Before I acquire started, I desire to admit receiving an electronic mail from my postcard swap partner, Liz. Liz, y'all are no-reply, in addition to I don't receive got whatever agency to contact you, but give thank y'all you for letting me know your postcard arrived. I'm glad y'all similar it. It was a fun trivial swap. The postcard from my other swap partner volition move arriving at Erik in addition to Mae's home, in addition to I've asked them to hold a spotter for it. So far, I've heard nothing, but perhaps I'll shipping them an electronic mail in addition to remind them I'm expecting it. Now I'm curious to reckon what mine volition be. The deadline for mailing isn't until Saturday, in addition to and thus it's possible it's silent inwards the works.
As for yesterday's goings on, nosotros were both gluttonous in addition to slothful. I intend it's the influence of California, don't you? For ane thing...we're going corking guns on our diet, but Mike got a yen for ane of these:
There's ane but downward the street from us hither at the RV park, in addition to and thus it's a flake of a tradition to acquire at to the lowest degree ane time spell we're here. We don't receive got them inwards Oregon...except for ane inwards Medford, which is a day's drive away. But we're non bitter close this lack of In 'n Outs inwards Oregon...much. I managed to avoid getting a chocolate milk shake...just barely.
We made upwards for our sins yesteryear getting correct dorsum on the diet at dinner. I made an adaptation of yesterday's dinner, which was this recipe for Lemony Grilled Shrimp Salad.
We're looking for whatever in addition to all recipes that role avocado, in addition to this was ane of them. The diet recipe wanted me to set the shrimp on a skewer in addition to grill them that way. I but did mine inwards a skillet, using the same seasonings I would receive got if I'd set them on a skewer. I couldn't reckon whatever argue for that.
Also, the master recipe had jicama sliced into matchsticks. I but used around carrot in addition to zucchini slaw bagged mix I got at the grocery store. Also, the diet gives y'all around suggested side dishes. This ane included around baked zucchini chips in addition to around haricots verts (please, but say light-green beans). The asparagus looked skillful to me, in addition to and thus I substituted steamed asparagus, in addition to I added a trivial extra salad dressing to that. It was pretty tasty, in addition to a skillful agency to experience equally if nosotros hadn't strayed from the diet. We'll but pretend that didn't happen, okay?
The other sinful matter I did yesterday was to gaze at around of Jane Kakaley's quilt patterns inwards her Etsy Shop. Well, allow me tell you...that was a mistake, because I couldn't resist this one. I bought it in addition to downloaded it to my Dropbox. Now I can't hold off to get-go it, but that volition receive got to hold off until nosotros acquire home.
You mightiness recall when I made her sunflower mosaic equally a monastic enjoin challenge for the "Initially Yours" challenge. Mine was adapted to fit the parameters of the challenge. The challenge was to brand something using our initials...in my case, "BS." My quilt was called "Blooming Sunflower." Yes, I was mightily tempted to exercise something significantly less classy.
These mosaics are made from 1 1/2 inch squares (unfinished), in addition to the quilts are completely engrossing to move on. I loved making the sunflower, in addition to I receive got a few to a greater extent than of her patterns to move on. The key was in addition to thus pretty though, in addition to I needed it desperately. I intend nosotros quilters demand to come upwards up amongst around sort of acronym to stand upwards for patterns we've purchased that are waiting inwards problem to move started. It isn't genuinely a UFO until you've genuinely cutting around fabric, right? With that inwards mind, here's an idea:
PINS = Patterns I Never Started
Feel gratis to role it inwards your ain sewing. I'll get-go using it inwards mine.
Okay, in addition to thus what else is going on? Well, I've been doing a lot of walking, but my knee articulation got variety of irritated yesterday, in addition to and thus I'm taking today off. Instead, I went on a stitching marathon. This variety of marathon is slow on the knees. Now I've finished the Northeast corner of my latest quilt block.
I'm going to say this ane is close 2/3 finished now.
The hoop is moved W now, in addition to I'll acquire a get-go on that onetime today or tomorrow.
As for thinking close sewing, I've been thinking close trying the mini that was inwards the pack of postcards I purchased from Temecula Quilt Co. final week. March's mini was this one:
If retentiveness serves, the whole quilt ended upwards at close 12 x 12 inches. So I had inwards remove heed to search through the scraps I receive got amongst me, but that seemed similar a lot of trouble. Besides, I receive got inwards remove heed to brand 4 of these trivial minis add together a sashing in addition to a edge in addition to run upwards them into a tabular array topper for St. Patrick's Day. For that I would demand to a greater extent than stuff than I receive got amongst me.
With that inwards mind, nosotros looked for a quilt store nearby. There was ane listed online, but when nosotros went to the address, nosotros learned it isn't a brick in addition to mortar shop...just an online shop...so, never mind. The entirely alternative hither inwards Hemet is JoAnn, in addition to and thus nosotros headed off there. It turned out to move a skillful bargain because all their St. Patrick's Day stuff was already marked down, in addition to I got over 4 yards of stuff for close $4 per yard (average).
Nothing's been started, but at to the lowest degree I'm yesteryear the thinking stage. Maybe yesteryear the cease of the week, I'll acquire started on it.
As for the adjacent dyad of days, I'll move baking a pie for Pi Day tomorrow. Also, y'all mightiness holler upwards when nosotros met upwards amongst our friends at Lake Brownwood State Park inwards Brownwood, Texas.
Well, it but in addition to thus happens that Bill in addition to Lenelda are visiting amongst household unit of measurement hither locally, in addition to and thus we've hatched a conception to come across at a winery on Thursday. It makes me experience sort of cosmopolitan coming together upwards amongst the same friends inwards ii dissimilar states inwards less than a month's time. Just intend of us equally jetsetters, minus the jets.
So, at that topographic point are a few things on the agenda for the adjacent few days. Relaxation is silent our watchword, however. There's going to move lots to exercise when nosotros acquire home, in addition to that volition occur presently enough.