Lovin' the Process

Fabric helps soo much with my attitude adjustment. There is a man across my aisle who feeds my jealousy.  He can walk, he can run up and down the stairs, he sings in the choir....

He is 92..I am 75..on a freaking walker.  I can do none of the above.

When I complained to him my jealousy and difficulty with the aging process, he said, too bad.  OMG, thus I need the attitude adjustment.  Three Little Birds, Bob Marley

After OT and lunch, I grabbed this to finish.  The wiggle stitch is so much faster, plus the African fabric below has natural lines to follow.

The one below is like 20  years old.  I see it has velcro on it for my mother's wheelchair cushion.

This one is also from my mother

I had made one with Blah, Blah on it...totally worn out...she loved it.

Tonight, during my Zooms, I am going to do the applique for Samson's quilt...Gotta get that sent off.  The baby is already 4 months old.

I am going to strip the leftover African fabric for more potholders. There was a birthday here today, I clipped a  potholder on her door...anonymously....totally fun.

Holy Mother

I Will Always Love You

When I Go

A Better Man

The Rose

The Buzz of the Dragon ( a reposting of my life) on my blog.

And so it goes...My missing son wears on me...oxox

Crazy as the World Around Me

Rosie, from Portland, enjoys the ABC quilt loved by all my grands!

Until now, I have disliked St. Paddy's Day.  It would trigger the loss of my dear Irish husband and his dying ordeal.  This year, in my constant quest of giving to others in small ways and improving myself, I just did it ....the Nike way...Two Irish day potholders , reducing my gloom.

Nothing to cheer the day like a visit from a special friend  AND her help in basting a quilt.  My damn arthritis gets in the way if I try it alone.. Covid stole my peeps.

I miss them so! 

My blue flower top is almost done. (Sew she Can)

A big thanks to Marie...Her destashing brought happiness to my stash.

It was all welcomed with open arms by my other fabrics.  xo

This one is a thanks to Kathy Korzan.  She crochet the pink bottle holder.

Yesterday, I put a plastic cup with water in it....to hold my daffodils.

Hanging in my downstairs bathroom, brings a smile everytime.

So it goes.

I walked in Trader Joe's today. 20% wore masks.

I bought veggies instead of chocolate.  No wonder I have been depressed!!!

Now, outside for a bit to read...or try too..

Ignoring that my garage freezer has gone south and that I cannot change a  lightbulb in the ceiling and that the world has gone nuts. And, my sweet grandson was suspended for bringing vaping to school. He shared it with friends in the 6th grade hallway right under the camera that had been set up by the assistant principal...He could watch  them all in the act.  All five were suspended...I am trying to detach and not think the worse for his future...

And for the world we love:  Holy Mother 

And, for each other: Brene Brown on sympathy and empathy ( a perfect cartoon)

Random

It is always on the way to there that we discover here and get distracted.

Working in my African fish fabric just to see.

Then experimenting with snowballing, to see differently.

African fabric boosts my soul....xoxoxo

Aoife and her dog Rosie....down by the riverside, Portland, Oregon..

Aoife showing off.  It  has  been a very long time since I have been able to do this!!!!!!

Grandma O'Quilt keeps losing her reading glasses, just like  her mother before her.

To keep self out of Pearl's clutches, I ordered a few more...sparkles...three for 15$  Well worth the joy.

And, I thought my modeling days were over.  Ha ha Pearl....get a look at this!!!  I knew you would not approve!!!!

I am starting to feel sad that I have not seen Aoife.  I am missing everything because of Covid.

Lucky for me, my daughter shares so many pictures.

The thought of Covid stealing Christmas again is unbearable.

Here is our Aoife stopping on her walk back from the park to look at the flowers.

Meantime, at her mother's  house, Lynsey, queen of drama and 7th grade attitude, also shows off with two of  her mother's many cats.  Many cats in New Jersey, many cats in  Union county..OMG 

Thirty years ago Uncle  Kieran celebrated his 80th birthday by coming to America to visit  his kinfolk.

He bought and planted for each of  us a tiny two foot  Japanese maple.  Here is ours today,  It is starting the fall change.  It is stunning.

So it goes in Charlotte as fall creeps in.

Holy Mother