A Better Tuesday To-Do

Tomorrow is April.
Some of what is ahead might be uncertain but other

things are not.  I'm certain the weather will warm up,

the sun will shine and the trees and flowers will bloom.
I'm also certain I'll be in the garden and I'm
really certain I'll still be making quilts.

I've picked the pace up a bit this past week.
That probably has to do with the fact that our whole
state is now under the stay at home order. 
And I can't get inside a single blasted coffee shop.

Let's just cut straight on to the Got-Dones:

1) Irish Chain:  Just keep going!

Well guess what?

I solved the thread issue and this baby is done.

Labeled, binding on and ready for Christmas.

Seem a long way away?  Well, time flies

and this is one of those years where I'm

going to be very, very ready!

2) America quilt:  Sew all blocks together;

look into border options and maybe get them on.

More progress!

Once I got my blocks together, I discovered it was

going to take a lot of border to bring this to a queen

quilt and that much border needs some creativity.

Sorry, just a quick snapped pic.

The sides will show well on a bed so I decided to put

on flying geese; one more wider strip of blue will go on

after these.  I expect that will tone the whole thing down a bit.

The bed frame has a foot that will hide the bottom of the quilt

so I'll keep that simple.  The top, however, will be folding

over the pillows so I have some work to do there.  This is my

One Monthly Goal for March so I'll be working hard today to

see what I can get done before tomorrow.

3) Cable scarf:  just make more progress.

I got just a little more done.

4) Farmer's Wife quilt blocks:  at least one but more is better.

Two more completed:  #31 & #32

5) Whatever gardening the weather will allow.

Hallelujah, I finally got into the garden!

The bed above is still getting prepped with leaves and

other compost but I do have one bed filled up with

potatoes, onions, beets, carrots, radishes, lettuces

and cabbages.  It is a lot of work for someone with

a bad back but it's worth it.  These early veggies

are the biggest issue; I can spread out planting

the later crops in the remaining six beds over the next

months. Oh, and the herb beds.  And then I also have

the strawberry bed that is greening up nicely and spears

are starting to pop up in the asparagus bed.

Bring on the apocalypse!

Other things I got done?

Comfort baking--too much!

The best, easiest, no-fail, perfectly-crispy

yet gooey every time chocolate chip cookies.

I never make any other recipe.

 I also made a couple batches of sour dough baguettes and

of course I've been cooking up bigger meals for a bigger

household.  I love how everyone is getting into bread-making,

btw.  That being said, I'm getting back on track for Lent now.

Think extreme: absolutely no salt, sugar, wheat, fats, dairy

and so on--and no chemicals which means all organic.

(If only the garden was kicking out veggies now!)

One cup of organic coffee is a legal "cheat".

It's rough but worth it. I'll have no cravings, feel great,

my allergies practically disappear and weight drops off.

Anyway, now is not the time to be indulging in unhealthy

things, especially sugar. I'd really like to see more of that 

ammo when it comes to beating this virus but I'll stop there.

The coop gets cleaned quite often--every few weeks or so.

I don't really pay attention to time, just do it when it needs

done but this time I sewed up a new topper--thin

so as to not cut out any light--and added a section of rock

in front of the coop (in the run) for cleanliness issues.  Hubs

still needs to grab more rock but after last night's rain,

I'm sure the difference will be noticeable already.

My To-Do's for next week:

1)  Finish the entire top of the Americana quilt.

2) Two more Farmer's Wife quilt blocks

3)  Knitting:  show more progress

4)  Gardening/outdoor work:  whatever weather allows

Hopefully I'll get more things into the herb beds.

Happy quilting!

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