This summer lull is when I often get to write about whatever I want to! I have some ideas for the coming weeks.
I have galleys added to my shelf:
- Eleanor, a new biography of Eleanor Roosevelt by David Michaels
- Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth by Kate Greene offered to me by the publisher. Greene lived on a simulated Martian environment for four months!
I am currently reading
- Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
- The Splendid and the Vile by Eric Larson
- A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty by Mimi Matthews
The Great Gatsby Storybook Quilt by Nancy A. Bekofske |
Michigan is also having a 'lull' in COVID-19 cases with the lowest number reported since March 18. Gov. Whitmer's lock-down has suppressed the virus extremely well.
Restaurants and retail shops are opening up with preventative protocols--masks, limited customers, hand sanitizer, frequent cleaning. Next week hair salons will reopen. My husband has scheduled a doctor's and dentist appointment in the next weeks. Gotta make hay while in this 'lull'.
A lull in hot weather had us out weeding and mulching the gardens. We installed the front garden three years ago. The roses and geranium are now in bloom and the coneflowers in bud. On the side of the house, the day lilies are in bud and the Stella d'Oro lilies blooming.
The little bird house was made by my brother.
In February we ordered an ottoman and it arrived last week. It is from the same company as our settees, Younger Furniture, manufactured in America. We can use it as a footstool, coffee table, or extra seating.
The library is reopening for drop offs only, so no book club yet. The community center where the quilt group meets has not reopened. We were Zooming but with nice weather are meeting in the city park. We bring chairs and social distance, have show and tell and lunch.
Sadly, just after I wrote this I learned that one of our founding members, Shirley Williams, passed at age 95 after suffering a stroke. I wrote a post about her 91st birthday here. A lady who was helping Shirley with a quilt brought it in to share. It includes photos of 36 members of the Clawson Quilting Sisters!
Shirley William's last quilt project features the Clawson Quilting Sisters |
Our grandpuppy Sunny went on an adventure with her momma who is on furlough. To fill the lull, they went camping in Ohio with a group of dog owners. Sunny learned about lake water, played with the big dogs and another puppy, and returned home exhausted and hungry.
Home Again...
Ellie stayed home with our son who works from home. She enjoyed being the only dog in the house again!
My brother takes the most beautiful photos on his nature walks. I had to share these of the Huron River at Mill Creek Park.
Nancy and Gary, June 17, 1972 |