Still around

I know I've not been posting much lately.  I am done with this winter.  Knee issues and then surgery, cold then two major dumps of snow totally something like 18.5 inches.  Now, I have a cold.  I haven't touched a needle for several days, just laying around, sniffling, coughing and sleeping.  The way things have been going once all this snow is gone (hello mud-already) every tree and bush is going to bud out and bloom at one time-helllo allergies!  Grumble, grumble!  Hope to be back soon.

Outside my back door!

This is the scene outside my backdoor!

Keep in mind that there is several inches of the last snow remaining!  This one is wet and heavy, sticking to every thing (which is why it looks so pretty.)  The wind is blowing this time as well so that means drifts.  I'm in the bull's eye for 10-12 inches of snow from this storm which is to continue all day today and into tomorrow.  Guess I'll be staying home for the next few days!

Yesterday, knowing that this storm (Weather Channel named it Rocky) was coming I decided I needed some "retail therapy" so I headed out to the Quilt Shop and the grocers.  It's funny but the Quilt shop was as busy as the grocers!  What does that say about we quilters?

I had planned to spend most of this time stitching but my refrigerator decided to go nuts and I've had to take everything to the old frig in the garage!  This morning I finally had to unplug it, sigh.  That means I'll have to clean it, ugh.  This might be my least favorite chore, and this particular frig is a royal pain!  It needs a new circuit board, which has been ordered but won't likely arrive until next week (due to lovely snow.)  This was a higher end model and is only 4 years old, thankfully I purchased an extended warranty for it and it is still covered, but what happens in another 4 years?  Will the part even be available?  I won't be buying the higher end stuff any more!

Waiting for more.

That's right, another BIG snowstorm is heading straight for us!  6-10 inches, although the latest storm tracks put us on the high end of that so maybe 10-12 inches!  The last snow hasn't melted, and the street still has only a single lane of clear road visible.  Ugh, I love snow but this is getting ridiculous.

I've been stitching on the "Secret" and making good progress but I can't show you because it's a secret. I haven't done any cross stitch since before surgery as it's not easy to get everything thing so I can see it here in the living room.  I may try some tonight back in my bedroom, or not.

Today, while watching "Quilt cam" with Bonnie Hunter, I was hand quilting and thinking of my grandmother.  I remember sitting at her quilting frame watching her quilt.  She even let me stitch a bit-I wonder if she pulled it out.  She was known for removing the work of others if it didn't "measure up."  I have a hexigon quilt she made "out on the dairy" during the depression, her quilting friends came to help her quilt it and one of them "had no business quilting."  She ripped it out.  As I stitched I wondered if my stitches would measure up?  I'm still learning, and I'd hate for anyone to look at the back of this one!  I think there are ripples!

Snow!

The snow has come!  We're to have snow for the  next 24 hours!  10 inches or more!  All the schools are closed, the courts, some of the cities, churches, everything shut down.  We're even to have "Thunder snow." But not technically a blizzard.  I'm riding the first of it out with Elizabeth, may not get home today either.  That depends on how fast they release Lucas from the hospital today-he had some surgery yesterday which required an overnight stay. When they get home I'll check with my neighbors and see how the roads are there, I only have rear wheel drive on the truck which makes it harder to get around.  Every winter I swear I'm getting a new vehicle before NEXT winter, one with four wheel drive! On top of that, my snow thrower wasn't even turned on last winter and it WOULD NOT start, sigh.  (Note to self, take Hank-the snow thrower-to be serviced before fall.  Hum, also take lawn mower in NOW.)

The boys and I will be hanging out and watching the snow!

Hexies!

Since I've been good and haven't done a great deal of walking around etc on my knee I've added 33 hexies to the hexie box!

That's all the hexies I have cut out and I need to buy more fabric to go along with it before I cut out any more so that is going to be sitting for a while.  I'm thinking of using these as the center of a quilt with others surrounding it.  Still thinking.

The knee continues to improve.  I got so tired of looking at the same walls I took myself out to breakfast yesterday, then to the grocery store for bread and milk.  It didn't seem to bother it.  Today, I've done a bit of laundry, in the basement! and some typing at the table.  I'll do some more stitching after dinner.  I need to begin adding things to get done as my time of loafing about pretending to be hurt are coming to an end.  I have been amazed at the lack of swelling and the lack of pain.  I keep saying-"I thought this was supposed to hurt!"  Guess, I'm lucky, have good genetic material or a super doc! Or maybe all three!

What I'm Reading Tuesday

I'm linking up with Judy L about this book:

I'd really like to be able to pretend that this is a work of fiction, but I know it for truth.  It's an important piece about a subject that I'm passionate about- the lives of women around the world.  I'm very passionate about the education and empowerment of women and girls, especially in 3rd world countries because of the "Girl Effect".  Read it and weep, then help.  I'm a widow on a fixed income but I'm contributing to girl's education in a small financial way, which I hope to be able to expand soon.  Putting my money where my mouth is.

Short update-I'm going bonkers!

Surgery on Wednesday seems to have been successful.  There is very little swelling, and almost no pain.  Much less pain than before.  I am following Doctors orders, drinking lots of fluids, ice, exercises etc and I am already bored out of my mind with sitting in this chair and propping my legs up!  I've made 19 hexie flowers and have about that many more cut out and watched 6 of the 8 Harry Potter movies.  Tomorrow, more of the same.  Oh well, If I'm complaining of boredom I must be getting better.  I promised myself I'd take it totally easy for 1 week- I wonder if I'll make it?