The Lost Weekend

As you know, DH had his operation on Friday.  I spent Friday unable to concentrate, hence the odd E is the last post.

Alex and I then spent most of the weekend driving backwards and forwards between here and Perigueux.  I am totally knackered, physically and emotionally.

DH is now home and well, despite huge bruising to the right hand side of his face and a nose the size of an ostrich egg!!!

Late Sunday evening I managed to get some quilting on Ab Fab done, but, unfortunately Haunted Houses remains in limbo.  I keep on looking at it and haven't got the ummppphhhh to get going again.   I'm going to leave it alone for a bit and concentrate on getting caught up with the hand quilting.  I've got 2 quilts to do;  Tamzin's quilt has got to be ready for Christmas as they are off to LA permanently at the end of the year.

No photos - sorry - but some links for you instead.

Force Majeure has written a Bent Needle special on web tools for quilters. 

Have you discovered Kieny's blog?  She a Dutch Lady living in Taiwan and, like me, is new to this quilting business.  Interesting stories about Taiwan life.  Go over to say hi and tell her I sent you.

Another interesting blog is fellow Viveur, Marie.  An American living in Luxor, but with a passion for France.

Not so Lazy Gal Tonya has opened her online tutorial to everyone.  Go over and take a look and see if the Free Piecing bug gets you.  It's great fun and you'll get so much joy out of doing it.  Go on - I dare you!

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What happens

if you aren't concentrating and thinking about other things whilst you are sewing?

This is what

 

a lower case e turns into a bit of an odd upper case E.

Problem solved (I think)

As you all know, I've been having problems trying to leave comments around Blogland.  I think I've solved the problem.  I switched back to Internet Explorer from Firefox and so far all the comments are working.  I think it has something to do with the Active X controls.

So I'm leaving comments everywhere and having a massive catch up, but really must drag myself away from the computer and get sewing.

For those of you on the Stashbusters stay at home retreat - have fun.

Missing in Blogland

Has anyone heard anything from Nancy and Dianne?

WiP Wednesday - 07-11-07

Wooooo hoooooo - I'm having fun!

I found the original Ghosties and Ghoulies quote in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. It actually reads:

"From ghoulies and ghosties and long leggety beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us."

I'm going to put "ghosties" down the right hand side and "Ahoouououou" across the bottom. I can't get the whole quote in - there isn't enough room.

I've just done a search for ghoulies and ghosties and found this pattern by McCall's.

I finally managed to find a 1/4 inch foot for my sewing machine. It's actually for a Featherweight 221 but fits my "oddball" machine perfectly. Now that I know it's Featherweight 221 feet that fit my machine I can broaden my horizons a bit more and perhaps find a quilting foot too.

We had our first heavy frost this morning. They say that the first frost comes to this part of the Périgord on or about 5th November. Well, it's arrived! If you look close enough you may be able to see the leaves falling from the walnut tree - it was raining walnut leaves at 8.30 am.

DH and I went for a walk round Brantome the other day. I've been up to the top of this hill before, but have never had the camera with me.

Stunning, even if I say so myself *vbg*

 

Right - that's your lot for today. I've got buttons to sew on DH's PJ's for tomorrow and other bits and pieces. As from tomorrow evening I'm going on a 48 hour sew-a-thon - wooo hooo! His op is on Friday a.m and the clinique said he could be discharged on Saturday - we shall see - I think it is more likely to be Monday.

It's taken me 3 hours to write this post - the connection has been absolute rubbish these last few days. I've been commenting on some blogs, but by the time I manage to get to the comments page and write something, the connection slows right down and pfffffff - page gone and it won't reload!

Nearly Back to Normal

Alex goes back to school tomorrow and I'll have my computer back.

Be prepared for lots of photos and progress on Haunted Houses.

I meant to say that Kathy spotted the Doh!  in the last post.  Top right hand corner!  In fact, it's not a Doh!, but a Boob (as in mistake LOL).