Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Thursday evening out by the fire. It has been good fire nights, the last couple, at least. Dead calm and warm, we’ll see how the mosquitos are as it gets closer to dark. I just had to move back away from the fire, it was too damn hot. The way the wood gets stacked up on the fire, you would think it grew on trees. My wood pile is going down ever so slowly but is going down. I brought down three loads with the tractor this afternoon and filled the wood box. With the fire roaring now the box is being depleted quickly. Something to do tomorrow. Job security.

Not much has been going on around here. Some days it is too hot for this old man, others not so bad if I can get out of the sun. The sun and I are not the best of friends. I feel guilty spending all my time in the studio in the air conditioned coolness.

This and That

Carol here ~

I lied.  Last week I told you I had all the 2024 quilts completely finished.  As I was rummaging around in the cubbies looking for the five 2025 quilts I had quilted so I could attach the binding to them I found 2024-30 and it was not bound.  Oopsie.  It's done now!

2024-30

And I got the bindings made and attached to the five 2025's, they are ready for the hand work.

July!

Carol here ~ 

Happy July 1st!

I was able to get in a couple afternoons of binding out front on the patio.  

I finished up both 2024-34 and 36 quilts. 35 was finished previously.

2024-34

2024-36

That is the last of 2024 quilts.  Phew.  Now onto making and attaching the binding on the four 2025 ones that I have quilted.  Maybe I'll get started on those today, at least one anyway so I have it ready for patio binding.

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Thursday evening by the fire. The day started out nice. I mowed my lawn, raked out some moss and reseeded and wed some flower beds. Remember, my lawn is not very big. Hopefully the reseed will fill in where the moss was and not just have the moss coming back. I would really like to see mostly grass in my 10 x 15 lawn, not weeds and moss. Oh well, time will tell.

Last night I was sitting in a chair out near the fire pit, no fire though, I was just sitting there. I must have been thinking very heavy thoughts because the next think I knew, I had settled into my seat. 

 

I stood up and thought, boy it’s a good thing someone a lot heavier didn’t sit in it. 

Happy Summer!

Carol here ~ 

This past Saturday was the perfect first full day of summer ~ sunny, warm with a light breeze.

Dan and I were out in the kayaks counting turtles, we were up to 26 when Dan said there's another one ~ he reaches his hand in the water and catches this one!

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Thursday evening, too windy with threats of severe weather for a fire. 

I’ll see what I can write then go back to sewing. It doesn’t seem like much has happened around here this week. Neighbor had a tree cut down. That was about all the excitement for that day. 

 

With Evan’s assistance we managed to get the display case removed from storage and relocated to the shed here. 

 

Birthday's and Quilt Retreat

Carol here ~

We headed to Readfield on Saturday to celebrate Kailey and Lucas' birthdays.  Kailey's 18th  was the week before but with all the graduation hoopla it was decided to wait and celebrate with her dad's, which was Saturday.  

We ate cake and had a nice visit then headed to Rangeley. Again. 

It was Michelle Hiatt's Quilt Retreat Weekend at the Rangeley Inn and we wanted to stop in. Many of the quilters are from our days of hosting so it's always nice to see them again.  I didn't take any pictures but here are a couple of Michelle's.