Squirreling Away

There have been several busy squirrels

in our yard this past week.

Each one is hectically burying some

horse chestnuts from a tree down the street.

My flower barrels seem to be a favorite 

spot.  I guess the dirt is soft.

I'll leave the nuts there when I pull up the 

flowers, but will

they remember they're there?

I went to the farmer's market again.

There were good deals today.

I have felt like a squirrel, busy storing food 

away for the winter, squash, pumpkin, chili rellenos,

Ed  made carrot juice, and cabbage rolls.

The squirrel family and I might have a similar problem.

Once I put it in the freezer, sometimes I forget

that it's there. 

Hopefully, we'll both remember and

enjoy the fruits of our labor when the cold weather approaches.

Until Next Time-Kyle

Fabulous Friday

For today: 

Looking Out My Window: I have been waiting for my pumpkin to transform into the fantasy pumpkin I thought I planted.  

 I think I planted a different variety, a Jarrahdale pumpkin.

I'm not sure how I messed up.  I was told I would never get a job in the seed lab at CSU. 
 

My Weekend Plans Include: This weekend is Quilt-a-Fair, put on by the Colorado Quilt Council.  Our store, of course, has a booth, but I don't have to work, so I plan to attend and probably spend a little $.  All the shops bring fun stuff so it's fun to browse and plan new things.

I’m Reading: Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush.

Movie Marquee: "The Shop Around the Corner" with Margaret Sullivan and Jimmy Stewart, 1940.  The remake, of course, is "You've Got Mail".  The second one is "Leap Year".  I also have season 2 of "Mad Men" waiting for me at library.  Might be a busy movie weekend.

Something Quiltie: I just ordered a second pair of 4" Needlecraft Omnigrid scissors.   These scissors have the sharpest point of any scissor I have ever used.  They are great for clipping inner points and inner curves.  I've been afraid I would loose my only pair so now I have two.  I love these scissors.

I’m Thinking About: I recently had an issue with my credit card and had to cancel it.  There had been some unauthorized charges.  I really appreciate the bank giving me a call, while I was in Minnesota, of course, and getting on the situation quickly.  Don't you wish everyone was honest and played nice.

One of My Favorite Things: I love baggallini's.  I'm hoping the vendor at Quilt-a-Fair comes well stocked.  They're fun, light weigh, great colors, and very functional. I have a few!

What’s For Dinner: Fish tacos.

A Favorite Photo: 

Me and my dear friends this past weekend.

Until Next Time-Kyle

Pillowcases

The other day at work a woman came in the store and said

her small group was going to get together to make pillowcases

for one of the agencies in town that work with children.

It was to be  part of the One Million Pillowcases that APQ is heading up.

I asked if I could contribute a couple of pillowcases as well. 

"Sure, the more the better,"

I came home and started planning and rummaging through 

my stash.

I found a box with some Christmas fabrics that 

I probably wouldn't be using in a quilt

but perfect for little kids pillowcases.

It's interesting that when you need a piece a certain size

how with all of the fabric you have, nothing is 

the right measurement.

Or the other thing is that somewhere over time I have cut out a small

bit from the corner and now it won't work either.

But somehow I managed to sew together a few 

fun and festive pillowcases that

some kids might enjoy.

I'm on a roll now.

I plan to keep going and see just how many I can

get out of that pile of fabric.

It might take some creative planning,

but

will be fun to do and my stash will be

diminished by one yard per case!

Until Next Time-Kyle