We are packing, getting ready for 12 days of northwest sunshine and mountain views!
How long has it been??? 200 days, that’s how long!
I love this song. Anyone want to play it with me next week?
Just read this article at Houzz.
I loved this book and it resulted in some organized space in the kitchen and china closets, space I’d been using in the wrong way. Lots of photos and interviews!
We might be two of the last people to see this movie, but we were so glad we finally had a chance to sit down and watch it last week. What a wonderful movie!!! Well worth the rental fee from Verizon. Benedict Cumberbatch plays the genius (with Aspbergers?) who broke the German “enigma” code in World War II. Lots of behind-the-scenes historical info that no one knew about for many, many years after the war.
For more information, click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/
If you liked this movie, check out PBS’s series, the Bletchley Circle, at http://http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2275990/
Hurray! I accomplished something this week! Despite this frozen shoulder and a stomach bug, I actually got something done!!!!
Sewing the binding on.
I made the top last November, but hadn’t had time–what with trips to Texas and book deadlines–to quilt it.
Now it’s done! The baby is due any day. I can’t show you the whole quilt–it’s a gift and I don’t want to spoil the surprise–but it has a lot of colors and fabrics (because I like stitching with a lot of colors and fabrics!!).
I call it the “Modern Scrappy Zigzag Quilt”.
The music that accompanied the stitching Thursday night:
If you are hungry and you are in Georgetown, Texas and your daughter-in-law suggests eating here, you make haste to this restaurant and plan on having the chocolate cream pie for dessert.
Just sayin’.
After we were full of sandwiches and pie, we shopped. Because Georgetown has LOTS OF SHOPS!!
I have a collection of horses in a box in the basement. Maybe it’s time to unpack them? Might be fun to see what my 9-year old self thought was cool.
When a bedpan becomes a decoration.
Something for Banjo Man!
Would Linda of Cougar Creek Band like this????
I wish Banjo Man could have told me what this was. Guesses, anyone?
Is this what they call a large-mouth bass?
Reminds me of Son #1.
Son #2 would love looking at these. Someday we’re going to hunt arrowheads in Texas.
My daughter-in-law and I are already planning our next trip back to Georgetown, and we might even have Dancing Mandolin Player with us!
DMP, do you like pie???
When we were in Austin last month, my daughter-in-law took me antiquing! She knows I love it, so we planned a day away from SXSW and “the guys”. Heading north out of Round Rock, our first stop was Burnet, Texas (note: pronounced BURN-it), which is a very small town centered around a square with the courthouse. It was Monday, so quite a few of the stores were closed but we found this shop:
This turned out to be a really good place.
Check out the quilts! I love looking at vintage quilts. Love, love, love them.
I bought this one.
The Wedding Ring Quilt on the right had beautiful quilting.
Do you see how tempting this was for a quilt addict????
I wish I had bought this one. It looked modern, but was made out of flour sacks. This quilter had a wild side!
I also bought a coffee table. It was solid wood from the 1960’s and the perfect modern table for the condo. Banjo Man and Story Man were impressed.
And all of this happened before lunch.
TO BE CONTINUED……
At least once a year we host a dinner for three other couples. The eight of us take turns, so we’re guaranteed to get together four times a year. It started after the Scotch Tasting Dinner https://isthereanymorepie.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/the-tasting-dinner-menu/and progressed to other scotch-tasting meals, game nights, pool and just plain good times with wine and conversation and lots of laughs.
Last Saturday night it was our turn. Banjo Man learned how to make meatballs and we kept it simple, with a huge antipasto and spaghetti and meatballs, with chocolate truffles for dessert.
We bought the lemon print tablecloth in Sorrento, Italy several years ago. It always reminds me of limoncello and ancient streets and lovely wine.
Sorrento coast.
My idea of shopping in Italy:
If you look out the windows you will see brown grass.
It’s a beautiful sight.
If you look on my kitchen island you will see yellow flowers (and a thirty-year old place mat)!
This means that spring is here!!!
SPRING IS HERE!!!!
It may be cold and rainy, but it’s Spring!!!
Last Friday Harley Chick, her Aunt Pat and I made our annual April pilgrimage to the Sew Expo in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Last year’s adventure.
We look forward to it all year. This year, though, our youngest seamstress didn’t attend. It turned out she had prior kindergarten commitments.
Yes, five year olds can have commitments.
We missed her.
It rained (it often does). But we didn’t get lost (sometimes we do). And we found some things we just had to buy (of course we did).
I bought Star Wars fabric. Lots and lots of it. Because I’m sure my grandson will need another Star Wars quilt. Some of this even glows in the dark!
How could I resist???
I also bought a pair of the world’s smallest scissors for $2.00.
And then there was the set of rulers. Because they guaranteed the perfect 1/4″ seam and I am forever trying to perfect the 1/4″ seam.
No, really. I’m serious. This is important.
They have some kind of rare rubber on the back that makes them stick to the sewing machine and is only found in the USA. These are made in Oregon, in the family garage. GO USA!!!
You can check them out here: http://www.sewverysmooth.com/index.html
Aunt Pat bought a wallet pattern to add to her collection of bag patterns.
Harley Chick bought Elsa (of Frozen fame) fabric to make a little girl’s sundress.
We also tried a new restaurant which specialized in tacos!
Taco salad!
We’ve decided we need to find a sewing event in November, because once-a-year just isn’t enough.
Maybe we should create our own Shop Hop.
With lunch.
I haven’t been blogging for a week.
I’ve missed you.
It’s a rotator cuff issue. I’m trying to eliminate (or at least postpone) every activity that makes it worse, because this is really no fun. Three weeks of physical therapy have made the pain worse, but I assume it has to get worse before it gets better.
It’s a process. And “very troublesome”, according to my physical therapist (who is also a rock guitarist and in four bands and plays the best music on his Ipod while manipulating my shoulder twice a week).
Harley Chick gave me a present on Friday.
In a few weeks I’ll be at the lake.
And I will bake a pie.
Because pie fixes everything.
Love,
More Pie
Fourth of July
Glen the Banjo Man
LIVE at the Dump
is there any more pie? 