Veteran’s Day
Today I listened to the Veteran’s Day program on KNUJ. I found it interesting. When I had lunch with my favorite veteran, I shared with him that he is one of the 1% special people that have served or those that are in the service. Hard to believe that the total of those in or were in the armed forces is that low. Though there was agent orange acknowledged in the Korean War, known as a Police Action, Dennis was operating an 8″ Houser being high above those that were walking through the foliage. Being a farm kid, he was an easy match as to what to do with an implement. Dennis set the timers in the war heads. That is why I can so easily look the other way when I need to set the coffee pot to go off at seven in the morning. It’s above his pay grade.
As of today, I am in a waiting room with Luella’s blanket. All the blocks are of the same size. I did something I have not done before. I am now waiting for six yards of a pink print to come from Web Fabrics in Virginia. I had nothing that was enough to finish the top, plus the backing. I would have run my legs off to various quilt shops looking for what was a click away. With the blocks now ready, it will give me a chance to vacuum here in the studio. Threads and fuzz sure can attach themselves . . . everywhere.
This last week a note popped up that Windows 11 could be loaded anytime on my Dell laptop in the studio, free of charge. Well . . . I knew I had the HP, Windows 10, in the living room if things went south. I did it! So far, so good. I am able to get my photos loaded, resized, renamed and loaded for the blog. This morning, I got the printer to make nice with Windows 11. I am sure I will discover other new items to try as time goes on. What did I have to loose . . . my hair are already bordering on white. It feels good to try and figure things out rather than sit on my hands and be less than. That can happen easily as it is.
Dennis has gone for coffee to see his friend Lyle that lives in one of the apartment buildings here in town. Lyle and Dennis went to school together, but Lyle can no longer drive.
We are having Jimmy Dean pre-cooked sausages and pancakes for supper. Comfort food on a wind blown chilly day.