Biting the bullet

~ Liz A ~ 11 Comments

I have agonized over this … wondering if it will work …

finally took a deep breath and basted the large moons to the flannel …

then tore strips of Malka’s gorgeous blue linen and started to stitch log-cabin-style around each Glennis moon …

I have no idea how it will work with the angles … my fingers are crossed.

Jealous? Maybe a bit …

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I’m finally back to the bed cover, My Heart’s Compass …

onto which I’m currently glue-stitching some of Glennis Dolce’s moons, going for the first layer of starry night vibes a la Handstories (all the while humming I get by with a little help from my friends) …

Since I wanted/needed another crescent moon, I cobbled one together … and even though it looks more like an eclipse than a moon phase, I’m very happy with it …

As I think back, I realize I’ve been working on this large cloth for nigh on three years … and actually a bit more than that as the compass heart patch was stitched over Thanksgiving 2019.

So yes, I’m envious of Don’s painting, where he starts and finishes pieces with weeks, sometimes days, or even just hours. Here’s his latest, 8”x 10” acrylic on canvas board … a fisherman’s dream …

for which I suggested the title “There are no bad days” …

because that’s what I’ve heard.

Mundanity

~ Liz A ~ 6 Comments

I didn’t post yesterday … thought about it and decided there wasn’t enough worth writing about … I mean, it was a cleaning and shopping day … so meh.

However, I did learn something worth sharing. Don wasn’t feeling well, so he got out our Covid tests, only to find they were expired. Wondering if they could still be used, I did some googling around and found out that the FDA has extended many expiration dates. You can go here to look up the test type (easily done as there are images), then click to see if your tests are still viable. In fact, the tests we have with a 07/07/2022 expiration date have been extended to April 2023.

And no … Don doesn’t have Covid (phew!) …

and yes … I’ve ordered more free tests to get us past April …

and ha! … look at the header on the free tests page …

Okay … lunch is over, I’ve written a blog post, and now there’s no excuse to delay any longer … it’s time to get back to stitching the bed cloth … which will feel good in my lap as the temperature outside has fallen to a more winter-ish 52 degrees (well, winter-ish by Texas standards anyway).