Out to Lunch 07-25-23

One more day of driving Julian to summer school.  I like doing it, but he gets out at Noon which puts a glich in the middle of my day.  It doesn't take long, about an  hour, and I don't really have anything else pressing. But  somehow if I stop working on a project I have a hard time getting back to it after I get home.  And it pretty much precludes going out to lunch, something I haven't done for a month.  So, today after I dropped him off, KoKo and I went to  lunch at one  of my favorite places - Fitness  Grill in Yorba Linda.  We sat on the patio which has fans so it wasn't unbearably hot.  Today was Taco Tuesday, something that a lot of restaurants here do.  Fitness has a special taco menu, I chose the  fried fish and the shredded  chicken.   Tasty!  And since It  wasn't really that much of a meal I ordered to Limoncello cake with white chocolate on top.  It is an attractive plating.  KoKo had the whipped cream and blueberries, and I left the strawberries which bother me.  .  

I had already taken a bite when I thought to take a picture.

It was very refreshing on such a hot day.

KoKo's  portion!

I did some putting away and had a little nap this afternoon.  We didn't go on our  evening walk until 8pm when the temp dropped to 85F - still too hot for me.

Anna, the young woman who has been my "Studio Assistant" this last month or so, came yesterday morning and helped me sort the 100+ 12X12s in TCQC and put them in the acid free storage boxes.  We changed the filing system to alphabetical by maker's last name.  They all fit into these four boxes.  Now I need to change the computer listing to the new system.  And I must find two more of these very large shopping bags.  It is much easier to move the boxes around when they have handles.  

Tomorrow is the last day I will drive for summer school, so I won't be seeing the boys much.  At the rate he is growing Emmanuel might be 7 feet tall by the time he starts high school in September!

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Miscellaneous Stuff 05-30-23

Seems that my health is all I deal with these days and I hate to fill this blog with all that annoying stuff.  I do have a new medication which I think is helping some, but I  won't know until I have taken it for a couple weeks.  I did not have a epidural last Thursday as planned.  Somehow the locations got mixed up: I want to go to the Orange facility as I have in the past.  So that is rescheduled until June 8th.  Have needed to take some Norco a couple times.  Pain is so tiring that it helps  to be away from it for a few hours.  But if I take it I cannot drive and there are those other medical appointments I need to drive to.  Plus I still drive the boys to school on Tuesday and Wednesday.  I am a Tylenol junkie every day!!  I read an post and comments on the Elder Orphans Facebook page about the problems others are having with medical issues and it is reassuring to  know that I am not the only one who is dealing with these medical problems - there  are hundreds of comments on  the original post.  And there are some good suggestons about  how to deal with problems.  

I have had a "studio assistant" for multiple hours this past few weeks.  A young lady, who lives in the neighborhood and has some art training, has come to help me roll/cover/tag TCQC quilts to clear off the cutting table and get them ready for storage.   Haven't figured out the storage exactly, but it is progress and I can now use the cutting table for ...well.... cutting!    We could only work for a couple hours because I don't have the energy to work any longer.  I do enjoy  talking about the quilts, the quilt makers, and the many different techniques and Anna seems to enjoy hearing about everything.   Our progress has been slower than if I didn't talk so much. 

Rolled quilts waiting on the guest bed for decisions on storage.  One thing we did was re-roll all of the Ruth B. McDowell quilts in the same fabric and used all 21 yards  of the bolt I bought at Rosie's bargain room.  We also rolled quilts I have made in a solid crimson that has been in my fabric library since 2005!  

Of course, KoKo and  I  still  walk twice  a  day, even with the drizzle we have been having almost every morning.  Locally it is known as the ""May Greys" and we will now move into the "June Glooms".  Always surprises early summer visitors who expect sunshine.  But there are still bright flowers and drifts of roses, along with huge weeds  and tall lawns. 

For the Monarchs.

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