Trail Volunteer and Rail Fence blocks

Charlie has signed up to be a Trail Volunteer for our Kent County trail system. He has been to the class, had his "record" checked, and received this splendid costume which he is to wear on the trail.

His assignment is to walk at least two hours a week and report the condition of the TRAIL. If there are any problem with PEOPLE, he is to use his own cell phone to call the sheriff.





I'm working on the Rail Fence blocks, which seem pretty big. But then, that will make the quilt top quicker! Here are some of the blocks to show how the colorway is looking. Looks like Summer or July Sunshine!



And here is the wastebasket with the slivers of trimmings from cutting them all to my PPM, 10.25" square.



Sara

Gratitudes:

Easy picking out new tiles for basement shower floor
Progress on the Rail Fence blocks
Robin chicks have flown away (or disapeared anyway)

Celebrating retirement

Here we are after the official retirement party at the church for Charlie. [DD Martha, DH Charlie, DS Peter, DDIL Lynne, and me] We went to the local Hilton Hotel bar on the way home and the family had a drink together. Mine has not yet been delivered, so my hand is empty. But we were all "feelin' groovy", and very happy to be together. (Waitress took the photo with Martha's phone.)

Sara

Gratitudes:

The new Mac laptop for Charlie is functioning

Cleaned off three shelves next to it for his "gear"

Enjoying the earliest hours of the Australian Open each night

MLK Day work continues

Here's where the MLK Day work on a charity quilt has ended with more work on Inauguration Day. I began putting the blocks together last night. Today I added the muslin inner border and the red second border. Now I'm auditioning two different blues for the final border. I think this will make a "boy" quilt with the Blue theme and then the red border fabric has pictures of cowboy stuff.This will be a neo-natal quilt for the Guild collection in March.

After all the Inauguration TV watching and then the evening news, Charlie and I watched a video of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speach tonight--and there was the Washington Mall again, full of people, but in 1963! We both remember watching that event on TV at the time. What an amazing change in our country. God bless Obama and keep him safe. And may we all do our part to sacrifice for the good of others.

Sara

Gratitudes:
That I lived to see this day in America
Footcare nurses so happy and fun
Charlie's REAL first day of retirement (Mondays were his day off)