quilting
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Acceptance
It’s Week Eight of massive rotator cuff repair recuperation. One of these weeks, I’ll finally stop counting and then you will know I’ve fully recovered. I’m still supposed to be wearing my sling 24/7, but I have to admit I’m… Continue reading
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Happy Halloween!
We’re celebrating early this year. It’s molds and spores season in Maine, but I threw caution to the wind and went outside all day on what we expected to be the last 60 degree day of the year. The next… Continue reading
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Still on my own
A VIRUS invaded the meadow! There is something respiratory thing going around New England that features coughing fits for weeks. I have so far escaped all but some minor symptoms, but after missing Mr. SFO all last week, we have… Continue reading
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On My Own
Last week, I vowed to rejoin the Land of the Living. I’ll give myself an F on that. It was a bad week to try– Mr. SFO was away all week, so I lost my chef, butler, chauffeur and ray… Continue reading
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The Greatest Of All Time
Well, I’ve actually gotten some really good shoulder news this past week! I had my follow up appointment, and while the repair was “massive” there’s no sign of arthritis in my shoulder and the surgeon feels like I am going… Continue reading
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Day at a time…
…or maybe it should be “one night at a time” since my biggest struggle seems to be sleeping with this clunky sling on. The pain level has not been bad at all– I have a wonderful ice machine with a… Continue reading
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The Yellow Peril
My biggest assignment last week was to finish painting our little tractor barn— check! Each day I set myself a goal— twelve boards, the piece around the stove pipe, half of the back, etc. etc., and every day I failed.… Continue reading
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Letting go of perfection…
Well, I’ll never willingly let it go, but perfection surely left me last week as I lost stuff, ripped out, and started over again and again. I decided to try to get a few summer, outdoor homestead jobs done before… Continue reading
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Family Fun…
My two big summer events have now passed— I’m certainly hoping August lasts a long time and my upcoming surgery date does not arrive too quickly— there’s lots to do! In Mid-July, we hosted my son-in-law’s family who drove up… Continue reading
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Mid-Year Report Card!
July 22– I really wanted to make a quilty progress report for myself now that half the year is over and even July has almost evaporated. Last week, we hosted my son-in-law’s family to visit their first grandchild, so there’s… Continue reading
