Monday, January 18, 2021

Winter work...

It is hell getting old.  Today we got about 8 inches of snow.  Did the shoveling get to me?  Maybe a little, but not as much as basting that dang quilt.  
The only place big enough to spread out quilt for basting is in the basement.  The floor is a very cold hard tile.  Actually, colder and harder than I remember.  I am very happy with the quilt, not so happy with how stiff and sore I am.  I can hardly move.  During the process my knees popped like corn in a hot kettle.  I don't remember that being such a deal.  Now it is done, I will recover, and on to the fun part the quilting.
I got a pleasant surprise from my sister.  She sent me my Grandmother's favorite cookbook.  Filled with notes and recipes.  I was overjoyed to see her silver dollar pancake recipe in her handwriting.  Whenever I stayed at Grandma's she would make silver dollar pancakes, bacon, and hot black coffee.  I really wanted that recipe for the family cookbook.  We tried the recipe today and it came out perfectly.
Ella and I went for a run yesterday.  It was good to get out and breathe fresh air.  We had terrible winds on Thursday and Friday.  There was a bit of a break then scattered snowstorms yesterday and today.  I guess winter finally found us.

 It was a good weekend.  I accomplished quite a bit. Most of all I appreciated the time winter offers to sit, reflect, and plan.  I spent a lot of time researching and preparing for my quilt project.  I also did some serious housecleaning.  Part of it was to ease my restlessness caused by the high winter winds.

Do you find winter productive?  How do you keep busy?  I hope the weather was a bit calmer in your corner of the world.

4 comments:

  1. Ella looks to enjoy the snow. It was Ruby's first snow experience last week and it took ages for her to venture outdoors.

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  2. I love winter, being at home, working on all of my crafting projects!! You quilt is so pretty, I have to spread my knitting projects out as they need to be blocked!!

    You have snow?! We have not really gotten any. Ella looks pretty happy running in the snow!!

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  3. I so agree with you that winter is the time to “rest, reflect and plan.” In a way it is my favorite season. I am doing a bit of catching up here on posts I missed. I enjoyed so much your New Year’s post.

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