Not Spring
It may not be spring outside today, but the temps in the mid thirties weren’t too hard to take. Much concrete came peeking out on our property.
It was just several days ago that I finished the 89″ x 89″ pinwheel quilt top. I reached out to see who was available to do the longarming. As I type, no doubt the project is being loaded on a longarm in Sherburn. Though Sharon sold the Old Alley Quilt Shop, she has a longarm unit in the basement of her home in Sherburn. Sharon was thrilled that I would have her do the project. It just happened to work out for both of us.
The entire way driving the 26 miles to Sherburn the wipers were taking away the mist of rain. When I left Sharon’s house and turned the wipers on, they were moving a bit more than just the mist of rain. The temperatures were just at the point of freezing the mist. The roads were clear as we headed to the home-front. I have no doubt that there will be fog for those traveling this evening.
Dennis and I had agreed that we would do Subway this evening. As I pulled into the Subway parking lot, a text message came from nephew Brett, aka: the concrete construction guy turned winter quilter. His home is close to Subway so I made a stop. He was putting on his largest pieced quilt top, 82″ x 82″ onto his longarm. Brett has come a long way during these last three winters. Brett is learning that prep and patience makes it all go much smoother. Hmm. Not a whole lot different than doing a concrete job. I go to see Brett for the moral support he needs. There aren’t many of “his people” who can understand the importance of matched seams and seams that need to be pressed open.
As of this afternoon, my streak of being a road warrior is over. All of my objectives that needed to be met outside of our home has been completed. It’s time to turn on the sewing studio lights and get something going. It’s like . . . do something while I can.
The Subway supper hit the spot. Dennis’ favorite is the 6″ tuna sub. I enjoy the spinach wraps. No dishes to do is also sweet. May everyone enjoy the evening with nourishment in the stomach and getting the night’s sleep needed to regenerate for what may present itself in the tomorrow.
It’s not spring yet, so no splashing in the water puddles as they may be slick ice.