A Quiet Sunday

Fall has certainly arrived. Our trees are beginning to turn and the air is crisp. Soup and chili are finding their way onto the menu. Sweetheart took Zach out to the farm where he grew up. Much work to do out there and he needed the extra hands. I am spending my day quietly doing hand work. I had quilt group yesterday and I walked in ready to enjoy my time of sewing and fellowship. As I headed back to the back room, Kay said, "Hi Brenda. How are you?" I replied, "Just fine", and headed back to the classroom where we meet. A beautiful woman approached me and asked if I was Bren...I think she said Bren, maybe it was Brenda. Either way, I told her I was and she introduced herself to me. Joanne!!! Over 3 years ago, I had "met" Joanne on an online Flylady Quilters group. She shared her blog, Rockin' on the Porch, with me and I read it, along with others from her comments and blog list. I was HOOKED. I started Pieces From Me soon after. So I finally got to meet my blogging mentor! We hugged and spent the next 2 hours talking and sharing with the other ladies in the group. Joanne just had carpal tunnel surgery so she did not sew, but I can not wait to see her creations in person....she is coming back (I hope!) Joanne started a new blog last summer (just like me) when her sweet Bill passed away. New beginnings....you can find her at Attitudes and Gratitudes. What a great spirit she has. I so wished I had my camera with me!

Instead of taking the Hidden Star to quilt group I had planned to take the wool. Well, I did not have the right background. So instead I took my hexagons. I had attached 2 of the 70 I have basted, but was not happy with the outcome. I could see my stitches. One of the girls at quilt group is doing hexagons and promised to help me. It was a matter of thread color...that was it.

I decided I would work on these at group only, but liked them so much, I decided to take a hand quilting break (for only a couple of days) and work on these at home too. (See the fabric they are laying on? That is the background I picked up for the wool.) I have 2 full rows put together.
Another project I was whipping up has not gone as smoothly as desired. Look at this!!!!!
UGH!!! I will be froggin for sure! Rip it! Rip it! For today, this quiet, stress-free Sunday, I will whip stitch hexagons!
Kyle is having a PJ, movie day, and Charlotte is spending her day stitching a new towel I prepared for her. Christmas gifts are well under way!Food. Let's talk about the food thing for a minute. I got the new book, "This Is Why You Are Fat" by Jackie Warner. I won't put a picture on because the cover is very immodest, but let me say the content (minus the phrases "hot" and "se*y" every once in a while) is packed full of wonderful information. I am a fitness/diet/health book fanatic, and I must say this is by FAR the best one I have read yet. So of course it says eat clean....and organic....and that is impossible here. Organic is not financially feasible at this time. Clean...I can, maybe, do that. Still I can afford a few items that are organic. Some produce and eggs for starters.
Some of you asked exactly what I am doing. I am doing what works for my body. Low Carb (not high fat or high protein). It does good things for me. For me, it corrects high blood pressure, low/high blood sugars, and cholesterol levels (good and bad) come into normal range, plus I lose at a nice pace....1-3 pounds a week. I am also exercising.....UGH! So far I am doing a 2 mile power walk 6 days a week, but may change that to do Jackie Warner's workout in the book. It looks TOUGH, so we'll see.

I am also a Splenda freak. I guess eating clean means getting rid of Splenda. Not sure I can do that completely, but I did get some Truvia. It is ok....I like the chemical fizz I get from Spenda, but then what are ya gonna do??!! I treated myself to some flavored coffee this afternoon....I added Truvia to my Splenda French Vanilla, so that was better than the extra spoonful of Splenda I would have added. Only 1 more pound til I can make my 15 pound block for the fat quilt!
Sassy has fallen in love with a box.She rubs her face on it and purrs loudly. Finally, she climbs in and takes a snooze.CrAzY cat!
Hope you are all having a quiet Sunday too!

"The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet"
Isaiah 14:7a