Quilting as a slow pace

The grass, really the weeds, are finally starting to pop their heads out.  The mustard is always the first one to show.  I have been watering with a smaller sprayer.  After it gets the weeds wet enough and I move the sprayer I carry a plastic bag and knife.  I start pulling out the weeds or cutting them out if they are too close to the ground.

Today we had some fog and all the ground is wet.  We really need some real rain for the wheat crops.  They are in really sad shape.  I have decided, since the rabbits are so plentiful this year,  our dog that kept them away died last year and the dog we have now just looks at them, I am going to try to find perennials that taste terrible.  Am going to replant our Virginia Creepers that died out last year.  We have that on the west side of the house to shade the house in the evening.
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My quilting - Am doing an Applique B-O-M from the fatcatspatterns.com  Am on the second block and have the other three blocks prepped and ready to go.  And here it is almost time for the next block to come up on her site.  I have my Dr. Seuss quilt top done and the binding ready.  Now am working on an A-B-C quilt.  I did not like the way the frame went around each block so unstitched them and now am going at a slower pace and paying better attention to sewing in the correct area. 

I have a quilt idea in my brain for several years.  Now that I have the time.  I need to get the fabric out and see if the pattern I want to use will work with that fabric.  I am feeling that the quilt will need to be made in sections and quilted that way then put it together.  This will be a quilt for our bed.  Feel it will be a winter quilt.

Retirement but not tired

Husband's healths deemed that I needed to stay home so my retirement date was March 31, 2011.  It was really hard to do.  I really loved working with the students in the library and covering a class when they could not find a sub.  But I retired running.  Cleaning the basement.  Moving my sewing room to the Kansas Room on the main floor of the home.  Have started learned things about our business that I had always left in my husband's hands.  Have got a quilt top put together.  Made a thread catcher for my quilting.  Plus another pin/needle holder for my quilt ironing board. Plus primary taking care of my husband and keeping track of all of his medical appointments.  Oldest son came out and made a ramp in the entrance room.  VERY NICE JOB!  Youngest son will finish the railing at the ramp.  Plus he is going to help me around the place do some cleaning up.  Grandson is going to help me with the yard and whatever his dad will be doing around the place.