givio

SBG, The colors of your Bricks and Stones quilt are so rich. Sometimes the most simple patterns are such a delight.

I don't have a TV, don't listen to the news on the radio, don't read FB... I guess it's a way to not find out about shootings very quickly. If it's not the 'cover story' on the opening page of my email account, then I don't see what's in the news much. These events didn't happen when I was growing up. What has the US become?

dublb

This day was going purdy good. The DGK's were over here for a bit as DSonIL had the sonic kidney stone surgery today. I started working on DFGD's quilt after we all had lunch. I think it made her happy to know that I was working on it. I got the last border on & the 2 corner's mitered. (I only put 3 borders on this one as it is gonna be for a day bed & is wide enough as it is. That other border would have been tucked in & bunched up.) Anyway I kept working on it after they went home. I was then pressing all the seams open. It is a Jelly Roll Race style quilt but I made it w/60 strips instead of 40. The edges had been pressed open but not the whole quilt. Not in a while anyway. All those seams were taking me forever to get pressed as I kept taking those breaks that my back demands.
Then at about 8:30 DD called & needed me to take her to the ER. Her lip was swelling from a hive. Sigh this is the third time she has had hives in the last month. They got her right in, gave her 2 injections & got the swelling to go down. I was teasing her that some people get injections of Botox to get their lips to puff up that way. Anyway once the swelling went down they sent us home around 11:00.

oksewglad

A roller coaster day, dublb.

While sorting I find UFO's and once in a while decide to "get them done". The third such project was a 40 x 40 pastel quilt with blue and yellow borders. I tried a pantograph for the second time. And like every "new" technique one learns something new. I think I should have used a smaller design..this one was 14" and hardly got into the rhythm of sewing it and then it was done and time to start a new row. One lives and learns! Anothe work day...must go.

QuiltingNinaSue

31 pints of fresh peaches canned. DH is happy. Waiting for insurance to 'certify' another scan and talking to a new Dr. to; find out when and where surgery will be done, might be Iowa City University Hospital. It was originally planned in August, but the DR. was postponing it, so I got a second opinion. Now I wait again. And again. Probably will go to Iowa City with laser surgery for quicker recovery. Which has to be 'certified' by Insurance again, up to 72 hours of waiting, age has its senior moments. Good thing I have patience, learned from quilting. Thank God is not yet a life threatening situation. What will be, will be.

Taking a day of rest, then canning a bushel of apples. Dh is very helpful in canning, cleaning and doing whatever I ask of him.

oksewglad

Busy, full days, QNS. You will love having peaches in the cupboard. I haven't done any applesauce yet.

sewbizgirl

Fun to hear of everyone's Fall doings. Well... maybe not the medical procedure but I hope all goes well there, too.

I've been cleaning house and trying to get a quilt finished today. About another hour and it should be a done deal. My daughter is coming to Jackson MS for a business meeting tomorrow, and she's bringing the baby to me! After her meeting they will stay overnight with us. That's why the cleaning and the push to get the quilt finished... I want her take it back with her.

carriem

QNS--you always put up so much yummy stuff!! One year we got a big box of peaches from someone and they were so good my kids just ate and ate until the were gone...none for baking or canning or freezing. I personally have never been a gardener...didn't have one growing up and other than a small one at our first house, we haven't had a good place to have one. My husband tried a container on our raised deck that year and we got a few small cucumbers and tomatoes.

I went to the quilt shop yesterday and got sashing fabric for the UFO I am working on. Today I got the middle of the blocks together. Each of those will get a 1" border/sashing...this is my goal for tomorrow, then I'll do a sashing between the blocks and one border. I can't wait to see it all together...maybe by the end of next week as I don't have too many appts/mtgs to go to!! Yay for some quality sewing time coming.

I currently have no voice and a little sore throat...mostly from trying to talk when I should just be resting it I am thinking. Any good tricks?? Tried hot tea and tea w/honey. Going to gargle w/warm salt water now... Otherwise feeling fine. Heading to SD this weekend for archery, just my DS and I will go to this one. DD has school and DH will be around home. We leave early early (by 4am Saturday) and will return by 10pm Sunday so it is just a quick trip this time. One of the closest all year...just 5 1/2hrs away. Nothing like the drive to AZ we did in April (23hrs)!!

sewbizgirl

Carrie, you are a very devoted archery mom!

For laryngitis I always heard to drink ice water, cold as you can stand it. It solidifies the mucus around your vocal chords so you can cough it up more easily. It always worked for me. Hope you feel better soon.

QuiltingNinaSue

Carrie, I ask a student whose Mother was the school nurse,what she did for a sore throat and he said, : lemon juice in hot tea, as hot as you can drink it". It has worked for our family. May you have a safe journey to SD and back.

SBG, oh, my, grannie gets to baby sit athe granddaughter! Nothing better than that. Enjoy!

dublb

Well the peaches sound soooo good! I didn't buy any Fredricksburg peaches this year. Last winter was mild & I didn't take any frozen fruit outta the freezer to make jelly's & jams. I am planning on doing that this winter.
Carrie there is a spray ya can buy called Chlorasepitic. It has a numbing & effect. It also is a bit of an antiseptic so kills a few germs. The trick is to get your mouth open wide enough & your tongue outta the way, to get the spray to the back of the throat. The throat/cough drops don't do the same job as the spray.