If I Had A Nickel

Oh if |I had a nickel for every minute I spend looking for things I know are somewhere in this house I would not have to worry about paying for anything. I would be independently wealthy. Today I am trying to find some papers that I know are here somewhere. So far I have burned through a lot of paperwork. Shredded, filed and sorted for most of the afternoon. What I actually want to find remains illusive but I have organized a lot of other stuff and found one or two things that I did need to find.

Oh bother, I am feeling very much like a dish rag today. I want spring, I want to move without pain, I want a lot of things and I am feeling my age today. A bit worn and past my prime.

But lets let the old lady wallow in her mood. We will ignore her and move on. What can we talk about? Oh yes, the two boxes of glass and china I purged out went to the charity shop this week, thanks to The Banker and KitKat. They made a donation run and whisked my things off along with stuff KitKat had. The Banker never has any things stocked up to get rid of, she gets rid as she goes along. I had a big basket full of stuff as well. Its so nice to have it gone, this way I cannot rethink my decisions.

I finished the slippers. The recipient loves them and wants two more pair, the same size, one pair in pink??? I did not ask, I don't need to know, I just know I make 'em and I get paid. That is enough for me. Size 13 pink slippers do make one wonder.

I made quilt block  10 and 11. This quilt project is turning out to be fun.

I bought myself daffodils. I love daffodils and it was pure joy to watch these slender asparagus looking stalks burst slowly into all of their spring like glory on my desk. The fact that they were in a pottery vase I had made myself was a little icing on the cake. It was perfect for them. A nice change from holding pens on my desk I am sure.

We had a SUPER MOON. It won't be this close to the earth again for a lot of years. I tried to get a good picture but I needed my proper camera not just the phone.

It was very pretty, inspite of my stellar photography skillz. 

Today was groceries, sewing, searching and a little cleaning. Last week was supper out with KitKat, supper with The Banker, Teddy Bear, KitKat and me, then supper again on Friday with the No Cook group. I do like to eat out, can you tell?? Book club was attended and that is all that I can think of to tell. 

I did some scrapbooking today. It is no where near as fun doing it alone as it is when you have people with you but I want to get my album finished. I am still working on 2018. I just have December left to do and the year will be done. I need to get some embellishments for some of the pages I have already finished but those take time. You can only get them when you find the right ones. I need to get my printer hooked up so I can print clip art and make my own stickers. Sometimes the simple things that you think would be a walk in the park are the things you cannot find.

So that's it for me. I am going to go knit and watch some tv. Then head to bed to read or watch YouTube videos. That is my new fun thing to do. Makes me want to have an Ipad so bad but that is not going to happen anytime soon.

Toodles,

Linda

Weekend Round Up

Sunday already, St Patrick's day.... The sun has been shining, snow is going, its no longer stupid degrees below zero with a deadly wind chill. I am so happy to feel that spring is on the way. It will be glorious to say goodbye to the bleak winter. I have had to start parking in the front of the house because of the slushy snow, the water and the ice. I have no wish to land on my butt if I can help it.

I have been purging again. This time its the china cabinets. I love dishes, I love crystal, I love glass and I have a lot of it. I will never not have a lot of it but today I weeded some of it out. So here is the most dramatic change

Before

Some of it was moved out before I thought to take a picture. Trust me I had no empty spaces before I got going.

AFTER

I have filled the spaces already. I put out some of the glasses I use when I use the good china into the cabinet so I do not have to dig them out of boxes to use them.

I gave these up as well:

This is a little swan salt cellar. I actually have five of them. (I have a thing for swans). Today I kept one that was given to me by a dear friend and sent the other four to new homes. I got rid of crystal bud vases, salt and pepper shakers, sauce boats and pickle dishes. Two boxes ar packed  full, ready to do to the charity shops and that makes me happy.

Something else that makes me beyond happy is the fact that I got my sink unplugged. The kitchen sink plugged up solid at the beginning of last week and I tried everything. I have no stoppers for my sinks. I never have had, I use a dish pan. It saves water and it avoids the need for a plug. With no plug I could not plunge with any effect. I did everything. The vinegar/ baking soda, liquid plumber and plunging, all of which did nothing. Finally I jammed a rag into one drain, and with one hand and my forehead I plunged the bejebus out of the one sink and it worked!!! I have a working sink once again. My next plan was to snake the drain and if that had not worked I would have had to call a plumber. Thank goodness that did not have to happen. So to celebrate this victory I have run the dishwasher, done sink after sink full of lunch containers and pots and pans. It has been wonderful. From now on I will do the baking soda/vinegar thing regularly to keep it flowing.

I have one slipper knit and the second one started. I have block 9 of my project quilt finished and and excited to find out what the next one looks like

Its not perfect but its good enough for me. I have not worked on the memory quilt but that will happeb.

I GOT MY HAIR CUT!! OMG it has need to be cut for so long and finally I managed to get it done. I went from this

to this

I call it my old lady cut but I like it. Its easy to care for and it looks not too bad. Mostly I am beyond happy that its finally done.

Yesterday I spend some time with KitKat. She is having some eye problems and looks like she will need to have surgery done. So I drove her around to do a few errands, we went for supper and then watched a movie. I'm not sure how much she actually saw but I think she just needed some company at the moment. I am always so glad to give back for all the kind things that have been done for me . /i just hope they can do something to fix this for her. one's sight is an important thing.

Well I cannot think of anything else for now. So Happy St Patrick's day to one and all

Toodles
Linda

Daylight Savings Time............. Still Hate It After All These Years

I do not like this time change! I do not! I do not! I do not! In case I have not mentioned it I am not a fan.I will never get used to it. I haven't in all these years so I doubt it will happen. I don't mind the one in the fall but that is because my world goes back to normal but this one in the spring is crap  So now I have made my yearly rant I will move on.

I finally, finally, finally got the memory quilt started last weekend. A lady that works in our building gave me a tub of her kids baby clothes.

I was planning to start it right after Christmas and it took me until now to get going on it. I have to admit slicing up precious baby clothes was a bit intimidating. I grit my teeth and got going.

Once I got a picture in my head of what I was going to do, it came together very quickly and very easily.

I worked on it last weekend, yesterday and today and earlier today I got the top finished. Now next weekend I will get a backing put on it and get it bound. I am not sure how to quilt it. I would love to tie it but lots of people don't like the look of a tied quilt. I will think of something. I have an idea cooking in my little brain .

Speaking of quilts, Block number 8 got completed as well. This is such a fun project. Its weird to think that around 6000 people around the world are making this project. So many different materials and colour combinations, it boggles the mind.

I also finally got the yarn to knit the slippers I was going to start after Christmas as well. I made a pilgrimage to the craft store on Saturday morning. I think the fact that the weather has finally gotten a little warmer has a good deal to do with what errands I manage to get done. 

The purging and cleaning continues. It seems to be the song that never ends. Its a never ending job. I have a couple of days off next week so I am planning on doing a big purge on my closet and get my room cleaned. Its a mess. My poor closet is a death trap. It needs a serious going over.

I have some organizing plans but I need to make a Dollartree trip so I can put them in place. I need bins!! I am loving our textile recycling program. I will have a couple more bags to go this week. I could have more once I get going through my quilt scraps. I need to get brutal.

I am still not happy about my Scotland trip. The sane, sensible, practical side of me knows that I don't have the money to go. I am not mobile enough to go and even if I was I could not justify spending money on a trip when the house needs shingles, windows and so many other things. Its just not going to fly. The other part of me, the child, is so totally ticked off. I feel like its just one more thing I wanted that is not going to happen and once again I will get to watch everyone else. Oh this could go quite badly quite quickly so I am going to stop now. Enough tears have been shed over this as it is. The child side is being put in time out and the sensible one is in charge for now.

The two flat tires on the car have been fixed!! I have my CAA paid again for the year!! One catastrophe at a time. That is all I can do. The next project on the list is new glasses. I have not had new glasses in 10 years so they do need changing. I will need to find someone to come with me to pick new ones out. I can't see to do that. 

I get my hair cut on Tuesday and I cannot wait. I am in desperate need. I shall post pictures once the deed is done.

I have no news, Not much but sewing and purging going on around here. I need to up my game, I am beginning to bore myself. 

Toodles,

Linda