Another morning of errands

This morning was errands... grocery store ( the Neighborhood Wal-Mart), car wash and library. We headed out early after a text asking us if we could be available to sign a petition... about the gerrymandering proposal.. of course we could!!

So we signed and then spent time talking to the person bringing the petition!!

Then came a phone call asking for dog fence repair help. Evidently Scout ( my daughter's black dog) wanted OUT of the fenced bacy yard in the worst way. She chewed the vertical boards and the horizontal one too trying to get out. No one has any idea what she wants to get at!

So Bob is repairing the fence and doggy-proofing that section. Luckily he and our daughter have leftover boards from the last repair/gate area repair!!

I'm not needed so was left at home...

BTW... a sign that fall has arrived. Mesh bags of fresh cranberries at Wal-Mart!! Only $1.42 a bag. Bought one and will be making cranberry sauce soon!!

Bob is back... the fence taken care of and Scout no longer is interested! 

 

Thursday...

 Its a little warmer today though Bob had turned on the heat a day or so again and we  added another quilt! And I am wearing a sweater.

More pieces of my friend's mohair I listed on etsy have gone to a new home in Washington State. I have been wondering what she will do with them!! All these pieces have been bought by one person.

The non-mohair.. non-listed on etsy .. pieces.are piled on the living room couch. I am going to offer them ALL on FB Marketplace . Pick up only and must take them all!! Hope I can get a good enough picture to tempt buyers!!

It is going to be another soup night..  the Italian sausage, tortellini and spinach one. I will add a few items to the basic recipe! After finally eating all the leftovers in the fridge it will be nice to have something new! Add to that ... a small green salad. Dinner was good.

Bob has gone off to a ham radio group meeting. Tigger has decided that he needs to follow closely the one human left in the house ! He was on my lap for awhile but didn't like my kindle and moved to the floor by my feet.

 

cold started??

 Currently it is 57 degrees out and rain is supposed to be on its way. We had errands to run - prescriptions and cat food from Target and special dry cat food from the vet (the kind made for male cats with urinary problems) and surprise we had to turn the car's heater on!!

The leaves haven't turned but are falling. It must be this crazy up and down weather cycle.

Our subdivision has loads of Halloween decorations up. I will have to bring down our box of decorations and put up the spider web and spiders on the front steps. I saw somewhere that people are not doing "trick or treat" because candy prices are so high...but I have seen on FB local churches, charities, businesses are going to be doing "trunk or treat".

So after our errands I spent the day making things and reading... Luckily dinner was another attempt at cleaning out the fridge's leftovers. I made a green salad and carrots to go with the leftovers and as usual it was too much. So these are the new leftovers...lol 

 

 

Still busy

I spent the morning at work on my friend's stash...a box from etsy sales and a box to go to a bear making friend in Alabama. Put them both on the front steps for the mailperson to take.

Then it was off to the grocery store. Bob dropped me off and he headed to ACE hardware for a new smoke detector. The old one - more than 30 years old - finally bit the dust. And then he came back for me! 

Then to work sorting through more of the stash. I actually threw some pieces into the trash...either too small to be useful or from someone's fake fur coat ( who wants that?)  There's still LOTS in my living room!! 

I think it's time to do something fun or to start a new book..... which I did!

Where the money goes

 The money from my etsy sales goes to my friend ( minus the USPS shipping costs).. the retiring bear maker  has moved into a senior living facility. She is 94. I was so amazed at just how much fabric/stash she had.

I have my doubts about being able to sell some of the stuff.... and I don't know what I will do then.

Later... two more pieces sold 

Another one...

 I didn't expect to have another busy day. When I returned from my quilting group's meeting last night I found that I had sold more fabric from my etsy shop.

So today it was pack things up and get the box ready for the mailman!  I will write a check for my friend. It makes me feel good to make some money for her!!

Then for my own bears I went off to Office Depot for more packing tape and then next door to Hobby Lobby for Christmas stuff for my bears' accessories.  The Halloween section was tiny.. but Christmas was all over. About half of the store!! 

Driving home I discovered the new coffee places were either open or just about to open. There  are now 5 along 7 HWY from Tim Hortons at the north to the new 7 something ? to just in front of Hobby Lobby.. Starbucks was pretty empty .. no one in the drive through!! It's going to be interesting to see how things settle out!!

Getting home I posted more fabric. 

Didn't feel like cooking so we went to the Texas Roadhouse. We had tried the fried pickles when we were in Rochester so I was determined to see if the Blue Springs ones were as good. They were...the  Ranch dipping sauce really added to it all. Don't have to cook tomorrow either...lots of leftovers!

 

Another busy day

 I thought I was going to have a quiet day with Bob off to the dentist... but no such luck.

 Packaged up the sold bear fabric and put it outside for the mailman.Then  I took pictures of some more. So 5 new pieces up on my etsy shop. That's easier said than done... each piece has to be measured and described and all the stuff etsy requires.

Yesterday's buyer emailed and asked whether I had anything else... wrote back telling her about the new postings.

I am going to give myself a break and not post any more till this weekend. But if more sell I may have to change my mind... The living room is looking a little less crowded.

I am looking forward to giving my retiring bear maker's daughter a check!

When Bob got home from the dentist we went off and voted...