Random

First things first:  If you haven't heard yet, Margene is suddenly facing surgery.  Send prayers, good thoughts, healing energy her way and to the hands, hearts and alert brains of her surgeons and everyone else that is involved in her care.  She is one of my first and closest blog friends, I love her dearly, as do so many, and know that all of that love sent her way can only help.  Heck, it worked with Claudia and her brief extension, right?

It's Wednesday and since I am on a short little roll that could quit at any moment, I thought I would try and come up with some random thoughts.

1. I miss my 90 degree days.  Don't mistake me, the weather we are experiencing right now is about as perfect as you can get, but I didn't get enough heat this summer. 
2. So I am counting down until the days start to get longer again.
3. That always bothers me, talking about the days getting longer.  The days stay twenty-four hours long no matter what, it is the hours of daylight (or minutes really) that does the changing.
4. I notice all of those little details of language, it is hard to be me sometimes.
5. And yes, I could get into daylight savings and blah, blah.....  I did think of that.  See?  I just can't stop.
6. I almost typed in 365 days per year, but then got hung up on leap year and decided to let that go.
7. Then I mentioned it anyway.
8. I'm always surprised how an application of topcoat can spit-shine and add a week or two to the life of a pedicure.
9. I hate that no matter what I do, after I do my own nails without benefit of the nifty drying lamp/fans at the nail place, I get sheet marks on my manicure. 
10. And I thought I slept with my hands out of the covers all night.
11. It is not bugging me enough to change it yet.
12. I've been saving a little bit of money by not going in for a weekly polish change and painting my nails myself. 
13. It is agonizing for me.  I like to wait forever between coats, so it takes almost a whole morning, and then for the rest of the day I walk around like a hand model petrified of a scratch that might impede my work.
14. And today I stuck a seam ripper right into the polish on my thumb.  I don't want to fix it. Yet.
15. The photo above marks my re-entry into the world of quilting.
16. So I swore off yarn buying this summer, which went pretty well.
17. I replaced it with fabric stashing.
18. Not exactly the point.
19. The quilt above is pretty much finished.
20. I gifted it on Sunday to Cheryl, pinned to the back and unquilted.
21. Then I snatched it off her pregnant self and took the borders off to fix them.
22. Then it will get quilted.
23. But not by me.
24. Wait until you see what I decided to do with this sheep idea.
25. Think blue, think tea, think teapots.

Eighty-five.  I went to try and do some things to my blog last night and blast it all!  Typepad is all different and I cannot figure out a friggin' thing.  And I don't want to.  But I want to do the things I want to do.  I know, RTFM and all that, but I don't waaaaaannnnnnnnaaaaaa!

Comments

[Manise]

Been sending Margene all the love, good thoughts and karma I can muster throughout the day. She's a good egg. :-)

Love your list and have been chuckling away.

[Liz]

oh my goodness! of course we all (should) know Margene and her awesome zen-ness. I had no idea this was going on. Sending her positive vibes and prayers...

[Laurie]

The positive ethersphere can only help.

I LOVED that quilt. And I fear creative stash switching is the human condition.

[Renee]

Sending Margene all the good wishes and wellness I can muster, keeping her in my prayers.

Oooh, the sheep are adorable. I can't wait to see what other plans you have for them!

[Marcia]

That quilt is awesome! The sheep motif is just perfect, too. Awful about Margene, but she's got a great attitude and will do fine. Fingers crossed that they can fix her laparoscopically!

[Jane]

Thanks for letting us know about Margene. All my best thoughts are being sent for her.

[Carole]

I feel the same way about Margene. I'm trying not to worry but it's hard. Love the quilt, you know. But why aren't you quilting it yourself?

[Kim]

Tea cozies?

[Kathy]

Sending many prayers out to our friend. I LOVE the quilt -- it's so cute!!

[Lucia]

I'm sending all my best thoughts to Margene. And, as a born editor, I sympathize. I want summer to last forever too, and I'm glad it's only three months from equinox to solstice, else I would go mad. On the other hand, there's nothing quite like snuggling by the fire with knitting.

A born editor can't help but remark on the disjointedness of that paragraph.

[Cookie]

Still thinking about our Margene and worrying enough for Carole and myself.

Love the quilt! A million years ago, I made a baby quilt out of flannel with little sheepies on it. I wonder if I have any of that left...

[claudia]

I so totally agree with Number 1. And that is so not like me -- usually I'm praying for fall to come.