Windows

I've washed all but two windows in my house. I'll do the last two later today, when the sun has moved away from them. I not only washed the window above my kitchen sink, above, but I also took the mini blind down and washed it too. It's amazing how much brighter the view out the window is.

I did the same thing to the window in my bedroom over my bed. I can't figure out how to take some of the other mini blinds down. I know how to do some of them, but I don't want to break the others, so I will figure out a different way to do them. Every window in the house has mini blinds, and they aren't all the same.

Both these rooms face north so they were easy to do. We've had three days in a row of 89F+ temps, so I've got the AC going, and have prepared my menus for the week with recipes that require little or no cooking.

New England Quilt Museum

On my birthday weekend, with family far away and me by myself, I didn't want to stay home and do housework. The temperature was supposed to be in the high 90's and the humidity was supposed to be up there too.

I considered driving up to King Arthur Flour in Vermont, but I didn't really need more stuff in my kitchen, so I thought for a bit, and decided to drive to Lowell MA to the New England Quilt Museum.

 I saw some very beautiful quilts.

One show was full of quilts made from silk. 

There was another show devoted to baskets.

This quilt was made in this century, and it's just gorgeous.   

I met the curator, Pam Weeks and had a great talk with one of the librarians, Gail. Pam and I may be working on something together for the future, and it's very exciting, as all ideas are.

I had a great afternoon.

As for the weather... the temperature hit 101F and the humidity was oppressive. The sun was out all day with no clouds so it was brutal. The screen shot of my car's dashboard shows the temperature about 4:00 PM in the afternoon. Thank goodness for central A/C.

Too Hot!

It was so hot yesterday, and I just couldn't summon much energy. So I sat in front of the fan and trimmed the blocks for Astrid's quilt.

Then I pinned the strips to the long sides.I sewed the light blocks together, and pressed them, but it was just too hot to do much else.I've got a new refrigerator coming Wednesday morning, so I've got to get ready for that.

Yuk!