We all look better with a new coat of paint

It was been a weekend of preparation for winter.  The house was painted and the trim will be painted over the next week.  That took most of Saturday.  The siding that needed replace was and 2 guys painted the house in hours.  We were taped in for a while but it was fun.  Today I packed away the potting bench and started storing all of the garden equipment in the greenhouse.  I filled up a big trash bag and stopped.  Enough work for the weekend.

This past week I started bring the plants inside from the greenhouse and yard.  Some went in the living room window with a light and the rest went in the 2 small indoor greenhouses.  I still need to buy a light for those.  The plants seems much happier.  It has not froze yet but it's been getting down in the 40s at night.  That took quite a while.  I love the way the plants make the livingroom and kitchen look.  Quick update: The lemons and cherries have not sprouted.

I did find a little time to cross stitch.  I only got 2 threads in but I can see a difference.  I was able to quilt today.  I finished 2 more rows which takes me to 5 rows finished, 50% of the quilt.  Only five more rows to go.  I have worked on this for almost 2 years, promised I would make it for more than that.  I can not wait to finish it!!

 

 

I also made my first cheesecake so the season.  I love cheese cake.  My favorite food ever. I wished I had taken a picture.  Tasted wonderful.  

It's starting to feel like fall

What a great weekend!  I love Fall so it's so exciting to have the temperatures drop below 80 for a great change.  But like usual in Kansas it went from the 80s to the 50s on Friday then warmed up to 70s on Saturday and Sunday and back to 50s on Monday.  I would prefer the gradual cool down but no one has asked me.

I did a lot of cleaning this weekend, hired a painter, and quilted.  Yes, I quilted.  Only for 2 hours but it felt great.  I have completed 3 of 10 rows for the Applique Deer quilt.  I have high hopes for more sewing in the days to come.  It turning out really nice.  I will get this done this year!

I'm quilting as I go.  This is the first time I have tried this so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.  I'm hoping in the long run it will save time.  I have trimmed the batting but the blocks still need to be trimmed and squared.

My helper cat

 Other updates: I'm changing books on the to-do list.   No cross stitching was completed with past week, not even one thread.  The cooler temperatures really put me in a crafting mood so high hopes something will happen this week!

Girl Power

Weekend update is made with tired arms and a blister on one hand.  No, its not from sewing either.  This busy weekend started with Yom Kippur and my housemates getting a rescue dog.  She is the sweetest dog.  Someone moved and left her tied to a tree.  Some people should not be allowed the privilege of owning animals. 

Sunday was a working day.  I would like to paint the house this fall.  As I was looking at the house to make a to do list for paint preparation I noticed a couple of siding boards that needed to be replaced.  In closer inspection there were more than a couple.  My housemate and I did this ourselves.  We looked at many sites to learn how and just went for it.  So 5 - 16ft boards later we are almost done with the south side of the house.  We still have 2 board more to do but now that we know how to hammer it should go much quicker.  Only one repair is needed on the back of the house.  Then the north side and an over hang on the roof.  I'm running out of time to get the painting done this fall but things are starting to get crossed off the list!