I managed to piece more than 50 blocks this week. That just about exhausts the kitted blocks I prepared prior to the quilt retreat a couple of weeks ago. They go a little faster now that I'm working on them at home and using my preferred sewing machine. The cutting table has been pulled out of its nook in the laundry room. I hope to get more blocks kitted for stitching this week.
Last Tuesday was a two-turtle day. Every year about this time, the turtles in
our neighborhood start getting frisky. I
think both these were probably females looking for a place to lay their
eggs. This one was in front of the house
and I let him/her just keep on trucking.
This one, however, required a rescue because he/she was
inside the backyard fence. All I’ve ever
seen my dogs do is stand there and bark at them continually, but I was happy I discovered
this one before they did.
For the third time this year, the orchid Julia gave me for my
birthday several years ago has put on blooms.
I think it really likes being surrounded by glass bricks on two
sides. It recently lost two leaves, so I
am a little concerned about it.
This was a week of catching up on yearly commitments, and I
elected to cut back on attending some activities in order to keep from being
overwhelmed. One commitment was putting
new flowers on my parents’ and grandparents’ graves in the family cemetery. Then we stopped by to see the cousin who owns
the property where the cemetery is located in order to leave our annual donation for
upkeep.
3 comments:
That is such a pretty color of orchid bloom. It must love its location. Turtles around here are usually near creeks or rivers so I have only seen one in my yard and I bet it was someone's pet that got loose.
Wow that's a pretty color orchid. Lol on the "frisky" turtles!
we just get the little box turtles coming through our yard - closer to water sources the rivers and creeks you will see larger turtles crossing the roads or sunning themselves on a log.
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