It's been sort of gloomy out with drizzle and cloudy skies. Good days for staying inside to quilt, cook, and read. Yesterday I made some muffin-sized quiches and a simple salad with black beans, roasted corn, and mango (very good!). Both recipes were recommended for diabetics. Today I'll make some bread as we're almost out.
Quilting on the Sweet Tea quilt is going OK, albeit slowly. There's a lot of marking and turning (or should I say "wrestling"?) so I do a little at a time. I cut purple grunge fabric for binding the Exploding Heart quilt but didn't get it ready to use, so I may also work on that today. I can then hand sew it to the back when I want a break from quilting. I could also cut out the binding for the Sweet Tea quilt if I feel like it. That's the great thing about quilting at this stage of life - no deadlines, just do whatever you feel like whenever
I'm reading The Women by Kristin Hannah, a book about nurses during the Vietnam war. So far, it's a little like MASH although more realistic, of course, with a smattering of romance. I can understand why it's been so popular, because it does tell a good story of war from the woman's point of view. Beyond the operating room, the interactions with the locals are very interesting, too. A week from tomorrow, the library is sponsoring a talk by a woman who was a nurse in that war, and it will be interesting to hear her take on the book.
Last night I stopped into the library's Spring Fling fund raiser and helped sell a few tickets for the Friends' gardening raffle. There was a band, casual food, and a cash bar, but it looked like there were fewer people than usual.Maybe they bought tickets but were too tired to come after the protest in the rain at the State House. Officials estimate 10,000 people stood in the rain there, which is quite an impressive turnout. (Photo by Daria Bishop - copied from Facebook group 50501) There were 20 protests around the state which is pretty good for our little state, right on the border with our friends in Canada.