Nearly bedtime but....

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I've wanted to blog for, well, a couple of days. Since we lost a hen. Since the election. Since, well, the last time I wrote, lol. Now it's closing in on nine p.m., which is usually when I turn into a pumpkin. But before I do, I just wanna say Future Me was right.

Closing in on two years ago, Future Me told who is now Past Me to stay the course. I thought she was crazy. She wasn't, merely possessing the knowledge I now have, that things do change. Slowly yes. Lives lost yes. Freedoms denied yes. But not all is as we thought in late January 2025.

I have since completed the top right block and have started two more blue blocks. My goodness do I ADORE this process!

Anyway, I just wanted to give Future Me some props, as well as share my latest quilting craze, that of log cabin blocks. If I'm not doing laundry or dealing with very skittish chickens, I'm sewing these gorgeous blocks. My back remains meh, so no book stuff happening, but that's okay because Americans chose love and tolerance over hatred and lies and I have heaps of pre-cut neutral strips and plenty of pretty prints to pair alongside them.

And now it's REALLY time for bed. Sleep well everyone and as Future Me counseled, continue to stay the course! 

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