Leavin' on a jet plane

 

All my bags are packed

we're ready to go

(and you're welcome to enjoy the ear worm while we're gone!)

We're going to visit our family in BC and spend time with three active little grandies.  Our apartment is a gigantic mess but we're not going to think about any of it until we return.

Enjoy your break from reading my Mumblings...be safe, be well. Thoughts and prayers remain for the people affected by the hurricanes.

 See you soon!

I need a whole lotta what this guy's got!

 

The Resident Chef and I are likening ourselves to monkeys as we navigate our way around our apartment.  Not a wise thing to think we can walk anywhere at night!  One thing all this enforced moving of 'stuff' has done is reinforced in our minds that we really need to downsize dramatically.  My sewing room is certainly going to have a huge day of reckoning and RC's kitchen will be the same.  Weighing the mental cost of holding on to things against the price to replace them should we really need them down the road is going to be a huge factor.  The thought of having to go through all this if they have to fumigate again is definitely an even bigger factor and odds are, in a building of this size, it will happen again at some point.  I'm certainly looking a lot towards a minimalist lifestyle.  I know we'll never get to that point, but it's something to aspire to.

- If you travel with your iron, perhaps making one of THESE would be beneficial.

- THIS is a cute project for this time of year (and there's links there to more as well).

- THIS is cute as well.

- You might have the raw materials on hand to make THIS.

Today's quote:  Two things define you - your patience when you have nothing, your attitude when you have everything"

Progress and a rant

 There has been a start on the embroidery on the landscape as you can see from this...

Now for the rant (feel free to scroll down to avoid the entire thing).  Apartment life sometimes is a complete and total pain in the derrierre.  Monday we received notice that the powers-that-be have decided that the entire building has to be fumigated for cockroaches.  I know...yeww...but we haven't seen any in our unit.  We have traps in several places so we'd know if there were.  We won't mention the area in the building where all such things seem to originate!  So.....we have to pull EVERY.SINGLE.PIECE.OF.FURNITURE out from the walls two feet so they can spray behind.  We have to remove EVERY.SINGLE.THING out of EVERY.SINGLE.CUPBOARD.  We have to vacate the premises for a minimum of six hours during/after the spraying.  Oh, did I mention that both RC and I are dealing with sore backs (him from sciatica and compounded by his fall a couple weeks ago).  Needless to say we will NOT be moving furniture and have had to throw ourselves at the mercy of the management who have arranged for people to come and move things for us.  That will happen Friday...and then we have the weekend to try to get between everything to get to anything.  Monday they spray...and then they're supposed to come back to put the furniture back, but no word on when that might happen.  Then - there's a good possibility (if they find roaches on our floor/wing) that the entire thing will be repeated in 14 days.  Oh, and did I mention we'll be trying to pack to get ready to leave on our trip on Thursday?  Ain't no stress in MY life!!!!!

Because of having to spend the entire day yesterday packing everything up and trying to put it somewhere (anywhere!), I'm sorry to say there's only a couple links for you this time.  However the first one should keep you amused for quite awhile.

- If you want to see eye candy galore, have a look at the AQS Worldwide Quilt Parade HERE.  There just might be two or three of my pieces there!  You can also vote for your favourites.  

- HERE is an 'awwww' thing and THIS is another one.  

Today's quote is from Dede Hawkins..."Never let your heart be so forgiving that it gets comfortable with disrespect"

hmmm -

 I really don't have anything that's worth sharing as far as creating goes.  I finished quilting the landscape and have started the embroidery but it's not far enough along to be of any interest.  And showing you a partially knitted hat is somewhat akin to watching grass grow.    It's seems I'm going to have to resort to mumbling yet again (I know...I'm sorry)

- I found THIS article to be quite interesting.

- You might find something of interest HERE.

- Have a scroll through THESE amazing creations!  And THESE too!

- THESE would make a great gift - easy and quick.

- THIS is a technique I've never seen before.

- Using scraps to make THIS would be fun.

- And THIS would be too.

Today's quote...

I don't suppose

 I doubt this looks much different to the casual glance but it's mostly all been quilted now.  Next comes the embroidery!

 Perhaps clicking on the photo beneath might show you a little more of the detail...

- THESE are really pretty - for decor or for use as coasters.

- There are tons of free knitting patterns HERE.

- THIS intrigued me IF I were a paper crafter.

- Using scraps to make THIS would be fun (scroll down to see the final project)

- THIS is a lovely project for fall!

There has been a step back and two steps forward

 I took the rippit tool to the landscape because I simply did.not.like.it.  The proportions were all off (at least in my uneducated in art brain) so I lobbed off several rows and now I'm much happier.  I should have taken a 'before it was dressed up' picture with the old tractor but oh well.  Here it is as it is right now with basting stitches ready to start quilting...

- I hate to admit that the much-dreaded stuff that falls from the sky is on the way, but perhaps making THESE would make it more fun.  Or maybe THESE for your fall decor?

- THIS is one of the 'awwww-things'.

- I can't find who to attribute THIS to, but thought it was worth sharing.

- I had a lightbulb moment when I saw THIS - I am making one for myself, for sure.

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Prayers for Florida and anyone in the path of Helene

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I don't remember where I found this, but it's been waiting in line to be shared...

Oh oh

 Because I was doing the trunk show on Monday and yesterday was busy too, I don't have any pictures of my 'doings' to show so you know what that means!

- When I came across THIS I immediately thought of Christmas gifts.  Wouldn't it be lovely to give family members your favourite recipes?  I know the internet has everything but not the nostalgia that comes with old family favourites.

- I know THIS would have come in handy a number of times for me.

- I know you can tell my thoughts are turning more and more towards that day in December and THIS might be a great gift for a teen in your life.  And adding one of THESE would make it even better.  There are more ideas HERE.

- THIS caught my eye too.  Perhaps the fun designs could be used in other ways as well.

- I found THIS to be a rather interesting article.

- You might like THIS design for your fall/Halloween decor.

- I haven't shared an 'awwww-thing' for awhile so THIS fits the bill!

Today's quote is from Henry David Thoreau... "Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each"