Weekly update: more blue-sky days, another concert, and that homespun rescue

 I neglected to mention that we voted last week.  We got mail-in ballots and I dropped them in the box inside the early voting location at Zion City Hall.   There were about 30 people in line to vote in person.  I walked in, and out, with a woman I sort of recognized.  As we exited the building I said in a low voice, "May the best woman win!" to which she said, "You've got that right!"

Here is the backstory of our county's I Voted sticker.

We enjoyed walks at McDonald Woods,  Ray Lake, and Van Patten Woods.   

Upper left:  ground cherries in their husks.

Sunday evening we returned to the College of Lake County for a concert.   The Travelin' McCourys are a Grammy-winning bluegrass band.  Great music!  (And so much energy and strength in their hands.)   

The ADA-accessible row gave us convenient seats.  One of the ushers is a long-time acquaintance (from the late 90's) and he helped S get to the restroom (and out of it), for which I was grateful.  (It's a dilemma when there is no 'family' or unisex restroom.)

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In the studio:

Earlier this month I made some sawtooth stars.

Last week I made some sixteen-patch blocks.

I reduced the sixteen-patches to eight-patches and made more of them.  I made more stars, too.  

I added some HSTs.   

And here's what happened!   

64 x 72

(Oops. The HST at the upper left is mis-oriented. An easy fix, fortunately.)

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