Yes, I know that last week I said we were in single-digit temperatures here (or maybe I didn't say say it, but we were), but Tennessee is trapped between the frigid north and the sultry south, and sultry wins the battle this week. There is still a good bit of snow in the shady parts of my yard, but the rest of the snow vanished today, and I went to the office for the first time in about 10 days.
I got a lot done during my confinement, though. A friend who visited here last month and saw the shape my sewing room was in dared me - nay, shamed me - into cleaning it up. You already heard about some of the UFOs I finished last week: my son's quilt and placemats, a couple of cosmetic pouches, and a baby quilt. Here's the baby quilt, all done.
Although the sewing room is in a much better state of organization, it is still an eyesore. But I am itching to get back in there and mess it up again, because I found all sorts of goodies - patterns and fabric and such - that I'd forgotten. Once I re-stock the pantry and get my office desk cleared off again, I wouldn't mind a few more snow days. ;)
I put on my gardening gloves for a few minutes this afternoon, and picked up my pruning shears, and it felt plumb delicious. No, I wasn't just playing "dress-up"; the fairy rose bush near the walkway has been snagging my arm every time I walk by it, and it was time to give it a haircut while the sun is shining. I pruned it back hard. It is a vicious, thorny thing that grabs at me all year long. I hope I killed it (but I probably didn't).
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