Remember this?

 Remember I was sewing bits of fabric from this little container to make 'crumb' blocks.  I did a better measurement of the container.  It is 5 1/4 inches long, and 3 1/4 inches  square otherwise.  Below are the what I have sewn so far...the little coral fabric in the upper right hand corner of the top block came from another container.

Here are two more--that pink strip across the top of the top block came from another container.

Two more:

can you believe there are still more?

And here are the last two:

That was 10 blocks from that little container, other than those scraps I mentioned.  And I have at least half enough pieced for half of another block...and still more in the container but they are all just sort of blah and I will be adding more colorful scraps from other containers.  This was just something to do to see how many I could get out the container. 

Also, all of the above blocks are bigger than 6 1/2 inches square.  I have not trimmed them down to size.  I was keeping my options open.  I might want to make them 9 1/2 inches square.  I have not decided for sure.  I don't necessarily think they are so beautiful...it is that I love sewing and I get so much enjoyment from sitting and sewing them together.

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Remember I moved my sewing machines to a room of their own.  Well, I ordered another sewing table and moved one back to my dining room.  There are so many times when I am cooking or just waiting for something that I missed having one of them in here.  Plus, it sits in from of windows and so bright and light there.  I am so glad I did it.

So last week was very eventful.  I told about the flat tire.  I did not tell that earlier in the week when it rained and blew, I had water get in the basement again.  I checked before going to bed and all was okay, so I do not know just how it came about.  I had so much water to get up.  It is strange to have lived here all these years and did not have trouble till after Roger's stroke.  

We might have a little get in in this one corner, but nothing to really worry about.  Now I would be afraid to be gone when it really rains.  Though what I could do by being here is more than I know.   Those were the bad things.  

The good thing is my sewing table came.  It came in two boxes, each one very heavy.  I kind of walked them in. You know how you stand something heavy one on a corner and move the other corner forward.  Anyway, I got it put together.  It has the heavy 'k-legs' and I forget what wood the top is made of but it is heavy.  It may partly be the metal inserts in it.  Anyway,  I feel like my machine is safe in it.  All of my machines are close to 30 lbs each.  I would not feel they were safe on a lot of the sewing tables that are made.  Besides the fact that they would vibrate bad.

That is a long ramble....I am sorry to be that way.  I just could not think how to shorten it...even though I did leave out some details.

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Below is a video I may have shared before.  It cracks me up.  You got to follow the conversation....

A hard day....

 I got this pic from my daughter tonight...Copper and Delta would not be quiet...so she actually yelled at them to be quiet. (You would have to yell for them to hear you....and what is funny, I have never heard her yell at either one.)  

They bark at other dogs.  They bark at kids.  In some cases, they think they are guarding the house, but when it is kids and dogs, I myself think they are inviting them to come and play.  Anyway, it hurt Copper's feelings, so he had to snuggle with his mom.  

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It was one of those days here.  In fact, it has been one of those weeks.  But I will just tell you about today.  I got up and got ready and headed out the door to take Roger through the drive through.  I had to have the Rav4 in at 11:00 to get new tires.  Got out the door, and looked and there we had totally flat tire!  I ended up calling a wrecker service that we know and he came and changed it.  By the time he got here, and got it changed, it was time for me to head to get the new tires. 

We have more flat tires than anyone I have ever known.  And we really don't go very many places.  I bet we don't put 10,000 miles on a vehicle in a year.  Ithink we have at least averaged have a flat every year and a half or so.

I am thankful that we were home and not out somewhere remote.  And I am glad it wasn't the new tires.

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I will leave you with a feel-good video;

Remember Scott Hamilton?

 I don't know what determines what pops up on Youtube, but in my sidebar this popped up.  He was just so good...and I think this one shows his humor, too, while still showing what a skater he was!  I hope you enjoy it half as much as me.  And Roger sure did, too, when I showed it to him. Be sure and watch his footwork...   I always loved to watch him, but did not realize how much I missed him...he does on skates  that I could not do on just my feet!  

It is best opened up to full screen...even better on TV.