There is Always an O'Quilt Story, or Two...

Cutest homemade socks..., Linda made.  I have not  heard from Aoife today.  Rumor has it that she will not sleep unless she is in the arms of her mother...lol..

Lynsey's masks...That girl ordered 3 dot com masks...She said those will be her favorite..she jumped up and down excited...OMG...excitement over masks?? I was surprised she wanted black and white...for

going back to school whenever that will be.  She picked the reproduction feedsack too. Under duress, she allowed me to make the batik star one, just in case someday......she may want to wear it.

2020 Our downstairs handicapped bathroom...built for my man with ALS...Now helps with COVID. We wash masks when we wash our hands and hang them to dry.  Easy to grab again on the way out.

Remote schooling starts Monday.

Last night Dylan dictated an email to his reading teacher.

It said...."Already 5th grade has ruined my life.  My sister said it is a lot of work with

a lot of reading.  I hate to read.  I hate chapter books.  I do not want to sit in front of a screen.

That is frustrating. and I am embarrassed that I cannot read well."

After he OK'ed it I sent it off

This morning...Saturday morning, mind you....The reading teacher sent two emails back on how she  loves Dylan and he will be OK and she will help him.  Then came an email from the school counselor with an encouraging note...Then an email from the principal with another lovely note, Then came a phone call from his teacher....Amazing support...all on a Saturday.

 Not only did Dylan smile, but so did his grandmother...

I had been going down that black Covid hole. 

The core problem is always grief.  That lonely wail of grief

Then I saw Michele's post....It gave me some tools to lean on.

 Light, Love and Healing, from our Michele

Another story.....Lynsey has an infection on her elbow, which has spread to two other circles of infection on her arm.  My son took her to our pharmacist last night who said it was an infection inside the skin which needed antibiotic.  It looks nasty, so he took her to the children's urgent care near Cotswold. The man at the desk looked at Lynsey and Eamon.

He said...we have several possible cases of Covid at this clinic now.  Are you comfortable with that???They left...OMG.....By this time it was 11pm, They had to leave their shoes outside our house , take showers, disinfect the keys and the driving wheel and cell phones...Oh, my what a life in 2020.

The good news is that the pediatrician's office has a new online system.  I sent her a note on My Chart and found a place where I could include a picture of the infection...

Wahoo. Now maybe we will not have to go in.

When school is starting and a kid cannot see his bestie..a $10 trip to the fish store cheers the day.

Stitch thinks that is a grand idea.. Fish already named:  Bug Eye, Calico, etc...

A Random Friday

Life as we know it, changed in a second...Downstairs bathroom
Quick mask washing station...little plastic hooks..sigh. No excuses!!!

After my exciting outing today, I had the energy to cook.
The neighbor had given us 12 zucchini...4 went into this dish
Soooo   yummy...found on Pinterest. I added some Panko bread crumbs.

My new friend Anna....shared this plaque
of the greatest expression of kindness:


I have never heard of the quilt artist Bisa... Wow do I love her work and insight.
Bisa Butler, art quilter.

The O'Quilts family graduation party continues:
Fishing...caught 6 fish, thrown back.
Slip and slide on the front lawn hill.
Yummy stew in the crock pot...all gone in one day..
Growing mouths ate the stew for breakfast, lunch , snack and dinner.

I am not  used to thinking of things for dinner every day.
The children always eat happily and always say, Thank you, Grandma!
I am in awe of how many people give joy and help to our family.
Tis the time for giving.
Turned in three children's quilts for our December outreach.
For me, I will have made 5....#6 is on the design wall.

They were asking for boy pre-school quilts..
This one is a bit boring..I hope it will be OK with a happy backing.

My leg is improving from my fall...
My doctor insisted on a visit anyway.
Cut foot is healing, cyst is fine, all fine
However, mental health is real... She told me to go to the grocery store.
If  you wear a mask and wash your hands, there is very little chance of getting sick at the food store.
Wahooooooooo.
I did that, and now you are listening to a brand new human being!!!!
Only the second time in 3 months..

My girl is now 34 weeks pregnant.
Her husband finished making this co-sleeper to put next to their bed at night:

Emily is making the  mattress and sheets.
I am so proud of both of them being so creative!!

After stuffing myself with someone's yummy chocolate cookies.
Sewing up a random outreach quilt is in order.
I said, sewing a random outreach quilt...
I did not say to begin 5 of them...and finish nothing...