All posts by Sherry

Messed up

Monday, April 17, 2017

I’m totally out of sync today. Pat woke me up just past midnight last night to tell me he had taken the wrong medication and he was going to the ER. I asked if he wanted me to come along but he assured me he would be fine. About five minutes after he left I gave myself a shake and realized I ought to have gone with him anyway. So I got up and waited, and waited, and waited until about 5 AM when he finally came home. I don’t know which is worse; sitting comfortably at home without knowing what is going on, or waiting uncomfortably at the hospital but being kept informed.

Needless to say it was after ten before I got up. I followed my usual coffee and iPad routine and it wasn’t until the noon ferry was coming in that I had my breakfast. I’ve been working in my sewing room since then and now I feel like it is time for lunch. But it’s almost 3:30.

I organized some fabric scraps this morning and sorted out projects for the bee tomorrow. With what is left of the afternoon I’m going to start a new project. I shouldn’t, but it is one I’ve wanted to start for quite awhile; it needs to be done on Ruby so I can’t take it to the bee or to the retreat. Makes sense I should start it now – right?

Happy Easter

Sunday, April 16, 2017

I took a walk around the yard today and it looks like Spring is here.

Peonies are up
Should be a good crop of blueberries
Those pink blossoms smell so good!
Solomon Seals are growing daily
Strawberries are starting to blossom
Blossoms are starting on the apple tree
Daisies are greening up

The Steady Running of the Hour

Author: Justin Go

 

It took me a long time to get through this book but not because I didn’t find it interesting – I was busy with other things.

There are actually two intertwined stories; the chapters alternate between the two. Tristen is a young man who has just learned he might inherit a fortune if he can prove he is a descendant of Ashley, a man who died while trying to summit Mount Everest. One of the storylines follows Tristen and the other storyline follows Ashley and Imogen’s troubled relationship.

I like a clean ending and in this I was disappointed but I enjoyed the book.

 

Goodreads Rating * * *

Happy Birthday Pat

April 15, 2017

Stripes and Flowers (from The Splendid Sampler series)

 

 

The colour in this photo of Pat’s card is “off” – perhaps my camera is on its last legs. That red is a much darker burgundy.

When I finished the top of the card I didn’t like my colour choices. After it was quilted and I stepped back from it a bit I liked it better. Hopefully Pat will like it too.

The flower in the centre is a pattern I used a lot on my Celtic Crystals quilt.