NO TIME FOR SQUIRRELS ---

 I sure did not have any time to play with the squirrels this past week--

There was something going on every day--but---

they were fun things for the most part--

Monday was the holiday--but I spent it going through all my 'treasures' and sorting them out--discovered I had a nice selection of 'purple' items--including a couple really pretty tea cup and saucer sets--so I set them aside and kept going--my main goal was to pack away all my pink goodies and I ended up with alittle over half full of a larger tote--and I packed and wrapped them good--on the top of the dishes, I was able to add all my pink silk flowers--and I found just the right sized smaller tote for all the purple items I had-- including purple silk flowers --I also ended up with '2' flatter totes for under the bed--one has all my birds and a few things in it the other one now has all my miscel decorating-- items in it--like some candle lights, pip berry sprays--silk ivy--and such--so I am now more organized to actually be able to decorate better--I did leave out all my dark blue to use with the Fall decorating for now!!

Tuesday was grocery shopping day--What to get to eat???--I don't buy alot of meat--but I came home with fresh salmon, tilapia, 4 burger patties and a roisterer chicken !!! most went in the freezer!!

Wednesday-- Carolyn and I went on the bus to the Mall--I had to go to my 2 banks (oh--that sounds like I have money-- don't--I only have checks for one account and needed to draw cash out of the bank I don't have checks for and walk it next door to deposit it so I could write a check for my rent--!!!! Afterwards we walked across the big parking lot to the Mall and went to the Food Court and had lunch--on the way home on the bus we stopped at the Publix plaza and I went to Bealls--and look what I found???

OH and I talked Carolyn into buying the other one that was there!!!  These are different and are light weight so will be easy to store!!

BUT-- before Carolyn and I could go to the Mall--I ended up with a dermatology appointment-(they texted me the night before that they were coming!!)  She did show up at 9am--so that was good--I have had a sore on my left elbow for awhile now--at first I thought it was super dry skin--but then noticed this round patch and no matter how I treated it --it would not go away and only got sorer and sorer-so decided I better have it looked at--she decided she needed to do a biopsy on it--I ended up with a raw circle the size of an eraser on a pencil--and now it also 'hurts'--and is really sore--one doesn't realize how much one leans on the left elbow when sewing and typing!!!  Won't hear if it is one of the skin cancers for another week!!

Thursday--Cheryl and I was suppose go do one errand--but ended up going in a different direction--I had 3 items I needed to send back to Amazon at a Staples store so we did that and went over on the beach side and had lunch and then went to 2 thrift stores--and here is my 'haul'---

I have special plans for her--she is jointed so her arms and legs move--

this is her tag--have no idea about this tag!!????

I paid only $4 for the wire basket with the pip berries and those berries are a swag and will come off so I can change them--the little truck was $4 too--

A lovely 'fox' doll--I will probably take the pumpkin out of her hands at Christmas and put something else in her hands--she was only $5 and looks like new--

a little white pitcher that I will add some fall leaves or such too--only $2--

and this cute cute  small tea cup and saucer set for only $3--I know I already packed all the pink china stuff away--but?????

I got all this at a small thrift shop that supports 3 childrens shelters --I love this shop and wished I could get there more often--it's one my friend, Carolyn used to take me to --(by the way my friend Carolyn from Ascension Manor where I lived 6 yrs ago is not doing well--she has been on oxygen for years--and her lungs are really bad now--so she can no longer go out--sad!!)

Then we went to a bigger church thrift store on the beach--big difference in prices--theirs is much higher--but I did find some knitting needles a friend was looking for and a couple little treasures to bring home--

everybody needs a crow for Fall--$2--and a hand painted pumpkin--$1--along with--

a simple Christmas mug--$1--

OH MY--this blog is about--QUILTING though--so did I get any quilting done this past week--???

a little--

I got this month's Woven Wreath finished--there is 3 afternoons, at least, of stitching on this block--I filled in my acorns!!

Saturday I spent tracing embroidery patterns--

I got this far on this months block from Jenny--

one more little hanger to go--

and I got this far on the newest

counted cross stitch that I am doing from Melisa--and I see today she has a squirrel one coming out soon that I know I will have to do--

Did get more hand quilting done on the Country quilt--

There is some other blocks I did that didn't make it in this photo--

And one new baby sweater was finished and another one or two started!!!

An update on Anne--she is doing better--still a ways from being well again--she is on lots of antibiotics--and is going to be going to physical therapy to help her balance so she doesn't keep falling--but she tickles me cause she is still talking and wanting to get back to quilting, baking, and gardening--she hates just sitting around--she has some numb fingers too--so no hand work right now!!

WE ARE HAVING A RAINY DAY HERE--SO TIME FOR ME TO CURL UP IN MY ROCKER WITH SOME SLOW STITCHING-

HOW ABOUT YOU????

HUGS, DI