AUTUMN has Arrived with a Howl

The upstairs studio has a window a/c unit that howls and whistles when the winter winds blow - so this week's major goal will be to get that a/c OUT of the window and into storage for the winter.
We are having gusty winds up to 40+ mph today, and it sounds as though the upstairs is being haunted by banshees!

I've been working on the exchange blocks for Pat Sloan's Turkey Tracks exchange - these aren't due yet, but it feels so good to have them done!

The fabrics for the NEXT Pat Sloan challenge - the Gobble Gobble fabrics - have arrived in today's mail, and I can hardly wait to dig into this glorious bundle! These fabrics are by Sandy Gervais, who does yummy fall colors with a folk art attitude. First, a pumpkin, then some X blocks, then maybe a couple of trees. a crow?...... where will this take me?
check my FaceBook album pages and see!

not working isn't what it used to be...

now that my unemployment claim is proceeding into the "Extended Benefit" phase, I will be required to search for work at least twice per week and be able to provide proof of those searches, and I can no longer file an online claim, it will have to be written, paper forms, requiring stamps, and a trip to the UC Claim office.
All this will have to wait until Tuesday, as this is the Labor Day weekend.

Race for the Cure quilt progress

The 'Race for the Cure' quilt is on the frame - about 3/4ths quilted - coming along nicely.

Hope to finish the quilting this weekend - since it's raining anyway....

Sam, the little dog with a big heart

Some days are harder than others, it's all part of the grieving process, I know.. but today I really miss Sam - he died over a year ago, so it is getting easier, but some days are still tough being without him. He was a one-in-a-million kind of dog - always alert, always there, totally unafraid, completely committed. I wish I could be more like him.