Secrets from Louisiana

So glad you have stopped by for a visit. We have many secrets here in Louisiana. We are a quilters haven because of all the interesting things we have in our environment to see, smell,taste and feel. Our flowers are like perfume in the evening and the colors explode in your eyes. Our seafood is the best in the world and is bountiful from the Gulf.

The palette is non stopping.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Another Boring Day

I don't sit well!!!!! Did we know this???? I have projects planned for several weeks but they are now doing it for me. Poor Steve has never had to take care of me before and he is pooped. Too much to take care of, welcome to my world. By the end of next week he will have to learn to cook or it will be take out. I planned 2 weeks of meals and then it is up to him.

Foot feels ok not a problem, it is not being able to walk is the PROBLEM. Ok enough of the wining!

I will be alone today as he needs a break to work on my car. Lets see how that works out.

Hugs,

Patticake

ps Lorie dropped off 5 boxes of fabric, somebodies stash, so I asked my friend to come pick it up. Christmas

Friday, March 15, 2013

Home from the Hospital

Well surgery was a breeze, stayed awake took a foot block instead of the knock out your brain stuff. What is not a breeze is not being able to weight bare on the foot. I am not a sit down stay in bed sort of girl. Steve has been the step and fetch guy and he says being the mama is hard work...hahaha I just said REALLY???? The dog is really confused as to who to listen to, she is coping well.We will run out of prepared food tomorrow so we will see if he can cook or will it be caring in.

Mt schedule consists of basin bath, roll to the front, breakfast, roll to the computer, roll to the sofa, tv, quilt, read, sew stare at the ceiling, roll to the kitchen, lunch, repeat the above. My My this is thrilling.

Monday at 2 pm the doctor will change the bandage and check the pin in the second toe and the incision on the big toe. Will I ever do this again, probably not, no pain to speak of just a real sit down, lay down do nothing for several to 3 weeks. This girl has toooooooooooooo much energy for this, hope I never have any thing major. I have been so lucky in life with my health. I know what goes in in the food line and what this body needs so far. Thank GOD I saw the light 30 years ago and stopped smoking and hit the blacktop walking.

The rant is over and have a great day!

Hugs Patticake 

Monday, March 11, 2013

Good Morning All Lets Catch Up!

It is a rainy cold day in Louisiana. A great day for sewing, cooking and cleaning. Lets start with sewing and cooking and if there is time left cleaning. I have 2 big quilts that need their bindings finished, a tabletopper that needs appliques finished and work on my Louisiana swamp animals. there is always more organizing of my endless pattern collection.

Little Hank is still mending from his surgery but is back at LSU and is doing well. It was nice nursing him back to health. We watched every Harry Potter movie made and then some.

I am having foot surgery tomorrow and am not looking forward to it, 3-4 weeks recovery. Hand work is on the menu.

Today I will cook for the week as Steve doesn't cook and I will want to eat. Great planning.

Will keep you up to date.


Hugs patticake

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Nice Day

Good evening all! What a great day, Steve and I had our teeth cleaned today for our anniversity. You know you are getting old when the high light of your morning is teeth cleaning. We were married 48 years ago today. whoohoo

I had the pleasure of speaking with cousin Bonnie today and will try to visit her next Tuesday. Spoke with Robbie in Oregon ,was so nice we talked our ears off. We  went to supper with little Hank and Big Hank, very nice. Steve and I went to lunch at the cafe, enjoyed seeing our townies.

Can you believe that Steve and I gave each other the same card, what are the odds of that.

I am sitting with Little Hank tomorrow and Friday, we are going to watch movies all day, what fun.

have a great day!


Hugs Patticake

ps lost 2.8 lbs 

Monday, February 25, 2013

Lets Catch Up

Good morning all, no I didn't fall off a cliff, life just got tight.Hank's surgery went fine he is at Emily's tring to get on his feet. He gets the stitches removed from his inner cheek tomorrow and they will take the packing out of his nose. He is such a sweetie young man. The doctor will see him every six months to make sure it doesn't come back. He will come back to his Dad's this week and then back to school.

I have 2 big quilts at the quilter's and have made 12 name tags for my backpacks, love doing little sewing thingies and love backpacks.Who knew! I am going to machine quilt a quilt today that has been hanging around for several years. I am beading the flowers on this quilt. This spring I am going to attemp painting a sewing machine, guess what color.....screaming royal PURPLE. What a surprise.!!!!!

I made my spring list of things to do. I will lean out my sewing machines and will donate fabric. I will set up the cottage a little different with room for someone to sew with me out there. I am going to clean my favorite 10 machines and will go through my mags and pull out patterns I want to keep and pass on the rest.

The veggie container garden will be set up as soon as my foot surgery is complete. Don't have a date yet but it will be soon as I have been cleared for it. Raking  is always a problem as my upper arm strengh is a little lacking and as my friend Sheryl stated "I am a girl afterall."

Today I am not leaving the house as it stormed all night and will rain again today , staying in sewing etc. Cooked yesterday for the week so I am good.


Hugs

Patticake

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

This What Is Happening In My World

I am not working this week, trying to get everything ready for the Rally for Mardi Gras. We are dealing with an unexpected issue at the moment. My 19 year ols grandson little Hank has be diagnosed withJuvenile Angiofribroma. This is a rather large tumor in the sinus passage that is 4cm.by 3.6cm in size. This is extremely dangerous as is the brain surgery. This will be happening shortly. We are all basket cases at the moment, we so love our little premed LSU honor student. It will be performed in Baton Rouge Louisiana.Please pray for my sweet young man. The dangers are many. His name is Hank Allen Gureasko.

I will be with him as will the entire family.


Hugs Patticake

Friday, January 4, 2013

A Quiet Day

Hello to all and a Happy New Year. I have been home now for 2 weeks and you would be surprised how much you can get done when you organize your activities. I have completed cleaned and sorted the house, why you ask, so I can have a lot of sewing time. I can only work 10 more days till August 1 , 2013. A stupid law that affects some retirees. It has nothing to do with social security which I don't receive. But enough of that.

We have had a wonderful Christmas Holiday and had a wonderful 2 weeks in Texas visiting with friends. The entire family was here which is all 9 of us including grand children. Spent the entire day wednesday with little 6 foot Hank , home from LSU. What a treat that was, miss him sooooooooooo much. He is 45 minutes down the road in Baton Rouge but is a pre med student and is extremely busy so we have to visit on extended holiday. I only saw Nicolas and Naomi a few times as the since their visit was short. Their quilts came out great and of course they loved them since MMP made them!

Cousin Bonnie's daddy is in the last stages of life, probably 48 hours to go, he is # 15 in a line of 17 children with only Aunt Clare and Uncle Leo going to be left. Uncle Lou is 95 years old.  We pray his soul slips easily on.

I have 2 UFO's to work on then it is a queen size for Melissa. Thats my plan and I am sticking with it!

New Years Resolution Stay with my WW program and complete it by 2014. Add some movement each day.

Hugs Patticake