Laugh Together

Most nights when I get home from work

it is so easy and comfortable to 

just sit and unwind.

Last night I could have easily done that. 

It's been a long week already and it was

only Tuesday.

But instead I kept moving and 

I'm always glad when I do.

The Quilting Buddies got together

 and enjoyed our traditional fall meal,

Cathy's wonderful chili, 

Norma's two delicious desserts,

did some sewing 

and laughed and laughed.

We were missing three of our friends, but here we are.

We have met together for almost 20 years + 

WOW!

Where else can you learn about 

quilting ideas

Cathy's daughter, Sara's quilt

Sara came to visit to see what we were all about.

oo and ha over Norma lovely embroidery

talk about food,

recipes,

travel,

stashbusting

jaunting for junk,

good deals,

gripe about things,

aches and pains,

and 

things I shouldn't write about here!

Becky knows but she's not telling either.

Thanks Quilting Buddies

for always making

our time together special.

It's good for my heart.

Until Next Time-Kyle

Rock and Roll Weekend

It's all about team work.

When faced with daunting tasks,

call in the full team.

Elizabeth and Don, being new home owners,

called in the fam for more working hands 

in order to get the fall yard work done.

A load of compost added to the garden

I dug holes for spring bulbs.

 Someday I am going to live in a place for the dirt is

loose and fluffy. Not pure clay

and rocks.

Jessica and Martin winterized the lawn 

and made lunch.

Martin taking a break.

Mac, the kitty, supervised, showed off by climbing 

the tree to the highest branches, and helped me 

with the hole digging.

Where was Don in all of this team work?

Inside, poor guy, getting ready for his

doctoral defense on Thursday!

The weekend was complete when 

Elizabeth and Ed ran in the Rock and Roll

Race around Denver.

 They completed the half marathon run.

As you can see it's all about families

working together. 

It made for a rock and roll weekend.

Until Next Time- Kyle

Fabulous Friday

For today:

Looking Out My Window:  Fall happened while I was gone.  The mornings are very crisp and it is sock weather again. Enjoy these beautiful Autumn days.

My Weekend Plans Include:  Elizabeth has plans for us.  I think it includes yard work.  She and Ed also plan to run in the Rock and Roll half marathon race on Sunday.  Notice I was not included in those plans, just the yard work.

I’m Reading: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. It's his recollections of his boyhood in Des Moines, Iowa in the 50's.  For those of us who can relate, it's pretty enjoyable.

Something Quiltie: Stashbusters was yesterday and I was the presenter.  I shared the top ten techniques for becoming a great Stashbuster.  They included making and donating charity quilts, good for the stash and good for the heart, , knowing that old magazines are generally that, so keep only your favorites, and rejecting the pilot program, you know the one, pile it there or pile it here.  And the #1 way to become a terrific Stashbuster is to include some retail therapy.  It's good for your mental health, brings life to "older fabrics" and keeps my world perfectly balanced.

One of My Favorite Things: I love hamburgers. I just went to Smashbuger for the first time this week. The classic burger tasted like it had been grilled outside. My kind of burger.

I’m Thinking About: The importance of matching our words with our actions. 

What’s For Dinner: It's "Every Man for Himself".  Ed always comes up with something better than I do and then I want what he's having.  Solution:  Ed should just make double.

A Favorite Photo:  

The sunrise on Sanibel Island
Couldn't you enjoy that everyday?

Until Next Time-Kyle