Rabbit Style News

I made my mom another quilt for Mothers Day this year. As usual there are pictures on the camera that haven’t made it onto my computer yet two months later. Luckily she sent me a couple pictures which I have added to my new Picasa completed projects album. While adding pictures to it I said, “Holy crap check it out I’ve made some really pretty quilts!” How did I find the patience to piece together the baby quilt for Oliver? It’s made with - no joke - 18 billion tiny pieces of fabric. It’s inspirational. I am motivated to go buy batting for my current project that keeps moving around the living room, from chair to couch to sewing table: a quilt top that’s pieced and needs a border.

I came across the Sassy Apron Swap today when I was browsing a few quilting sites that I check periodically and I’m excited about hopefully being part of the next swap. Note to self: remember to send the email on July 14 to sign up. From what I gather, each participant makes an apron during each swap and sends it to another person. I also found the Booming Aprons July Halloween Apron Swap. I love this whole idea of an apron swap — it reminds me of chain letters that seemed so exciting when I was a kid, except I’ll actually participate this time. I’ve only made a couple aprons before, so hopefully I’ll come up with something that is worthy of the swap. I’m excited!!

I found out tonight that my elliptical machine is broken.  The screen lights up and then nothing happens when I press the buttons to choose the program, level, time, difficulty, etc.  I can still use it, just without getting to adjust the settings or choose a time.  It’s possible that the connecting wire for the controls is simply loose.  The last time I used it was maybe in January, if not earlier, so it’s hard to say when exactly it stopped working.  I’ll try to fix it sometime this week so that I can start using it again.  I’ve been slowly gaining weight again because I haven’t been exercising.

114 degrees today.  Record for June 19 is 115.  It will continue to be in the “double-digit triple-digits” over the weekend, as I call it when it hits the teens like that.  Yes, the humidity is only 9%, but it’s not the humidity that gets you around here, it’s the heat.  The 114 degree heat.

My mom sent me a photo of her two new goats.  It makes me smile.