Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Thursday evening, not much happening here on the pond of late but that is about to change. Tonight they are saying frost. Were I still “farming” in Rangeley I would be looking at a freeze tonight. 

Well today I began the process of cutting the window boxes back and dumping them out. I used to consider that if I did it just before frost, than I won not Mother Nature. I only did the saddest looking ones. I did cover up one plant out back just to see if it made a difference. I mainly was covering a tomato plant that had arisen as a weed. 

Lena Longarm

Carol here ~

I got Lena Longarm up and running again, figured she had a long enough of a break as I haven't used her since the beginning of July.  I loaded a donation quilt on her and we quilted it up over the weekend.  Dan pieced this quilt back in the spring using a bunch of orphan blocks.  Read about it here.

I used the pattern "Chantilly" by Urban Elementz.

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Sunday evening, set out by the fire tonight in the rain under the umbrella.

Was pretty earlier before it clouded over completely. 

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

The weather of fall has arrived, cold, wet and rainy. Today, Tuesday, was quite chilly. 

I picked the last of the tomatoes and cut down and removed the carcasses along with storing the tubs they were growing in. I stripped down the first and picked up the metal tub and took care of it. I then proceeded with the other one. I found myself pulling and struggling to even get the tub off the ground to say nothing of lifting it into the wheelbarrow. I know I have lost a great deal of my strength but come on, this container is about the same size as the one I already took care of. Finally I managed to get one side off the ground and get my hand underneath and found a 1/2” taproot going into the crushed rock below the tub and extending about a foot and a half into the ground below. No wonder it was growing so good. 

This and That

Carol here ~

I got the Morning Star quilt washed, dried and on the bed ~ I love this quilt!

This quilt was pieced by Dan in 2010 during our vacation at Jekyll Island, GA.  I quilted it this past spring and got it bound last month.  About time, huh?

The pattern is from the book "Nickel Quilts" by Pat Speth and Charlene Thode.  I believe it is still available to purchase from Amazon.

Dan's Ramblings ~ The Internet Saga

Dan here ~

In the studio tonight. 

Forecast has been saying rain all day. I got up early this AM, well early for me. I took off just after 8:00 in hopes of getting some of my steps in before I got wet. Based on the forecast, I had resigned myself to the fact that today would be a lousy day, walk wise. So going early I said to myself “almost 13,000 steps, if that’s all I get today so be it”. (I knew it was me ‘cause I recognized my voice). 

I went back home, watered the window boxes in case the wind blows wicked hard they stand a better chance they won’t blow over. I finally had my coffee and breakfast. I was still waiting for it to rain so I goofed around awhile and figured now lunch was in order. Then after lunch, of course, I needed a nap, then I had no choice but to go to the cell phone store. This was the chore for the day, the chore that I had saved for today's rainy day. Hadn’t rained yet. I couldn’t put it off any longer though.

Fall

Carol here ~

I had the the itch to stitch with fall fabrics.  Made a handful of potholders/hotmats, figured we had room for those!  Gifted a couple so still have three left for us.