New Mexico is in a drought for the past few years. So, we pray for rain. And boy have we gotten rain!!
The governor has declared the State of New Mexico a disaster. It hasn't stopped raining for several days. Several counties have severe flooding and people's homes have been damaged. Interstate highway 40 has been flooded so severely that there is a sink hole in the middle of the highway.
It is hard to talk about quilting when all these disasters are going on around me.
I just noticed that the neighbor's wood stove chimney is oozing smoke. That is a sure sign that summer is over. She is always the first to fire up her stove. She lives in a 2 bedroom adobe house that her husband built. In case you have never lived in, read, or heard about adobe houses, they always retain the heat/cold for 12 hours. Adobe is a great insulator against the heat/cold. It is always cool in the summer because it retains the cool from the night. And, it is always warm in the winter with minimum effort and wood because it retains the heat from the stove. I love it! I wish my cabin was adobe!
Yesterday I got my latest order of fabric. Part of the order was for my daughter. She has a small business that she is trying to get off the ground. She sells cookie bouquets . . . Carmela's Cookies. She wanted specific fabrics for her bouquet baskets.
I love getting fabric delivered! It's just like Christmas! I know the fabric is what I will be selling, but still. I get to open the package . . .(Christmas). I get to play with the new fabric (new Christmas toy). And last but not least, I get to keep the scraps (Christmas Present). YAY!
I have always saved all my scraps from making clothes for myself and my family andI have always used them in my quilts. But now, I have an abundance of scraps from cutting all the different shapes for my customers. I am in heaven! Just thinking about the scraps puts me in a great mood and with that thought I will close for tonight.
Meanwhile . . .keep on quilting!
Aveli
