Sunshine and Cats

There was rain in our forecast today, but it turned out sunny.  As the day wore on, it was downright warm.  Spring, this is what I'm talkin' about!

I did quite a few things today, but still feel like I need a day to immerse myself in sewing.  The past week has seen sewing in dribs and drabs.

I don't usually sit down to the machine in the morning, but this morning seemed like the only time I would have, and it was.  Now I'm glad I stole that hour away from the housework.  All the applique is finished on the Line Dancing quilt.

This morning I managed to get about half of the top-stitching finished.  And while I had the red thread on the machine, I satin-stitched stripes onto the white shirt.

I'll probably set this aside for a day at least because I need to put the finishing touches on Matthew's quilt, and I need to make a block for the Block Lotto.  Since I can't quilt it until the fabric for the back arrives here (scheduled for Monday), there is no rush to continue on.  I do expect to finish it, however.  

And this seems like as good a time as any to remind you that the linky party for the March NewFO Challenge goes up on Sunday.  Are you ready?

After that, I needed to go do my Curves workout.  And here's the score on my Four Day Curves Extravaganza:

Exercise--2

Excuses--0

Two days to go.  Will I make it all four days?  Tomorrow will be easy enough because I need to go to the grocery store.  Friday will be the hard day since I don't need to leave the house except for exercise.  I'm cheering myself on.

So after that, I went for my monthly pedicure, which my soul desperately needed after Medical Month March.  I asked for something Easter Eggy.  Here are my little piggies.  What do you think?  Are they Easter Eggy?

I like this place where I've been getting my pedicures.  It's a part of a hotel, and so while she's doing my toes, I can order up lunch, or a glass of wine, or whatever.  It's very luxurious.  

After I got home, the day was so nice that Smitty and I went outside and filled the bird feeders.  Our friend, Mr. Pheasant, was pecking around as I drove off this morning, and I was sorry I hadn't put out any scratch grains for him.

Smitty is always thrilled when someone comes outside with him.  He hasn't lived a full year yet, and so he doesn't understand how much different it will be this summer when we'll run is little tail off.  Today, he showed me that the Daylilies were up.  Always a sure sign of spring.

And he climbed as high in the cherry tree as he dared to show me the buds there.  I give it another couple of weeks (or several warm days) and it will be bursting into bloom.  I wonder if the raccoons will leave any cherries for us this year.

Climbing a tree is both terrifying and exhilarating for Smitty.  Here, he demonstrates the exhilarating part.

And he's learned the fine art of dust bathing, which requires the rare day of dry patio.

It was a nice enough day that even Gracie made an appearance.  Now that's something!  Gracie doesn't often make it onto the blog because she's more often than not fulfilling her destiny as a couch potatoess.  As long as Smitty and I were going to be outside, she decided to join in the fun.

Smitty's long tail is something of a mystery to her.  It's so different from her own relatively short tail.  They are like two men comparing their.....well, you know.

Usually Smitty says something insulting to her, and she huffs off.

So now, Smitty is whining around for his afternoon treat.  Duty calls.  

It was a good day at this end.  How are things at your end?