Slow Sunday in Vermont

 I am so happy to be in Vermont with cool nights for sleeping.

I left a bag of things here for crochet and knitting a few weeks ago.

I started a dish cloth with the big sugar 

n cream yarn.

One towel has a top needing a button attached.  I'll do that today and add a blue top to the other one.

The work crew was out yesterday and the deck that gave way on the 4th, has been repaired. My brother in law, nephew and brothers did that yesterday. My sisters are coming put today. Dad was only up once last night with bleeding from his mouth... much better than 2-4 times in a night. 

Linking up with Kathy and the slow Sunday stitches. 

Time for a shower, before a kayak paddle on the lake.

A busy day.

 Wednesday, I got up and walked the dog. Did a couple hours of work. Finished packing and headed to the airport in Orlando. I had a direct flight to Burlington mid afternoon that was very pleasant. My ride (thanks big brother David and Donna) arrived and after dinner at Texas Roadhouse, they delivered me to camp.

Turns out, my dad had some bleeding in his mouth that was taking a bit to stop (30 minutes). It was off and on Tuesday night and when it happened again after 11:30pm, I took them to the ER. Of course it stopped when we got there. They were very busy with only one doctor, so when it happened again in a couple of hours I rang the nurse. They found a solution to get it to stop then observed fir a few hours to make sure it was stable. We got back to camp about 6:40am. Time for bed! 

I woke up about 10:40 this morning and they are both up this morning. One bleed this morning but it stopped quick, so maybe it is better? 

I'd better grab a shower before my brother arrives with my moms medicines. She forgot to grab them yesterday when they were home. She has been a little frazzled. 

Hopefully I can get them back to a schedule and everyone eating again.

So glad I was here. Neither is driving at night anymore so glad I was here to chauffeur.

Binding time

 I managed to get the baby quilt pinned and machine quilted on Sunday. I was about halfway through the quilting before I realized I still had the regular 1/4 inch foot instead of the walking foot. Oops.

I just did straight lines down at the intersections and then did a X through the middle of the big dinosaur blocks. I might add a little hand quilting in the colored parts after I finish hand stitching the binding down. I'll have to wait and ship if off in August, as I am flying up to Vermont tomorrow for a week visit with my parents. I did not get to spend time with them when I was up before, since Dad was in the hospital the whole time and Mom stayed at their house closer to the hospital, rather than being out at camp with us. 

I also want to add an embroidered label with the baby's name and birth date as well. Something to do when I get home.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 I took a day to relax yesterday and other than making gumbo for dinner last night, I sat and hand quilted! I'm happy to say the 'inside' of the cat quilt is done. Time to move onto the first border of the mice. I still need to spritz out all the blue marking lines in the sashings. When I laid the quilt out to make sure I had all of them done, someone came over to inspect it. Bear laid down for a photo. A well trained dog! (Just holding this down for you mom!)

The dog has been walked. The chickens got some seed scattered in their run. The F1 race is about to start and the boy is up and ready for the race. 

Today I need to pin and quilt a 60x60 baby quilt. I'm hoping to have some binding for hand work this evening.

Linking up with Kathy and the Slow Sunday Stitchers.

A little progress

 This is where I stopped stitching last night. I was listening to an Audiobook and my phone and ear buds ran out of battery. I guess it was time to head to bed!

If I keep plugging away at this daily, I am hopeful I can finish off the sashing and cornerstones by next weekend. Then I can fix a few of the applique mice and get those blocks quilted. 

Baby boy has arrived for my niece, so I really need to get that quilt pinned and quilted and bound and shipped to Colorado. We will see if I can get that done before I fly up to Vermont next Wednesday.

I have a baby top completed.

 This is 60x60 and needs a batting, backing and quilting. Baby appears to be overdue.... as the due date was last Tuesday and I have not heard anything yet. Each block is 10 inches finished. I hope my niece and her hubby like it. I found it much easier to wash a quilt than a carpet while the baby is on the floor playing. Aidan's monster quilt got washed about every other day for a few years. Still makes me smile when I see it on his bed. His is 60x60 as well..... my little 6 ft tall baby boy! Not bad for 16 years of usage. I hope this one gets as much use as his got.

To verify the block would come out to the correct size, I cut a 6.5 inch square from a couple of grey 10 inch squares and then some 2.5 inch strips and made 2 each of 2.5x6.5 and 2 each of 2.5x10.5. It worked.... and I might have started a new quilt. Oops!  I have had a stack of neutral 10 inch squares - lots of greys, browns, black and beige. Maybe these will be the black and greys with colors surrounding it for a throw? We will see what happens.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 The house is quiet. Everyone is sleeping but me. The dog has been walked and the chickens have been checked and fed some treats. Blueberry muffins are baking in the oven. I was able to add some stitches into the cat and mouse quilt.

It is a good thing I have seconds of some things. I guess I forgot a baggie of things up at the camp in Vermont. Good thing I am headed up in a couple of weeks for a quick visit with Mom and Dad. They are both doing great now he is back home. 

The cats have been oh so happy to have us home. Peanut is always on top of me, the needy little guy. Ollie just likes to be close.

Emily was so happy to go to the barn and ride a horse yesterday. It appears the trainer found out Boomer likes to jump! I mentioned Emily had an interest in it and had tried it a few times before. She set up a pole on the ground and he does like to trot over it! She setup half on a bucket for height and he was a happy horse. Emily did really well with him and the little jumps. 

I planned fajita's for dinner last night. I had gone and got steak and chicken and found a recipe online here. Right as I was thinking of starting some rice, Greg walked into the living room and asked if I could drive to rehab with him. It appears they did not give us the 3 day warning and his Dad was released as of 10AM and we finally got a call saying he was waiting for a ride! Yup - there will be a phone call on Monday asking what the heck happened. We got him settled in at home. My goodness, we set up his pills based on his release documents. Last time he was home for 2 days before kidney pain landed him in the ER/hospital. He was very unsteady on his feet. I am thinking this is not going to end well. We are hoping for the best and I'll check on him today.

When we got home, the kids had made the chicken recipe for Fajitas and there was just a little bit left and Greg grabbed that. I cooked up the steak and had that with some quick microwave rice and avocado. So much for the leftovers I was thinking there would be for my lunch salads! I guess the kids like this meal now.

I'll be spending time at the machine today working on a baby quilt. Dinosaurs are calling. 

Linking up with the Slow Sunday Stitchers.