So far

Hi! So far, I am surviving still! Thank you, everyone, for the kind get well messages and emails, it does mean a lot to have friends' encouragement during difficult time. I'm a bit better this Sunday, and was able to get  up and out to enjoy the first rainbow of the summer! And to welcome Mo home from his weekend sleep-away.

Keep rooting for me!

love

lizzy

gone to the beach...

May Projects: House, Dots, Stars

Hi everyone! Here are my works-in-progress, carrying over from May. I did not get everything done. I carefully prepped, with the plan of three lovely days of beach, friends and family, and poolside sewing, enjoying Summer's first days.
But no.
 One problem with having a chronic illness is that no matter how hard you try, no matter how much you want to be well---even great!--sometimes things go bad, all of a sudden. Frighteningly quickly. I spent most of the weekend in bed, in agony, with a far worse than previous pain in my hip joints, wrist, and ribs.

What's the old rag trade proverb? " Man plans, God laughs." And so...

Anyway, here is what I did do. [plus a few new things on etsy and eBay]. New sewalong with Lori, Humble Quilts. Jan Patek's Front Porch, aka P2, as we've already made one Porch quilt.

One afternoon last week I decided I needed a Mr Sunshine, instead of moon and stars, as the pattern shows.

But now that I've seen everyone's blocks with the moon etc, I'm not sure.  Def will add the house star though.
The weird pink 'not very summery' pompom tree is wool, btw. Maybe  it's, uh? crepe myrtle? I hope not, I hate crepe myrtle, lol.

Then we have the ongoing Dotty 365 Project. This is still fun, though I'm tired of sewing circles.

I love looking at the circles---flipflops for the first beach day, a pug when Mo gets groomed, a full moon. Confetti for my best friend's birthday. I do a written diary but also seem to recall what many of the Dots represent.

I'm still doing text backgrounds. I'm especially fond of this print from Mel, who found it at Walmart. Thank you, Mel!

Wish I had a few more yards for P2 and other places.
The Sun is June 1st, today and is Dotty # 209 ["omg, it seems like so many more!"] It's a beautiful late spring day!

For light relief I did a few Star blocks, wool stars on my friend's nice shirts, for When the Wild Geese Fly, also by Jan Patek. WWGF.

Mostly I slogged away on Summertime, it is definitely past its completion date. [yes I plan that, otherwise nothing gets done and I get anxiety issues; self imposed deadlines of course as no one else is counting. Lucky for me and my stupid pain.]

Cathy, I have not forgotten our Ohio sampler! It was totally on schedule to begin June 1. Now I'm not sure. Medical tests inconclusive, a treatment Friday. It could work like my hand issue a few years ago, I could be better right away. Or not. Wish me well.
Summertime quilt update in a few days.

love

lizzy

gone to the beach.....

Some Memorial Day pictures...

Always fun to see the Blue Angels and WW2 bombers, from my deck.

Links to sewalongs:

Humble Quilts Front Porch HERE

Quilty Folks 365 HERE

please enjoy the Linky set ups with the other quilters' work. The Links are at the ends of Lori's and Audrey's posts.

Suddenly Summer

airshow practice

Hi! I'm wearing shorts! And pretending I'm not sweating. The weather has changed and summer has arrived with a bang. One day I was wearing a down parka, the next---flipflops, tank top and shorts. Confusing.

It's even hotter in the city, heralding the soon arriving folks who come to visit me, fair weather friends, I sometimes say.

Gone and forgotten are the peaceful quiet cold days of winter. Overnight the beach roses have burst into fragrant bloom.

Most are pink, but now and then a white rose appears.

Happy bumble bees!

The beach peas have proliferated, and are also blooming with a sweet scent.

As Memorial Day approaches, all is focused on sun and fun. The beach is still peaceful this week. But not for long. Soon it will be [by my lovely standards] bustling with beach lovers.

The life guard stands aren't up yet but their first aid and other supply boxes have appeared, bright yellow on the dull tan beach.

The tide is very low this week after the full moon the other day. The dark curve on the left is the high tide mark.

The beach seems huge!

Lots of shells, but no sea glass. And the always amusing ''faux shell'' deposits, seen in the distance...

The interesting shell patch scurries away as I approach. Not clams! Sanderlings, on their way north to their nesting grounds.

Time to air the beach towels, replace the flannel sheets with crisp percale, wash the screens, ready the deck for the coming summer days and evenings.

love

lizzy

gone to the beach...