Monday, August 17, 2015

Singin' in the rain....

Well, at least my garden is.

I think we have some kind of record going for the number of days with high heat and no rain.

Oh, so hot and humid, like living in a sauna.


Starting last Monday, I was engaged with Vacation Bible School at our church. The enrollment had to be closed a week before because classes were full and indeed for the space available we were pretty tight.

The whole interior was turned into a jungle with hanging vines separating work areas. I was in charge of games and basket weaving.

Creating games to fit the available space ... simple enough to understand and active but safe and easy for one person to control... as I had no assistant this year ... it was a challenge.

The basket weaving had been a big hit last year so they decided I would do that again too. It kept me running from place to place and assigned helpers had never made a basket so I was teaching new people every day.

At the last minute, I was given one more day of games and ended up staying up until after midnight preparing the game parts. My husband came the last hour of the last day and after watching said. "Now I know why you come home so exhausted".  Well, it is all over now and I got the cast off my foot on Saturday. (Of course there is still a lot of wrapping and I was told not to walk around) Hah!

Last night around midnight the rain rolled in. Good thing I don't have to wade in the puddles, but after a week away during the day, the laundry had to be done. The laundry poles and clippies were not going to work today.

So, there, among the plants in my greenhouse/ bedroom is a bit of added humidity.

Meanwhile, all the blocks in the rainbow quilt have been quilted in the ditch. I had to remove the basting around the edges and work to smooth wrinkles out of the backing.

There are a few tricky spots but I am thinking of re-basting the border before quilting it. I have begun working on a simple cable template and hope I can get it basted and marked this week.

This time of year is "Obon", a big summer holiday. Many shops are closed for a few days and travel is heavy. My car is out with my daughter from last week and I have no plan of going anywhere. Wouldn't it be nice to have  finished border to show off by next week?

15 comments:

  1. You've certainly kept busy - and in all that heat and humidity. I will like a dead flower when it is hot and humid, it's a good thing I live in a more moderate climate. I'll be sewing on the deck today - it will be 78 and sunny, good think I have two umbrellas out on the deck. I can't wait to see your next step in the quilting.

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  2. it's been raining here in Ga. since early this morning but we needed it bad

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  3. glad it has rained .. eventually .. hope the humidity reduces soon as it is a killer .... REST your foot woman!!

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  4. It is hot here too, like stepping into an oven, so inside for me.
    Sounds like the bible school was a fun success and you do so much to make everything special for the kids.

    Debbie

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  5. Love your pathway garden. Full of green. It's a bt of summer here too. Hit 20 degrees! You have such an amazing ability to do all sort of things. Take care of yourself too :)

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  6. Wonderful to be able to look forward to a week at home with your quilt and your foot propped up. A few more weeks and you will be looking at autumn and it's lovely dry cooler days. With love from the land of two seasons: summer and tourist.

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  7. Yep, that is how my bedroom looked like yesterday too. Hopefully the sunny day will dry some things out today. As long as I bring in the laundry before another sudden rain.

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  8. HI Julie, my goodness, those plants are really thriving and looking fabulous ! Wish you could send some of that rain across the Pacific to California, as it is so dry and dusty here. Also very hot, with forest fires. Congratulations on getting your cast off ! Take care, and keep your foot rested. Happy quilting, from Marina and Daryl

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  9. Very hot here in NY. William is starting his year in Scouting (today) as Senior Patrol Leader, so he is heading to the Church to work on his calendar with the other scout leaders. I spent the morning in the garden. Clipping dead leaves and mulching some of the plants. Enjoyed the garden this year. Lots of veggies.

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  10. I have not checked in for a good while so I was not aware of your cast. I know you are so happy to get that cast OFF!! Hot,itchy, & heavy!! You were getting ready to move back to the states last time I checked in. How is the status of the move?
    It's been an extremely Hot & Humid summer with lots of overcast days. I'm used to Hot and Sunny rather than Hot and Dreary. Quite a strange summer. Liking forward to Fall!!!

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  11. I have not checked in for a good while so I was not aware of your cast. I know you are so happy to get that cast OFF!! Hot,itchy, & heavy!! You were getting ready to move back to the states last time I checked in. How is the status of the move?
    It's been an extremely Hot & Humid summer with lots of overcast days. I'm used to Hot and Sunny rather than Hot and Dreary. Quite a strange summer. Liking forward to Fall!!!

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  12. I have not checked in for a good while so I was not aware of your cast. I know you are so happy to get that cast OFF!! Hot,itchy, & heavy!! You were getting ready to move back to the states last time I checked in. How is the status of the move?
    It's been an extremely Hot & Humid summer with lots of overcast days. I'm used to Hot and Sunny rather than Hot and Dreary. Quite a strange summer. Liking forward to Fall!!!

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  13. Love the colourful "clothes flowers" in your greenhouse Julie. We have had very "heavy" weather for this part of the world (humid, very warm). We're so used to having wet summers that we can't cope with a bit of heat.

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  14. I've helped with VBS in the past. Your schedule made ME tired! Hope the foot is healing well. STAY OFF IT until the doc says it is ok.

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  15. You have SO much energy Julie and you use it for good! Hope you have drier more restful days soon!

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