Where's Bubbie

This is my lovely Bubbie...he is our funny boy. And our loving boy. He came in about daylight this morn and started...jump up on me, then step over on to Roger. Then Roger pushed him on out of the bed...right back around he came and jumped up on me...I think he actually snuggled for just a minute, then back to Roger and this time on down off the bed with no help.

I decided he wanted outside so sat up on the side of the bed...here he came and gave this little bitty meow...I ask him something, he did this tiny meow again to answer me...I softly said something else to him...not wanting to totally wake Roger up. This time his motor kicked on and he was purring so loudly. He was a lonesome boy was his problem.

He is totally entertaining...I will be in the bathroom putting up stuff, or cleaning, and here he will come and reach up and pull down the towels. If they fall and cover him up, that is even better. He will lay there forever. And I cannot keep the throw rug straight in front of my chair. He crawls under it and keeps it a mess all the time. He makes us laugh daily.
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I did do laundry...the heat was awful, but things dried so quick. I think we are going to have to water the flowers and garden daily. I heard our local weatherman say we are behind over 10 inchs of rain for the year so far...we really could use a good soaking rain.

It's ready....

After running an errand or two yesterday morn, I settled down in the afternoon to finish the back for this small quilt. I set a few minutes, then thought with the things I have to do today, that I best be busy getting it pin-basted because it sure would not happen today. I wish I had timed the entire process.

I first stretched the back on the floor, used t-pin to keep it stretched. I spread the batting, using t-pins again to keep it spread out...then the top. After crawling around doing all that it was time for a break. I did time myself on doing just the pinning, and for that small quilt it took an hour. It is approximately 64/65 inches long--I know this cause it is just a bit longer than I am tall. And I think it is around 48/50 wide. I know that because I knew I needed more than a single width of fabric for the backing.
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It was up to 95ºF here yesterday...according to one thermometer. The other said 99º! The local TV station predicts it will be 97º today, while Weather Undergound predicts 102º. With temps like that, I will be hanging clothes on the line, only to return and get them by the time I hang the last item...or almost anyway.

I have a lot I want to do today, so will get busy with it all...

Another day come and gone....

Thought I would show just a couple more flowers...an Asiatic lily above. I don't know the name of it...an a daylily below. Again, I don't remember the name. I do not why, but the names of the different colors of flowers just do not stick in my mind. Even if it is a name I love.
This day lily came from some place like Walmart or Menards....but I want to go to Windy Ridge Farm before this year is out. It is not over 10 miles from us, and we have never stopped. I do not know why. I think because there would be so many I would want. Anyway, I have made up my mind to stop, if for nothing else than to take photos.
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I have been sewing a bit the past few days...I am making a backing for the 4-patch shown in This Post....I thought maybe I could get the backing made and get the layers pin-basted....and start quilting on it. It might inspire me to think of how I want to quilt Roger's quilt. It is pin-basted and just waiting on my decision.

The backing I am making is not just an ordinary backing...it is nothing fancy but I am doing more than just a plain piece for fabric. It is nothing planned...just throwing some fabrics together. Probably when it is done I will wish I had planned it. I have such a hard time in being spontaneous with things.

Anyway, hoping to finish the backing tomorrow...have an errand or two to run so will be lucky to finish it. I have to hunt more fabric...hoping I have some more of the ones I have already used but if not, it is no big deal.