A satisfying day

 

I was away early yesterday to go and see my friend Pam, and take her a cake as she was doing me some lunch before I went off to my Quilting group.  It was good to catch up and as Pam's not been out much this year - various family hospitalisations, her included.  They're all back on an even keel again now.

It was a full house at my quilting group.  I arrived early as I needed to spread my Baltimore quilt out to trim the edges, and then put a neat backing on it.  Alex saw me getting my quilting safety pins out and waved me to stop, whilst she produced a quilt basting spray which did the trick in no time!  Then I cut the binding, so it's all ready to go.  I will try and crack on with that this morning after breakfast.  Lots of jobs to do here, including painting the final window (big kitchen window with a dozen panes) but onwards and upwards.

Before I forget, a good wildlife count recently. On my way to Malvern the other morning, a Stoat shot across the road.  A pair of Green Woodpeckers by the field (two fields away) which is covered in Yellow Meadow Ant nests (red ants to you and I).  The Swallows left around August, the last few House Martins seem to have joined them now so my skies are quiet again.  Last week I saw a pair of the tiny moths I photographed last month, on their wedding flight by the look of things.  Lots of bees/insects still along my holly hedge, which also has a lot of a tiny pink flowered shrub in it (very invasive) which they seem to love.  

Right, hair washing to be done, then the binding . . .