For Slow Stitching Sunday I will be working on my fifth block for Freedom's Friends BOM. It is called Society Rose. This is a good part of life, my stitching. Linking up with Kathy's Slow Stitching Sunday HERE
Another good thing, I won a contest!! I never win anything so this was such a surprise! Missouri Star Quilt Company had a naming contest for two new quilting designs. I named this one Bloom and Plume and won a $150 gift certificate!
Another good thing, my quilt is on exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum with the other Hospital Sketches quilts. I won't be able to go to the exhibit so was so thankful they put a short preview up on their web site and I could see mine hanging in the museum. I think this is the highlight of my quilting career! If you go HERE you can see a few more.
Another good thing, we got two logging truck loads of green firewood delivered. It will need to sit and season, but we have firewood for several winters to come. Below is a short video of the first load being unloaded.
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| He ran out of room so had to put some of the logs on the other side of the drive. |
So now for the Bad. First I hurt my left knee. How? I have no idea so have been unable to do many of my normal activities, such as mow the grass, which you might have noticed on the pictures above. I haven't been in to the doctor yet, just trying to rest it, elevate it and ice it.
Now for the next Bad thing. It looks like our insurance is not going to cover the damage to our roof from the snow and ice storm last winter. They will cover the ceiling damage, but not the roof damage. That doesn't do us much good, because it will probably leak next Spring and we will have ceiling damage again, and have to pay our deductible again! So angry and disappointed! And I know there are many people in much more dire circumstances, like the flooding in Kentucky, so we are so lucky in many respects.
But I have my quilting to console me! Thanks for stopping by! Rebecca
what bad news about your roof! it would be hard to cover a whole roof in tarps until you can replace it especially when you get so much snow - and all those logs - your husband must have a system in place for cutting all those long logs and splitting it and must have to start now to get it done before cold weather starts - oh but you said it is green - is it for late winter after what you already have stacked up is used up and gone? Hope you knee will be better soon and that is so neat of winning the gift shop card and have the quilting hanging!! that is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteI think your quilt is beautiful, so bright and happy! I agree, is it possible to cover your roof with tarps? It's silly of the insurance co not to cover the roof and it will just leak again. Sorry about your knee, I suggest getting a knee brace at a drugstore. My knee was causing problems last March and I wore the brace for months. It's finally good to go again but I baby it. Have a wonderful spending your prize money, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Bloom and Plume is a GREAT name. Love your Society Rose. Congratulations on having your quilt in a quilt museum exhibition. That's no small task! You must be so proud. I'm all excited for you. Whoohoo! Sorry for the bad part of this post, though. That insurance company sucks, sorry to say, but yes, it does. Why wouldn't they cover the roof? When you insure a house the roof is part of the house so the darn thing is insured. Pay up!! I worked for 10 years in the insurance industry and they are very stingy. I'm so sorry for you. Hope you can find Plan B before winter shows up. Take care. ;^)
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