The future depends on what we do in the present.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Goals met...making more goals trying to work my way back to my normal busy...crazy. I have to show you what happened in my kitchen today. Well first I have to admit that it is MY kitchen. No the DH does not cook, nor does he grocery shop. He has been soooo very wonderful during knee replacement and has done it all!!! I'll have to tell you about the grilled cheese sandwich he was trying to make me....at a later date. Today is paper towels. I guess we need paper towels so he picked some up at the store. I neglected to give him instructions. This is what happens when he takes matters into his own hands. We don't use a lot of paper towels but here is what he chose for my wonderful kitchen.. PALM TREES. I am a plain white kinda girl. These paper towel are very disturbing to me. What is next? Race cars? Lovely florals? I don't know and I'm very scared. This is proof positive that I am getting better and ready to take over MY KITCHEN. I hope I'm not offending half of the paper towel blog reading public here....but I just like my plain paper towels. (Maybe sometime I'll blog about how I feel about plastic, then you will really be worried about me)
I told you all that I have been hand quilting for the past week...I'm loving it so much but dang! my fingers are so sore! Here is a picture of my Whig Rose wall hanging. It is a Kim Diehl pattern from her book "Simple Blessings." I should finish it in a day or so. I can't wait to bind it and hang it soon. I'm doin the happy dance! (well sort of a dance)
Happy Quilting,
P
9 comments:
I hear ya, as I'm a white paper-towel gal myself, BUT..I have to tell you....with the countertop and background colors that you are showing in that photo, the palm tree paper towels actually look nice.....WAY better than any of those goofy fruit or florals that are in the market! Nice hand-quilting piece, too.
From one Pat to another - and also a knee replacement "sister" - Sept. 2007...you probably all ready know - exercise, exercise, exercise! You will be so glad you stuck with it! I used to have my own quilt shop also - Spring Market was always so much fun - have a great time! Take care.
Pat in Wisconsin
Pat, you cracked me up with the paper towels. That would be my husband all over! Tell me why Kleenex can't come in pretty boxes and paper towels in soft pretty colors. Plain. Palm Trees? Were they on sale?
Thanks Pat for the nice comments about my blog. This is all new to me. Once you get off the pain meds, your head will be so much clearer...give it time. We are veterans here - DH with 2 new knees, my right and eventually the left down the road.
Take care of yourself.
Pat in Wisconsin
Can't stand those decorated paper towels. They're exactly what a man would find since you have to look down at the bottom of the display for the plain white ones. Your quilt looks Great!!
Your Kim Diehl quilt is absolutely gorgeous!
While I, too, am a plain paper towel type, I have learned through the years to never ever complain if DH does something like this. I used to re-do whatever he'd do to help because it wasn't done "my way." No more! These days I welcome any help I can get, and I live with whatever the results are and I LIKE IT! And BTW, I think A did pretty good - Palm Trees are much better in your kitchen than flowers or cartoons!
Forgot to tell you that the Whig Rose wallhanging is gorgeous! You know, the big 5-0 is coming up for me and that quilt would make a terrific present for your "old" friend! Ha Ha!
I learned to make very specific shopping lists. Not strawberry jelly, but Smucker's Strawberry jelly in the large jar. At least it's a consummable item, it will disappear. My hubby buys kitchen items that I have to live with (ugly rug under the trash can; wet mopping the kitchen would have done the job) :)
Love that wall-hanging!!! I regret not buying that kit :)
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