No Kitting

Good morning, my friends. Since I'm sitting here writing, then you've probably figured out I made it home from my haircut appointment safely. It rained pretty much the whole time I was out, but only lightly. There were a few areas of flooding around some of the creeks in the area, but I'm not aware of any real problems in our area. The worst flooding is farther north in Western Washington. There wasn't a lot of information in this morning's news about it. If you live in that area, then I hope you're high and dry...or at least not submerged. "Dry" would be too much to ask for.

Back home, Mike was suited up in his storm gear getting ready to make another stab at clearing the downspout drainage pipes. He'd come across a "sewer jetter" in his quest to avoid calling a plumber, and that did the trick. After a couple of hours outside in the rain and cold, he announced the all clear status. Yay! No plumbers were called in the clearing of the pipes. The cost of the sewer jetter was negligible compared to what a plumber would have charged. We're just happy it worked out.

After all that, he and Sadie spent the afternoon snuggled up with their favorite quilt to watch one of the Mission Impossibles. Sadie really likes Tom Cruise.

As for me...I needed a nap after a harrowing trip out into the storm. Actually, I don't have anything to complain about, but I had to leave home. Isn't that bad enough? After my nap I dragged my feet getting into the sewing room so badly I feared I might trip and fall. Facing another day of cutting and kitting was too much to contemplate. Then, mercifully, I remembered I hadn't done any slow stitching yet, and so I spent most of my sewing time finishing off August's block for A Year in the Garden.

These are the blocks I have for this quilt so far.

And then I could use up some more time I might have used for cutting and kitting to trace the next block for Le Jardin. I realized too late that the beehive was supposed to be an applique piece. I'd already traced it. I might have covered it, but I decided to just leave it and stitch in the colors shown in the pattern picture. Besides, I don't like stitching through the thickness of applique.

These are the blocks I have for Le Jardin so far.

So, I'll start on that this morning. It was probably good to take a day off from cutting. My neck feels better for it, and I feel ready to get back to it today. It's the last take-along project on my list. When it's all kitted up, I can get back to the Northern Wilderness project. I'd really enjoy spending some more time with that before we leave.

As usual, I have plenty to keep me busy on today's list. I'm meeting up with my friend Sue for breakfast tomorrow morning, and then Mike and I are going to head to the grocery store. With all that going on, I'm going to take a day off from blogging tomorrow. You can look for me right back here on Friday morning. Until then, stay warm and dry, my friends.