The Weekend

Uncle A, can we go out and rake leaves?

They filled three of these carts in under an hour.

(and the trees have only just begun to shed)

(click to supersize)

MeeMah, can we make a quilt for my travel BeeBee?

She doesn't have one of her own.

(we made one for his at-home BeeBee here)

For the sake of attention span,

we made a two-layer whole cloth blanket.

(he picked out his own fabrics from the

overflowing resource box of Kaffe fat quarters)

This is side one . . .

And this is side two.

He was fascinated with the Dr. Seuss quilt

laid out on the design wall - he had to count

the Grinch tumblers and find the one and only

tumbler with Yertle the Turtle . . .

 

Then it back outdoors to trim the hosta stalks.

They have never (ever) been so meticulously pruned.

DeeDah, can we make something in the shop - please?!

(there was a monster truck kids kit from the big box store

waiting at the ready for just this moment)

He builds Kiwi Crate kits with  his parents at home

so following the directions on this one was second nature.

One happy and oh so proud maker

after he added the stickers.

He did his own laundry, including moving 

his wet clothes from the washer to the dryer.

(what an awesome reminder that even our

most mundane chores can be an adventure)

Learning a new way to decorate a wooden Christmas tree

using DeeDah's lathe and Sharpie markers.

Just look at that absolute concentration.

He wants to keep this "forever and ever."

Despite a solid day of cold rain on Sunday,

it was a really wonderful weekend.

The house is so quiet today.

* * *

Wishing each and every one of you a

peaceful and meaningful Thanksgiving weekend.

I'll be back early next week.

Quiltdivajulie

-----------------------------------------------

“I see your true colours shining through.  

I see your true colours and that’s why I love you.  

So don’t be afraid to let them show.  

Your true colours, your true colours, are beautiful like a rainbow.”

Cyndi Lauper