Morning Momentum
This is what I finished a week ago. Just now getting around to posting pictures. I think she liked it.
This quilt had 3 borders added to it to make it a King size. It was too big to get a picture of the entire thing. The applique was extremely well done, which makes my job [...]
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Nowhere close to finished….. but progress made. Posting this for Kay. Because she wanted to see the face. Well, there is hardly any face. Yet.
Maybe I should make her headless…..
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Holidays are meant for loafin’ right?
6 loads of laundry done
2 quilts loaded, one on each machine, for tomorrow’s work
supplies ordered online
fridge cleaned out
supper made
a little bit of sewing done on my doll
designed and made a new mp3 holder to try
and finally……
some loafin’!
Hope you all get some loafin’ in today too!
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This pretty much says it all…… new building, new flag up, grill cleaned and ready to fire up, lots of work to do!
We also took time for a Walmart date, trip to buy supplies and groceries, a picnic on our new concrete patio and a little relaxation and reflection.
Y’all probably think we forgot to quilt…… [...]
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These pics are from Friday. They started at 6:30am, and it was still foggy.
Saturday Ron came back to score the concrete for expansion/contraction.
Is that a big truck or what? And there were TWO of them….. full. Well, empty when they left!
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The men have worked so hard…… and finally we are ready for concrete tomorrow. The rough electrical work is in…the part that had to be done before concrete can be poured.
The west side:
And the east side…..which I think will be my favorite morning spot before long.
The dream is becoming reality, right before our eyes!
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Doors are in. Took a little extra work…….
yes, that’s a chainsaw! That vertical beam he is trimming is over 100 yrs old, hand hewn. Not perfectly straight or square. Actually, that one was a touch twisted. He needed to “trim” it a little.
And my new french door is in:
I am really liking it!
This next one [...]
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couple of quick shots from last friday. we thought they werent coming to work for a few days this week…. but the hammers started at 7am this morning!
today we are getting doors. i’m trying (not too successfully) to quilt while the gal is here cleaning, the men are tearing out the living room door and [...]
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Tyvek, siding and shingles. All in a day. OH MY! These guys are my heroes. They work so well, so hard, so quickly.
Anybody need a piece of Tyvek? I kept all the pieces that were cut out for doors and windows. And they cut a whole roll down to size that they handed me too. [...]
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We are going to have a roof over our heads. That’s a good thing!
From the road, looking west.
Looking mostly south…..
Looking east
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American Idol: I know it wont happen. But David Archuleta gives me the heebiejeebies. He needs to be voted off. He does the most revolting stuff with his mouth. And David A…. open your eyes [...]
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