Observations for the Day:
– I am devastated. Morpheus the dog passed early last Saturday morning. We took him to the vet at 3am and by 5 he was gone. The doc had taken an x-ray and his heart had fluid around it as well as a mass that was affecting his windpipe, so he was having trouble breathing. As we put him in a kennel to settle down so the doc could start him on meds, he turned around like he does when he’s going to sleep, laid down and died. So sudden and no warning signs except for sudden onset breathing problems. We were lucky to be there at the end and he died knowing he was loved. Being at home is hard – I wait for him everywhere he is supposed to be. As Zeus aka Puppylove will be 15 in May, I am terrified that something will happen to him as he is my special boy. Losing Morphy is so very hard. I picked up his ashes today. Maybe my tears will stop soon.
– We have bought a house for #1 daughter and the grandchildren to live in when they move here in June. It needs to be remodeled and that has taken up my time this week. These blocks are ones I did last week but didn’t include in the last post as I didn’t want it to get “blogged” down.
– These blocks are still for the blue colorway block exchange and are 12” finished.
– This one is called “Slanted Diamonds”. Follow the diagram for the HST’s and it’ll be an easy one. I was listening to “Wish You Were Here” by Fred Durst featuring John Rzeznik (not the one by Pink Floyd) when I finished up.
– Next up is “Whirligig”. It has a few puckers but looks ok. I was FaceTiming #1 daughter when this one was completed.
– Here is “Blue Chains”. I finally figured out that these “strips” she refers to are on page 3 and decided to go that way. Bad idea, at least for me. I’m not very good at cutting strips and everything came out wonky. Started over cutting pieces from the measurements on the first page (not from strips) and everything came out better. Ya know, I have a perfectly good AccuQuilt that I could use but I’ve been too lazy to get it out. Might rethink that. “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin was playing as I completed this one.
– Y’all are gonna LOVE this one. It’s called “Broken Sugar Bowl” I really like the look of this block and was feeling confident in my abilities (falsely, it turned out) and decided I’d try directional fabric. Ohmygoodness! What a mess! Two HST’s were fine, the other two weren’t. Try as I might, I couldn’t keep everything else straight and this block will either just sit there or be added to for the Ugly Blocks Rock Challenge cuz I will not burden some nice soul with this monstrosity in the blue block exchange! You ready to see it in all its glory? You might want to shield your eyes and look gradually.
Patsy Cline was lamenting “She’s Got You” when the torture was over.
– As I stated before, Hubby and I are working on #1 daughter’s house. As we work, we are jammin’ to music through a Bluetooth speaker. Evidently, he didn’t like a song on my playlist and tried to skip it, resulting in it going off the “shuffle” feature. Songs that we had already heard began playing. I told him that if he wanted to keep his hand, he might want to keep it off my iPod! Obviously having a non-lucid moment as he wasn’t scared, he turned OFF my music and tuned into an Apple Music channel that played music that I would imagine required acid to listen to back in the day. “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane played! Listen to this and see if you don’t need some sort of “help” to hear it!
– UPDATE: The above musical fiasco happened before we lost Morphy. Since then, hubby has been playing music that is mutually agreeable to both of us. Painting trim is awful and music makes it bearable. He is a sweetheart, taking care of me even in his grief.
– I haven’t seen my sewing room in over a week. We are leaving in a couple of days to gallivant around the country, so it’ll be a while before I quilt again. Are y’all interested in hearing about my adventures while I’m gone? If so, let me know in the comments and I’ll try to blog from the road. If not, I’ll see you when I get back!