SO WHAT TIME IS IT???

 I do get tired of these time changes--but--life keeps just right on 'rolling' along even if we do change the clocks--???!!!

It was a busy week and some trips out this week--But first --as this is a quilting blog--we will talk quilting--I did manage to get the '2' heart blocks finished-

This one is the April one--

And here is the March one--and displayed--

these will all go on this wall over one of the wire bulletin boards I made over my desk--(why do our camera's make items look bowed--this is nice and even and straight????)

And here is where I am on the Winter sampler--

Block #7 is done--I made a Lady snowman with a female Cardinal on her hand--so Mr. Snowman has a wife!!! and #8 block is the little snowman on a sled and is their 'son' !!!  just need to finish this block and do block #9!!!

I got Block #7 started and nearly finished on Tuesday morning while waiting on the phone to Social Security for 2-hours--plus some minutes---but did have a real human talk to me and all is good now-I am changing banks this month!

And I did get these '2' old counted cross stitches framed and hung up--I believe I did these maybe around 1999 or before????

That quilt one on the fence was a rough one--but I kept at it and got it finished--glad I did as I have always loved both of these!!!  I will keep these up even when I do new hats in pinks for the summer!

Now for the weeks adventures--Monday I did not go on the Van--instead, my friend Cheryl and I ----

 went in search of a Thrift store Cheryl likes--on the way--we seen a General Dollar store so we stopped there--and here is the treasures that followed me home--

The top one is some Easter items--and this bottom one is just for regular spring/summer decorating--the big blue bowl was only $2--the pink bird was $3 everything else in both photos I think was a $1--oh and that little jar--has '3-d' bees on it--!!

Then we did find Nana' place--

Just 4 items followed me home--have used the mug already for tea!!

And then we went to Cracker Barrel--for lunch and boy did I have fun in there--haven't been to Cracker Barrel in well over a year--soooo---

Besides a yummy lunch--I came home with some chicken items and Easter items--the flat chicken dish is my new spoon rest while cooking--and the the 'funny' black n white chicken always gives me a smile now when in the kitchen--he's a shelf sitter--but right now sits on my big glass teapot--there is a small chicken there and a mushroom--a little bird and 3 Easter items for decorating--all are salt and pepper shakers--but for me--just 'dust' collectors---!!!lol--

From there we went to another thrift store--and these items followed me out--

This beautiful new looking basket with a neat rounded bottom inside--

for only $3.50--

This 3 drawer unit--for $4.50--

With 3 small boxes from the Dollar tree-for only 25 cents each and 2 packages of foam--new, for 50 cents each --I had fun cleaning up the 3 drawer unit--someone had stored really 'smelly' items in it--but baking soda to the rescue--took 3 times on each drawer though!!!

and these few smaller items--

I thought  this cloth was a small table cloth--but it is a table runner--no stains either--a really fancy picture frame with dark blue velvet on it, 2 small teacups and another mug--and I have enjoyed a cup of tea it in already!!!

There was trips on Tuesday and Thursday to places like the Dollar Tree, Walmart, Aldi's, and Publix--

But Friday was a work day at home--you know --things like laundry, mopping floors and even some sewing got done!!!!

Also a new change in our Dinning room--they no longer dish up our food in Styrofoam boxes--they bought each of us '2' reusable plastic boxes --much like the styrofoam boxes and they now serve us on a plate and we have to go to a table and scrap our food into the new container to take to our apartments or eat in the dinning room on the plate--In the last 8 days I have went down 3 times--my biggest problem is the box is so large--takes up room in the sink and the drying rack!!!  I will be taking my new smaller one down at times that I bought a month ago--we have so many residents you are very elderly and shaking I feel bad for them trying to get their food into the container--though all week there was a couple staff workers helping them--but for how long????  And where is the better quality food to put in them????

It is a beautiful day here today--80 degrees or so and I did go out and sit in the sun for 10 minutes on my way to lunch--window open nice little breeze and lots of bird singing and flyin around!!! 

NOW YOU ALL--HAVE A GREAT WEEK--KEEP SHOWING ME PHOTOS OF THE SPRING FLOWERS--WE DON'T GET THEM HERE ---HUGS, DI