back wow

so surprised so much time has gone by. will try again to keep at it. ok what has been finished.

have spent alot of time with hand work and slow slow stitiching. also dressed up the ole 1230 with skins i found at walmart!! the machine that has never failed me.

downsize and organize.

got home the first week of august. time has just flown. I have switched my bed to the front room hoping to cut down on the heat and elec bills. Plan on keeping that room closed off.

so trying to clean out the room in the front of the house for a workroom/bedroom.
there just is not enough room for a separate work room.

i have way to much fabric. But am struggling on what to get rid of. sometimes i think i just need to close my eyes and fill the van and go to St. Vincents. something has got to go as I do not want to move all of this again.

so bad at organization. so then my little pea brain decided to deal with the fabric later....

got all my finished quilts. together. a pile of ufo's and a hugh container of partial started stuff.

repeat after me like things together.

have been throwing stuff in shoe boxes, metal tins etc as i worked through the years. Do we empty these . Nope Just start another one or add to an existing...Soo going through getting thread rounded up etc.

Trying to stay on track. Would rather be sewing. or doing something else. very painfull for me but need to keep at it. The hall way is filled with boxes of fabric not counting all the containers in the back room and in the basement. This is NOT quick or easy.

labor day weekend---yup more labor ........see ya

finally home

catching up on house stuff..trying to clean, refrig, stove, floors. wow dust everywhere. feel over whelmed again with trying to reduce what I own.

also landlord raised the rent and wants a new lease signed. wow don't know what to do. this place needs so much help and the heating bills are awful.

will look around and see what is available. doing a few stitches on stuff i have started. not much else to say.

making lists again

of what
who
why
when

going home

finally today i am on the last part to get home. wow been a long time over two months.

happy about seeing my son

seeing my sewing machine.

have missed sleeping with my cat.

flour, making bread, and hopefully finishing some of the major projects i have started like down sizing what i own.  bus leaves at 9:15 and home by 1:30. Hurrah

on my way home

wow it  is august all ready. tomorrow i will finally be on the last ride home. taking the bus from chicago to oshikosh in the morning.

haven't done much this week. its hard to sew at my daughters. Lighting not very good. Not sure where the week went.

Miss seeing my dad every day and perhaps am having a big emotional let down. I need to reconcile in my mind alot of personal thoughts about ageing, mortality, and how i am currently living. The life you are given goes so fast. Wow like a tornado really. here and then gone.

Hopefully will get re-charged when i get home and finish projects. Like down sizing--mostly need to get it done and quit feeling over whelmed. (that results in doing nothing)

Nobody wins

The George zimmerman trial has been on my mind.

I have one opinion-Zimmerman was told during his call to the police-we don't need you to do that.
In other words stay in your car, the police were on their way.

He followed Trayvon, he confronted Trayvon and killed him.''

Something is very wrong with the justice system.

so
One dead 17 year old kid. George Zimmerman made a very bad decision when he did not take the advice of the police.

The other thing that really bothers me is the press and coverage of this trial. Every station on tv from Orlando ran this trial all of them every day from 9-5. Also CNN ?? The part that bothers me is the idle speculation from so called experts the TV stations hired. The only experts on the outcome of this was the jury. This is not news. It was just absurd. Then at 11 pm each night they would run additional coverage going over the days events. It was sickening all of these opinions which all in reality meant nothing.

Perhaps the demonstration now should be by all white crowds carrying the same signs that the black demonstrators are carrying. Maybe sadly a white crowd would have more impact. Racism or a sad comment on American society. very much justice blind and gone awry.

i am heart broken for this country and most of all for Trayvons family.

what"ifffing white on white

Went back to Jude Hill's blog and decided to do the white on white. although trying to get pictures is hard.

amazing so many colors of white.

 These are so dependent on texture. Happened to have some stamped images with me so added these to the first piece. Not sure where else this is going or if  I really like it. Using what I have with me....In another few days to Chicago and then home. Wow been gone a little over 2 months.

 This one is even harder to see.

 Back to some hearts as am not coming up with any images. Have to wait and see what else comes about.