Bramble Berries

 

Hi everyone! Last last last day of February. Finally.  And it's a glorious day here  to celebrate March's arrival.

Not much to report this week. Last Friday I was at the specialist doctor for a check in pre-IV session and I seem to have picked up some sort of upper respiratory/ sinus infection there. Really threw me off--I have health issues but am never ''sick'' so don't know how to cope w this.

I did manage to put three of the borders on BB, using the wonky crazy nine patch vintage quilt top pieces.

The look got a good reaction on IG. No one even criticized it as eye popping or pointed out the lack of eye-rest areas.

But for two days in a row I woke up thinking NO! Two reasons, the big ick factor. The top is clean if badly pieced, but the polyester squares, the elastic girdle squares [replaced by me but still], just gave me the creeps. Made my skin crawl. Add in the frayed thread-laden reverse and the extreme stretchiness, and I just couldn't. And even more important I am pretty sure my quilter wouldn't' want to work on it either---she especially dislikes loose threads and Wonky's reverse is a giant birds nest of frays and un- clipped thread.

I took the borders off last night. Whew, a relief. Though sadly I somehow damaged, snipped, into the Beachballs border, so that added to my upset. I have three ideas to explore, I am not giving up.

I have to work on taxes now but maybe can sit out in the sun w Mo to remove and repair the beachballs sections. Trying to stay positive.

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PInky is glorious!

And here are the continuing paperwhites and white Amaryllis, cut and put in a vase, because they  bend and the stems breaks.

  

So lavish!

Baby Blue is pretty definitely red.  Shows the difference between ordering from a reputable  bulb seller, compared to an unknown aka China source via Amazon. But at least Blue is going to bloom, yay. Year four?

Have a good weekend. March is here, yes cold grey and snowy but , well--moving on. Four more months til summer.

love, 

lizzy

gone to the beach...

Beach: the horrid big trucks are back. I suppose early is good, to finish before the nesting birds arrive on St Patrick's Day.