Waxhaw 4th of July parade

Happy 4^th of July – although with the passage of the ‘’big, beautiful bill’’ it will be a very sad day for many, many people in this country. The interesting thing is, many things in the bill do not go into effect until after the mid-tern elections....or until a new president comes in, in 2028....way to screw the new person, and once again, dodge any responsibility for your actions....tRUMP is a master at that!

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Michael and I participated in the Waxhaw parade in the morning: 

and didn’t get home until after NOON. 

I read for a bit when I got home before hitting the studio to get Sandy’s quilt off of the rails:

and get all of the bobbin ends woven in (there were a lot as it is a very large quilt!) 

I could NOT find hotdogs in our freezer (I know they’re there, but oh well), so I had my first bratwurst…..courtest of Kay & Pete’s freezer (they brought down freezer stuff the day before their move).  And my honey picked out the original SUPERMAN movie with Chris Reeves as a special treat to watch in the evening.

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Michael left for golf really early on Saturday (7/5), while I cleaned up the kitchen and then made Bailey’s Mousse for later, before hitting the studio.  I got Sandy’s quilt trimmed (quite a feat with the amount of fabric piles I currently have out on my tables) before loading up another customer quilt.  I worked on that in the afternoon:

before getting cleaned up and heading out to a BBQ restaurant with friends.  I had a brisket sandwich:

while Michael had the brisket plate special:

before heading back to Ed and Carol’s house for drinks and games:

-Ed, my honey, Mark, Carol and Diane

It was a lovely evening and after 10 PM when we finally got home.

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Michael picked wild blueberries Sunday morning (7/6):

while I went back to quilting on Joyce’s quilt (with some sleepy company):

and by dinnertime I was done!

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Michael left Monday morning (7/7) early for golf….I never even heard him get up.  I picked up Sally at 9 AM and we headed out to breakfast.  I think we solved a lot of the problems of the world while we were together…..it is always lovely to go out to breakfast together! 

After that I loaded up one of my Beds=Dreams quilt:

and started to quilt it:

Michael was home very late for golf as they had a bit of a send off for one of the guys who is moving to Florida.  And I think the heat really got to him as he was exhausted all evening and we went to bed early for a change.

And 10 years ago.....

-Food and Fiber Floozie: 4th of July parade at Paula's, giraffes & sheep

-Food and Fiber Floozie: breakfast with Pat & George, Pat's 2nd Sterling School Quilt, snails & pink elephants

-Food and Fiber Floozie: student pizza

And, based on my fabric stash comment, I heard a true story from a friend, who is good friends with a yarn store owner:

It seems that Wendy (the store owner) experienced a couple coming into Yummi Yarns here in BVL. Somehow Wendy's usual fun, getting-to-know-people conversation with them turned to the eternal yarn stash dilemma - the husband wondering if the wife needed anything more since she had such a stash already.  That prompted the wife to pause a bit while she continued to shop and then, a few minutes later, respond back to the husband, "By the way, now that we are on the subject...when I am dead and gone, do not pack up all my yarn and take it to the dump or to Good Will!  The husband laughed, "Don't worry, Honey! I plan to use that yarn stash to attract my next wife!"

*** I'm at that delusional age where I think everyone my age looks way older than I do! ***

*** Not to brag, but I can forget a new password before I've even finished creating it. ***

*** I've reached a tipping point in life where my interest in baked goods is stronger than my interest in men and I'm calling this new chapter: doughs before bros. ***