Three Civil War Blocks; Whatta Week!

Very little quilting done around here this week, until Saturday and Sunday!  I have a little doll quilt almost finished, but failed to get a picture; that will come later.  Here's three Civil War Quilt blocks -  Weeks 25, 26, and 27 --- Calico Puzzle, Barbara Frietchie Star, and Iris Chain (which could use more contrast). 

Most of Monday was spent working in the yard and hassling with the quilting frame vendor over my refund.  They held out a steep re-stocking charge.  Again, I finally just gave up!  Another hard lesson, but at least the credit will be on the same credit card statement as the original charge!  I'm just glad that's all over!

On Tuesday my son's home got flooded, literally, when the commode malfunctioned and wasn't found for several hours.  Water was more than an inch deep in every room and closet, and was running to the outside from between the brick and foundation on every side.  It was even running out of the garage from inside the house!  What a mess!  Of course, the carpet had to be ripped out, and their furniture loaded onto a U-Haul truck still sitting in the driveway.  Fifteen huge fans have been running since then to dry out all the baseboards, etc.  The insurance company provided a room in a hotel, but I think that may come to an end on Tuesday, and they will most likely be with me for a few (I hope!) days until new carpet can be put down and the furniture is back in place.  Believe me, it has been, and will continue to be, a bad experience! 

Finally got to sew a bit on the little doll quilt on Wednesday and worked in the yard more.  Then I quilted at church on Thursday, which, I might add, was a fun day, full of laughter.  I needed that badly after Tuesday when I dragged out all those wet clothes from the floor of the grandsons' closets!  Not fun for sure!

I had planned to sew all day Friday, but you know what happens to the best laid plans!  My friend, whose husband has cancer and Parkinson's, needed to go to Penny's about 20 miles away, but doesn't drive there, so I took her to do her shopping, and then went back to her house Saturday night to help hang some pictures she bought.  I did get two of the Civil War blocks made Saturday, and the third one Sunday.   

I'm afraid to even plan or predict what will transpire this week!  I'm pretty sure it will be just a tiring as last week, and probably will not include much sewing!  I will try, honestly,  I will try!  This old lady is getting tired! 

I will leave you with a couple of pictures of Spring in my back yard, just outside my sunroom windows!  I love to just stand and look at the rose garden!

The rose is Earthkind's Belinda's Dream.  I have three of these, and they are full of buds ready to open in a day or two, and they smell so wonderful!  The Climbing Pinkie, red Knockouts, and others will be in full bloom later in the week.

Have fun this week.

---"Love"