Maybe I will finish the Christmas quilt this year.

A Few Finishes

There have been some finishes over the last few months.

           

     

                                                                        
   

                     T-Squares for K&K

                                                 

                                                      Breaking Waves for T&L

                                                                                                                                         

                                                           

Kayaking

Our latest adventure was kayaking on a section of the L A River.  What a fun morning!  The L A River is being revitalized and this section is not too far from home.

There were 14 kayaks in our group.  We launched in shallow water then spread out to enjoy the river.  

It's been several years since we rented kayaks.  This was so much fun we are planning an ocean kayaking day soon!

Sewing again!

I can't believe how long I've been away from here!  No excuses.  I guess I would just rather read blog posts than write them.  For several months we were in sort of a holding pattern waiting to see what would happen with Ed's job.  The FAA's indecision is ongoing but we made our decision and Ed retired in October after reaching his 40th anniversary as an air traffic controller.  It is strange not having a work schedule dictating our lives!

Holidays, family and a cruise have kept me away from sewing much too long.  And it’s time to change that!  This week we are “camping in our 5^th wheel” so Ed can attend a seminar for one of his licenses and my little sewing machine came along.  While he was away today I pieced a table runner.  Quilting it will be my first project when we get home.  It felt good to be sewing again!

Changes.............

I'm still here......and "Changes" seem to be the new normal for us.  Just when I think I have things somewhat under control we hit another twist in the road.  You know how that goes.

The latest is retirement.  We have been talking about this next big step happening in a few months.  DH will have been working as an air traffic controller for forty years and we have been getting ourselves ready.  Then a month ago the FAA announced that it was closing all it's contract towers.  After some thought and a lot of talking the idea of retiring sooner rather than later was sounding very nice.  Three days before "R" day our plans came to a halt when the FAA put the tower closures on hold for ten weeks.  We are now in a holding pattern until mid-June and waiting to see what comes next.

Looking back.....

The last few months have been a bit of a roller coaster ride for us.  Most of my time last summer was spent getting Mom's house ready to sell.  Thanks to my DH for tons of support and lots of heavy lifting and to a wonderful realtor we closed escrow the first week of November.  Starting in October I spent way too much time hanging out at hospitals while family members recovered from accidents and health issues. 

So for several months my sewing machine has sat idle because I lacked the time, energy, inspiration and even the desire to sew.  Instead I have gone back to knitting--for me a very calming activity and also very portable.  After knitting several scarves I jumped in and started a sweater.  It's about 2/3 finished and with luck it will fit me when it's done.  It's been many years since I knit sweaters and it feels good to work with yarn again.  My sewing machine is starting to call to me too.  Mom will come home from the hospital in a couple of weeks and I think then I'll be ready to find a UFO and pick up where I left off. 

It feels good to be moving forward again.

Time Flies!

Hmmm.  Where did the last month go?  I feel like I've been running non-stop.  Fortunately this month was full of fun and happy times. 

Our RV trip to St George was great and a much needed get-away.  Because the eclipse occurred at 6pm we were able to set up the scope in the park right beside the RV to view it.  All the comforts of home and I was able to knit while waiting for the big event to take place.

The day after we got home we moved the plane to a hangar and began taking it apart for it's annual inspection.  This year we replaced the carpet so the process was a little more involved than usual.  With luck there will not be any local TFRs next weekend and we will get some flying in.

Son Tim graduated from CSUN with a second masters last week so of course there was celebrating.  Congratulations Tim!!!  And I am days away from closing the books on the bank accounts for the SWS meeting our chapter hosted.  Yippee!

Tomorrow our mini-group goes on its annual quilting retreat.  So today I'm packing up fabric, sewing machine, snacks and all the other "important stuff" we need at retreat.  Hope I don't forget anything.  I'm looking forward to three wonderful days!

Till next time.............