I should have written that down

During the week, I come up with all kind of funny things that Rob and I say to one another and I think, that would make a great story on my blog.  And, then, here I am on Monday morning, wondering what I'll talk about.  

It's still raining here.  Not all the time, but almost every day.  The yard and garden are loving it.  Normally, things would be winding down by mid-july, but it's still going strong.  So much green and even though it doesn't show up so much in these photos, there are still a lot of flowers.  There's a robin that's spending considerable time in that birdbath while I wash dishes.  He's very entertaining as he bathes and preens.  Sometimes the hawk will sit on the edge of it and try to drink, but it's not really deep enough for him.  

I made another macrame hanger this weekend and put the fern in it.  this one looks good enough to bring in the house.  

On Saturday, I bought a new pair of shoes.  Well, I bought a pair on Tuesday and a pair on Thursday, but the Tuesday pair was too big (and too flat and had no arch support) and the ones I bought on Thursday were so narrow that I don't think a baby could get it's fist in the toe.  But, the ones I bought on Saturday were just right.  (Now bring me 3 bears!)  The first two were online purchases but on Saturday, I got to try them on before I bought them.  

Buying new shoes had gotten to the point of having to get rid of old shoes to make room for the new ones.  Or asking Rob to build more shelves, and I still have some pride, so wasn't going to ask for that.  I packed a large box of shoes to donate.  It's a really big box.  And, it is full.  

I even gave away my dancing shoes.

I would not be exaggerating if I said those brown boots have a couple thousand miles on them (mostly going in circles) and have been re-soled at least twice.  But I was afraid if I got my foot into it yesterday I wouldn't be able to get my foot back out.  I bought them in Fort Worth at the Stockyards and they were my first grown up pair of boots.  I also bought a hat that day.  I already had the jeans and shirts and a belt to complete my urban cowboy ensemble.  And, I wore it well.  Good times.  

Happy to report that grocery shelves were well stocked yesterday, as shown by the lovely Carol Merrill.  We seriously hated taking anything off this aisle and messing up this lovely fronting.    

I spent a good bit of the weekend basting the wedding ring quilt.  First, I sewed all the way around with the machine and a quarter inch seam, then folded it back along that line and basted it down by hand.  This is now my prepared appliqué edge that I'll sew onto the border fabric.  I plan to assemble the border like a frame, lay the quilt on top of it and pin it all the way around, then machine appliqué the top to it with a blanket stitch.  All 10 fingers crossed.

I also sewed the pony-tail hole shut in two ball caps that I bought, not realizing they were women's hats.  I bought them for the color and I still like the color, so I found matching thread and sewed them up.  I have enough trouble finding hats without wondering if they're gender specific.  

Everybody have a great week!  I'm hoping for a better week than last week.  We're being audited at work and had to supply data last week, so it was hectic and stressful.  There was a file that wasn't important.  Then, someone said it wasn't important and my boss took that as a challenge to find something important, so I spent two days on that...and I found it.  And, it was bad.  So, I guess that made him happy.  He can never be accused of accepting the status quo.  

I hope you find something wonderful to focus on.  And, that it's not wondering how many times trump is mentioned in the epstein files.  They hoped they'd find a democrat and instead found their leader in the middle...I'm thinking about starting a pool where everyone gets to pick which lie they think he'll tell and the winning lie wins the pot.

Lane