Another quilt gone

This quilt is now residing in Kitimat, B.C.   It was mailed last week to it's new owner .... my brother-in-law.  He and his wife now live in assisted living.  He is in his 90's and his wife in her 80's.  They just couldn't live on their own anymore.  

Soon, another quilt will be mailed to his wife.   That is why I make quilts ..... give warmth and comfort to family, friends and strangers.

Sigh .... so the orange toddler and his court of idiots ..... did you really think our negotiators wouldn't read the fine print?  I'm so glad our side pulled out and walked away.  Your focus should not be on MAGA but MASA (Make America Smart Again).  I have never seen so many stupid people in all my life (not) running a country.  Your standing has dropped so low to now be considered a third world country.

Trump keeps saying that Canada has ripped off America for years.  How is that possible?  America is supposed to be the smartest country in this world and I just can't figure out how little, wee Canada has out-smarted the U.S.A.  I mean .... really!  Trump has those rubber lips on again and just babbles what he thinks which is just garbage as usual.

BTW .... This country has a military and has had for centuries.  Duh to Secretary Duffy!

Canadians are ticked ..... no, make that pissed off .... and the boycott is on again but stronger this time.  Both countries will be hurt during this stupid time.

Elbows up, eh!  BABA (Buy Anything But American)

To all my American friends who don't support this Trump and Republican regime ..... we love you!

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS be CANADA!

Off to a new home

This quilt has been donated to a charity organization that is helping a family start over again.  I'm hoping that this quilt will give comfort to someone at any time of their life.

So now that this quilt is gone, I guess another one can be made for another needy time.

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country!  My country will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!  BABA

Cottage quilting

My sister and I drove out to our cottage for an overnight trip.  On Saturday, the weather was perfect for porch sitting.  Sunday, it was cool and raining, so we stayed inside until driving home in the afternoon.  We noticed a few leaves on the maple trees starting to turn colour.  Ragweed is blooming now and as the saying goes:  six weeks before the first frost.  Ugh!!!!

I hired a PSW to stay with hubby while I was away.  He is at that point now and I need to ensure that he is safe.  After I got home Sunday night, I opened a drawer in the kitchen to get a clean dishcloth and there was a bowl of yogurt sitting there amongst my towels.  I never know what I will discover!  LOL  It is either laugh or cry ....  

Anyway at the cottage, my sister and brother discussed ideas to help make my getting up from chairs easier.  My brother gathered up scraps of wood and put 2" of wood blocks under my chair on the porch, under the loveseat that I sit on inside the cottage and under my bed.  So much easier now to get up off these items.

Saturday night, we had a fire at the firepit but I couldn't go because I was tired and I'm not sure my legs would get me up and down the few steps to walk to and from the firepit.  So, I stayed inside and after a while my brother came to check on me and asked if I would like a burnt marshmallow (I like them burnt not just browned) and I gleefully said "yes".  He came back with a burnt marshmallow and I sure enjoyed it.

The next morning, he was up early building me a ramp out of scrap cedar wood.  It is light enough that my sister can move it from the cottage to the outhouse.  Yes, we have an outhouse!  Our cottage is very rustic.  I tried out the ramp and between that and the grab bars, I can now maneuver around and not tire myself out struggling to climb steps.  I'm a happy camper.  My brother told me that I can burn my own marshmallows from now on.  Yep, I'm up for that.

So, what did I bring out with me to work on?  This project.  Do you see that empty strip of white beside the blue border?  That is what I brought out with me.  It felt good to work on something.  Also, another section of hexies for this project was worked on.

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS be CANADA!  

There is a petition going around urging Canadians to sign and urge our PM to remove the U.S. Ambassador to Canada.  We are tired of hearing the bullsh*t that is spewing from his mouth.  Get him out of here!  As far as I'm concerned, he is FIRED!

Elbows up, eh!  BABA

Flying Geese has been Topped!

My flying geese is now a top.  A push was performed to get the last strips sewn together and then decisions made about borders and once they were cut out it took two afternoons to get the borders on.  I'm so happy this is a top now.  It finished at 63-1/2" x 77".  Now to look through Xmas fabrics for backing and I'm thinking of piecing some batting pieces to whittle down a few of those bins.

Now, time to concentrate on another UFO!

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!  BABA

Just Flying Along

Lately, not much time has been spent quilting ..... just too busy looking after hubby.

Today, I sat down for half an hour and just sewed some of my flying geese blocks.  I alternate one red and one green and so on.

Can you see my dwindling pile of red and green geese blocks?  When I see those pink stickers, that means only ten more of each colour and the strip is complete.

Tomorrow is another day and perhaps the strip can get completed, ironed and sewn together and then sewn onto the main body.  Getting so close to adding borders next.

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will ALWAYS, ALWAYS be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!   BABA

A thank you to Dr. Fauci for guiding us through COVID-19.  He was the only adult in the room to say it like it was and not what the orange buffoon was spewing.  Hubby and I listened to his advise and we are alive today.

Blast from the Past

This morning, I received an email from Kathy (my LAer) and she sent a photo of something she found in this magazine:

It was an article about a quilt that I had made from one of their patterns.  This was at the time when we lived in Scarborough, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto) and that is me holding up the quilt.

Talk about a Blast from the Past!  It made me chuckle and it made my day!  Thank you Kathy for sending this to me.

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country!  My country will ALWAYS, ALWAYS be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!  BABA

Some Good News!

Recently, my friend Darlene and I each donated a couple quilts to a health organization for a silent auction.

For me, this was a test run to see if they would sell and be wanted.  Not everyone is into quilts .... I know, I know .....

Anyway, they all sold and for the highest bidding prices!  Woohoo!

These were the quilts that I donated.

Considering that hubby is using our health system more these days, it was a good cause to donate to.  I will have a couple more for next year.

Regarding hubby, he is falling less these days .... which I'm so happy about.  I didn't know what would await for me when I woke up in the morning.  A physiotherapist is coming to our home once a week to give him exercises to help make his legs and core muscles stronger.  We are just starting to see results.

He is also receiving help from PSW's twice per day now.  It just got to the point where I just couldn't give him the proper care that he needed.  I had to laugh one day when a new PSW came to visit.  He didn't know if it was me or hubby he came to help.  When I told him it was hubby, he said that he could also take care of me at same time.  That is how poorly my health has become.  I'm just so weak and tired these days.

I did make a trip down to Toronto to see a neuro surgeon.  He will be doing a muscle biopsy to help find out what is my problem.  I'm just waiting for a date.  This way, hopefully, an answer will be found and if there is a treatment or not.  I just need to know.

My sister and I will be visiting a few local nursing homes in the coming weeks.  An application for hubby will be submitted so that he can get on to a list for down the road.  If I go into a retirement home, hubby may not be able to come with me as he is on the cusp of a home vs. nursing home.  

We are working with a co-ordinator that makes things happen for us as she knows our goal is to stay in our home for as long as possible.  When my sister and her went to check our home for safety, she saw my quilts and was totally impressed.  I could hear them laughing and asked my sister why?  My sister then showed the lady all the quilts in the bookcase in my bedroom and she said that there were LOTS more in other places in the house!  LOL

So, that was my good news and not so good news ...

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will ALWAYS, ALWAYS be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!