The showers held off each afternoon so I could get good walks -- the state park, a forest preserve, and the nature trail at the end of our block.
A beaver-chewed tree (one of many along that stretch), a beaver lodge, and horsetails.
The skunk cabbage has leafed out. The horn-shaped purple-green flower has a lot of sulfur, hence the name.
Easter was pleasant. Stevens was able to come to church with me! I bought a 4-1/2 lb lamb roast. I rubbed it with a mixture of chopped garlic, rosemary, salt, pepper, and olive oil. It was wonderful and we have leftovers to enjoy. (Accompaniments were new potatoes and asparagus, spinach/orange/blue cheese salad, and rhubarb upside-down cake.)
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Stash report for March:
Fabric in: 88 yards, $170, $1.93 per yard average. (The only shopping I did was at the ongoing estate sale.)
Fabric out: 70 yards.
YTD in: 504-1/2 yards, $845, $1.67 per yard average.
YTD out: 241-3/4
But that's not my OMG for April -- I have a project with a deadline. It's a hollyhock-themed wall hanging for the outgoing president of the Zion Woman's Club. Hollyhocks are the club flower and Judy is an avid gardener. First thing to do is decide on a pattern and order it!
Linking up with Oh Scrap Sew and Tell Design Wall Monday OMG April
STOP IT! It's very hard to maintain a vegan diet with such a yummy description of your lamb meal!
ReplyDeleteThis one (https://possumscatsthingsgnawingatme.wordpress.com/2024/03/27/little-adventures-skunk-cabbage-achieved/) has pictures of skunk cabbage that, at first, I though were glass sculptures a la chihuly.
Happy merry religious holiday,
Bird 'Pie
love them both but partial to RWB churn dashes....sounds like a busy april as usual for you nann
ReplyDeleteI love how the 9-patches came together!! Just such lovely color variations --soft and cozy looking--great job on this. And your churn dashes are coming together beautifully--this will be another great one!!
ReplyDeleteGreat that you could get your walking in before the rain...we are due for MORE rain Mon-Thurs this week....I guess it will be the treadmill for us...Hugs, Julierose
Homespun 9 patches turned out beautifully! Your QOV churn dashes is looking good too. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your goal!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had some interesting walks, and a yummy Easter dinner! I love your 9 patch quilt. That's a pretty setting. Great idea for using up some of your friend's estate sale fabric, too!
ReplyDeleteOoooo! Pretty homespun nine patch quilt!! I love it!!! I enjoy your walks, too!
ReplyDeleteHum, I keep offering more homespun to you -- I can't figure out why you'd rather not get it! 😉 Both flimsies look good to me. Are you going to sew the churn dashes into a top or send them loose so she can sprinkle them amongst other blocks?
ReplyDeleteSeeing your stash report for the first time - so where did the 70 yards go?
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