November Rains

Well, It rained again last night and most of today. The back yard looks like the ocean but the dogs love it. They can actually swim in one section of it. As for me, I played all day yesterday with a friend. We made cards, and cut out with the Cricut and even did some embossing with the Cuttlebug!!! Tomorrow it's off to Crazy Quilting of Maine for our bimonthly meeting. Mathea Daunheimer is teaching us beading on fabric. It sounds like a lot of fun and how I do love to bead. Worked today on my temari balls. Got another one done - makes five for now. Have to get ready for class tomorrow - get the beads and quilt sandwiches as well as my round robin for my mini group. Lots going on. Mom will be here at the house while I am gone. David will also be around and Robin may come over in the afternoon. Got to go, Mary

Sunday, Nov 15

Better day without a doubt. Husband FOUND his hearing aids IN THE GARBAGE!!!!! right in with the used coffee and coffee filter. How it got there we haven't got a clue but the lost is found. I am so relieved. SO today I have been working on a clam shell quilt with reproduction fabrics. I've got a long way to go and that's OK, It's coming so beautiful right now and it's less that a quarter done. Today is so much better - we ended up with 4-5 inches of rain overnight, the labs are so happy - water - swimming - WET!
Our granddaughter in law posted the new pictures of the little ones, Hunter and Emmelia. Those two are just growing so fast. Hunter had a really bad start to life - lactose intolerant and acid reflex. He just gave up eating and lost so much weight soooo fast. But now he is 7 months old and weighs over 16 pounds. All smiles, giggles and laughter just like a little one should be. His big sister is wonderful, bright and happy. We are so lucky in this crazy world to have such a wonderful family and so many great friends. They make every thing else seem less troubling. I look as some of my older friends who complain that there is nothing to do and no one cares. Sometime you have to start the caring and take the first step. i know, that's the hardest one but one foot in front of the other is the way Lewis and Clark explored the West. We need to explore our neighborhoods and families. Ask questions, take pictures, write our story. What will be left in the future when we are dust? Will our handwriting be here? Will our pictures of loved ones hang in the museums? I appreciate this digital age but there is something tactile about a letter, a picture or a book. Let's save our past to be touched and enjoyed by our future.

Dreary November

Well, today it's typical November weather here in Maine. Cold, damp and raining Had a wonderful day, though. I went Shop Hopping (Quilt Shops not frog ponds) with a group of 6 quilters. We had a great time - shopping, eating, driving in the rain, seeing wonderful quilts and fabrics and ideas, OH MY~~~ We saw ideas. However, when i got home, reality struck. People I love my husband, we have been married for 47 years this month BUT and this is a BIG BUT!!!!! He has once again lost both of his hearing aids and please notice I said again. These are $2000 worth of making his days AND my days hearable. And now they are gone. Don't know where, can't remember when he had them last or really even when he had them. We haven't even got the last lost one paid for and now they are both missing. And to help the problems out, we are currently out of fuel oil because he has not been checking the tank by tapping it. Just looked and was the dial at 1/2 so we had half a tank of oil. However, because the gauge is know to stick at times, it has to be checked carefully. We had over a half a tank the beginning of the month and can't fill until it's below the half way mark. Well, it's now below that magic line, it's Saturday night and involved an additional $99 service weekend call. If it were just us, we could easily wait until Monday but my89 year old Mom lives with us. Now she is sleeping and has not knowledge of this and that's good. Sorry to be so down, this is not really me but sometimes a gal just has to vent!! I know it will all work out OK in dawn's early light and the good Lord will provide if I believe and I really do. Thanks for listening and travel save one and all. LOL