Good morning, my friends. We had a relatively nice day of weather yesterday. It's getting colder though. I donned my winter woolies and got out early to cut back the dahlias. And that brings my 2024 gardening efforts to a close. It's up to Mike now to load the pots into the bucket of the tractor and move them to the garage. (I've never actually tried picking them up, but apparently, the pots are heavy.)
While I was out, I took a few pictures of our fall color. Just two trees have enough leaves left to make them pretty. There is no color editing on these. They really are that bright.
While I was out, I filled the bird feeders. The jays found the peanuts right away. They can empty this feeder in less than an hour.
As I walked back and forth, I noticed these little mushrooms at my feet. The largest is about the same diameter as a quarter.
The kitties were outside, and they came in when I was finished. They have a bad case of the in-and-outs right now. They really want to be out, but they don't like the wet ground. Sadie is holding up her wet paw. Ewwwwwww.
It was time for my slow-stitching. Ordinarily, I would do that before anything else, but the weather can change quickly. I wanted to get the dahlias cut back while I had the chance. November's block for Joy in the Ordinary was really a two-day job, but I sat and stitched the whole thing.
From there, it needed borders. With the weather getting colder and wetter, I have plenty of kitty help these days. Smitty took the high road. I had to pixelate that spot where he's sitting. It's the photo for the "Mosaic" challenge quilt. No peeking. You guys are so sneaky.
It took just a few minutes to add the borders.
And here are all the blocks I have for this quilt so far. Just one more to go.
Next, I took all my supplies upstairs to the dining room table where I could look out the window. It was time to color the next blocks for the Girls' Getaway quilt. These are small, and my plan is to stitch them all for this go-round.
When they were colored, I took them downstairs to finish getting them ready to stitch. Sadie took over the high road after Smitty left.
With so much high-roading and low-roading and wet paws, she was 'zhausted. She ended up settling in there for a nap.
For no particular reason, I decided to start with the Wild Rose Needlework Shop.
While we watched the news, I took the first stitches. Probably, I can finish this one this morning.
So I'll spend some time on my slow-stitching this morning. Yesterday, I was successful in getting myself back on the treadmill. Today I'll return to the Bowflex. I've been avoiding the Bowflex while my wrist heals. I think I'm fresh out of excuses now. Mike is downstairs working out as I'm writing this. If he wants to go early, it's just fine with me. I have other early morning things to do, and we'll stay out of one another's way.
The other sewing on today's agenda is to make November's block for the Cats in Pajamas.
When I mentioned this in yesterday's post, I thought I'd use what remains of the floral fabric I used in Ruth's Legacy. Yesterday, I remembered another fabric...a stroke of genius, if I do say so myself. I'll show you when I finish the block today. My kiddos are going to love it.
As I've been writing, the rain is starting up again. It's another good sewing day. And, thankfully, the election is tomorrow. We probably won't know the results right away. Nevertheless, seeing an end to this contentious campaign has to be something worth celebrating. Who's with me on that?
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When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day's sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay's call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart. ~ Diane Ackerman
OH yes - I'm with you on being glad the constant barrage of campaign ads should end tomorrow. Our state also has a bunch of initiatives and referendums to vote on and the ads have been really horrible for a couple of the issues. We only have 2 trees left with lots of bright beautiful leaves - one is red and the other gold.
Those trees are spectacular! It's amazing they're still hanging on after all the rain you got.
I really envy your fall colors, those two trees are spectacular! It's rained pretty steadily here since Saturday evening, so soggy is an understatement. Looking forward to seeing what you decided for your last kitty.
You've still got some lovely color in your yard. I'm still pondering challenge quilt ideas - no surprise there!
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