December 29, 2009

Good morning Spring Valley, and oh ya the world. Tuesday, the second day of the week and not to hump day yet. I have another ear appointment today. The ear is still clogged up. Along with the washing machine at Chalmers street. That is my Rental in central San Diego.
The good news is that the Lemon tree is loaded with lemons, Which my friend Gretchen will love.
I do not use chemicals on the tree so I guess they are organic.
When I cleaned up my guest room which is also the quilt storage room, I notice that I have a bunch of quilts that need binding. so i have started doing those. That will keep me busy for months to come.
I still have not won the California lottery so I guess I'll have to continue working hard on all stuff I have to do.
With 71,00 people winning $1.00 amounts and the winning amount being over 120,000,000 million I better not plan on winning.
since I have not been able to exercise for over a month as a result of the ear infection, I find myself getting very sleepy again. It is from the lack of exercise. I often wonder how I ever made it working full time.
Well I have to get dressing so I can sit around and wait for fedex to not show up until who know when.
Have a blessed and wonderful day.
Nancy

December 27,2009 Sunday

Thank the lord for all his blessing, Christmas is over for another year. I swear I am going to start a collection of presents all through the year. There for by the time Christmas rolls around I can go shopping in my closet. Christmas is so busy and there are always so many comments I just start to go nuts, like everyone else.
Friday I went and bought Bird seed for the wild birds in the back yard. I could fill up the bird feeder everyday and that would still not be enough. It is great however to watch the birds feeding happily on the bird feeder. The swoop from the tree to the bird feeder and back to the tree.
About 2 doors over there is a winter collection of wild parrots. They come inland in the winter and stay in a very very tall pine tree. Wild parrots make alot of noise, it is like living in the jungle. Then around March they head back toward the beach communities. There must be over a 100 wild parrots. Sometimes I cut up fresh fruit and place it on this tall parrot feeder stand that I made. the parrots come and eat the fresh fruit, circle make a bunch of noise, that must be their Thank yous.
Around dusk they all return to the tall pine tree and settle in for the night.
I got up this morning and started cleaning the house about 8:00 am. With 2 dogs and 4 cats, vacuuming is something I have to do about ever other day, them mop the floors, then polish the floor and dust.
The house stays looking and smelling nice for about 1 day and I start all over.
This afternoon is my holly day. I get to sit and sew for the rest of the afternoon.
My girl friend Gretchen took pictures of the cats and then fixed they up on her photo shop and here are the results. I am going to send some of these to Costco and have them printed.

Well my floor mop is callig me back to work. Them the sewing machine.
Have a wonderful blessed day.
Nancy

Christmas Eve

Today is Christmas eve, I am just starting to wrap presents. I went out to get one last present and braved the driving and parking, what a nightmare. I also had to go by the pet store and get wild bird seed for my children in the back yard. When I am out of seed the birds get very cranky
and noisy.
I also called Mr. man he did not answer to wish him happy holidays.. Hearing his voice sent me into another downward spin....for a few hours. It is so hard when 2 people who start off with such a nice friendship end not talking to each other. I guess that is why there is so much despair in relationships. One person is honest and the other not and their friendship ends being fractured.
I came to the final conclusion that he is insidious, which means developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent. waiting for a chance to entrap.... then dissipate.
A while back I complained that quilters should not use their blog to voice their problems in real life, but that is what I use mine for.
Well i have all the Christmas wrap up from the garage so I better get wrapping or I will be at it till tomorrow morning.
As usual Freddie wants to sit in my lap while I am working and thinks as a small doggie that is his right.

I have not had a chance to sew a thing since Christmas has taken over my life with getting all the things done that need to be done by Christmas morning.
Have a great and enchanted Christmas day and may all you dreams and wishes come try.
Nancy

Sunday Dec 13, 2009

Hi,
It is Sunday morning. Last night I was making mashing potatoes and forgot and put the skins down the garbage disposal and guess what it got clogged up again. So, today after church I get to clean out the U trap. What a joy, Life is supposed to be better after you retire, no worst.... ! It has been raining here in San Diego all week, which I know we need but the dogs and cat are going nuts.
Tacocat especially, she wants to go out and kill, kill, hunt, hunt, kill and is stuck in the house as she hates getting wet feet.. The dogs, Freddie and Ginger also do no want to go out and I have to pick them up and carry them out to do their thing.
Last night I almost finished binding another quilt for a gift for Christmas... That makes about 20 quilts this year. If I sew my way out of the sewing room it should only take me another 20-30 years, unfortunately I will not be around that long, so I am making fabric packs to sell on Ebay of fabric. Lots and lots of Cat fabric.
Well I better get moving along to get on with the day.
Have a great Sunday. Do not get the sink clogged up.
Nancy

Monday Dec 7th, It is pouring rain. I am numb.... The dogs do not want to go outside because of the rain.
I worked really hard yesterday getting alot of different things done as I knew today it would be raining. The finished putting up more Christmas decorations, put away the boxes the decorations were in. Then I went to the apartment building and cleaned up the yard, empty my trash from this house. Vacuumed and mopped floors here. Cleaned the kitchen, brought wood into the house for the fireplaces. I really worked hard.
I know there are going to be alot of car wrecks today, people in San Diego do not know how to drive. I have to go to the bank to make a deposit and hope that I can make it there and back safely.
I would like to find and outdoor covered area where I can take the dogs to do their stuff. Close to where I live. No ideas come to mind.
I also intend to stay home and finish binding some quilts. Well I have so many plans for the day I had better get busy.
Nancy

December 6th 2009

Today is Sunday Dec 6th. It has been a month since I split with Mr. Man. I know that I did not do anything wrong. I have had so much time to do things I could not get done with him around because as you know when a man is around you have to entertain them.
After church today I have a long list of things that need to get done before I can go into the Quilt Studio and get to the real work of the day.
It promises to rain tomorrow so I need to go to the apartment building and pick up any trash left there today so that it will not be a muddy mess. I need to take my trash there and empty it, so the cans here will be clean.
Finish put up the Christmas decorations and them start clean up the storage boxes that I keep all that stuff in. The list goes on.
Yesterday I vacuumed the house, mopped the floor, dusted around the house, cleaned the kitchen, and then went and meet Andy my quilter friend. We really have fun talking about quilt ting and since he is married and happy there is no pressure.
Well is is 9:30 so I need to run to get to church. Have a great Sunday and wonderful holiday.
True friends stay by your side through thick and thin, the other ones are just passing by.
Nancy

Friday Dec 04, 2009

Hello,
Where did the week go? I have been busy all week, but just do not know what I have accomplished.
Everyone else on the block has their Christmas lights up, so Today I guess I have to get on the stick. I also however have to go pick up another quilt from the quilter. I had made this flannel quilt for my man friend, but then we had a parting of the ways, so now it is just another one in the stack waiting to be sold at this years quilt show.
My little dog Freddie is a special dog. I adopted him from the shelter when no one wanted him because he has a problem with his back legs. He is so sweet. At 8:00pm. at night he puts himself into bed. He usually wants me to come along, but if I am busy he just goes up the stairs that my friend across the street gave me and gets under the blankets. He also does not want to get up in the morning until it has warmed up.
All my friends now want to take Freddie home, he is very friendly and loves to kiss.

Have you heard the story about Susan Boyle, the underdog that turned out better than the winner. I have not got her album yet but intend to do so very fast.
well I have to get busy and get going, another day of sewing and oh ya getting those Christmas light up.
Have a great day.
Nancy

Thanksgiving 2 days to Go.

Hi,
Every have one of those months. Believe me this has been one of those months. If one more thing happens to me bad, I'll turn myself in to the psych ward.
!st. Coffee got spilled on the lap top, it is the one I have been using for months. The lap top got fried, so now I am back to the very old computer. It is full so I can not hardly do anything.
Can not upload pictures from my camera, so my camera is getting loaded up.
I took the lap top to have the memory retrieved,,,,,,$50.00 dollars later.... 2nd the Toyota truck needs a new master brake cylinder that is about another $200,00 out the door.

And the 3rd and final, the worst, the most bad of all, I broke off with my long time man friend who it turns out was just free loading off me....I knew it for a long time, but being a Woman, I keep trying to repair the relationship. Finally I just know it was a waist of time and effort and stopped taking his calls. If not for friends who have been supportive, as you know Braking up is hard to do. I had made him a wonderful Christmas quilt, but think it would be better to hold onto it. The other worst thing is he works in the same neighborhood where i live and I keep running into him. Each time I do it is like a fresh stab in the heart.
As I look back now I know there were warning signs that it was not good.... But I did not pay attention to them. It is very hard when you have to admit that your feelings have gotten trampled, stomped on and just hurt by a person who you through was your great friend who was not your great friend at all. Now I have to continue to live here and run into Mr. Man and see him even if I try not to.

So now I am waiting for Black Friday to go looking for another computer. No more Lap tops.
If you want to know if I am depressed the answer is YES... But I have been staying home and getting alot of sewing done, which is he result of not feeling like going anywhere.
Today after I go swim I am gong to clean floors.
I finished 2 Cowboys quilts. Both are very desirable and my friends have requested them. However, I am keeping my cowboy quilts for the spring sale at one of the local Quilt shops.
I know in the past I have complained about other people using their quilting blog to voice their problems, But it makes me feel better to have a place to post my dismay.
Relationships are hard and take constant work and communication. If one partner stops communicating that friendship fails and is fractured. I know I'll be fine in time, it is just how long...?
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Holiday season.
Nancy

Friday Nov 13, 2009 The long cowboy quilt

Remember I was working on the Cowboy scrap quilt. I just keep making cowboy blocks and more cowboy blocks, Now the quilt is so long I have to go back and remove some rolls. I think there are enough rolls to split it into 2 cowboy quilts. I'll do one for a girl and one for a boy.
I plan on selling the quilt on Etsy or EBay. Then there is always the Quilt Shows.

I also have to go out and trim the tree in the front yard today. The joys of being a home owner.
I can totally understand why people rent. There is a problem, just call the landlord and have them fix it. Close your eyes to everything else. I could have a full time handyman in this big yard just fixing t hings.

It is really cold here, Winter has hit San Diego. Well our winter when it gets down to 62 degrees, in the morning there are small rain drops. Even the cats do not want to go outside. The dog is in bed under the blankets.

Have a great day. Keep your friends close. Real friends stay by your side.
Nancy

Tuesday Nov 3, 09

If I could live as good as some other people I know I would: Say

"My personal life may be crowded with small, petty happenings, altogether insignificant. But if I obey Jesus Christ in the seemingly random circumstances of life, they become pinholes through which I see the face of God..." Oswald Chambers...

I have been working really hard trying to clean up the Quilting studio. I actually have been that for a long time. It is insignificant in the world of everyone else problems. Often something that seems so large a problem to one person is nothing to the rest of us.
You cannot even image the fabric that I have found that I bought at some time in my life that I through I would want to do something with. Addicted to fabric, that is the only way to explain it.
All quilters need to go to a clinic for the addiction. Maybe that is what I should do start a quilters clinic.
Nancy