Did you know that size matters in the bird world? It does - these blue jays, who are not regular visitors to our wooded back yard, caused quite a ruckus yesterday morning at the bird bath. The robins were quite put out at being relegated to second place in line!
What a week - DH attended an out of town conference most of the week and DS started kindergarten - of changes!
Plus, our lovely below-average temperatures continued. One afternoon I had to turn the a/c on due to the humidity, not the heat. However, that was short-lived when another cold front moved through. We're still very dry, two hours of moving the sprinkler around the yard, but at least we can enjoy being outdoors.
Another exciting part of my week - my iron arrived! Linda at Stray Stitches recommended the Continental Dry Iron and I added it to my Amazon.com wish list. Well, at $29.99, I thought I'd wait and shop around a bit. Quilty friend Cheri "has a guy" that ferrets out vintage dry irons and she's got him on the job for me.
Sunday afternoon I happened to check my wish list and the price was 49% off! That made the iron about $14.99 with free shipping b/c, of course, I easily added the $10 necessary to get to the qualifying $25 purchase total.
I am so glad I did. I've only used it on about 8 blocks and I like the point. It's nice and a bit heavy so it won't tumble over at the slightest nudge. The poor ol' Black & Decker still works but it just won't stay on. In pressing a single block it might shut off as many as 3 times!
Hoping for some finishes this week - I think I've said that before.
To the Numbers:
The T-blocks are going to be really dramatic when you get them into a quilt. Nothing in is still a good week.
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