No, I still have not sewn these together. And I still make a new one every now and then. (Remember to click on the photos to expand the view.) When I first started making them I was just going to place them together like this. One flower next to the other...but then I had second thoughts and saw so many ideas that I changed my mind. Add to the ideas I see on the internet, I have come up with one of my own...
The photo above does not contain all the flowers I have made..as you can see below I have a stack of them
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The kids came this past Saturday to celebrate Roger's birthday. It was an early celebration, but if we waited till closer to his birthday Lorelei would not have been here. It was a fun time to have them all here. And also, Lorelei got the rest of her birthday. One thing I had ordered before Christmas but still did not get here till after her birthday which is early February. And a couple other little items that I had ordered about 3 weeks before her birthday celebration, and they did not get here till the day after we celebrated. I had one thing that came in time for her party.
The one thing she had told me she wanted was a stuffed sloth that was almost as big as her. I felt like her eyes just lit up once she saw it, even thought I had sent her a pic when it came. It was no secret that I ordered it...she had showed it to me.
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It was a beautiful day today...as usual, since it was Monday, I took Roger out for a late breakfast. And it was even later than normal.
We came home and first thing, Roger noticed that one of the drains of the gutters was loose from the downspout. After eating, I could not bare to get down on my knees to fix it so I did what I had planned to do anyway. I broke down boxes. There are some supplies I order over and over, that come in good sized boxes. Besides other things that I order on a regular basis. Sometimes they come in bags, sometimes in boxes. I am talking things like vitamins, and other OTC meds.
After that, I tackled the downspout. I got it back on and pray that it stays. It should...I felt like I got it on a bit better. Now to see if that helps about water in the basement. We are supposed to have rain the next three days. So say a prayer that that puts a stop to it. Two of the drains at the end of the down spouts were plastc. One was totally destroyed. And the other was not much better. I got regular downspouts to use to drain the water far away from the house. It has worked well on one corner.
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Well, to a lighter note, I thought maybe it would be fun to revisit one of my old videos of Lorelei. But oh, it is so bittersweet...it is from before Roger's stroke. And she is helping him by painting the outside of a sandblasting box he built. That was probably the last thing he made before he had his stroke. He had built it and tested it enough to know that it worked. But had not really used it on anything he was actually working on.
All of your flowers are beautiful! They are all so neatly made. I'm glad you had fun with the family all together celebrating Roger's birthday. My favorite days are when the family can get together. We celebrated my youngest son's birthday yesterday and it was nice to spend a little time with him. I have that same problem with the drains attached to the downspouts. It seems like they are always coming loose and I'm always fighting with them. I love the video of Lorelei dancing around as she paints but I can see how it could be a bit bittersweet for you. Take care Rose!
ReplyDeleteLove all the hexie flowers. I tried to make a table runner ones with hexies. I didn't get very far.
ReplyDeleteYou sure were busy yesterday. If I had that problem with a downspout I would have to call someone to fix it. I wouldn't know what to do and I don't like climbing ladders.
That video is cute.
she is a true dancer and shes got the beat! I agree it is sweet and sad, thinking of roger and now she is so grown up. its good you have this to remember the happy times. when I hear music, i can't sit or stand still, even when shopping in walmart. I really like all the flowers you have made and it would make a really pretty kingsize quilt .
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ReplyDeleteYour flower blocks look so pretty. The giant sloth sounds like a wonderful present for Lorelei, The sloths are cute critters. Cute video of dancing Lorelei. Have a great day and happy week ahead.
The quilt blocks are so pretty. Happy upcoming birthday to Roger!!!!
ReplyDeleteI guess we should be glad for the rain and that it isn't snow!
That video is a keeper. Sweetie!
ReplyDeleteLove those quilt blocks. They will make a beautiful quilt for sure. I hope the rain you’re supposed to get doesn’t cause any problems.
I love how she is dancing while she paints! I sure hope the drain will keep the water out next time it rains!
ReplyDeleteYou have made so many of those intricate flowers. Whatever you end up making with them is bound to be special.
ReplyDeleteI hope that your downspout is fixed and will stay fixed for a good long while. We've had some of the same problems through the winter when wind would dislodge one of them.
The hexie flower shapes look wonderful. One day you will have enough for whatever and you'll put it together.
ReplyDeleteLorelei made me smile with her dancing and painting at the same time but see how it can make you sad. The flowers are pretty and I am looking forward to seeing how you will use them. Happy Birthday to Roger, sounds like you had a wonderful celebration with your family. That’s a great gift for Lorelei’s birthday, I love sloths. I will say a prayer for your downspout fix and am impressed that you tackled this.
ReplyDeleteI LOVED the video! Thank you for sharing. I should take more videos of regular every day life.
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