Embarrassing Moment #467

I'm one of those customers.

You know, there in the car waiting till the door is unlocked.

So, bright and early--er, sort of...

 (well, it doesn't open till 10 am--if it had opened at 7 am, I probably

 would've been there "bright and early".)

I walked into the quilt shop, coffee in hand.

Knowing better, I set my coffee on the top of a shelf

of a beautiful display of reds and went to work.

(you know where this is going, don't you?)

photo credit

Yes, normally I would set my coffee on the floor,

being respectful of the fabric around me.  I had no way

of knowing that display boards can randomly jump out

from top shelves and attack customers, thus creating a

domino effect down the top shelf and eventually hitting

my cup of coffee that I had at least set way out of the

way--or so I thought.   After all of this had unfolded in

sloooow motion, I pretty much just wanted to crawl

into a hole bolt.  But, the employee rounded the corner

 just then, put two-and-two together and insisted it was

not my fault.  The board should have been tacked down. 

They don't like "divers" in their shop, she said.  

(So, there's even a name for this agressive species!)

Well, very little fabric was damaged.  And I even offered

to buy that peice.  I know--highly considerate of me to

offer to buy some fabric! 

(why, yes I did make sure I liked it before offering...)

Here's the culprit--sitting atop more fabric. 

I guess you could say this is his "mug" shot. 

Sorry...

Random:  Like the cozy?  Made it from an old favorite

sweater last year--get lots of compliments on that. 

Well, the good news is that I have my red that I was after

and I can get right to work on finishing A Very Merry.

Even with all that had happened, the shop employee was

super-helpful and I think what I have will work beautifully.

Meanwhile back at home....

My boys were having a little fun of their own.

Meet Fezziwig, our "cockatiel from heaven".

(seriously, he just appeared on our front porch one day and we couldn't leave him there.

I don't even like animals in my house!  And yet, I have a cat, a bird, some fish, a turtle...

At least the chickens are outside!!  Now, where was I?)

The boys got him out for a "stretch of the wings" and look

where he hopped up onto?  The cat's food dish.

This picture just appeared on my camera.

Good to know my boys have a thriving sense of humor...