The Hazy But Not Lazy Days of Summer

In 1963 Nat King Cole

sang about the

 "Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer

the days of soda, and pretzels and beer. 

You'll wish that summer could always be here."

We are in the midst of

 the hazy days.

 

 Most of this thick haze is due to 

wildfires to the south or north

depending on which way the wind is blowing.

There wasn't much time
to be lazy this week despite the hazy part.

I  spent several days helping

my daughter set up her second grade classroom

for the start of a new school year.

Last year she was in 4th grade, so once again, she had

to change classrooms and

 get ready with a new curriculum. 

It was good to have a helper with us to

 keep us on task.
"toot sweet"

Having been an elementary teacher
a looooong time ago, there's energy

 when the bulletin boards start going up.

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I spent another day last week
being a "quilt judge" for the
local county fair.

It's an interesting and challenging task.

The quilt makers come to listen

 to your critique and comments both positive
and the suggestions for improvement.

You get to see a lot of fantastic work.

I did noticed the lonely little pile of 3 quilts
in the hand quilted category and nothing
was hand pieced.
It's an almost extinct area for 

some shows.

I know hand quilting isn't something I do as

much as I use to.

I did hand quilt my Mountmellick quilt last year.

(I'm giving myself a positive nod)

There was one hand appliqued quilt entered

and no hand embroidery quilts. 

Binding for the most part were

machine finished.

(There's a real skill to do that well, 

I'm just saying).

It all must be a sign of the times.

The slow quilting movement either needs

to pick up speed, (hahaha) or 

come to my area of the world

or those special categories will soon disappear. 

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With all that work behind me

maybe this week will be the

lazy days of summer.

 

I can't speculate

 about the

crazy part.

Until Next Time-
Kyle

School Bells

If I listened closely this morning

I could almost here the school bells

 ringing in the distance.

It's that time of year again

and I've been spending time over

in Mrs. W's 4th Grade classroom Here

  Doesn't she look excited?

She is!

It's a new batch of kiddos and 

there's lots of fun learning ahead.

We've been decorating bulletin boards

making it a fun and encouraging place.

Eager nervous students

are all their places with 

 bright happy faces.

It's going to be a fun year.

Thank you to all the teachers who 

work so hard

shaping the future and believing in our children.

You have been blessed with a special gift.

 Until Next Time-