The good news is I am back. Well & truly back on-line. Our (minor) internet problems seem to be all resolve (not the reason I disappeared anyhow). Our holidays are OVER, THANK GOD. Despite every effort to make them no-effort-what-so-ever somehow they were a bit overwhelming. Seriously, how can two adults, with no children & no plans be so damn busy for so many days?
Anyhow, as I dig out, pretty much the last thing I am dealing with is blogging & the first blogging thing I am dealing with is the upcoming quilt block swaps. So starting tomorrow, as promised I will begin to roll out the next six months worth of swaps. There is a not very surprising surprise for January, a holiday themed February, a Sara's choice for March (Sara's choice blocks are invariably the most popular-she is a better block picker than I am) & a real surprise for June-a real surprise because as of this moment I am not sure what it will be myself.
That's what's pending. What has already happened:
I have broken my 15 minute mile cap. It is now more like 14 minutes 45 seconds but whatever. Also, I can maintain this average speed over two sets of 3+ miles each & a one minute walk in between. Surprisingly I have gone done one clothing size. Not even, almost as I am still wearing the petite size of the size I wore before, but we did do some clothing shopping over the break & I actually purchased pants that ARE a size smaller & with no spandex & no elastic waistbands.
I have started knitting again. A lot. In late October I did a two hours for two days program at the library on learning continental style knitting which was a bit too well attended. I was fried after the first 15 minutes & last week a person I would swear I had never seen before in my life asked me when I was doing it again as she enjoyed it so much the first time. Oy. Maybe late April. Since then though, I have the knitting bug again & have been making hats like a crazy person (more on that in a future post)
I am up-to-date with my bookclub reading. People have gotten used to seeing me leaning against the car, speed reading through the current book while I wait for whatever I am waiting for but not this month! This month I am done & ready to discuss Mistress of the Art of Death.
Baby-quilt-a-palooza continues with nothing but baby girls as far as the eye can see. I have gotten so bored with pink in all its many splendored shades that I am now making GRAY baby quilts with hot pink accents. Also I have an idea that gray might hide the barf stains better. Hopefully people have already started switching to boxers or whatever. Seriously, the last baby boy I made a quilt for is in ?second? grade.
& what hasn't happened:
My bathroom. It is largely unchanged since these pictures. Turns out my husband is VERY ALLERGIC to whatever it is that fills the air when we try to take down the old wallpaper. In March he leaves for a week to go to a conference so I am waiting until then.
Which brings us to now. Mostly. & starting tomorrow I am heading into the future. The future of quilt block swapping, but whatever. I am trying to break down the future into very small, bite-sized blog entries.
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