a story that moved me

I am still here! Between the de-cluttering process and an extraordinarily busy schedule for the second half of September and the first half of October, plus the lack of a desktop computer, I have been quiet but not idle.

My computer was in the shop for a week -- the Trojans were, apparently, well and truly embedded. They came from opening a trusted website (who knows which one?) so please be careful and don't fall into the trap I did, thinking they come only through the spam email we are so careful not to open.

Last Thursday, I tried to use my iPad for this post. Everything looking fine in a preview edition but the video didn't come up on the published post! I don't know how that works!

I hope to be back before the end of the week to do a craft-related post.  In the meantime, I have added added a video that really touched my heart. The video is nearly eight minutes long but well worth watching. I hope it touches your heart too. (By the way, I am not suggesting you need to buy the song as the video suggests, that's totally up to you; I haven't!)

that was the weekend that was

On Saturday evening, I was reading and commenting on the some of the many blogs on my reading list when my computer froze!

I rebooted it and got an error message - "looking for a driver" - before it froze again.

I rebooted and found a new symbol (icon?) on my computer - right where the strength of Internet connection is usually shown. I clicked on this strange new symbol. "No connection available."

WM and DD looked at the computer but there was nothing for it. I turned the computer off and used WM's slower, older computer to finish reading the blogs I was reading.

Today my tower went to the computer shop. Some kind of new card was put in it. And now I have connection to the Internet again! Hurrah!

DD and I were out on Saturday. When we came home we did some quilting on the "new" frame. The Brother machine works best with the top and bobbin threaded with Gutermann cotton thread; cheaper threads and Gutermann polyester break!

All practice so far has been done on calico (which is called "muslin" in the USA I believe) top and back with no batting.

We didn't get any pantographs with the quilting frame so we created our own.

Here are my attempts to follow the laser light accurately (not too bad for a complete novice!)

The lack of symmetry is exactly how I drew it!

I enjoyed doing this one the most!

On Saturday, DD and I went to the Glenbrook Spring Fair. We looked around the fair in the morning, had some lunch and volunteered our time (and Younger Grandson for added cuteness) at the stall being held to raise money for Caring Hearts Community Quilting Group. There were five of us volunteering. In three hours we sold less than $100 worth of goods - between us! I certainly hope the team that volunteered for the morning sold more!

DD was very disappointed; not one of the wheat bags we had made and donated was sold. The coasters she had so carefully made were also unsold at the end of the day.

So, a frustrating weekend but, as is often the case, it had some wonderful moments. I leave you with a picture (taken in Glenbrook) that can't help but make you go "awwww!"

Younger Grandson aged 20 weeks

We make 'em cute in our family!! LOL