A Sunny Friday

I was up early today so Paul and I got his pills ready for the coming week before going grocery shopping.  I take him along these days so I don't have to find a staff person to reach the top shelves.  Everything I buy - bread, selzer, milk - seems to be unreachable on the top shelf.  We got some road food for our brief trip south.  We plan to leave Wed. and spend the first night in Wilkes-Barre, PA.   I no longer have relatives that I know of there, so it's just our usual stop on the way south.   

Thurs. we'll be in Virginia in a couple of spots and then Sunday we'll head further south for a few days.  We have no reservations for post-Virginia.  Just hoping to encounter some spring!    On the way home, we'll stop in Hershey, PA, for lunch with cousins I haven't seen in 50+ years.  I went out to a sugarhouse after grocery shopping for some maple syrup to give them.   

I doubt if I'll get much if any sewing done today, but it's OK.  I've been working diligently on scrappy Hunter's Star blocks most mornings this week.  When my machine was in the shop, I cut out all the pieces I need to finish with my Go Baby die cut machine.  This is contrary to my usual way of doing things when I cut, sew, cut, sew, until done.   I can get 5 or 6 blocks done each day this way - I have 39 blocks made so far, and I'm hoping for 56 or so.

Today, though, I have things to do before we leave for the trip.  I made some little portable greenhouses and planted cosmos and zinnia seeds.  This is an experiment using gallon milk jugs that I cut crosswise leaving the handles.  I punched some holes in the bottoms and filled them with potting soil before planting seeds.  I used duct tape to close them up again and put them on the back porch where they'll get sun and a little rain or snow.  A friend told me she does this every year with great success.  We have the milk jugs, so it's worth a try.

After that, Paul and I took a walk around the neighborhood.  We've had so much gloomy weather that it is a treat to be out in the sun.  Walking is important because I've been keeping a close eye on my activity level and food intake as part of my Preventing Diabetes class.  It's via Zoom and, although we started with about 20 people, we were down to about 8 in just a few weeks.  I haven't really learned a whole lot new, but it does help keep me focused.  It's sponsored by our local hospital, and Zoom makes it easier because I don't have to drive up there in iffy winter weather.