Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Blockheads 3

Block 42

Starburst
by Joanna of FigTree



You can go to her blog to 
download the pattern by clicking here

Now, I think I'd better explain what's
going on with me and why my posts
may be a little erratic for a short while.

It seems that my body has gotten carried
away with making the fluid that surrounds
the brain and spinal cord.  Too much fluid 
causes pressure on the brain and can interfere
with walking and thinking, among other things.

 

It's called "water on the brain" 
or hydrocephalus.
My thinking is still pretty much OK  
(only slight memory problems so far)
but walking is exhausting.  
(I wake up, go to the kitchen to
start the coffee and need a nap.)

Luckily it's curable and I found  a 
very good neurologist and neurosurgeon.


What they have to do is make a slit at the base
of my brain and insert a shunt to drain off the
fluid.  Then I'll be good as new.
And my doctor had 7 years of postgraduate 
training at Mayo Clinic to learn now to do it.
To say nothing to the fact that the medical
school he went to is one of the top 20 in the nation.

Max's wife who is a charge nurse at Centerpoint 
(a hospital in Kansas City) and my grandson Jake 
who is in Dental School both checked him out 
to make sure I was in good hands.

On a much lighter note, these are my  Silver Laced
Orpington chickens.   I call them my bowling ball chickens 
because I think they look like bowling balls.

2 things.....1) I can't remember what the specials for
this week are and Tammie has gone home so you'll
have to check back tomorrow 
and 2)  - Lets go see what the other ladies did with Fig Tree's block

    Sherri McConnell - https://www.aquiltinglife.com/

                                          Betsy Chutchian - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
                                                          Jan Patek - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/
                                                       Brigitte Heitland - https://www.brigitteheitland.de/blog
 Lisa Bongean - https://lisabongean.com/
 Lissa Alexander - http://modalissa.com/

Happy Quilting!!





 

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Blockheads 3, Block 40

                                           

                          Strings by 

                          Janet Clare

       

You can go to her blog to download the pattern

by clicking here

We have two BOM's on special this week- 

Each one is for 25% off

Fall Festival


and
Over the River.


You can go to the store to buy
 either or both by clicking here.

Meantime, lets go see what the 
others have done with Janet's block.

                                                      Sherri McConnell - https://www.aquiltinglife.com/
                                          Betsy Chutchian - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
                                                          Jan Patek - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/
                                                       Brigitte Heitland - https://www.brigitteheitland.de/blog

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Blockheads 3

Block 39

Mad About Plaid

by Robin Pickens


                                                              You can go to her blog

to download the pattern 

by clicking here. 

We have 2 patterns on sale this week 


Harvest Home 

and



Friends

Both patterns are half price.


Anyone who knows me

knows how much I love

plaids and stripes so

lets go see what the others

have done with Robin's block

                                              Sherri McConnell - https://www.aquiltinglife.com/
                                          Betsy Chutchian - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
                                                          Jan Patek - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/
                                                       Brigitte Heitland - https://www.brigitteheitland.de/blog