Good Morning, Tuesday To-Do'ers!

Around here, harvest came and went very quickly.

The wheat was so tall and beautiful

(no heavy storms or hail to lay it down)

that I hated to see it go--but I also know the feeling

of getting it all taken care of and in the books.

Last week my big to-do was to finish all
the blocks on my 30's quilt.

This was easily enough done so I moved right
on to the sashing, which meant LQS visits.

Sadly, this green was all I came up with.
(I think God was telling me I have enough fabric!)

When I got home, I interviewed the green fabric
and just gave it the job.  Enough delay!

Here is where I am at this morning.
The two columns are the right look a little shorter because
I've begun sewing them together.  Everything else is
still a block with two sides of sashing attached.

And my Farmer's Wife blocks for the week?
I skipped them and made a chef's hat for my
grandson instead.   I'm going to have to make
up for that, though!

Next week's list:

1) 30's quilt:  Finish entire center; pick out borders
and get them on.  Maybe even work on the backing.

2) Farmer's Wife:  two four <cringe> blocks

3) Start choosing/planning next quilt

I've been practicing some serious restraint but

oh my gosh I'm so ready for fall quilts!

I'm always nuts about fall but this year the "fever"
hit me earlier than ever.  I think with such a long, mild
spring it was even harder for me to adjust to summer.

I know summer technically JUST started.

I love pool time, 4th of July celebrations and the

lazy days of summer (whatever those are!)

so I can't say I'm in a huge hurry for fall.

I'm just dreaming ahead--that's perfectly acceptable.

In fact, it's necessary when you are a quilter.

Onto other things around here:

The baby chicks arrived!!

It's always an adventure!  I picked them up bright and

early at the post office; not many get a ride in a

 fast black sports car but mine certainly do! 

It's common to get an extra one or two tossed in

but we got three!

I already thought ordering sixteen was overdoing it!

But I do love the little things and I'm hoping to get a little

more time with this batch, trying to get them more

used to me so they'll not be afraid.  I've only been able

to do a minimal amount of this with previous chicks so,

while they weren't necessarily afraid of me, none have ever
let me easily pick them up or hopped onto my lap--yet.

Above they have a supplement of oregano tea and chopped

herbs that have various healthy properties for new ones.

Hubs built me this fantastic brooder--more suitable

for summer temps than the large bin I was using.

Basically the whole thing sits down on top of this

old kitchen "bar" table that is on wheels.

I can place the cage part on the grass or wheel

the whole thing outside--both ways to get some

fresh air and sun.

Pictures from Cacklehatchery.com

If you are a chicken person here is what I ordered:

3 Cuckoo Marans (4 arrived)

3 French Copper Marans

3 Easter Eggers

3 Olive Eggers

3 Golden Comets

1 Dark Brahma Rooster

There is also a light gray and a pale yellow that

arrived--it remains to be seen what these are but

I'm having a lot of fun with the mystery.

I've already named them Anastasia and Anne Shirley.

My personal opinion is that the real Anastasia was killed

with her family (super-sad story) but I felt both names fit

the misplaced-littles.  As long as neither is another rooster!

Then we would have more of a problem than a name!

If you follow me on Instagram, I've been posting daily

videos of them--it's crazy how fast they grow!

Now for some garden updates:

Acorn and butternut squash.

Yellow and zucchini.

Eggplant and tomatoes.

Now, if we can coordinate the zucchini,

yellow squash, eggplant, tomatoes and onions,

it will be time for some ratatouille--the flavor will

be so worth all of this homegrown effort!

I dug the first potatoes--fingerlings.

I roasted them up within hours of digging and 

they were amazingly sweet--not really a flavor

I like in veggies but I can really appreciate it;

I think most people like it, though.

Sweet can always be countered with salty,

which is exactly what I did:  

garlic-infused olive oil, herbs and sea salt.

Peppers are beginning to show on most of the 28 plants.

I love growing and cooking with all kinds!

One of my favorite pepper-things to do is to freeze

slices of green pepper and onions together for Philly

Cheesesteak sandwiches or add in multi colors of

peppers for a fajita pack.  Stuff like that comes in

really handy on a fall or winter day when you'd rather

be quilting than cooking up in the kitchen.

I recommend vacuum-packing those.

With mostly rain in the 10-day forecast, I made

the decision to plant the pumpkins and gourds about

two weeks early.  Getting them in before this rain should

give them a huge boost but there is now the chance some

of the fruits will not make it through Halloween and to

Thanksgiving.  Still, it's an easy enough chance to take.

Didn't I say I am always ready for fall?
If little orange orbs of happiness start showing up

in late August or September, I'm sure not gonna be

upset.  I will love and adore them as always.

And now this post has gone on long enough!

(Posting only twice a week will do that!)

How was everyone else's week?

Happy quilting!
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