"To say it was a beautiful day would not begin to explain it. It was that day when the end of summer intersects perfectly with the start of Fall. "
~ Ann Patchett [found the quote on IG]
Hi everyone. I am back and doing fine! The weather has surprised us here at the beach! Suddenly it is very cool, even chilly. Will we have Fall this year? Sweater weather? I was tempted to put my beloved flannel sheets on my bed, but ya never know---could be 90 next week.
Maybe it is time o get out my When the Wild Geese Fly quilt? I've been seeing V's of geese lately, and today flocks of tiny blackbirds; also migrating monarch butterflies and dragonflies, even a hummingbird on my neighbor's giant sunflowers.
We're having high surf and riptide advisories, hurricane waves and dark of the moon tides, plus equinox. Tomorrow I'll go down to see what has tossed up upon the tideline.
My market has beautiful pumpkins [and mums]. Pumpkins are well priced this year, 5.99 for these big beauties. I may pick up a couple this week, because I doubt our annual Pumpkin Patch trip will be happening, how sad!
Marketing...still a scary hassle, though my store is clean and well-distanced, which is more than I can say for the packed -with-people doctor's office I had to sit in for four hours last week. I'm thinking of trying this home delivery service: Fresh Direct HERE. They have fresh produce from Pennsylvania and local NY farms too. I can stock up on staple goods at my store here but I run out of fresh foods quickly. I know I should try to get out and about more, but having a fresh resource set up would be good to add, I think.
They feature local heirloom apples and tomatoes, just like the farmers market. I want to try this recipe:
Suncooked Tomato Sauce here [though on close inspection I see the temperature has to be 92* or higher to work, it's hardly ever that hot here, even midsummer, so???
They also have the locally grown produce ''mystery '' boxes, CSA boxes, but delivered to one's home and no yearly subscription is required.
I've been ordering heavy items from Target, very reliable: Dawn dish soap, Mrs Meyers surface cleaner, All and Downy, Clorox Two. They do not have Clorox wipes anywhere though and no paper goods still, though my market does have paper towels and toilet paper now. Sometimes it's Charmin and Bounty but mostly it's not. Next I plan to add shampoo and similar to my Target list.
With my back and hip pain it's better for me if I don't have to load and unload these items from my store.
Price gouging report! I use a certain hypoallergenic baby powder , cornstarch not talc. My store has it in the Dollar aisle [but not in recent months] for yes, one dollar. On Amazon it is $11.oo, yes eleven dollars. Yeesh.
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Since it is fairly chilly but gorgeous, Mo and I have been sewing each afternoon on the deck.
I finished the binding of Year in the Country and now--even as I type--the scary wash and dryer cycle is going. I just can't resist that washed, used, primitive look for my quilts.
I made the binding with short lengths opf binding leftover from other quilt projects.
I love how it looks, what fun this entire project has been.
Then when the low almost-Autumn sun gets too low in the sky, glaring at us from under my patio umbrella's edge, we've been working on Starry Eyed Jack in the sewing room. Oh he is so cute and just for FUN, so I forced myself not to nitpick and redo, not to insist on perfect corners and points.
And finally, I cut the binding for Baby Pineapples. I want a wide, almost 1", binding, need that final pop of the aqua solid. I haven't done a wide binding in years, I hope it comes out okay. That is a quilt that definitely will improve with shrinking and crumpling, so I'm looking forward to that step, even tho it is always a moment of dread, to stuff the project into the washer and let whatever happens , well, happen.
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I'm reading Kindle Unlimited free books, currently by Barbara O'Neal. They are quite different from my usual mysteries and thrillers, I suppose very ''lite'' reading or women's fic, but her characters are delightful women, people I would love to call my friends. Often they dabble in the mystical! I am not a spiritual person but when I read about mysticism and psychic powers I am so enthralled. How about you, have you ever had your fortune told? Tarot cards read? LOL, me neither.
I also read the new J D Robb, won't comment yet as it is brand new. And I have a new Randy Wayne White on my Kindle and a new Vince Flynn. Can't wait to see what Flynn's writer does with hero Mitch Rapp in a Donald Trump world. [Vince Flynn passed away a few years ago, the series is now written by???]
Have a good week!
love
lizzy
gone to the beach......
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