Monday menorial day

For Memorial day I went out and got a new bird feeder for all the birds that come to my yard. I enjoy sitting at my kitchen window in the mornings and having my coffee and watching all the birds come for breakfast.

My neighbor across the street can sit in her kitchen windown also and watch the birds.

I did not get any sewing done today, or even this whole weekend but I did get alot of house cleaning done.

My saying used to be be :"quilting and sewing before dishes"

but there is a point where I actually have to stop for a day and clean.

Nancy

One day in the life of

This blog is getting far away from quilting. It has turned more into the days of my life.
Yesterday I spend a day down town at the San diego court House deptartment #2. that is where everyone comes to get arrianed for the crimes they commited or did not commit, and to plead. The public defenders want everyone to just plead guilty so they do not have to deal with the problems and it or they (they problems) will go away. If you try to stand up for yourself and say I did not do that, then the public defender has to actually work and try to help you, which is what our tax dollars pay them to do.
To dissmiss a case the public defender has to get the prosecuter to come down to court #2 and talk to the person who claims to be not guilty, If the prosectuter is busy then you have to come back and start all over.
What a mess!.
That is what I spend my life doing yesterday.
No sewing, No gardening, no quilting.... just dealing with the San diego Court system.
Nancy

Wednesday May 21, 2008

Wednesday.. I am off again today.
Yesterday I spend almost the entire day running around San diego using up gas at $4.00 a gallon and doing and getting things done. What a waiste of time. You think something is going to take 1-2 hours and ends up taking 4-6 hours. I really think it would be great to live in a small town where lines are not so long.
San Diego has gotton so over crowded and stuffed with people it is about to burst. I used to think people were leaving San diego, but as it turns out more and more people are coming to live in the wonderful San diego area and everythings takes so long.
Thanks to my mother who helped me buy my home in Spring Valley 25 years ago, It is hot in the summer and colder in the winter but the there are less people out here, lines are smaller and crowds do not really exist.
It is quiet out here. Best of all I have a large yard with lots of room.
What more can one ask for. Life is peaceful, easy to live.
Go quilt today and enjoy it.
Nancy

Tuesday May 20, 2008

I am finally off work for two days. I have a million things to do today.
Work on my appartments for one thing. Someone is moving in and I have already given her the keys.
I want to get back to the quilting room, but that probably will not happen until later this afternoon.
I finally unloaded my new lawnmower and all the neighbors came over to see it and wished they have gotton up at 4:00 am and gone down to the County Administration building with their old lawn mower and traded it in for a new battery operated one. It works great. Thanks Ron Roberts. No more pulling on a gas mower for me.
Next year my neighbor is going to trade in a gas mower for one of these. She has an electrical mover, but has to pull the cord all around the yard with her.
Well Iam off .
Nancy

Sunday Quilt and Sew Day

Today is Sunday, It is also quilt and sew day. I plan on spending the whole entire day in the quilting room. I have a bunch of projects that I have wanted to finish and today I will get to them. That's that.
Yesterday I went to the San diego County Lawnmower trade in at the County Administration building. Yes I did finally get my lawn mower.
I got there at 5:00 am and stood in line until 8:00 am and was number 26 in line. I was done by 8:30 and back home with my mower in the back of the car. Its still is there. Too heavy for me to lift out.

Back to quilting. I started a quilt about a month ago but life got in the way and today I am going to finish it.
I also have some clothing sewing I need to finish. Well I have to get dressed and be on the way.
Nancy

Sunday- Quilt day.

Friday May 16, 2008
Tomorrow May 17th Saturday is Lawnmover trade in at the San Diego County Administration Bulding. You take you working gas lawnmower and get a new battery operated Black and decker lawnmower for 150.00 dollars.
What a deal.
I have tryed for 3 years in a roll to get one and new got there in time to get one.
Tomorrow I am going to set my alarm for 4:00 am and go there and get in line for a mower. No fooling. The mower I have not I have to pull on a cord and it is hard for me to do that.
After I get my new mover I have to go to work, But on sunday I am going to spend that day play mower in my 1/2 acre of property in Spring valley.
Nancy

Wonderful people who adopt Cats

I always get up in the morning and read a number of other quilt blogs. one that I read is: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/
She went to her vet to take her cat in and came home with a new cat that was left at the vets door in a carrier. It takes a kind heart to bring home a lost pet and make a great home for that pet. so to bonnie and all the other people to take care of lost and wounded lost pets, here is a big kiss.
and I am not forgeting everyone who has a pet and takes great care of it.

I have not had a chance this week to even step into the quilting room this week, but have not forgotton about it.
I have to hurry and go to work. 3 more days left and I have done my 6 days work week.
Nancy

May 13th the sabot deal

Sabot, A small 1 -2 man sail boat.
I helped an old friend buy a sabot about 5 years ago. It was old and did not even float. It sat in my side yard for about 2-3 years before we fixed it up and then took it down to the harbor and used it to float behind his sail boat.

Monday I was called by the life guards who are in charge of the San Diego bay, and Mission bay they told me I need to come see them about the sabot. OK I went over there and was told the sabot was stolen and I had to promise to come to court or I would be put in jail. I laughed. I told them the story of the sabot and they said it was reported stolen.
The sabot was registored at my house in Mission hills. that was so we could keep it occassionaly at the beach bar in mission beach.
I am still laughing.
When I bought that boat it would not even float, it was full of holes. Everytime we tryed to put it into the bay it sank to the bottom!.
My friend and I spent weeks re-fiberglassing it and repairing it. It has been registored with the San Diego lifeguards, who control t he beach bars in mission beach for the past 3 years, they have seen it and oked it, and now after 3 years they say it was stolen!.
Life works in strange ways sometimes. Now I have to go to court with my friend and what a mess, over a $100.00 sabot.

Give me a break. if there is one out there.
see you all tomorrow.
Nancy

Monday May 12, 2008

Today is Monday May 12, 2008. I start a 6 day work week. What was I thinking. Oh well it is only for one week and then my boss will be back from MQS and the shop will stay open while she is gone and everyone will be happy. Laurie Daniels my long arm quilter friend promised to come quilt in the shop, I know I'll be able to do a great job so that is the most important thing.

The other day I saw this surfboard material at one of the local shops and just had to have a half of a yard. It reminds me of happier times in the past.

I just do not know what I'll do with it, but I'll think of something.

I have to hurry now and get ready for work.

Bye for now.

Nancy

Friday May 9th 2008

It is friday, I can not believe where the week has gone.
I have been working at my regular job all week, execpt for tuesday, and then coming home and going over to my apartment building and working there.
By the time I get home the second time, I drop into bed and do not wake up until 8:00 am.

Next week my Boss is going to go to MQS ( Machine Quilters Show case convention) in overland park, Kansas. I am going to take care of the store for the whole entire week. 2 other past employees are coming in to help me, or rather who helping who. But it only for 6 days so that will be alright.
I hope I get a change to sit down and sew this next week.

I have to run and make lunch and get ready for another day.
Nancy

May 6, 2008

Tinker and Ickie. Two foster cats that I took care until about Feb 2008.

They were going to be put down at a local shelter becuase they had ickie eyes. Now they are both in loving homes, no longer sleeping on my green chair by the warm fireplace.

The tree trimming people were suppost be be here today, but had a tree emergency... I took the day off work and now they are not coming over.

What is a tree emergency? I think that translates to a bigger better paying job that they decided to do first and were going to put me off until later in the day.

So I and heading to work and they are going to try to re-schedule.

I already moved everything out of the way and .... oh well.

See you tomorrow.

Nancy

Monday May 5, 2008

This is a picture of some flowers from Ocotillo, in Imperial Valley.

I have to go down there this week and meet a man about helping me clean up some property that I own there.

I put an add on craigs list in Imperial country and he called last night.

He had some good ideas about how to clean up the property and seems to want to work with me.

Mr. Taylor that was his name said to make sure to bring plenty of ice water and a hat and gloves. He was a little bobcat so it should go fast.

Cleaning that place up will be a large load off my shoulders.

So instead of quilting I will be off to Ocotillo tomorrow early, early so I can get there by 8:00 am and work with him. I am going to ask him if he will show me how to drive the bob cat. That should be fun.

Have a great day

Nancy

Birday Post

OCEAN WAVES

May 4, 2008

Birthday.

Today is my Birthday. I am going to start the day by going for a walk along the bay front.

In San Diego we who like here are extremely luckly. While it is snowing in other parts of the United State I can get up and look out onto 75 degress

warm outdoors and them put on a pair of shorts and go walk along the bay.

My alarm cats who never fail to be ready to go outside at 6:30 am are already waiting for their birthday surprise. I got them Alaskan Wild Salmon for dinner.

After I get back from a walk I am going to be working in my quilting room. That is my birthday present to myself... will atleast one of my presents.

Friday I went to dinner with 2 of my great friends and it was so much fun. We laughed and laughed and then had to much to eat.

Have a great day

Nancy

Saturday May 3, 2008

The parrot quilt.

This quilt is so big I really do not have a surface large enought to take the entire picture of it unless I go outside and spread it on the front lawn.

The pattern I used for this was to show off the material, and it is a fast easy quilt pattern for a gift.

I have to still add boarders to it and then off to Laurie Daneills to get it quilted. Fox Creek quilting is her business, she does amazing great work.

Contact her at (619) 445-5930.

I learned along time ago, about trying out new quilters. I am rather fussey about who does my quilting. About 2 years ago I sent a quilt to a new quilter and she did not have a stitch regulator and when I got the quilt back I cryed for a week. Thats is how long it took me to take out the messy stitches.

Last night 2 of my friends took me out to dinner for my birthday, which is on Sunday May 4. Doreen, one the girls who was at dinner is having her birthday today, so it was a double birthday dinner. We had a great time.

It was so funny. For Doreen I gave her a vintage beaded candle holder I found in this antique store. Doreen gave me a beautiful glass cat candle holder. We were both laughing so hard we hurt.

Doreen has to drive back to Yuma Ca. today. It was really great to see her.

Try to sew a few stitches today. I am off to the Quilted Rose to work today.

It is Saturday so I think it will be busy.

See you later.

Nancy

Firemen Fabric

Thursday
May1, 2008







Good morning, Isn't that great fabric? Ask me what I am going to do with it? A lady came into the quilt shop that I work at yesterday and showed me this apron she had made with that fabric and Yes your right I just had to go get some.
Its Alexander Henry Fabrics Collection "Ready for Action"
I called it "Sexy firemen fabric"
I probably should do a quilt and then take it to the local fire station and give it to the guys and gals there, however they may get offended.
So I think I'll just hold onto it for awhile and see what happens.

Today I am going to tie myself into my office and just do paper work all day.
My quilt room is really calling and so are the floors in my house. My slogan is "Quilting before .....everything".
But today I need to do a few other things.

I found a new blog I think everyone would enjoy about quliting:
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/

Have a great day and go sew if only for a hour.
Nancy