to put it????? All this lovely Denyse Schmidt....Oh, my heart.

She included my favorite chocolate:  Tony's with almond bits....from Portland.

Wednesday is my sister's bday, Thursday the cleaning lady comes, but she cannot organize. Friday, 3  friends in my tiny apt to sew....What to do?????  Eat chocolate, get fatter and drink wine.

At least I went to the pool today....My first day back since Covid!!!

Life is still good and I am still happy.....a freaking miracle if you ask me...

The Love that Keeps Grandma Still Standing

Amaryllis, a gift from my son.

My Boo....all toasty and nice in my bed on my blanket from Guatemala.

My girl and her man and her dog...camp out in Portland

My girl plays the tin whistle in Irish bands ..She is amazing

My son and two grandsons..are
Repairing the old deck in the back of our house...The 8 year old is thrilled to be included.
The 13 year old said he did not sign up to fix decks...ha!
That got him into the back yard even faster...
Totally forgetting her new year's resolution of minding her own business,
.Grandma decided to go outside to supervise
Mistake!!!!
Back to my sewing room..ha
.It takes a lot of energy to my my own business.

Dear Mr. OQuilts made that back deck about 10 years ago.
My son says it cannot be saved, wood rotted and mildewed..
He is trying to patch my memories.

From freezing weather to Carolina Blue..
.Today, I was able to read in the backyard.
Daffodils already in bloom

Lynsey came into my sewing room today.
My joints were all in pain.
Putting her hand on her hip, she announced that most people
do not have such messy rooms...so she was going to help me.
She proceeded to move everything. announcing that things must be
swept first....hmmm OK...

Then she organized.  I sat there dumbfounded.
Lynsey is 9. She has an organizational skill- set that I could not dream of  having.

I was at a 504 plan meeting at the middle school Friday.
They kept saying that Evan does not have organizational skills.
I said, he has AD/HD and you cannot teach those skills...you can only modify his behavior, Organizational skills are part of who you are , like music...Sigh..I have neither.

Thank you, Lynsey...you are a dream.
I was so tired watching her, that I said we would take a break Lynsey said..
NO!!!.Grandma...You snooze, you lose...OMG!!!!

I just read a great book, Tallgrass, by Sandra Dallas
It reminded me of life today...and the fear that changes good folks.
It also showed the kindness of the human spirit.  I could not put it down.

Today, all my energy  has been stolen by two AD/HD boys and their verbal impulsivity
Read that:  snotty mouths...I just cannot believe how they talk to me..
 I have put them all to bed.

I so need a vacation....but...
A nice phone chat with women friends is lovely.
 A great email or text is met with joy.
 Wonderful blogging friends with comments and emails lift my spirits.
Generous gifts of time and kindness keep me going.
Nothing like women who stick together,holding each others hands thru the storms...

Never Give Up