A Sewful Good-bye to Janice

Tuesday evening, the Sewful Sisters threw a party for our dear friend Janice, who is retiring and moving clear across the country. Corey made her famous chicken adobo and a rice noodle dish. Everyone else contributed a salad, a side dish, or dessert. I have never known a group of cooks like these. They can throw a feast together at the drop of a hat.

Besides bringing her delicious chicken, Corey brought a huge quilt to share. She is sitting on the right. Notice that we also have a new junior quilter. Lily was so well-behaved all evening. Her mama, Angela, is new to our group.

 

Corey used wool batting in this quilt. It made it lightweight, soft, and not so prone to holding creases when folded.

 

The quilting design was an overall rose motif and was exquisitely done.

 

Here is a picture of Janice, our guest of honor. This is a snapshot I took of her a while back with an exchange quilt she had received.

 

 

We are really going to miss this gal.

 

School's Out For Summer!!!

 

See me smile?

 

Actually, that is a sun medallion on the side of my garage. I wish I had about ten more. That's how happy I feel.

After lots of research and just plain yacking with a lot of nerds, I ditched my old laptop and got a Microsoft Surface. So far, so good, but I will reserve my judgment until later. The biggest issue for me was finding a tablet that would accept photos from an external camera.

I also found a cool cell phone feature. My landline and home internet service were getting more and more unreliable. Lots of squealing and static on the phone. The internet router stopped lighting up on Friday, which meant that I did not have a broadband connection. Ugh! I DID pay my bill!

Then there has always been the issue that I only had internet access on my laptop while I was at home. What if I wanted to travel?

Well, I called around, and Metro PCS had a solution for me. With a very reasonable phone, and monthly plan--not to mention that they PAID ME $49 to port my landline number to them--they charge me a mere additional $5 per month, and my phone becomes a hotspot. That means that my tablet can snag the WiFi signal from my phone and be truly mobile. Woo-hoo!!!

I just love good deals. And freedom.

Anyway, with school being out as of today, I am hoping to squeeze some quilting into my summer. And gardening. First I have to deal with a tooth that has been giving me fits. After almost a month of antibiotics and visits to two dentists for diagnostics, it looks like I am having my first root canal with a third dentist. Good thing that I haven't really been in pain. Just really tired.

Am looking forward to feeling better.