Nature always has the last laugh

Have you ever not asked yourself "Where has the time gone?" 
It just doesn't stand still... no matter what, no matter how much we try to slow life down, it just rolls on. 
Sometimes leaving us to 'dust off' and get on with our lives even when life throws us on our backsides. 

The good part of all this is that time does not drag for the caretaker who is not hospitalized.  I've hardly been home for the past month except to unpack and repack the car, do some laundry, grab a snack and go - to teach, to nurse, to nurture...  and hoping that I don't fall asleep at the wheel!

So, what have I been up to? 
learning how to blog with the 'new and improved' blogger... again!
researching drug interactions (not for myself!) and driving hubs back & forth to hosp & dr visits
finished a beautiful quilt on commission...

teaching 50+ active youngsters ages 3 to 10 for a week of craft projects

 ...these are the kids in the t-shirts that I silk screened...they added the colors!

these are some of my 'best boys', above....

making a few quilted postcards...

making a few of these class samples...

 
prepping a couple dozen kits for Quilts 4 Kids (similar to these, for others to sew, hopefully!)

Greensburg Modern Quilt Guild with their quilts for "Quilts 4 Kids"

and two quilts for new baby boys ready to deliver soon to Jonathan

 and... Wyatt

such precious little bundles...

making a big batch of paper clay for molding faces, etc.... not very photogenic stuff, really!

adding to a 'round robbin' online/mail quilt exchange

 I just added that simple bit at the bottom... click the link above to see others in progress.

...and this being the season for weed pulling - which I know is futile, as Nature always has the last laugh, but mostly Nature laughs in flowers. In my yard, morning glories....  And that reminds me - I have more seeds to plant!

 loving my pink petunias!  yes, planter is an old work boot...  now for sunflowers and nasturtiums!

bye for now! time for lunch with friends...

Turkey Tracks, etc. progress report

I know you are just desperate to see how I quilted the Turkey Tracks quilt, right?  no?  too bad, that's about all there is to share this week - so here goes!
on the frame, 6 more triangles to do....

chalk marks for spacing only... here is a closeup of the block quilting.

and the only other thing I 've done this week is pull weeds!
but at least I don't have to pull weeds from the boot!

It is filling out nicely with all the rain we've been having.... but I'll probably have to water it every day next week as a heat wave is predicted - notice the little white funnel in the boot top?  that's where the water goes.
and the coral bells are in full bloom to the lower right - the bees are loving them!

and the daylilies are also in full force with this nice weather - I know it looks like this is two pictures of the same flower, but these are different blooms - they are a juicy dark red/plum color that does not photograph well, but I hope you like them anyway!

that's all for today - I'll be teaching crafts at Vacation Bible School next week, so I don't know if I'll have time for garden pictures, what with the heat and all.

let me know you dropped by - leave a comment & say hey!