Oh, I love (!) modern quilts. Especially when they have random bits of 'word' fabric in them, like this one does.
And I love quilting them with swirls & pebbles. This makes a wonderful contrast against the straight lines & graphic design of the top.
THE GARDEN
I try to be a thrifty person when it's not too much of an inconvenience. I dug up a coleus plant last fall and left it in a pot on the windowsill all winter, then took cuttings of it in the spring. I got seven FREE plants. No special hints - these root in one or two days in a glass of water, then just pot them up.
I did the same thing with a geranium. Seven freebies. Yay! 😀 Hint passed down to me from Mom: take your cuttings and let the cut stems dry out for several hours, then stick them in water. They are not as likely to rot in the water if the wound has healed. When there are nice roots, pot them up in a good potting mix and put them in a plastic bag to keep in humidity for a couple of days while they settle in to their new pots. Open the bag before they get mouldy.
Prepare yourself...I will be starting the annual ZUCCHINI REPORT in my next post. I've picked nine (?) so far this week. I gave some away yesterday, then tonight I made a nice little stir fry with onions, garlic, zucchini, and diced tomatoes, topped off with crumbled feta cheese. Yum! And 'cause I know you're wondering: no, DH did not eat any of it.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Do you get all depressed when you sit around by yourself on a Friday night, listening to DH snore from the bedroom, while you're cruising Facebook? I do, sometimes, thinking that everybody in the world is having a much more fun and eventful life than I am. So I pulled down the kitchen calendar and looked at what I've been doing since the beginning of June.
And I love quilting them with swirls & pebbles. This makes a wonderful contrast against the straight lines & graphic design of the top.
THE GARDEN
I try to be a thrifty person when it's not too much of an inconvenience. I dug up a coleus plant last fall and left it in a pot on the windowsill all winter, then took cuttings of it in the spring. I got seven FREE plants. No special hints - these root in one or two days in a glass of water, then just pot them up.
I did the same thing with a geranium. Seven freebies. Yay! 😀 Hint passed down to me from Mom: take your cuttings and let the cut stems dry out for several hours, then stick them in water. They are not as likely to rot in the water if the wound has healed. When there are nice roots, pot them up in a good potting mix and put them in a plastic bag to keep in humidity for a couple of days while they settle in to their new pots. Open the bag before they get mouldy.
Prepare yourself...I will be starting the annual ZUCCHINI REPORT in my next post. I've picked nine (?) so far this week. I gave some away yesterday, then tonight I made a nice little stir fry with onions, garlic, zucchini, and diced tomatoes, topped off with crumbled feta cheese. Yum! And 'cause I know you're wondering: no, DH did not eat any of it.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Do you get all depressed when you sit around by yourself on a Friday night, listening to DH snore from the bedroom, while you're cruising Facebook? I do, sometimes, thinking that everybody in the world is having a much more fun and eventful life than I am. So I pulled down the kitchen calendar and looked at what I've been doing since the beginning of June.
- 3 lunch dates
- 4 dinner dates
- 2 movie dates
- 1 family overnight company & daytrip
- 1 family afternoon & dinner date
- 1 family breakfast date
- 2 theatre dates
- 1 concert date
- 2 guild meetings w/ pot luck supper
It would appear that I do, in fact, have a social life which includes family, friends, and lovely acquaintances. So no more Miss Crybaby-Snotty-Nose!
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