Mom
convinced Casey to take her to some yard sales today and Alexis and Layla went
with them. I went to Walmart today to
get some batteries for my mouse- I guess I must have bought really bad AAA
batteries last time – guess it serves me right for buying them at the dollar
store – it kept dying. I had parked
next to the garden department. As I was
walking to the garden check out, I was passing the shelf on the wall that has
all the hummingbird feeders and wild bird food.
I got right up next to all that seed, when something moved and the
biggest freaking pigeon went flying out about 4 inches from my nose – I felt
the wind of the wings on my face! It had
apparently found an open bag of seed to dine on and I startled it- it has no
idea how it startled me! A woman that
had been walking toward me was about three feet away- she was on her cell phone
and almost dropped it. She started
laughing and telling the person on the other end she almost crapped her
pants. It was pretty funny.
When
I got home, the yard-salers were home and Mom said she got something for
me. She comes out of her room with an
armful of books- quilting and needlework books, which I just love! I was really excited about these-
These
are big soft covers that usually retail for $15 - $25, so for just a $1 apiece,
it’s awesome! And then she got these for just 25¢
and 50¢ apiece-
The
last package of the Charm Quilt Templates was all there- it was opened but
never used. Four acrylic templates that look fresh and inviting! I love stuff like this- what a great start to
the weekend! I wish I could find this
kind of stuff at yard sales, but it just eludes me – if I don’t go, Mom will
find it. Of course, now I have to find
room for them in the “library” which may not be easy.
I
got to work on the geese today. After
looking at the piece I had put together, I decided I didn’t like it- it looked
crooked and it wasn’t what I really wanted.
I took it apart and started over.
This is how the first quarter came out-
It
still looks crooked, but once I added the second quarter, I thought it was
okay-
Looking
through the Jenny Beyer book I got, I saw that this particular layout of the
Flying Geese patch is called Dutchman’s Puzzle.
I think I knew that at some time, because it sounds really familiar. I think it’s perfect, because my geese are
really looking puzzled!
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