forgot my chart!

This morning when I got on the train to come to work I realized that I left my Ms. Fred chart at home. How I did that I'll never know - such a bonehead. :-) But I remembered that there are 22 diamonds across the top of the piece so I was able to at least stitch something. I'll look for a photo online and count the diamonds along the sides so I can continue there on the way home.

Over the weekend I did manage to get some crafting in. I worked on my little rug pillow a bit. This piece is really coming together. :-)

On Sunday after the scheduled lawn work I managed to quilt for several hours (I didn't go back to the quilt show). I finished off the last of the light blocks for my Small Things quilt and got a start on the 36 dark/light courthouse steps blocks. I've been able to take some time off each blocks - now they are coming in around 45 minutes each. I have 32 blocks or 24 hours to go before I can put everything together. :-)

I've been spending parts of my weekends working outside. Here is a shot of my koi. I have a high fish load but I've worked it out quilt nicely over the years so they are fine in my 15' x 20' pond. Some of the koi and goldfish in it are 10 years old and quite large - several more than 2 feet long.

The fish photos were taken two weekends ago after I cleaned it out. The water lilies are much more grown by now and the other plants around the pond more grown.

This is a weeping cherry tree I call Bailey's tree. My beloved Himalayan cat Bailey's ashes are under it. I bought the tree the spring after he died at 17 years old. Actually only half of his ashes are here. The other half are in a brass urn that I'm keeping so we can be together again someday. :-)