recuperating!

I am finally able to type somewhat with my left hand, despite the surgery on the hand and elbow. The pain is better; mostly sore now.

One of the guilds I am in meets this coming Tuesday night. Just got an e-mail about needing to cut rectangles and squares for the presentation. Guess I won't participate; am afraid to do much at present where a knife is concerned!

The morning snow has already melted, but the forecast is for more, along with the frozen ice for in the morning. Good excuse for staying in...

snow again....and post-op

can you believe it's snowing again in tennessee? anyway, it is beautiful. surgery went well, typing one handed. did hand and elbow, so no sewing 4 a while.

Blocks and Carpal Tunnel

I used the Thangles for the Buck a Blocks. They aren't hard to use, but I find I have to be careful pulling the paper off to not pull my stitches.

Well, it's catching up with me. Old age! I am having carpal tunnel surgery tomorrow, then the other hand in 6 weeks. So I suppose my quilting will slow down for the next bit.

I did get blocks made yesterday for next month to try to get a little ahead. Wish me well!

buck a block...and more cold weather! plus a cry of happiness....

I knew when I saw the squirrels in the fall it was going to be a cold winter. I don't mind though, because maybe it'll help kill the mosquitoes and bugs that we get during the summer. But today, just snow flurries, but the wind is cold!

I have just started the "buck a block" series for this year. I have never used Thangles before, so it should be interesting! There are 2 sizes of blocks- 2 large and 3 small in different color schemes- tone on tone, floral, brights, civil war, and scrappy. Soooo, if I get them all done each month, there will be 5 tops completed. Yay!

I have been sick with a flare up and an infection for over a week and have just started feeling better the last couple of days. The transplant drugs they gave me before helped my disease, but left me toxic, so I had to come off them. The secondary choice they are giving me makes me feel less like death, but I can't seem to be pain free...anyway, so you can imagine how tired I was beginning to feel when...

I talked to my daughter in Hawai'i yesterday and she sent me pictures of Athena, the 4 month old. Then, she told me that she thinks I am beautiful. I immediately cried. I just thought that all daughters didn't think of their moms as attractive, so this made my day, week, everything. I am a very lucky gal. And am so proud of my children. God has blessed me very much.