My lovely little quilt arrived at the UPS hub in Hodgkins, IL, by 8:51AM Saturday morning -- but hasn't budged an inch since!
Do I need to be worried?
Do I get money back if they do not live up to their delivery claim? If they fail to meet the delivery timeline THEY named and guaranteed?
I will drive to Hodgkins, IL if I have to!! That's a warning, UPS. A warning and a promise.
7.22.2013
7.20.2013
Weee-e-e-e-e-e-l-l-l-l-l-l-lllllll
Apparently, if you're looking for a good time in Michigan, you don't need to drive any further than the nearest Burger King in Dundee.
That's right kids - order a kid's meal and get your food and a pipe filled with hashish...and they'll even light it up for you!
Sheesh. Way to go, Michigan. [forehead smack]
That's right kids - order a kid's meal and get your food and a pipe filled with hashish...and they'll even light it up for you!
Sheesh. Way to go, Michigan. [forehead smack]
Critter update ('cuz it's sort of weather related)
Noticed a sharp increase of lightning bug pyrotechnics last night. It was a splendid show! Thank you, Mother Nature.
In the same vein, we are hearing the first locust(s) of the summer this morning - that rain made it all happen. Hoo-boy!
In the same vein, we are hearing the first locust(s) of the summer this morning - that rain made it all happen. Hoo-boy!
Yes, "again"
A little bit, that is. A little bit about the weather and then [drum roll] - on to other things! [cymbal crash]
The weather only factors in because there has been a change. [grinning madly] It's still humid as all get-out, but it is cooler this morning. With the help of the attic fan thrumming all night long, the inside temp is a manageable 74*F!
Tah-daaaahhhhhhh! And I do mean the "aahhhh" thing. S'wonderful!
We were on the road yesterday afternoon, skirting the rolling storm front (which was over our left shoulders and closing in quickly), until just shy of returning to my little 'burb. Boom!
The lightening, heavy whipping winds, and torrential rains made a violent statement as we cruised to within four miles of the house. Floodgates opened and branches fell left and right, but through all of that, the temps fell, too! Everything still feels wet. Damp and icky, but over the course of the next few days it will dry out some.
The reason we were on the road? Well, to deliver my little quilted beauty into the hands of strangers. Many, MANY strangers! It started off at a UPS storefront in Clarkston, and by later in the evening had only managed to crawl as far as Pontiac. This morning finds it on a truck and actually moving out of the state! No turning back now.
More updates can be followed on the quilting blog. But for now I have some cooler temps to take advantage of, so I am going to get away from the keyboard. How are you going to celebrate the break in the heatwave?
The weather only factors in because there has been a change. [grinning madly] It's still humid as all get-out, but it is cooler this morning. With the help of the attic fan thrumming all night long, the inside temp is a manageable 74*F!
Tah-daaaahhhhhhh! And I do mean the "aahhhh" thing. S'wonderful!
We were on the road yesterday afternoon, skirting the rolling storm front (which was over our left shoulders and closing in quickly), until just shy of returning to my little 'burb. Boom!
The lightening, heavy whipping winds, and torrential rains made a violent statement as we cruised to within four miles of the house. Floodgates opened and branches fell left and right, but through all of that, the temps fell, too! Everything still feels wet. Damp and icky, but over the course of the next few days it will dry out some.
The reason we were on the road? Well, to deliver my little quilted beauty into the hands of strangers. Many, MANY strangers! It started off at a UPS storefront in Clarkston, and by later in the evening had only managed to crawl as far as Pontiac. This morning finds it on a truck and actually moving out of the state! No turning back now.
More updates can be followed on the quilting blog. But for now I have some cooler temps to take advantage of, so I am going to get away from the keyboard. How are you going to celebrate the break in the heatwave?
7.18.2013
Watching the weather
It's an odd thing to see myself having become as absorbed in the weather as a much older person would be.
Much older. Like....retired-and-toothless-in-Florida old.
I am watching the broadcasts and prediction boards rabidly, scanning the days ahead for signs of substantive relief. All my hopes leaning to anything remotely cooler than low 80s - YES, I'd let myself be happy with low 80s!!
When can we dream of possible relief? When will the temps dip into a comfortable zone again?
It's just hard for me to rationalize being content with a low of 77*F! Yup, our overnight temp got as low as 77*F - and it is the blessing of the day. That, to me, is odd, but a necessary mental trade-off the way things are right now.
We must get through today and tomorrow, though, and then temps should be a little more tolerable for a few days - OK, at least for the predicted, foreseeable future. This is a distinction worth making, since we have so much of the summer season to still get through. After all, more possibility of extreme heat (with humidity) is possible...and probable.
Keep cool, y'all, we are not out of the woods just yet.
Much older. Like....retired-and-toothless-in-Florida old.
I am watching the broadcasts and prediction boards rabidly, scanning the days ahead for signs of substantive relief. All my hopes leaning to anything remotely cooler than low 80s - YES, I'd let myself be happy with low 80s!!
When can we dream of possible relief? When will the temps dip into a comfortable zone again?
It's just hard for me to rationalize being content with a low of 77*F! Yup, our overnight temp got as low as 77*F - and it is the blessing of the day. That, to me, is odd, but a necessary mental trade-off the way things are right now.
We must get through today and tomorrow, though, and then temps should be a little more tolerable for a few days - OK, at least for the predicted, foreseeable future. This is a distinction worth making, since we have so much of the summer season to still get through. After all, more possibility of extreme heat (with humidity) is possible...and probable.
Keep cool, y'all, we are not out of the woods just yet.
7.16.2013
Oh, so nice
Stopped at a large home improvement store and purchased some good caulk for the brick/facing gap, to use once I've eradicated a few hundred more stinging flying critters invading my home's exterior.
While there, I also picked up a couple of fans. One 12" oscillating fan for Karl's room, and one for the sewing area. Still air is the bane of everything! The one I snagged for the lower level is a floor fan standing about 42" or so in height (when fully extended), and 16" in diameter. Wish I had done this weeks ago! Don't know if I've mentioned this before, but it's freakin' hot and steamy!
Beauty part is that when I'm not sewing I will be able to move it quickly and easily to another area for use! Merry Christmas!
Aaaahhhhh-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h. :)
While there, I also picked up a couple of fans. One 12" oscillating fan for Karl's room, and one for the sewing area. Still air is the bane of everything! The one I snagged for the lower level is a floor fan standing about 42" or so in height (when fully extended), and 16" in diameter. Wish I had done this weeks ago! Don't know if I've mentioned this before, but it's freakin' hot and steamy!
Beauty part is that when I'm not sewing I will be able to move it quickly and easily to another area for use! Merry Christmas!
Aaaahhhhh-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h. :)
Well, what do you know.
In fear of jinxing it, but right now the blogger is working. Thank you, google - at long last.
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Knowingly made the decision to not roll the AC unit into the house and set it up in the living room window this season, as we have for the past few years. Crazy, I know, but there were many factors involved in that thought process.
Despite the horrible grip of uber heat and humidity hovering over our state (much of the mid-western to eastern US, really), I have only had one moment of self doubt over that AC v no AC decision. Today is really day three of the latest heat wave, but day two with the added humidity. It's crippling, make no mistake, and weather weenie predictions have this hanging around until Friday or Saturday of this week.
We'll see. It's being called the "air you can wear." Very appropriate.
Anyhow, it's good to have space for writing again, but I need to move around before the heat becomes overly oppressive. We have found a rather busy nest of flying, sting-y things entering the house through a crack between the brick facing and old caulking where it meets the wood trim. Emptied a can of spray at them yesterday evening, but that only made a temporary dent in their activities....and hardly touched their numbers, I'm fearing.
I will keep you posted on that and so much more, but I bid you adieu for the time being.
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Knowingly made the decision to not roll the AC unit into the house and set it up in the living room window this season, as we have for the past few years. Crazy, I know, but there were many factors involved in that thought process.
Despite the horrible grip of uber heat and humidity hovering over our state (much of the mid-western to eastern US, really), I have only had one moment of self doubt over that AC v no AC decision. Today is really day three of the latest heat wave, but day two with the added humidity. It's crippling, make no mistake, and weather weenie predictions have this hanging around until Friday or Saturday of this week.
We'll see. It's being called the "air you can wear." Very appropriate.
Anyhow, it's good to have space for writing again, but I need to move around before the heat becomes overly oppressive. We have found a rather busy nest of flying, sting-y things entering the house through a crack between the brick facing and old caulking where it meets the wood trim. Emptied a can of spray at them yesterday evening, but that only made a temporary dent in their activities....and hardly touched their numbers, I'm fearing.
I will keep you posted on that and so much more, but I bid you adieu for the time being.
7.15.2013
Why is it that ignorant idiots like '[initials]smashmouth' are allowed to defame and lie outright about our President, and have no fear of legal retribution? It (the human in question) posted this tripe: "...low and behold there was the lead story of the Muslim president..." blah-blah-blah "...phony man made global warming garbage..." This is cleary another right-wing, shout-rather-than-listen-or-discuss-or-research-facts-first, knee-jerk, radical asshole reaction to the Zimmerman trial outcome, peppered with add'l misleading and incorrect BS, spewed to create outrage and prove an ignorant non-point. First, you morons, Pres. Obama is NOT a Muslim (sheesh); the words are "lo" and "manmade", and; global warming is not phony, but it IS MOST ASSUREDLY manmade. The animals of the world didn't create the pollution ruining the earth.
7.14.2013
Today we bid a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jean!
She is turning f-morumpha-furfa-duh-lipiddy-mfmfmfmfff, and doesn't look a day over forty-something.
Ouch, Jean! I think that body shot was a bit too hard, there...after all, I wasn't going to give them your REAL age. ;)
Ouch, Jean! I think that body shot was a bit too hard, there...after all, I wasn't going to give them your REAL age. ;)
7.13.2013
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7.09.2013
7.07.2013
One more step
And yet, one more step taken.
One hurdle achieved.
Another tick on the list attained.
About two weeks ago (yikes!) I received a lovely packet in the mail telling me that PQ1 had been juried into the GR AQS competition, and that I needed to complete the forms contained within and mail it back to them haste. Actually, what the cover letter read was, "...fill these out and send them back NOW."
One of the forms regarded insurance for the quilt - both for shipping and loss replacement should something happen at the show (or during shipping). Lots of cost involved here. Without a proper, legal, binding appraisal, whatever loss might happen would all be on me.
So, without too much delay, I attempted to find a qualified appraiser and gain an appointment in short order. No easy feat here in the mitten state. The quickest thing available found me in Bay City yesterday, and the appraisal was done in about an hour. With all of two weeks now having slipped between my fingers, I must get this bunch of papers back to the AQS gang soon.
The next step is to ship PQ1 to Kentucky, then cross my fingers and say my prayers. August 14th can't get here soon enough! More later, peeps - have a quilty day. :)
P.S. Thanks, Jean, for driving the final leg! I had a fun time meeting your cousin and her son, Doris and Nick, too.
One hurdle achieved.
Another tick on the list attained.
About two weeks ago (yikes!) I received a lovely packet in the mail telling me that PQ1 had been juried into the GR AQS competition, and that I needed to complete the forms contained within and mail it back to them haste. Actually, what the cover letter read was, "...fill these out and send them back NOW."
One of the forms regarded insurance for the quilt - both for shipping and loss replacement should something happen at the show (or during shipping). Lots of cost involved here. Without a proper, legal, binding appraisal, whatever loss might happen would all be on me.
So, without too much delay, I attempted to find a qualified appraiser and gain an appointment in short order. No easy feat here in the mitten state. The quickest thing available found me in Bay City yesterday, and the appraisal was done in about an hour. With all of two weeks now having slipped between my fingers, I must get this bunch of papers back to the AQS gang soon.
The next step is to ship PQ1 to Kentucky, then cross my fingers and say my prayers. August 14th can't get here soon enough! More later, peeps - have a quilty day. :)
P.S. Thanks, Jean, for driving the final leg! I had a fun time meeting your cousin and her son, Doris and Nick, too.
7.05.2013
NOW the fireworks can begin!
Today is Karl's birthday - thus explains all of the explosive (pun intended) hoopla. ;)
Happy birthday, my darling baby boy!
7.03.2013
One active day
Began the day by covering the long wall in primer - finally! Wish I had spent it in a different order, i.e.; using the cool part of the day in more "quilty" pursuits instead, and moving on to the painting stuff last, but....ah, well. I am only one step away from hanging artwork and quilts!!!
In the early evening, Barb and Jean stopped by - armed with ice cream cake! - to celebrate another year of maturity for Karl and Barb. We ordered LL pizza and relaxed and chatted.
Later, Barb kindly reviewed Karl's last math test and spoke with him about it. I am not certain if she was able to identify his more difficult hiccup, but I think she helped him to clearly understand it is within his power to turn the ship around before the end of the semester.
Thank you, Barb!
The evening fell and the humidity rose, so I gave up hope of any quality quilting time...opting to finish up the dishes in the sink and then laze on the sofa, sorting old paperwork and waiting for the evening news just for the weather forecast. Well, I fell asleep and missed it completely!
Now, I've dragged myself upstairs, washed up for bed and am ready to crash mightily.
Have a good night, all. See you tomorrow ~
In the early evening, Barb and Jean stopped by - armed with ice cream cake! - to celebrate another year of maturity for Karl and Barb. We ordered LL pizza and relaxed and chatted.
Later, Barb kindly reviewed Karl's last math test and spoke with him about it. I am not certain if she was able to identify his more difficult hiccup, but I think she helped him to clearly understand it is within his power to turn the ship around before the end of the semester.
Thank you, Barb!
The evening fell and the humidity rose, so I gave up hope of any quality quilting time...opting to finish up the dishes in the sink and then laze on the sofa, sorting old paperwork and waiting for the evening news just for the weather forecast. Well, I fell asleep and missed it completely!
Now, I've dragged myself upstairs, washed up for bed and am ready to crash mightily.
Have a good night, all. See you tomorrow ~
7.02.2013
7.01.2013
FINALLY
Today the humtididdity (make that "humidity") is low enough to paint and finish the long wall I have been dying to complete (and then repair and paint) - since forever. However, I also absolutely must finish up a bit of quilting I've had to put off because of the recent sticky, crappy weather.
Aaaargh! I hate this sort of conundrum. I really must get after both of these activities since this lovely, workable weather won't be with us for long.
I am stymied by the lack of hours in a day.
Well, since I now have an appointment with a quilt appraiser in order to complete paperwork for my AQS entry, I suppose the quilting bit should take priority. And, I suppose I can live with the fact that I did manage to spend some time cleaning, dusting, sanding, cleaning again, taping off and mudding newly found areas of craptasticness along the wall to be painted, so I guess I really did manage to stick my mitts in the house repair stuff - even though it wasn't the actual applying of color that I so wanted to get to. [sniff]
Dagnabbit and darnitalmighty!
I now give myself permission to touch the quilting!
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Oh, did I remember to say that one of my quilts made it into an AQS contest?!? Wahoo!!!!
Aaaargh! I hate this sort of conundrum. I really must get after both of these activities since this lovely, workable weather won't be with us for long.
I am stymied by the lack of hours in a day.
Well, since I now have an appointment with a quilt appraiser in order to complete paperwork for my AQS entry, I suppose the quilting bit should take priority. And, I suppose I can live with the fact that I did manage to spend some time cleaning, dusting, sanding, cleaning again, taping off and mudding newly found areas of craptasticness along the wall to be painted, so I guess I really did manage to stick my mitts in the house repair stuff - even though it wasn't the actual applying of color that I so wanted to get to. [sniff]
Dagnabbit and darnitalmighty!
I now give myself permission to touch the quilting!
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Oh, did I remember to say that one of my quilts made it into an AQS contest?!? Wahoo!!!!
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