High Water in My Backyard -- Nearly (oh and a stash report)

This is the normally dry area behind my house.  People often walk their dogs in there, but now it is pretty full of water!










This is the canal  in my subdivision.  It is high, very high. I will take some photos at normal level to show you later in the week.

BIG Difference!  Just wait and see!

Our flooding risk comes from the Amite River.  That is pronounced with a long A and Mitt (like Mitt Romney.)  Conversely, the nearby Comite river is pronounced Co-Meet.

  

Used this week	-14.00	Used this month	19.50	Used this year	-82.00
Bought this week	0.00	Bought this month	0.00	Bought this year	20.00
Plus or minus	-14.00	Plus or minus	19.50	Plus or minus	-62.00

I did a few things this week, but not a whole lot.

Actually, I counted the whole Reflection quilt.  I used a bunch of batik and hand dyed Fat Quarters for the top and some batiks for the backing. I am estimating based upon the size, I guess I could go and see it I could dig up the pattern.......but that seemed too much trouble.

Stash Report (Go 100) and Dinner AT the Movie

I generally don't do movies.  Mostly because they are either stupid silly or violent.  Frank made peace with that a long time ago!  He was at one time very upset that I refused to see a movie that was bloody and violent, since that was the stuff of my real nightmares.  So he now waits to see them when he goes out of town.  Keeps him out of places he doesn't need to be in anyway!  Those women would find out he vacuums and they would be all over him!

And all the perfume.  I don't know why people think I need to be overwhelmed with the sweet scents they douse themselves with.  It gives me horrible migraines.

But I wanted to experience the new Movie Tavern that opened a few months ago.  So we chose Bridge of Spies, Frank  assured me it wold not be violent.  (He also had assured me the thing at Disney World was not a roller coaster, so I was suspicious.)

It was not violent, but very good in fact.  A true story, Tom Hanks did a great job acting, Steven Speilberg directed it well.  I liked it a lot.

The food was good and not expensive, the seats reclined like a luxurious Lazyboy Chair and the waiter was hilarious.  I totally enjoyed the entire experience and would go back again if there was another non-violent, non-silly movie. 

So for a stash report.

Charlene and the GO! Miracle Machine cut all those binding strips!  And they are ALL put on their respective quilts now.  I will claim the fabric now and the finishes when they occur.

And you know what?  I just keep going and going and going!  nearly 89 yards down!  I wonder if I can hit 100?????????

 

Used this week	-9.5	Used this month	-25	Used this year	-175.5
Bought this week	0	Bought this month	1.5	Bought this year	86.75
Plus or minus	-9.5	Plus or minus	-23.5	Plus or minus	-88.75

35 Birthday Celebration and my Stash Report 5-31-15

Tomorrow we start a new month so I guess it is fitting that i get to  declare my purchase this week in the "old" month where it won't taunt me for the entire month of June!

Yes, we had a 35th birthday celebration!  Me? I wish......

CAAWS turned 35 in April, but the day was rained out and this was our alternate day. 

We shared the Raising Cane's Dog Park with Raising Cane's fabulous lemonade and sweet tea with lots of ice -- because it was the only day in months to hit 91 degrees!

We shared the day with BREC's Family Fitness Day and rubbed elbows with the Mayor-President Kip Holden. 

 We had CAAWS dogs who found great and loving homes like Louie the Chocolate Pomeranian.  We had costumes like the Rainbow Tutu. 


We had games.



 We  had birthday cake

And we had PRINCESSES!









Stash Report!  Still in the red!  Yes!  But I can do better!

Used this week	-0.33	Used this month	-21	Used this year	-76
Bought this week	13.00	Bought this month	20.5	Bought this year	54.25
Plus or minus	12.67	Plus or minus	-0.5	Plus or minus	-21.75

Stash Report 2-21-14

I made 8 slices of pie, some chocolate, some pumpkin.  All in felt so there was no fabric used, per se.  But work, none the less.  They were Christmas presents for my Fiber Group people.

They were very surprised and loved the idea of Pie!




Then I worked on my super secret project and used up about 3/4 of a yard of various fabrics by the time I got things lined up and beautiful.  It will be an incredible thing.



And I am going in a little bit to do some quilting on the Jersey Shore!

But first I need to finalize my 2015 Mystery Quilt!

 

Used this week	-0.75		Used this month	-12.25	used this year	-166
bought this week	0		bought this month	3	bought this year	218.75
plus or minus	-0.75		plus or minus	-9.25	plus or minus	52.75

The new quilt part in the header is one of the first quilts I made when I started quilting again about 15 years ago.  I made it for Frank, he wanted one for his car and he loves lighthouses.  He still has it in his car.  You gotta love that!

You can see all the mistakes in there that I wouldn't make these days!

glen